2 Jat Regiment clinches 2nd Police Martyrs
Memorial State Level Volleyball Tournay

Excelsior Sports Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 14: 2 Jat Regiment clinched the 2nd Police Martyrs Memorial State Level Volleyball Tournament organised by Udhampur-Reasi Range Police under "Civic Action Programme" at Mini Stadium, Udhampur.

In the final, 2 Jat Regiment defeated 71 Sub Area in straight sets by 3-0 (25-20, 26-24 and 15-12 and lifted the title trophy.

During the valedictory function, IGP Jammu Zone Dilbagh Singh, was the chief guest on the occasion.

DIG Udhampur-Reasi Range Jagjit Kumar, Joint Director SKPA Udhampur T Phunsok, SSP Udhampur Shakeel Ahmed Beig, SSP Reasi K R Chourasia , Deputy Commissioner Rajinder Singh, Commanding Officer 3 Adv Base Workshop Naveen Gopal, Additional SP Udhampur Rajinder Gupta, Additional SP Katra Mohal Lal, DySP Bodh Raj (Nodal Officer), Staff Officer of DIG Nasir Ahmed, DYSSO Udhampur S R Kotwal, General Secretary J&K Volleyball Association Kuldeep Magotra, President Raj Gupta, vice president Rohan Gupta, General Secretary Bhushan Sethi, Volleyball Association of Udhampur, veteran players and sports lovers were also present on the occasion.

Speaking on the occasion, IGP lauded the efforts for successful conduct of tourney, which was a step forward to remember the supreme sacrifices of our brave police martyrs and to encourage the sports culture of healthy society.

Earlier, DIG Udhampur-Reasi Range welcomed the guests and highlighted the aim of organising the tourney.

Later, the guests distributed prizes among winners.

KC Public School holds annual exhibition

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JAMMU, Nov 14: The KC Public School organized annual exhibition of work done by its students during the current academic year in all subjects in its premises here today.

During the exhibition, students from junior and senior wings exhibited their work done during the current academic session in all the subjects including Mathematics, Science, Social Sciences, Hindi and English for the explicit benefit of parents. The exhibited work consisted of variety of finished products ranging from art and craft work to web page designed by the students. The students also displayed the learned skills from performing arts including dance, drama and music.

On the occasion, parents visited the school and had a look of work done by their wards and lauded the efforts of students and their teachers for training. They also appreciated the initiative taken by the School to showcase the work of children and the quality of work on display. They also suggested various ways to make exhibition annual feature as well as to make it more appealing and meaningful in near future.

The exhibition was organised under the Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) system introduced in all CBSE schools from 2009.

Col C K Nayadu Under-22 Cricket Tournament
J&K sets target of 429 against Chhattisgarh

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JAMMU, Nov 14: The cracking centuries by Shubham Khajuria and skipper Aditya Partap Singh helped Jammu and Kashmir to set a challenging target of 429 runs for Chhattisgarh in the 4-day match of the ongoing Col C K Nayadu Under-22 Cricket Tournament being organised by Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association at GGM Science College, Hostel ground.

At the end of third day’s play, Chhattisgarh was struggling at 64 runs for the loss of 2-wickets in 24 overs in their second innings. Pacer Vishwajeet Singh Chib and right-arm wrist spinner Manik Gupta giving J&K, initial break through by taking the wickets of both the openers KL Saggu and LK Cooter.

Earlier, J&K  resumed their innings from an overnight score of 46/1 and both the overnight batsmen Shubham Khajuria and Aditya Partap scored splendid tons to help J&K and finally declared their innings at 283 for eight in 91 overs. Both achieved the century mark by adding record 184 runs for the second wicket stand.

Shubham made 116 (223) runs studded with 15 boundaries while Aditya’s 112 runs came off in 224 deliveries including 12 hits to the fence and one over the fence.

After the dismissal of these two talented batsmen, wickets fell at regular intervals. From rest of the batsmen only Bandeep Singh (22 off 39 balls) and Deepak Manhas (not out 16 off 11 balls) could cross the double figure mark. One of the centurion of the current season Owais Shah fell for naught and Sahil Sharma also accompanied him in this league.

From Chhattisgarh, Harpreet Singh was the pick of the bowlers, who claimed four wickets for 67 runs in his 16 overs while Malik Hassain bagged three wickets.

Inter-School Athletic contests get underway

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JAMMU, Nov 14: The Inter-School Athletic Competitions of Jammu district for boys under all age groups is being organised by District Youth Services and Sports at sports field, University of Jammu.

