Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, May 24: Jammu Cricket Club (JCC) Reds drubbed Director of Youth Services and Sports (DYSS) XI by a huge margin of 239 runs to advance in the ongoing 3rd Prof Pran Nath Malhotra Memorial Cricket Tournament, being organized by Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) at GGM Science College Hostel ground, here.
Earlier, electing to bat after winning the toss, JCC Reds rode on superb knocks from Mithun Manhas, Jasvinder Singh, Sandeep Singh and Siddarth Magotra to post a mammoth total of 316 runs in the stipulated 50 overs, losing all their wickets in the process. Jasvinder Singh played a brilliant innings of 77 runs off 86 balls with the help of superbly timed 8 boundaries, while IPL star Mithun Manhas smashed power-packed 60 runs in 43 balls including 9 crispy boundaries. Both of them simply butchered the DYSS bowlers and struck shots with elegance, grace and fluidity. Earlier, left-handed opening batsman Sidharth Magotra sent the rival bowlers on a leather-hunt and cracked 27-ball 38 runs with the help of 7 delectable fours, while wicket-keeper batsman Sandeep Singh made valuable 49 runs including 5 hits to the fence. For DYSS XI, left-arm spinner Jagtar Singh and medium pace Sameer Malik shared 3 wickets each, while Pankaj Sasun and Gurvinder Singh captured 2 wickets each.
In reply, DYSS XI bundled out for a paltry total of 77 runs, thus lost the match by a huge margin of 239 runs. Sameer Malik, Pankaj Sasun and Opinder Pal Singh were the only three batsmen to cross the double figure mark, scoring 11 runs each. JCC Reds’ speedsters Vishwajeet Singh and Rahil Singh wrecked havoc in the rival camp and plotted their collapse by claiming 3 wickets each. Vishwajeet conceded 22 runs in his 6 overs, while Rahil gave away 34 runs in his spell of 6 overs. Manjeet Singh and Deepak Dogra also played their part in the winning cause by claiming one wicket each.
3rd Prof Pran Malhotra Memorial Cricket Tournament JCC Reds thrash DYSS by 239 runs
Malik inaugurates Digital Language lab, other facilities at GDC Ploura
Summer camp takes off at GCW Parade
Excelsior Sports Correspondent
Jammu, May 24: Minister for Higher Education, Labour and Employment, Abdul Gani Malik inaugurated the newly established Digital Language Lab here at Government Degree College (GDC) Paloura, here today.
On the occasion, the Minister also inaugurated fully Automated Library of the college and reviewed the upgraded canteen facilities created for catering to the students with hygienic surroundings, besides a book titled “Psychological Foundations of Education” written by Dr Davinder Kour (HOD Education) of the College was also released by the Minister.
The event also witnessed, a presentation highlighting the usage of interactive teacher panel and student pads, a new teaching aid, to be introduced in the college from the next session. This aid will be highly useful in teaching the students of the college and make teacher-student learning process interesting and more interactive.
While interacting with the faculty members, the Minister emphasised the need for introducing such information technology based gadgets in all education institutions.
He appreciated the efforts of the college management for taking up various development projects to upgrade the college infrastructure for the convenience of the students.
Dr Hemla Aggarwal, Principal of the College, expressed her gratitude to the Minister for encouraging and appreciating the staff for their efforts to create better teaching learning atmosphere in the college.
Earlier, the Minister inaugurated one month Summer Camp at Government College for Women (GCW) Parade Jammu. The camp has been organised by Post Graduate department of Home Sciences (GCW) in collaboration with Indian World Creative Art Institute founded by Ms Sanjogita.
Speaking on the occasion, Minister highlighted the importance of higher education in the growth and development of the society. He said college education gives a new vision and thought to the youth for leading the country towards progress and development.
The Minister honoured the students for their outstanding performance in the graduation results. He also honoured Preeti Bhardari, Ist Women IFS of the State and an alumnus of the GWC Parade.
