Category: SPORTS

District Administration to launch championships for 60+ citizens under Khelo India program: DC Budgam

BUDGAM, APRIL 17: The District Administration Budgam, in collaboration  with Youth Services and Sports (YSS), Budgam today organised a first of its kind Senior Citizens Sports Competition at DIET Beerwah in Budgam.

Living truly to this adage “Age is just a  Number”, hundreds of Senior citizens both men and women participated in events including Kabaddi, Tug of War,  Chess, Carrom, Skipping Rope, Hopscotch with full enthusiasm and energy.

Various cultural programs inclduing  skits were presented by the local, renowned artists to raise awareness against drugs and other social evils and  highlighted the importance of sports for a happy and healthy life.

The performances also focused on the role of elders and parents towards society and curbing the drug menace with proper guidance and vigil on their wards.

Speaking as a chief guest, Deputy Commissioner (DC), Budgam, S F Hamid highlighted the importance of sports in all age groups to remain both mentally as well as physically fit.

He said that the District Administration Budgam is committed to take these events at village level also under the ongoing ambitious Khelo- India programme to ensure maximum participation of people in sports activities no matter what their age is.

DC said that overwhelming participation of senior citizens in today’s competition is a testimony to the fact that the people of Budgam are  committed to the development and path of prosperity.

He said that sports not only helps to keep us hale and healthy but also keep our youth away from drugs and other social evils.

DC said that senior citizens are important part of society, having say to council and motivate youth to participate in sports, cultural or any adventurous activities, and save them falling prey to drug abuse. He also urged parents to keep tight vigil on their wards to ensure they remain away from drugs.

On the occasion, the DC also distributed trophies among the participating senior citizens for their exemplary performances in a series of sports disciplines.

DYSSO, Budgam, Gurmukh Singh Dutta, while presenting welcome address on the occasion, appreciated senior citizens who thronged the venue in good numbers to mark their participation in the competition.

Among others, SDM Beerwah, Taufeeq Gazi, Principal  DIET, Tehsildar, BDO, AD Planning, Mirwaiz Central Kashmir Moulvi Abdul Latief and other officers and PRIs were also present on the occasion.

Discusses roadmap for Football activities in J&K

SRINAGAR, APRIL 10: Sh Kalyan Chaubey, President All India Football Federation called on Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhawan, today.

Sh Chaubey, accompanied by Dr Shahji Prabhakaran, Secretary General, AIFF discussed with Lt Governor the roadmap for Football activities in J&K.

The Lt Governor asked the AIFF officer bearers to set up at least one Centre of Excellence each in Srinagar and Jammu and organise capacity-building programmes for local referees so that they are eligible for officiating in bigger events like I-League etc.

The Lt Governor further asked the AIFF to include J&K in the panel of states and union territories that will host national level competitions, international and I-League matches on regular basis. 

AIFF should also come up with programme for promotion of women’s football in the Union Territory and nurture them to excel at national and international competitions, he added.

Sh Kalyan Chaubey, President AIFF assured the support of AIFF in the development of football in the UT. AIFF is ready to work with all the stakeholders to help the youth of J&K to hone their abilities, he added.

Sh Sarmad Hafeez, Secretary, Youth Services & Sports and Ms Nuzhat Gull, Secretary, J&K Sports Council were also present during the meeting.

KULGAM, MARCH 28: Inter Zonal District level tournament of T-10 Cricket & Volleyball  concluded at Kulgam.

These events were organised by District Administration Kulgam in collaboration with the Department of Youth Services & Sports Kulgam under the banner of ” An Initiative of Youth Engagement”.

  DYS&SO Kulgam informed that Six teams  from each zone of Kulgam participated in both Cricket and Volleyball girls  tournament which was  held at sports Stadium Kulgam.

After the culmination of both these  tournaments award ceremony was held here at sports stadium in which Deputy Commissioner Kulgam Dr.Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din-Bhat presented trophies and mementos to winner and runner up teams of both the tournaments.

ADDC Showkat Ahmad Rather, DYS&SO Gh Hassan and other officers were also present on the occasion.

