MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2016 (PAGE 16) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Maruti Suzuki Nagrota Premier League Sher-e-Kashmir Khanpur Tigers, Ashwin weaves spin magic Kattalbatal Kings outplay opponents as India clinch series 2-1 Excelsior Sports Correspondent runs. VISAKHAPATNAM, Feb 14: they play the hosts on February 24 the board. In reply, Baba Phed in the tournament-opener in In his third over, Ashwin got Off-spinner Ravichandran BAJALTA Feb 14: Sher-e- Kattalbatal Kings chased the tar- Mirpur. rid of debutant Asela Gunaratne Ashwin weaved his magic with a Kashmir Khanpur Tigers and get in 9 overs losing 5 wickets, Earlier opting to field, India and soon the Lankans were gasp- career-best four-wicket haul as Baba Phed Kattalbatal Kings thus won the match by 5 wick- skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni ing at 21 for five with left-arm India trounced Sri Lanka by nine outplayed their rivals convinc- ets. Vishal for scoring valuable handed out the new ball to Ashwin paceman Ashish Nehra taking the wickets in the deciding third and ingly in the ongoing Maruti 24 runs and taking 4 important and he responded with two wick- fifth wicket final Twenty20 International to Suzuki Nagrota Premier League wickets was declared as man of ets in the first over of the match. Such was the dominance of clinch the three-match series 2-1, T20 Cricket Championship, an the match. Ashwin had Niroshan the Indian bowlers that only six here today. initiative of MLA Devender The matches were officiated Dickwella (1) stumped when the shots to the fence were played in Ashwin scalped two wickets Singh Rana at sprawling Bajalta by Pankaj Sasun and Suresh batsman charged down the track seven overs. It was only in the in the very first over and then Playfield, here. Singh from the Department of but was was completely beaten eighth over that Sri Lanka found retruend with dream figures of 4- The first match was played Youth Services & Sports, J&K. and the Indian captain had an easy two sixes through Dasun Shanaka 1-8-4 as the hosts bundled out Sri between Krishanpur Jaguars and Meanwhile International stumping to do. (19), who whacked Yuvraj Singh Lanka for 82, their lowest ever Sher-e-Kashmir Khanpur cricketer,Parvez Rasool, who In the last ball of the over, twice. West Indies U-19 Cricket team holding trophy while posing for a group photograph after beat- score in T20 cricket. Ashwin trapped Tillakaratne However Shanaka lost his ing India in World Cup Final at Mirpur on Sunday. Before this, Sri Lanka's lowest Dilshan (1) and when he retuned partner Prasanna in the same over total was 87 against Australia in for his second over, he had Dinesh through a run out, which was Let down by batsmen, India lose 2010 at Bridgetown. Chandimal caught by Hardik result of excellent field work by Ashwin was simply Pandya as the rival skipper tried to Ravindra Jadeja and Sri Lanka unplayable for the Sri Lankans on cut loose but miscued a shot. were tottering at 48 for six. U-19 WC trophy to West Indies a pitch, which offered help to the Sri Lankan innings was in At half-way mark, the visi- spinners and took four wickets in MIRPUR, Feb 14: However, left-arm spinner The Ishan Kishan-led Indians complete shambles losing the first tors had managed to put on board his magical three-over opening Mayank Dagar gave India the were looking to win their first three wickets with only 12 runs on only 54 runs.(PTI) spell. The Indian under-19 cricket much-needed breakthrough when World Cup since 2012. Besides, Ashwin, Suresh team's quest for an unprecedented he got Hetmyer caught at long on Earlier, the Indian batsmen fal- Raina also shone with the ball by fourth World Cup title ended in by Armaan Jaffer. tered when it mattered the most as scalping two batsmen and giving disaster today as the West Indies Next man in was Shamar the three-time champions were away just six runs in his two overs. out-witted the Rahul Dravid - Springer (3), the West Indies' most bowled out for 145. The series win also helped coached side by five wickets in a successful batsman of the tourna- The same batsmen, who India retain its numero uno posi- tense summit clash to clinch the ment with 282 runs prior to today. helped India stay unbeaten earlier tion in the ICC T20 rankings. coveted trophy for the first time But