J P Singh, Director, Youth Services and Sports, J&K, who was chief guest during the inaugural ceremony, declared the event open in the presence of Prof Dhian Singh Bhau, Director, Directorate of Sports and Physical Education, S S Bali, Deputy Director, DYSS Jammu, Mohd Ajaz Khan, DYSSO Jammu, ZPEOs R C Vaid, Vijay Mala, Indra Khashu, Jeet Singh and Sarita Padha. Harvinder Kour, Harvinder Singh, Raspal Singh and Parshotam Singh and others were also present on the occasion.

Today’s results:

Under-14 boys (600mtrs): Rajinder Kumar of GHS Gajansoo (1st), Sahil Kumar of MHAC Nagbani (2nd) while Vikram Singh of Army School, Domana (3rd).

Under-17 boys (3000mtrs): Zahoor Elahi of BSF Paloura (1st), Rahul Choudhari of MHAC Nagbani (2nd) while Prabhjot Singh of Army School, Kaluchak (3rd).

Under-14 boys (Shot-Put): Manzoor of KBPS (1st), Rahul Kumar of MS Kotli Mian Fateh (2nd) while Suraj Tickoo of MHAC Nagbani (3rd).

Under-17 boys (Shot-Put): Saachat Mufti of Jodhamal Public School (1st), Ashish Khajuria of MHAC Nagbani (2nd) while Mohd Akram of KBPS (3rd).

The matches were officiated by Ram Murti, Nirmal Singh, Harpreet Bhalla, Ravi Kumar, Manjeet Kour, Tilak Raj Sharma, Surinder Singh, Gurbachan Singh, Tarsem Singh, Ranjeet Singh, Ravish Vaid and Ravinder Singh.

Diwali Premier League T-20 Cricket tourney concludes
JKP XI drubs Simula XI in super over,
Manzoor remains star performer

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JAMMU, Nov 14: JKP XI defeated Simula XI in an exciting encounter during the super over in the final and lifted the Diwali Premier League T-20 Cricket Cup played at M A Stadium, here today.

In the superover, Manzoor Illahi of JKP remained as star performer, shined both with bat and ball and guided his team to clinch the title trophy of Diwali Premier League T-20 Cricket tourney.

Earlier, JKP skipper Rajesh Gill won the toss and decided to bat first. They scored a fighting total of 125 runs in the stipulated 20 overs. Captain Rajesh Gill was the top scorer with 46 runs off 48 balls including three boundaries. Farooq (27) and Manzoor Illahi (14) were the other notable contributors.

For Simula XI, Off-Spinner Sameer Khajuria clinched 2-wickets while Hilal Rather, Dhruv Mahajan and Mohit Puri claimed one wicket apiece.

In reply, Simula XI failed to pass the given total and scored 125 runs in allotted 20 overs, to carry the match to super over. Irshad was main scorer with 23 runs while Dhruv Mahajan and Sahil Bhalwal contributed 17 runs each. Simula needed 6 runs to win in the last over of the allotted 20 overs, but could manage only 5 runs, courtesy superb bowling by Manzoor Illahi, to leave the result of the match to super over.

For JKP XI, Deepak Pathania took 2 wickets while Naresh, Manzoor, Rajesh and Shamsher took one wicket each.

Batting first in the super over, Simula XI batsmen failed to tackle the nagging line and teasing length of Manzoor Illahi, who took the wickets of Dhruv Mahajan and Hilal Rather to restrict the side for meagre five runs which was easily chased by JKP XI. The splendid boundary hit by Manzoor Illahi on third ball of Simula XI’s bowler Vikram, thus helped the team to clinch the trophy.

Rajesh Gill was adjudged as man of the match and man of the series, Atul Sharma as best batsman while best bowler award went to Shamsher Singh and Pavit Singh.

The match was officiated by Sudhir Singh and JD Singh as umpires and Yogesh Sharma acted as scorer.

During the valedictory function, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Jammu zone Dilbag Singh was the chief guest on the occasion while Kiran Wattal, Secretary, J&K State Sports Council and A K Chaudhary, IGP Armed were the guests of honour.

Later, they distributed the prizes among winners and individual medals.

The tournament was jointly organised by Simula Sports Club, J&K Police Department and J&K State Sports Council under the supervision of Hilal Rather (Chairman Organizing Committee), Rajesh Gill (Organizing Secretary), Rajesh Dhar (Convener Technical Committee) and Shashi Pal.

Street Warriors lifts Ist Adarsh Cricket Cup

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AKHNOOR, Nov 14: Street Warriors clinched the title trophy of the Ist Adarsh Cricket Cup Tournament, Akhnoor 2011 organised by Adarsh Cricket Club played at Akhnoor today.

