The Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir, Shri Manoj Sinha said that sports is not just an extracurricular activity. In schools, colleges and universities, like math, science or social science it should be treated like a core subject. He said this at the Chancellor’s Trophy 2023 event which was held on March 15-17, 2023 in …
Speaking at the LG Rolling Trophy event in Kashmir, the Lieutenant Governor, Shri Manoj Sinha said that Man of the Match, Man of the Series and all the 42,000 youth players must come out as true icons of sports. Their superb performance and behaviour on the ground as well as outside the ground have influenced …
42,000 youth players in Jammu and Kashmir participated in LG Rolling Trophy Read More »
Cricket tournament is being played on the snow in Gurez valley in Jammu and Kashmir. These activities are being held to engage the youth and keep them away from drugs and other bad habits. Participating in sport is good for health as well. Seeing the youth engage in healthy sports will surely attract others to …
Snow cricket in Gurez keeping the Kashmiri youth mentally active Read More »
At the 7th Sqay South Asian Championship 2023 organised by Sqay Federation of Nepal at National Sports Stadium, Kathmandu, a Sqay Martial Arts player from Kulgam Mariya Sahar won a gold medal at the international competition. She started playing Sqay from class 5th and now she is in class 9th. In her five-year journey she …
Kulgam girl wins a gold medal in 7th Sqay South Asian Championship 2023 Read More »
This is the traditional martial arts of Kashmir, says Faizan Ayoub, Sqay Martial Art Player from Shopian district of Jammu & Kashmir. He has been playing this sport since he was 13 years old. Faizan has earned the nickname of ‘Tiger’ because in fights he always knocks out the opposite player. Faizan had been preparing …
Shopian boy wins a gold medal excelling in Sqay Martial Arts Read More »
The cricket players and cricket lovers in Banihal are overjoyed that a cricket stadium is getting constructed. They did not have a playground because of which they had to face many difficulties. They are grateful to the District Administration and the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir for giving them a cricket playground. It will …
Banihal cricket stadium coming up in district Ramban Read More »
This is the LoC area of Poonch district. People used to lead a disturbed life because of which we girls did not get a platform to move ahead. But a girl from Poomch wants to thank the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi who started the schemes ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ and ‘Khelo India’ because of …
Over 100 girls join martial arts training in Poonch to secure their future Read More »
An All-India Inter University Fencing (Men & Women) Championship 2022-23 was held in Jammu & Kashmir. The Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha welcomed all the fencers from around 100 universities in India. He said, there was a time when India ranked from the bottom in the medals table. Today the situation has changed. Even in …
Kashmir’s first female wheelchair basketball player Inshah Bashir was felicitated by the President of India Shrimati Droupadi Murmu. Inshah Bashir was part of the Indian team that participated in the Wheelchair International Basketball tournament organised in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, that won a silver medal. Inshah says she was quite small when she had an accident …
Kashmir’s first female wheelchair basketball player Inshah Bashir Read More »
Around 3,000 players from Jammu and Kashmir were part of the Winter Sports Carnival organised by J&K Sports Council. All the players pledged to play sports in winter as well. Players said this is for the first time that winter sports programme is being held in the UT and it is a good thing. They …
J&K school children participate in Winter Sports Carnival Read More »
