Shopian boy wins a gold medal excelling in Sqay Martial Arts
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 […]
Banihal cricket stadium coming up in district Ramban
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 […]
Over 100 girls join martial arts training in Poonch to secure their future
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 […]
Stop doubting yourself, LG to players at All-India Inter University Fencing Championship 2022-23
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
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 […]
J&K school children participate in Winter Sports Carnival
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 […]
Ayeera Chishti becomes J&K’s first female athlete to win medal at World Championship
I have been playing Wushu for six years now, says Ayeera Chishti, Wushu Player from Jammu & Kashmir. She has played at an international event in Georgia and won a gold medal. She was selected for the Junior World Championship and won a bronze medal. She is Jammu & Kashmir’s first female athlete who has […]
Female Wushu players rising in J&K
Talking about Wushu Champion Mehreen Banday, her Wushu Coach in Handwara, Jammu & Kashmir, Aijazz Hussain, says, in the span of a year, Mehreen Banday, Wushu Player participated in National games and won Gold in the 5th International Karate Championship for her State. She has won several gold and silver medals. Mehreen Banday started playing […]
Children with disabilities fight a cricket match in Shopian in J&K
International Day of People with Disability (IDPWD) is celebrated every year on December 3. Showkat Ahmed, District Social Welfare Officer in Shopian, Jammu & Kashmir says, a cricket match was organised between the disabled children of Shopian and Pulwama. It is our continuous effort to make the differently abled part of the main society. We […]
Sports facilities added to NIT Srinagar for wholesome learning
A new guest house and state-of-the-art sports facilities was launched at NIT Srinagar by the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir, Shri Manoj Sinha.The sixty years of journey of NIT has been worth praising. The first responsibility of institutions such as these must be how to offer support to solve the challenges prevalent in the […]