Modi hails recent achievements of Indian sportspersons

New Delhi: Hailing the achievements of Indian sportspersons, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said India often found no mention in international events earlier, but things have changed now and even a few weeks’ success list is quite long. In his monthly ‘Mann Ki Baat’ radio broadcast, Modi said this month, there have been several […]

Water Sports Festival ‘Jashn-e-dal 2023’ commences in Dal Lake

Over 600 players will participate in the three days extravaganza

Srinagar: Director General of Police (DGP), Dilbag Singh declared open a 3-day Water Sports festival ‘Jashan-e-Dal 2023’ Saturday at a function held at SKICC Back Lawn, this afternoon. The event is being organized by Jammu and Kashmir Police under its Civic Action Programme. Spl. DsG R. R. Swain, A. K. Choudhary, ADsGP S. J. M […]

16th International Coaching Camp Concludes

Athletes from 22 States had converged at Pahalgam

Pahalgam: The 16th International Coaching Camp in SQAY Martial Art aimed at promoting sportsmanship and enhancing athletic skills, successfully concluded in Pahalgam. This prestigious gathering brought together talented athletes from 22 different states, fostering camaraderie, learning, and the spirit of healthy competition. The International Coaching Camp, organized annually by the SQAY Federation of India attracted […]

Former cricketers calls on Lt Guv

SRINAGAR: Former International Cricketers and former Ranji Players including Ajay Jadeja, Parthiv Patel, Nikhil Chopra and Mithun Manhas called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhawan, Wednesday. The cricketers discussed with the Lt Governor various matters pertaining to promotion of sports in Jammu Kashmir. Dr Syed Abid Rasheed Shah, Secretary Tourism Department was also […]

SRINAGAR: J&K Sports Council’s focus on community sports, promoting healthy lifestyles and providing result-oriented coaching to youth and ensuring gender equality in sports by supporting events like North Kashmir Women’s Premier League have contributed to the growth and development of sports in the region. The North Kashmir Women’s Premier League is a serious effort to […]

JK athletes continue dream run

SRINAGAR: Four J&K Taekwondo players and an equal number of fencers make it to the World University Games-2023. The selected athletes include Shanaz Parveen, Tashi Tundup, Kushagra Sharma, Achutam Dev Singh in Taekwondo, and Javeed Ahmad, Mayank Sharma. Rishika Khajuria and Riya Bakshi in Fencing. All these athletes have a good record to back their […]

J&K Fencers and Footballers to feature in international events

SRINAGAR: The fencing duo of Vishal Thappar and Rishika Khajuria have made J&K proud by securing a place in the number of international events slated this year. While Vishal trained for almost ten years in the fencing center of J&K Sports Council at M.A Stadium and for the last two years he has been training […]

Sports Council organizes Cyclothon event, distributes cycles

SRINAGAR: The J&K athletes have been hogging limelight for quite some time now due to their perseverance coupled with efforts administration has put in by keeping world class training facilities at their disposal. In one more such case in point, Tazeem Fayaz a trainee of Sports Council’s Judo Academy in Srinagar has won a silver […]