Principal of the College Kiran Bakshi, in her welcome address said that in quest for salubrious growth of the young students, such summer camps are important.
Dr Aruna Dubey from the PG Department of Home Science gave an overview of the camp and apprised the audience about activities to be imparted to the participants.
Prof Nidhi Kotwal from PG Department of Home Science presented vote of thanks.
KPL runs into rough weather, Court issues notices to CS, DYSS
Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, May 24: The Kashmir Premier League (KPL) scheduled to be held next month has run into rough weather as Third Additional District Judge, Srinagar has issued notices to Chief Secretary Madhav Lal and various officers of Youth Services and Sports Department following a complaint that KPL trademark has been infringed by Youth Services and Sports Department.
Ghulam Hassan Wani resident of Gulshan Nagar, Nowgam moved an application in the court claiming that he is the real owner of KPL and accused the Youth Services and Sports Department of trade infringement. Wani challenged the holding of cricket tournaments under the banner of KPL by the department saying that his trademark has been infringed.
Wani through the complaint said that the Youth Services and Sports Department has erroneously used his trade mark. He also took a dig at the department demanding a due share of the profits accrued to the Youth Services and Sports department by holding the cricket tournament in the name of KPL.
Acting on the complaint, Third Additional District Judge, Srinagar, Y P Kotwal issued notices to Chief Secretary Madhav Lal, Director Youth Services and Sports, Secretary State Sports Council, Joint Director, Youth Services and Sports and deputy directors of Youth Services and Sports.
“Before passing any effective order in the matter, notice is required to be issued to the non-applicants to provide them reasonable opportunity of showing cause in respect to the relief claimed by the applicant/plaintiff,” said the Judge in his order. He asked the non-applicants to be present in person on May 30 that has been fixed as the next date of hearing.
In his application Wani says that his trade mark is registered with Registrar of Trade Marks of India, New Delhi. He produced the copy of the certificate of Registrar of Trade Marks of India, New Delhi in the court. The certificate has been issued to Wani on February 27, 2012 and the information was given in the local media here.
It would be in place to mention that KPL cricket tournament is going to start in the second week of June.
SSP inaugurates Indoor Sports Festival
Excelsior Sports Correspondent
SRINAGAR, May 24: Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Baramulla, Anand Jain today inaugurated Indoor Sports Festival 2012 at Azad Gunj , Baramulla.
About 120 youths under the age of 19 years are participating in the festival who will compete in the sporting disciplines of Badminton, Snooker and Table Tennis.
A painting competition is also part of the festival. Large number of people of Baramulla attended the inauguration ceremony.
Zubair Ahmed Khan Additional SP Baramulla, Dy SP Hqrs Baramulla and SHO police station Baramulla were also present on the occasion.
MHAC drubs KC International by solitary goal
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JAMMU, May 24: MHAC School Nagbani trounced KC International by a solitary goal to win the football under-14 boys title in the ongoing Inter-School Tournaments in the disciplines of Football (boys) and Basketball and Hockey (girls) under the age group of 14 and 16 at Jammu University, here.
Earlier, in the semifinals, KC International outplayed KC Public School by four goals to three (4-3) and MHAC Nagbani blanked SOS by two goals to nil (2-0).
Meanwhile, in hockey girls under-17, SOS trounced Presentation Convent Gandhinagar by one goal to nil (1-0).
Lions tame Tigers in JPL trial match
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JAMMU, May 24: Jammu Premier League (JPL) Lions tamed JPL Tigers by 6 wickets in the third and final match of the ongoing selection trial matches for picking three players from 30 selected probables of Jammu Premier League for advanced coaching/training.
JPL Tigers won the first two matches in the three match selection trials, however in the last match held today, JPL Lions prevailed upon Tigers to make it 2-1 in the competition.
