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Shahid Afridi’s Kashmir comment creates ripples

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Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi chose to raise an unexpected controversy on Tuesday by raking up Kashmir before the start of a World T20 here. Asked by former Pakistan cricket captain and now commentator Rameez Raja if he and his team had support from the crowds here, Afridi said that “A lot of people are here from Kashmir”. “It seems you have a bit of fan following here in Mohali,” Raja remarked after Afridi lost the toss in the match against New Zealand. “Ya, a lot of people, a lot of…

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J&K Bank enter State Football Championship 2015-16 Semi-finals

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The J&K Bank entered the semi-finals of the State Football Championship 2015-16 by defeating the District Football Association (DFA), Pulwama, (6-1) during a quarterfinal match played at the TRC Synthetic Turf here today. ”The tournament is being organised by the District Football Association, Srinagar, of the J&K Football Association,” a J&K Bank spokesman said. He said this was the bank’s first match of the season here after winning the All-India Super Sports Cup, Lucknow. “The bank team is departing for Patna on March 24 for the All-India Bihar Gold Cup…

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JKP bags silver in 2nd national river rafting championship

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ADGP Armed felicitates Water Sports Team Central Water Sports Team of Jammu and Kashmir Police bagged Silver medal in 2nd National River Rafting Championship held in Chenab River at Reasi in Jammu and Kashmir. JKP Central Water Sports Team outplayed BSF, ITBP and Indian Air Force to end up with silver in the 200m sprint event. The team finished second while Indian Army bagged gold in the event. The championship organized by Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Department witnessed participation of more than fifteen teams that included teams of Indian Army,…

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State players continue to be misguided, participate in less important games

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The formulation of new terms and conditions by the School Games Federation of India (SGFI) for inclusion of sports/games to keep a check on participation of J&K sportspersons in unimportant disciplines in the National School Games has failed to yield any desired result. Innocent players continued to be misguided by individuals with vested interests. Sources said for the past few years, the performance graph of the state contingent, which is already poor in the National School Games, has worsened, especially after inclusion of new games/disciplines, especially in the martial arts…

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IMF plan to organise mountain climbing marathon in Kashmir

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Indian Mountaineering Foundation (IMF) plans to organise a mountain climbing marathon and youth festivals in Jammu and Kashmir with the aim of boosting adventure sports in the state. IMF would organise mountain climbing marathon in August end besides the youth festivals in all the three regions of the state so that youth are attracted to adventure sports and also to provide employment to local youth, its president Col (Retd) H S Chauhan said at a meeting chaired by Principal Secretary Tourism Sandip Naik here. Col Chauhan said the state youth…

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Atul felicitated for bagging silver medal in world taekwondo championship

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Atul Pangotra has made J&K proud once again by winning a silver medal in the individual men senior taekwondo (pomsae) event during the World Taekwondo Hanmandang-2016 at Pokhra, Nepal. Director General, Youth Services and Sports, Jenab Jahangir Mir felicitated Atul Pangotra, NIS- qualified coach, international player and referee, for the outstanding performance in the World Taekwondo Hanmandang-2016 at Pokhra, Nepal. Atul Pangotra is working in the Youth Services and Sports Department as a physical education teacher. He has already played in more than 50 international championships. Prof Ashutosh Sharma, general…

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Admin to organise cricket tournaments between Jammu and Kashmir

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In order to boost the sports scenario in the state, an inaugural friendly cricket tournament will be played between the Jammu and Kashmir divisions soon. The series will consist of three matches and it will be a starter for bigger cricket series later to be played between the teams of all the deputy commissioners under the respective Divisional Commissioners of Jammu and Kashmir. The initiative has been mooted in order to promote sports activities in the state and engage youth in useful activities and encourage local talent during the events.…

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Nisar shines as GK-XI thrash SP College Staff-XI by 65 runs

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The all-round performance of Nisar Shah helped GK-XI thrash SP College Staff-XI in a one sided friendly cricket match played at SP College ground, here on Thursday. Batting first , GK-XI went on to post big total of 204 runs on board in allotted 20 overs with back to back fifties scored by opener Parvez and Nisar Shah. In reply SP College-XI were bundled out for 141 runs in 19 overs. GK won the match by 65 runs. GK team was led by Qazi Manzoor while as SP College-XI was…

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Valley to host South Asian Amateur Chess Championship from Sept 1

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As many as 250 players from eight countries of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) would vie for top honours in the historic South Asian Amateur Chess Championship to be hosted by J&K for the first time in Srinagar at Sher-e-Kashmir Indoor Stadium from September 1 to 6. The participating countries are India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Maldives. While briefing the media today, Atul Kumar Gupta, president of the All J&K Chess Association and joint secretary of the All India Chess Federation, said the event…

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Late strikes help Maharashtra beat JK; Santosh Trophy

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Late double strike amid thunderstorm helped hosts Maharashtra to beat J&K by 3-1 in the opening game of the 70th Santosh football championship at Nagpur, Maharashtra on Monday. Going into match without Ishfaq Ahmad who had left team only days before the start JK started game positively and were able to hold on much fancied hosts in first half. Despite the pressure applied by host’s, JK’s young side gave no chance to Maharashtra to get an early lead. The first half ended 0-0. However, in second half, everything changed as…

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