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Three Local Trekkers Summit Kolahoi Peak

September 12, 2015 Editor

Three local adventure sport athletes representing Kolahoi Mountaineers have scaled Kashmir’s highest mountain peak – Kolahoi. It is after more than two decades that a local group has scaled the highest peak of the Valley which is counted among the toughest peaks to summit technically. The group of five athletes who had gone on the expedition comprised Muhammad Junaid Dar, Shafkat Mohamed, Tauseef , Abid Bhat and Rouf . While the first three scaled the peak of September 5, the last two stayed at base camp at Danwat till the…

Govt to develop Srinagar cricket stadium as world-class facility

September 11, 2015 Editor

State soon to get Rs 200 cr from Union Sports Ministry Minister for Youth Services and Sports Imran Raza Ansari today said the Sher-i-Kashmir Cricket Stadium here would be developed as a world-class sports facility. Ansari also said Rs 200 crore would soon be released by the Union Sports Ministry. The minister was addressing the inaugural function of the Super 16 Iqbal Khumanie (R A) Memorial Invitational T-20 Tournament at the Sher-i-Kashmir Cricket Stadium. The tournament, organised by the J&K Cricket Association (JKCA), will witness 64 teams from Srinagar city…

Tour de Kashmir cycling expedition logo unveils by CM

September 8, 2015 Editor

Chief Minister, Mufti Muhammad Sayeed unveiled the official logo of the 13th Tour de Kashmir cycling expedition, here on Monday. The 6-stage cycling expedition organized by J&K Sports Development Association in collaboration with Tourism department is scheduled to be held from October 1 to 10. Tour de Kashmir, a regular feature for the past 12 years is a 10-day event which is scheduled to cover a distance of 388 km from Verinag, Pahalgam, Srinagar, Dudpathri, Gulmarg, Sonamarg before concluding at Srinagar. “It is the only kind of its event held…

Mithun Manhas shifts from Delhi to J&K

September 4, 2015 Editor

Mithun Manhas has made the move from Delhi to Jammu and Kashmir for the 2015-16 Indian domestic season. A native of Jammu, Manhas made his first-class debut for Delhi in 1997-98 after moving to the state in search of opportunities, and has been a vital presence in the Delhi set-up ever since. The domestic veteran has made 9071 runs from 147 first-class games at an average of 45.81, including 25 centuries. The 2015-16 domestic season kicks off with the Ranji Trophy in October, and Manhas will be in focus straight…

Parvez guides Super Kings to victory in opener

September 3, 2015 Editor

International cricketer and icon player, Parvez Rasool on Wednesday guided Al Hamza Super Kings to the opening win of the Downtown Champions League T20 match at Sheri-Kashmir cricket stadium, here. The T20 league started formally on Wednesday with four matches played during the day at two venues – Sher-e-Kashmir cricket stadium and Kashmir university ground. In the first match of the day played at SK stadium, Super Kings clashed with against Team Al-Khuddam. Parvez using all his experience guided his side to a comfortable win. For his match winning performance…

DCL T20 to kick off today

September 2, 2015 Editor

The second edition of highly popular T20 league, Downtown Champions League T20 would start from Wednesday. The organizing body of the event had cancelled the inauguration ceremony that was scheduled to be held on August 31 at Sheri Kashmir Cricket Stadium and instead decided to go ahead with the organizing of the league matches. “Due to paucity of time we were not able to make arrangements for the inauguration ceremony up to our satisfaction. We thought of postponing the inauguration. However, seeing the pressure from cricket lovers who want to…

JKFA suspends 13 players over ‘misconduct’ charges

August 31, 2015 Editor

The J&K Football Association (JKFA) has suspended around 13 players and officials during last one month for their ‘alleged’ misconduct during matches even as the suspended players and officials say they were not given a chance to present their cases. The football governing body has issued the suspension orders through its social media page alleging that the suspended parties resorted to misconduct during matches of various football leagues. The suspended include, JK bank coach Manzoor Dar (2 matches), Mansoor Parray and Zameer ul Hassan of JK Forest (2 matches), Imran…

Dragon boat teams selected for national championship

August 28, 2015 Editor

J&K State Sports Council organized screening of the state dragon boat team at Nehru Park water sports center. Two teams of men and women paddlers having 14 members each will participate in the national dragon boat championship to be held in Bhopal from September 1 to September 3.

Experts rue ‘distortion’ of league football in JK

August 27, 2015 Editor

While football leagues world-over are played in a particular format with every team getting chance to have a go at every other side, JK’s football governing authorities have ‘distorted’ the format by dividing the league into groups. Experts say J&K Football Association (JKFA) has converted the football league into a two group event “which kills the very idea of league format of the game” “JKFA, without checking into pros and cons of the decision, a few years back, changed the format of its annual league football events which include Super…

State badminton championship begins at Indoor Stadium

August 22, 2015 Editor

District Youth Services and Sports Srinagar under the patronage of DG Youth Services & Sports Jehangir Mir kicked off the state level inter-district badminton championship 2015 for boys and girls in the age groups U14, U17 & U19 at Indoor stadium, Srinagar. Sports Officer Srinagar Balbir Singh inaugurated the championship. On the occasion, Assistant Director Activities Kashmir Division Manjeet Singh and other officials of the department were present. Sports Officer Srinagar congratulated the participants for the huge participation and showing their love and dedication towards sports. He directed the organizers…