Earlier, batting first JPL Tigers scored a fighting total of 136 runs in the stipulated 20 overs. Touseef slammed a half-century (50) with the help of 7 boundaries, while Adnan and Jaspreet contributed 20 and 15 runs to the total respectively. Left-arm spinner Abid Mushtaq was the wrecker-in-chief, who scalped 3 important wickets, while Shiv Dutt and Siddant claimed one wicket each.
JPL Lions, in reply chased the target easily in 19 overs, losing 4 wickets in the process, thus won the match by 6 wickets. Nihal Khajuria top scored with 40 runs including 7 boundaries, while Abid Mushtaq contributed 37 runs with the help of 6 boundaries. Sunil also contributed 25 runs to the total, while Siddant and Satish chipped in 15 and 12 runs respectively. Ankush took 2 wickets for JPL Tigers, while Muzamil and Saksham claimed one wicket each.
The match was officiated by Saleem-ur-Rehman and Mukesh Sharma as umpires, while Arvind maintained the scorebook.
The matches were organized by the Department of Youth Services and Sports and J&K State Sports Council, under the directions of Minister for Sports, RS Chib and under the supervision of the Director Youth Services and Sports, Jaipal Singh. Deputy Directors (Jammu) and (Central) Youth Services and Sports, SS Bali and Ashok Kumar respectively, were the organizing secretaries.
Rajendra finalizes arrangements for volleyball tournament
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SRINAGAR, May 24: Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Armed/Law & Order, K Rajendra Kumar toady chaired a meeting of Kashmir based COs of Armed/IR Battalions at APHQ here to finalize the arrangements for B-Division League Series Youth Development Volleyball Tournament scheduled to be held from 25 to 30 May.
The tournament is being held under Civic Action Programme of J&K Police and will be organized in Kupwara, Zewan, Humhama, Pattan, Baramulla, Anantnag, Naidkhai, Shopian and Pulwama.
Commandants of AP/IR Battalions located at the aforesaid venues have been nominated as Nodal Officers for conducting tournament and to select two top qualifying teams from each of the venues for participation in A-Division Super League Series Youth Volleyball Tournament scheduled to be held from June 4 to June 13.
While addressing the meeting, Rajendra made it clear to the Nodal and Executing Officers that the objective of conducting the tournaments is to promote the sports culture among the youth of the State especially the children from far-flung areas. He stressed for creating congenial atmosphere for smooth conduct of the tournaments and to achieve the objective.
The Addl. DGP also paid glowing tributes to the legendry footballer Farooq Ahmad Bhat, who passed away recently and expressed his heartfelt condolence to the bereaved family to bear this irreparable loss.
Samba lifts kho-kho U-17 boys title
Divisional Level Inter-District Tournament concludes
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JAMMU, May 24: District Samba outplayed district Udhampur by 3 points in the summit clash to win the kho-kho under-17 boys title in the Divisional Level Inter-District Kho-Kho Tournament, which concluded at Youth Hostel Nagrota playground, here today.
The under-14 boys kho-kho title went to district Udhampur by defeating Reasi by a narrow margin of 3 points.
Earlier, in under-14 semifinals Udhampur got better of Doda by 5 points (9-4), while Reasi trounced Samba by 4 points (6-2).
In under-17 boys semifinals, Samba thrashed Reasi by 13 points, while Udhampur scripted a narrow win by one point over Doda.
The tournament was organized by the Department of Youth Services and Sports, under the chairmanship of SS Bali, Deputy Director Youth Services and Sports, Jammu and under the overall supervision of Tirath Ram, District Youth Services and Sports Officer Jammu, who distributed trophies, mementoes and certificates among the winners and runners-up teams on the occasion.
Other results: Under-14 boys kho-kho: Udhampur trounced Poonch by 5 points, Reasi outclassed Rajouri by 8 points, Samba prevailed upon Kishtwar by 6 points, Doda beat Ramban by 4 points and Reasi won narrowly against Jammu by one point.
Under-17 boys kho-kho: Kathua registered a narrow win over Rajouri by one point, Doda defeated Kishtwar by 3 points, Jammu drubbed Ramban by 12 points, Samba trounced Poonch by 7 points and Udhampur got better of Ramban by one point.
