JK shines in National Roller Speed Skating, Roller hockey Championship
JK Sports Council felicitates medal winners, coaches
JAMMU: The Roller Skating teams of Jammu and Kashmir have once again made the Union Territory proud by clinching 6 gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze medals to emerge victorious in the recently concluded 59th National championship held at Mohali and Delhi. The teams play under the banner of JK Roller Skating Association affiliated with […]
Advisor Khan declares open 27th National Thang-Ta Championship
Hopes to see the game being part of Olympics in future
JAMMU: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan Saturday declared open the 27th National Thang-Ta Championship here at MA Stadium. On the occasion the Advisor expressed his elation that the game has taken birth in India and is getting famous not only in the country but throughout the world. He said that Manipur, where the sport […]
HDFC Bank launches Corporate Cricket League in Kashmir
Srinagar: HDFC Bank Saturday announced the launch of a Corporate Cricket League in Kashmir to celebrate the spirit of the game in the valley and give young and promising talents from corporate houses and government institutions an opportunity to showcase their skills. The tournament was inaugurated by Muhammad Aijaz, District Development Commissioner of Srinagar, along […]
Govt committed to raise infra, promote sports: Official
JAMMU: Principal Secretary, Youth Services and Sports (YSS), Alok Kumar, declared open YSS Cup 2021 in an impressive, colourful and well attended function at Khel Gaon, Nagrota here Thursday. He said that government is committed to raise sports infrastructure in the UT. Nearly, 9076 Panchayat/Block teams drawn from all 20 districts of the Union Territory […]
Cycle tracks with state-of-art facilities in Jammu soon
Jammu: Five cycle tracks with state-of-art facilities will become a reality soon as the Jammu Smart City Limited has expedited the pace of the project and awarded the work to the contractor, an official said on Wednesday. Jammu, the city of temples, was selected in round-3 of the Centre’s Smart Cities Mission in June 2017, […]
National Dragon Boat Championship
JK Water Sports Men, Women teams clinches highest medals
SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Sports Council, Water Sports Centre, Nehru Park, Srinagar, has brought laurels to JKUT by clinching highest medals in the 9th National Dragon Boat Championship held at Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. Pertinently, J&K Water Sports teams of both men and women have made the UT proud by winning 12 medals including two […]
All India Level T-20 Cricket Tournament being held in Rajouri
Admin braces up, finalises modalities
RAJOURI: District Administration is going to host an All India T-20 Cricket Tournament from November 18, 2021 to promote sports culture among the youth of the district. In this regard, District Development Commissioner, Rajesh Kumar Shavan chaired a meeting of the officers of the concerned department and organisers of the Tournament for finalizing modalities. The […]
Anantnag youth to represent India in 2022 Olympics event
Anantnag: A youth hailing from Sangam hamlet of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district is all set to represent India at the 2022 Olympics. He will eb participating in the arm wrestling event. Zahoor Ahmad Wani, a resident of Check-e-Panjpora in Sangam area has already represented India in disabled cricket team at international level. He shone in […]
Advisor Khan attends closing ceremony of District Badminton Championship
Elaborates government’s initiatives towards boosting sports infrastructure
SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan, Friday attended the closing ceremony of District Badminton Championship held at Degree College Pampore. The championship was organized by J&K Badminton Association, Pulwama, in collaboration with Government Degree College Pampore at Indoor Stadium GDC Pampore. About 350 players both boys and girls, participated in this tournament. Advisor Farooq […]
Advisor Farooq Khan reviews progress on mega sports project
SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan Wednesday chaired a meeting to review progress on mega sports development projects being executed in Jammu and Kashmir. The meeting was attended by Director General Budget, M Y Itoo, OSD to Advisor, Mohammad Ashraf Hakak, Secretary J&K Sports Council, Nuzhat Gul and officers from Sports Council. Advisor had […]