In the final, Street Warriors outplayed Domana Cricket Club (DCC) by 7-wickets and lifted the title trophy.Batting first, Domana Cricket Club failed to put big total on the board and made 115 runs for all out in 19.3 overs. Ashu was the top scorer with 24 runs, followed by Sandy and Sunny, who contributed 21 and 16 runs respectively.From Street Warriors, Gattu was the wrecker-in-chief, who scalped 4-wickets while Mittu claimed 2-wickets and Raju took one wicket.Chasing the victory target of 116 runs, Street Warriors batsmen easily chased the winning total by making 118 runs for the loss of 3-wickets in 16.3 overs.Vikas played brilliant inning of 50 runs while Naveed and Pankaj remained as other main contributors with 27 and 12 runs respectively.

Nishu and Sandy clinched one wicket apiece from DCC side.The match was officiated by Ashok and Ajay as umpires while Vinod acted as scorer.

During the valedictory function, Kr Sham Singh Langeh (chairman, Akhnoor Cricket Association) was the chief guest while Deepak Manni was the guest of honour, who distributed the prizes among winners.Vikas was adjudged as man of the match while Gattu clinched man of the series title award.The winning team got ` 15000 as cash prize along with trophy while runners-up received ` 7000 and trophy.

Scouting aimed at disciplining youth: Chib

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JAMMU, Nov 14: Stating that J&K Bharat Scouts and Guides is an organization working for creating disciplined youth, Minister for Youth Services and Sports R S Chib said the organization inculcates traits of leadership and other useful skills.

The Minister was speaking at a function, organized by J&K Bharat Scouts and Guides in collaboration with Indian Oil Corporation here today.

Mr Chib dwelt in detail about the activities of the organization and said it inspires the younger generation to work for the betterment of society. He said youth associated with Bharat Scouts and Guides has opportunity to link with a disciplined organization, adding that these youth invariably succeed in life. "Work hard to touch pinnacles of success," Mr Chib exhorted scouts while calling upon them to learn respecting elders. Referring to conduct of essay competition on the occasion, Mr Chib said such events would create a sense of competition among participants in which they write on the topic with competitive spirit and try to excel. A national level essay competition on "The role of youth in promoting oil conservation," was held on the occasion in which 200 students from 30 schools participated.

Earlier, the Minister released quarterly magazine "News Reporter" of J&K Bharat Scouts and Guides illustrating its achievements and future plans. He also handed over award to Neelam Gupta, which she received from Asia Pacific for working dedicatedly.

Director, Youth Services and Sports Jaipal Singh, State senior vice-president, J&K Bharat Scouts and Guides Roma Wani, State Commissioner (Scouts), J&K Bharat Scouts and Guides I D Soni, State Commissioner (Guides), J&K Bharat Scouts and Guides Mrs. Nasreen Khan, Zonal Commissioner, State Commissioner Scouts, J&K Bharat Scouts and Guides M M Joshi, besides office bearers and Scouts and Guides were present on the occasion

Police Martyrs Memorial Volleyball tourney begins

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RAJOURI, Nov 14: The Rajouri Police under the "Civic Action Programme" is organising the Police Martyrs Memorial Volleyball tourney at Government High School, Channi Prat, Sunderbani, which commenced today.

The tourney was inaugurated by SSP Rajouri Vijay Singh Sambyal in the presence of Additional SP Nowshera Koushal Sharma, SDPO Nowshera G L Sharma and other senior police officials.

About 8 teams are participating in the tourney.

In the inaugural match, Sunderbani Senior Volleyball Club beat Prat Junior Volleyball Club by 25-21 and 25-17.

Jammu district lifts Divisional Level
Inter-District U-19 Cricket tourney

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JAMMU, Nov 14: The Jammu district emerged as victorious in the Divisional Level Inter-District Under-19 Cricket Tournament for boys organised by the Department of Youth Services and Sports at Sports Field, University of Jammu.After winning the toss, Udhampur district decided to bat first. They scored 109 runs all out in 24.2 overs. Shubam Kapoor was the main scorer with 26 runs while Sanjeet Kotwal made 19 runs to the total.

For Jammu, Rajan Mehra, Gurdeep Singh and Somay Jain clinched 2-wickets each.

In reply, Jammu district’s batsmen chased the winning total in just 14.2 overs for the loss of 2-wickets only, thus emerging as champion by 8-wickets. Paras Sharma was the main scorer with 54 runs while Abhinav Puri contributed 21 runs.