Ganderbal, March 26: SSP Ganderbal Shri Nikhil Borkar-IPS under the aegis of Civic Action programme inaugurated Football Tournament at Gadoora Stadium Ganderbal.

During the inaugural ceremony, DySP Hqrs Ganderbal Shri Gh Hassan-JKPS, SHOs of Police Stations, other senior officers of Police and Civil Department & huge number of spectators were also present. In the tournament, 08 teams from different areas of the district are participating.

While speaking on the occasion, SSP Ganderbal appreciated all the teams for taking part in the various sports events held by Police in the district. He also stressed upon the young & budding players of the district to allow their minds to explore their own thoughts and imagination through the medium of sports. The inaugural match was played between FC Hyderia Tulmulla Vs FC Safapora which was won by FC Hyderia Tulmulla by 6:1 goals.

It is pertinent to mention here that Police is organising different sports events, like volleyball tournament, football tournament, cultural programmes and other co-curricular activities in the district for upliftment of sports among the youth. The main aim & motive of organising such events is to develop brotherhood, love and peace & keeping youth away from the menace of drugs.

Episode with Suresh Raina available on all Social Media platforms of DIPR

JAMMU, MARCH 26: Adding another inspirational story of the change makers in the “Inspire Gen Z” programme, the 13th episode with the former Indian and international cricketer, Suresh Raina has been released on Department of Information and Public Relation’s (DIPR) all Social Media Handles and its official website.

“Inspire Gen Z” is a digital show created by the Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) to engage, entertain and inspire the youth of J&K.

Suresh Raina in a candid interview with the host of the show Rashid Andrabi, has shared his experiences as a cricketer, his journey and emotional connection with Jammu & Kashmir, Suresh Raina was born and brought up in Lucknow but his family belongs to Rainawari area of Kashmir .

In the conversation, Suresh Raina talked about his areas of interest and said that he loves singing, cooking and spending time with the kids. While talking about the bad phase of his life after he got knee injury in 2005, Raina said that the one year of rehab period after my surgery was the toughest part of my cricket life. I remained positive and learnt a lot from my father and successfully came out of that difficult phase. My father was my coach, friend and much more to me, he guided me throughout this difficult time, Raina added.

Calling Jammu & Kashmir as the most beautiful place in the world, Suresh Raina said the hospitality of the people of J&K is excellent and have spent long time in Kashmir with family and friends.

Talking about his writing passion and recently launched book ‘Believe: What Life and Cricket Taught Me’ along with cricket writer Bharat Sundaresan, he said that the motive behind this book was to tell my story to everyone how a small town boy realized his dream of being a successful cricketer and people must learn from my journey. I am really thankful to the people that they liked my book.

As a message to the budding cricketers and other sportspersons, Suresh Raina advised them to only do hard work as there is no shortcut in the life. If you seriously want to achieve your dreams, just follow your passion and believe in yourself, he added.

Under the guidance of Hon’ble PM Shri Narendra Modi Ji, J&K is realizing its true potential in sports. New sporting icons are emerging in every discipline, all the barriers have been removed & youngsters from small towns & villages are achieving their dreams: LG Sinha

JAMMU, MARCH 22: Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha felicitated and interacted with players participating in 84th National & Inter State Table Tennis Championship at Gymnasium Hall, University of Jammu, today.

The Lt Governor expressed immense pride in the accomplishments of sportspersons at national and international arena.

We truly admire the outstanding skills, courage, sacrifice and dedication of our sportspersons and committed to put the needs of the players first, added the Lt Governor.

“Big change always starts with a small step, this is what we learn from the sports. The energy of players, glory earned on the field is giving new impetus to development and our Sportspersons are playing a major role in social transformation & social integration”, said the Lt Governor.

The Lt Governor shared the milestones achieved in transforming the sporting ecosystem in Jammu Kashmir.

Under the guidance of Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji, J&K is realizing its true potential in sports. New sporting icons are emerging in every discipline, all the barriers have been removed & youngsters from small towns & villages are achieving their dreams, said the Lt Governor.

We have been successful in providing state of the art infrastructure, facilities, coaching and opportunities to the young sportspersons of J&K to prove their mettle, he added.