KPs reject interlocutors report
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 24: Various organizations of Kashmiri Pandits have rejected the interlocutors report released today by Union Home Minister P Chidambaram.
Jammu Kashmir Vichar Manch (JKVM), which puts on record its rejection of the report said on the face of it the report seems to confirm to the leaked information about it published in media from time to time. The influence of ISI sponsored seminars and back channel conferences, which were attended by two of these interlocutors is clearly visible in the final report, a JKVM handout issued here today said.
It while criticizing the report, which said “the political settlement we propose takes into full account the deep sense of victimhood prevalent in the Kashmir Valley.” As if valley and its majority community only has the sense of victimhood. It also talks of, “Freedom from harsh laws, or laws harshly applied, and judicial delays that curb the space for legitimate dissent”; without revealing which harsh Laws were executed without requirement.
JKVM said the report has also suggested making divisive article 370 of the Constitution permanent by replacing word temporary with “special” as demanded by sectarian outfits like PDP.
It said the report goes further to suggest restrictions on the power of the Parliament to enact laws for the State and also to reduce the proportion of Central services in the State.
It said the report has recommended revisiting laws applied to the State after 1953 with or without amendment. All this clearly indicates that the team of interlocutors, as was apprehended in the beginning had come with a predetermined mind and the ground reality or the historical facts had no impact on the outcome of their exercise, it added.
The JKVM said all this is glaringly exposed by the manner in which these interlocutors have dealt with the issue of displacement of the original inhabitants of Kashmir valley that is the Kashmiri Hindus.
JKVM demands to dump the report in the dustbin of history and further suggested that scarce resources that were washed out on this wasteful exercise must be recovered from these interlocutors.
Rejecting the report PK convenor Dr Agnishekhar has expressed shock and anger over the recommendations made by interlocutors. Terming this anxiously awaited report as anti unity anti integrity and anti sovereignty, he said PK rejects this mischievous report as for being disrespectful to the plight and geo political aspirations of seven lakh KPs.
PK has appealed the people of the country in general and KPs in particular to gird up their loins to fight jointly under unified command and action against any move detrimental to national interests.
Kashmir Pandit Conference (KPC) has also strongly opposed the report and termed it against the national interests. The KPC chief Kundan Kashmiri while reacting on the report said it has compromised national interests and by recommending that article 370 be made permanent the report has hurt the sentiments of nationalist forces in the State who have been demanding its abrogation as the same article is temporary as was admitted by the then Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru also, he added.
He appealed the nationalist forces to join hands and be ready for a decisive battle as report was against the national interests.
National Spokesperson PK Virender Raina while rejecting the repot said that it has compromised national interests and given rise to fissiparous tendencies in the State. This will open a new Pandora’s box where all the laws promulgated by the Centre would be reviewed there by weakening the Constitutional outreach of the country.
PK leader Ramesh Manwati has also rejected the report and appealed the community to intensify its struggle for separate homeland within valley. He said the report is one more attempt to appease the separatists as the internally displaced KPs have been totally ignored and they are left with no alternative but to struggle for separate homeland.
3 drug-peddlers arrested
Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, May 24: Police arrested three notorious drug peddlers from the Baramulla district.
A police spokesman said that in its drive against the drug peddling Baramulla police arrested three notorious drug peddlers Fayaz Ahmad Dar son of Mohammad Sultan resident of Ganie Hamam, Bilal Ahmad Sofi son of Mohammad Shaban Sofi resident of Jalal Sahib and Mohammad Amin Najar son of Ghulam Ahmad Najar resident of Banglow Bagh Baramulla.
“The drug peddlers were active in drug peddling and were arrested several times by the Baramulla police and FIRs were registered against them. The drug peddlers were involved in number of cases and were supplying the drugs amongst the school going students and youth in Baramulla town,” said the police spokesman.