Sajad and Sanjeet took one wicket apiece from Udhampur side.During the valedictory function, J P Singh, Director, Youth Services and Sports, J&K, was the chief guest while Prof Dhian Singh Bhau, Director, Director of Sports and Physical Education, JU was the guest of honour.

S S Bali, Deputy Director, DYSS, Jammu, Mohd Ajaz Khan, DYSSO, Jammu, ZPEOs Jeet Singh and Sarita Padha besides other sports officials were also present on the occasion.

Later, the guests distributed the trophies, medals and cricket kits among winners.

Shaheed Manjit Singh Volleyball Tourney begins

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POONCH, Nov 14: The 9th Annual Shaheed Manjit Singh Volleyball Tournament being organised by District Police Poonch today commenced at District Sports Stadium, here .The tourney was inaugurated by MLA Haveli Poonch Ajaz Jan in the presence of DDC Poonch A K Sahu, SSP Poonch Ashkoor Wani and other senior officials of administration. The students of Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Poonch, Nanak Academy, MHSDAV Poonch, presented a colourful cultural show on the occasion.

About 16 teams from Civil, Army, PMF and Police are participating in the tourney. The winners will be awarded with ` 10000 while runners-up ` 5000 along with trophies.

Selection trials from Nov 21

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JAMMU, Nov 14: The Hockey Jammu and Kashmir is conducting the selection trials for Ist Hockey India Junior Men National Championship slated to be held at Pune, Maharashtra from December 10 to 21, 2011.

All the interested players born on or after January 1, 1992 are requested to participate in the selection trials along with their date of birth certificates or age proof. The selection trials would be held at K K Hakku Astro Turf Stadium, Jammu on November 21-22, 2011 at 2 pm. The selected players would undergo coaching camp from November 23 to December 7, 2011.For any query, participants can contact to officials at 94192-21096, 99065-90133 and 94191-29875.

Altaf lifts "Mr Kashmir 2011" body building contest

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SRINAGAR, Nov 14: Best Physique "Mr. Kashmir 2011" was organized by District Body Building Association Srinagar Kashmir (DBBASK) at Indoor Sports Complex, Srinagar today.

The Minister for Animal Husbandry, Science and Information Technology, Aga Syed Ruhullah was the chief guest on the occasion.

The body builders put up a spectacular muscle show before Jam-packed stadium in a shivering cold. At the time of start of the competition, President, Tariq Tanga, general secretary, Feroz Shah, Joint Secretary,. Reyaz Ahmad Bhat and Treasurer, Sajad Khan. DBBASK thanked I.G. Kashmir, S. M. Sahai and all the invitees, sponsors and spectators who spared their valuable time for making the championship grand success.The Minister in his address said that organizing such competitions encouraged youth to take care of their health. He said that healthy citizens of tomorrow can serve the nation in a better way as if body is healthy, the mind and soul will also be healthy. The Minister also distributed certificates among the participants. He honoured "Mr Kashmir 2011" Altaf Ahmad on the occasion

The Ist, 2nd and 3rd places in their categories were selected for J&K title which will be held in Jammu next month.

Dravid ton puts India in driver’s seat

Kolkata, Nov 14 : Rahul Dravid slammed a fluent 119 to put India in command before West Indies snapped up two quick wickets in the fag end of the day to recover marginally in the second cricket Test here today.Opting to bat, Dravid and VVS Laxman (73 batting) continued their love affair on their favourite Eden Gardens track as their 140-run partnership put India in a strong position of 346 for five at close on the opening day.

On a day Sachin Tendulkar missed out again on the 100th international century when he was out on 38, Dravid took centrestage by notching up his 36th Test and his fifth in 2011.

The fourth wicket partnership was broken by part-timer Kraigg Brathwaite who took his maiden Test wicket in form of centurion Dravid who played one on to his stumps.

Laxman was unbeaten on 73 from 116 balls with five fours as the day was called off early because of bad light with 2.3 overs remaining.

Dravid notched up his century by guiding a Kemar Roach delivery towards fine leg for a boundary.

The second leading Test scorer behind Tendulkar completed the mark in 179 deliveries with nine boundaries and one six for his fifth century against the West Indies.

But Dravid missed the 13,000 Test run mark by just 21 runs when he gifted five-Test match old part time offspinner Kraigg Brathwaite an easy wicket playing an inside edge to the stumps.

Nightwatchman Ishant Sharma was dismissed for a duck in a first ball dismissal.

He may be lying low on 12 in the ICC rankings ladder, but Dravid once again showed why he is called one of the finest No 3 batsmen in an innings of great composure.Dravid came at a time when India were crusing in Twenty20 fashion with 66 in 12 overs. (PTI)