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Mahmood Shah flags off trekkers to Tosamaidan

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Director Tourism Kashmir Mahmood A Shah Sunday flagged off a group of 40 mountaineers at Tourist Reception Centre Srinagar who will trek around Tosamaidan in Budgam district for two days. On the first day, the trekkers would start from Shonglipora and reach to Boodoor through Tosamaidan meadows. The trekkers would camp at Dam Dam meadows to stay for a night where from they would trek to Wateder, China Gali, Hadikal, Koker Seer and other nearest places. The hikers would come back the second day. Director Tourism Kashmir said that this…

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JK tastes 4th consecutive defeat

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J&K cricket team suffered fourth consecutive defeat in the ongoing Vijay Hazare trophy tournament at KSCA Cricket Stadium Bangalore on Tuesday as Railways beat them by 43 runs. Already under pressure for its below par performance in the tournament and having suffered three losses in a row, JK went in the middle making wholesale changes in the playing eleven. JK won the toss and chose to field first. At half way decision seemed right as Railways were bundled out for 200 runs in 49.4 overs. For Railways Karan Sharma top…

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Make sports part of curricula: Governor

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Governor NN Vohra inaugurated the second state-level Governor’s Silver Rolling Volley Ball Championship Trophy at Government Degree College in Udhampur. A total of 24 teams from various degree colleges of the Jammu and Kashmir regions are competing for the trophy. Pawan Gupta, Minister of State for Finance, was present on the occasion. Complimenting the principal of the college and welcoming the participating teams, the Governor observed that sports activities should be an important part of the curricula of all educational institutions and they should strive to organise regular sports activities.…

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Set up mountaineering, adventure sports institute in Kashmir: President IMF

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President of Indian Mountaineering Foundation (IMF) Colonel (Retd) HS Chauhan on Thursday said setting up of a mountaineering and adventure sports academy in Kashmir would help to impart skills-based training to youth and would make them employable. Retired Colonel Chauhan who is in Kashmir to take part in the International Mountain Day being observed by Tourism Department along with J&K Mountaineering and Hiking Club (JKMHC) on December 11, while talking to us  said, “IMF can set-up a center here which could work along with Tourism Department and JKMHC. The mountaineering and…

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600 athletes to take part in maiden women’s sports meet in JK

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Director General, Youth Services and Sports, Jahangir Mir today convened a meeting of officers here today to discuss and finalise the modalities for conducting the maiden national-level women sports competition in the state. Various issues related to the smooth conduct of the event were discussed during the meeting. The meeting discussed transportation, boarding and lodging of the participants, medical facilities, sanitation in and around the venues and other related issues, an official said. Mir said the event would be held from December 12 to 15 at the BSF Sports Stadium,…

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Thank you for the incredible support: Lone Star Chairman

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LoneStar Kashmir Football Club chairman Iftikar Ahmad lone thanked people for their support shown towards the club. In a statement issued he said, “I would like to thank the people for their incredible support that has been continuously with LoneStar Kashmir FC since its beginning. People witnessed the historical beginning of real football 2nd Division I-League that started from December 06th 2015. Despite of harsh cold of winter’s people did not left the stands until the match was finished. People were very enthusiastic and cooperative; together we made this a…

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JKSMA to celebrate international mountain day

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On the occasion of ‘International Mountain Day’, J&K Ski and Mountaineering Association is organizing a program on December 11 and December 12 to create awareness about the importance of mountains to life. In a statement, J&K SMA said the United Nations General Assembly has designated December 11 as the International Mountain Day which will be celebrated all over the world. “As of 2003, it has been observed every year to create awareness about the importance of mountains to life, to highlight the opportunities and constraints in mountain development and to…

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2nd Div I-League match attracts huge crowd in Kashmir

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2nd Division I-League match between the Valley’s LoneStar Kashmir Football Club and PIFA, Mumbai, played at TRC Ground. Hundreds of enthusiastic football lovers turned up here on Sunday on an otherwise dull Sunday afternoon, to witness the first-ever I-League football match played in Kashmir.   The 2nd Division I-League match between the Valley’s LoneStar Kashmir Football Club (LKFC) and PIFA, Mumbai, played at TRC Ground, attracted a huge crowd on this cloudy afternoon as the stadium was jam-packed with many lovers of the game not able to find seats. The opportunity to watch top level football…

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JK vs Goa Group C match ends in a draw, Ranji Trophy 2015-16

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For Goa, R P Singh and Shadab Jakati picked up four wickets apiece Hundreds by skipper Mithun Manhas and Ian Dev Singh helped Jammu and Kashmir post an impressive 501 in reply to Goa‘s mammoth 552 before their Ranji Trophy Group C cricket match ended in a tame draw here today. Overnight 325 for 5, J&K rode on Singh’s 115 (184 balls) and Manhas’ 135 (231 balls) to almost match upto the visiting side. Lower down the order, Aamir Aziz (47) and Samad Bhat (42 not out) also made useful…

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Goa batsmen punish JK on first day, Ranji Trophy

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Goa were in a strong position at the end of first days play in their Ranji Trophy tournament match against hosts J&K here on Monday. Goa posted 263 for the loss of one wicket on opening day of the match at GGM Science College Ground Jammu. Hosts, J&K won the toss and elected to field first in bowling friendly conditions. However, they failed to get a breakthrough as Goa openers shared 225 runs partnership between them. Openers A Desai and A Asnodkar played cautiously in the initial phase of the…

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