The Lt Governor asked the young table tennis players to take inspiration from the likes of Sharath Kamal, Mouma Das and Manika Batra and bring laurels to the country in international championships.

“Don’t stop when you are tired. Stop when you are done. I call upon all the players to compete with the spirit of sportsmanship. Your aim should give new enthusiasm, new identity to the youth, and hope to the society and the nation,” said the Lt Governor.

The Lt Governor said the presence of Arjuna Awardees, Khel Ratna & Dronacharya Awardees will surely raise the morale and confidence of the other players participating in the championship.

Sh Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisor to Lt Governor and  Sh Sarmad Hafeez, Secretary Youth Services and Sports also spoke on the occasion and enumerated the sports facilities and infrastructure developed in the last two years in J&K UT.

Around 900 players from across the country are participating in the championship.

Prof Umesh Rai, Vice Chancellor, University of Jammu; Sh Mukesh Singh, ADGP Jammu: Ms Nuzhat Gul, Secretary J&K Sports Council; members of Table Tennis federation, and  prominent sports personalities were present on the occasion.

Awantipora, March 22: T-20 cricket tournament which was organised by Police in Awantipora under the aegis of Civic Action Programme (CAP) at Sports Stadium Charligund, culminated today with a colourful closing ceremony after the final match of the tournament was played.

DIG SKR Shri Rayees Mohammad Bhat-IPS was the Chief Guest on the occasion. SSP Awantipora Shri Ajaz Ahmed Zargar-JKPS, DySP DAR Awantipora, SDPO Awantipora, SHO Awantipora and other officers attended the closing ceremony.

The final match of the T-20 cricket tournament was played between United Club Gadhikhal & Mantaqi Sports Awantipora in which Mantaqi Sports Awantipora emerged as winner of the tournament.

Notably, the tournament was played on knock-out basis. Sixteen teams from different areas of Police District Awantipora participated in the tournament with great enthusiasm, passion and valour.

While speaking on occasion, DIG SKR said that J&K Police has always been on the forefront in providing platform to youth and guide them to follow their goals by organizing different events across J&K.

DIG SKR also present trophies to winner and runner up teams. Both the teams were awarded with Trophies, Cash Prize of ₹25,000/- and ₹10,000/- respectively. Moreover, Man of the Match award was given to Adil Ahmad and Man of the Series award was given to Malik Jasim.

Later, SSP Awantipora thanked the participating teams for their sportsmanship and enthusiasm during the tournament. He also presents a trophy to DIG SKR Anantnag as a token of love and thanked him for gracing the closing ceremony & encouraging the youth towards sports activities.

SRINAGAR, MARCH 21: Khelo India 10 Ka Dum events continued with a friendly cricket match played between Sports Council Cricket Academy girls and Women’s College Cricket team at TRC Cricket Academy ground, Srinagar. 

Earlier winning the toss Women’s College invited Cricket Academy to bat, a decision which looked quite good initially as fielding team drew first blood by sending the opener Bisma and one down batter Ummat back to pavilion without troubling score card much.

 However, Snowber, Insha and Arwin steered the team well with their individual contributions of 44, 25 and 26 runs respectively while Saba was pick of the bowlers for the Women’s College claiming 3 wickets.

In response Women’s College team suffered early jolt losing both openers with scoreboard yet to cross double figure mark. 

The middle order assault led by Nazia and Saba added quickfire runs to the total and team very well looked to chase the target at ease however, which was not the case to be. Insha struck a vital blow sending Saba back to dugout with her individual score of 23 runs and batters that followed were all in tatters. 

With regularly losing wickets at the other end, Nazia tried single handedly to keep scoreboard ticking but her dream run was halted by a peach of a delivery from Saba who clean bowled the top scorer just short of what could have been the first fifty of the match but she was left short of six runs, with her individual score card reading 44 and Insha was back in the pavilion. 

Rest of the batters fell like a pack of cards and the innings folded at 94 runs. 

For Sports Council Cricket Academy Arwin-II picket 2 wickets while Insha, Arwin-I and Samia bagged a wicket each and winning the match for the team by 37 runs.

Secretary J&K Sports Council, Nuzhat Gull in her message to the female cricketers asked them to remain all geared up as Sports Council is planning to organize Women’s Cricket Tournament this summer and teams drawn from all the districts of the union territory shall participate in the event.

The preparations for today’s match were supervised by Abid Nabi, Junior Cricket Coach Sports Council and he was assisted by Faisal Fayaz in the endeavor.

Congratulates all participants and winners

It is an honour for J&K to host the Championship: LG Sinha

SRINAGAR, MARCH 20: Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha attended the closing ceremony of 71st BN Mullik Memorial All India Police Football Championship today.

Congratulating all the participants and winners, the Lt Governor said it is indeed an honour for J&K to host the Championship.

Speaking on the occasion, the Lt Governor paid tributes to Shri B N Mullik and said this tournament which saw participation of players from around the country is a befitting tribute to him for his exemplary service to the nation.

The teams from various states and CAPFs have strengthened the spirit of unity in diversity and Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat, said the Lt Governor.

The leadership, discipline, enthusiasm, valor & sacrifice of our brave soldiers & officers of the police & CAPF is an inspiration to the society and people, he added.

The Lt Governor further said that we are continuously working to establish an environment that is conducive to stability, security and economic development of the region.

The Lt Governor shared the development journey of J&K since the last three years.

He highlighted the rapid industrial development taking place in J&K and observed that a new industrial revolution has started in the Union Territory.

The final was played between Mizoram and Assam Rifles in which Mizoram won by 1-0.

Sh. Dilbag Singh, DGP, officers of Civil and Police Administration, players, coaches, managers of the State Police and Central Security Forces teams were present.

Assam Rifles won the final of women’s championship

Mizoram Police to clash with Assam Rifles in Men’s Final

Srinagar, March 19: As the 71st B.N. Mullik Memorial All India Police Football Championship approached the final stage, today excited matches were played among the women and men football teams. The finale of Women’s Championship was played at Synthetic Turf Ground TRC Srinagar where ADGP Kashmir graced the occasion as the chief guest.  The final clash for the title between Mizoram Police & Assam Rifles is scheduled tomorrow on 20^th of March 2023 at 1:20PM at Bakshi Stadium Srinagar.

Prior the match, ADGP Kashmir interacted with players of both the teams and congratulated them for their exemplary performances throughout the championship. He lauded all the women teams who performed in the championship for showing courage and displaying their skills which encourages the local youth of the valley. He also praised the J&K Police women football team for enticing local women towards sports activities. Speaking on the occasion, ADGP Kashmir said that the main motive of such types of activities is to attract the youth in sports besides, refrain them from doing any ill activities which is harmful for them as well as for the society.

The women football finale was played at Synthetic Turf TRC Ground between Assam Rifles & SSB team. The mouth-watering match was witnessed by a huge crowd who were supporting their favourite teams. During the match, tense moments were seen for the crowd as their favourite teams tried to dominate the opposite side. SSB women team tried various attempts but could not break the defence of Assam Rifles which gives Assam Rifles edge to win the championship at the end by the margin of 3:1.

Pertinently, before the finale match, CRPF women and Odisha women teams played Hard Liner match for achieving 3^rd position which ended with the win of CRPF women team by 2:0.

In men’s competition, two semi-finals were played between Assam Rifles and Kerala Police at Kashmir University ground and Mizoram Police & Punjab Police at Bakshi Stadium Srinagar.

The match between Assam Rifles & Kerala Police was played with great fervour as the road to the finals has not been easy for either team. However, their resilience and fighting spirit have seen them through the challenges and today they fought for the glory. Assam Rifles managed to break the wall to enter the finale of the Men’s championship by defeating Kerala Police 3:0.

In another nail-biting semi-finale contest between Mizoram Police and Punjab Police witnessed thrilling efforts by both the teams at Bakshi Stadium Srinagar. Both the teams tried their highest level of skills to dominate the opposite team in order to enter the finale. However, Mizoram Police scored the marginal goal and entered the finale of the championship by 2:1.

The finale match will be played between Assam Rifles and Mizoram Police at Bakshi Stadium Srinagar tomorrow at 1320 hours (1:20PM).

As the men football teams approach the finals, we wish both teams the very best of luck. May the best team win and may this match be remembered for years to come.