the right-hander could not in the competition, failed to apply Such was the plight of the vis- since its inception. make an impact today and strug- themselves in the big game. Cricketers and cricket promoters posing alongwith J&K’s itors that only two batsmen -- Put in to bat by the Caribbeans gled for nine deliveries before an Sarfaraz was the lone excep- International cricketer, Parvez Rasool during a match of Dasun Shanaka (19) and Thisara on a green-top amid overcast con- attempted slog sweep had him tion as he saved India the embar- Nagrota Premier League at Bajalta on Sunday. Perera (12) -- managed to touch ditions, the script went completely caught by Jaffer, off Dagar again. rassment of being bowled out for a the double-digit mark at ACA- awry for the Indians, who were While wickets were tumbling sub-100 total with a fifth fifty plus VDCA stadium. dismissed for 145 in 45.1 overs around him, Carty kept his cool to score in six innings, also making Tigers. Krishanpur Jaguars won has played in the Indian Premier The total was too small for with Sarfaraz Khan's 89-ball 51 plough on even though the scoring him only one to score most half the toss and elected to field first. League, made this Sunday big India, who overhauled the target in being the only noteworthy contri- rate was painfully slow. centuries (7) in the history of the Put into bat, Sher-e-Kashmir for over a thousand cricketers at 13.5 overs after losing Rohit bution. Proceedings livened up when tournament. Khanpur Tigers scored 121 runs the sprawling Bajalta play-field. Sharma (13) early in the innings. In reply, the West Indies made Carty was joined by Paul. The 17- While the Indian batting flat- in the stipulated 14 overs, losing Amid huge applause of the The Indians were in no hurry as heavy weather of the chase in a year-old Paul pushed hard for his tered to deceive, the West Indies 7 wickets in the process. players of Nagrota Assembly they waited for bad balls to hit slow-moving but thrilling match to singles and it was his six off Dagar bowlers did well to exploit the con- Shakoor and Ashfaq scored 36 Constituency and thousands of Young Artists posing alongwith Actors, Producer and boundaries and relied on singles overhaul the score in 49.3 overs. which broke the shackles for West ditions. Alzarri Joseph (3/39) ran and 30 runs respectively. cricket lovers, Rasool bestowed Director of Movie 'Naneh Farishtey'. and twos to keep the scoreboard The heroes for West Indies Indies after a lengthy stretch of dot through top order before Ryan In reply, Krishanpur Jaguars tips to the budding cricketers. ticking. were Man of the Match Keacy balls. John (3/38) landed crucial blows failed to chase the target and Throwing light on the signif- Opener Shikhar Dhawan (46 Naneh Farishtey to be Carty (52 not out off 125 ball) and The 69-run stand between for his team. managed to score only 110 runs icance of T-20 cricket, Rasool off 46) and Ajinkya Rahane (22 Keemo Paul (40 not out off 68 Carty and Paul made all the differ- Chemar Holder kept things in 14 overs by losing 7 wickets urged upon the players to com- off 24) took the side to the finish- balls) both of whom kept their cool ence in the end as the unbeaten tight to maintain pressure on the in the process, thus lost the plete the stipulated overs in one ing line with an unbeaten 55-run released in April in the high-pressure game to take Indians finally found their match in Indian batsmen, conceding only 20 match by 12 runs. Ashfaq scored and a half hour. partnership for the second wicket. Excelsior Correspondent gripped Jammu and the movie is the side home. the summit clash. runs in 10 overs with a timely power-packed 30 runs off 12 The much admired cricketer, There were not many bound- expected to cast spell in the Chasing the modest target, the The Indian bowlers led by wicket of Mahipal Lomror. balls, studded with 4 sixes. For Parvez Rasool, who represented JAMMU, Feb 14: aries but Dhawan finished off the entire Country. Caribbeans were not off to the best Dagar (3/25) were saddled with the India, aiming for an unprece- this performance, he was Team India against Bangladesh, Bollywood Movie-Naneh match with a six and four off The chairman of the of starts as both their openers -- tough task of defending a paltry dented fourth title, lost their top declared as man of the match. assured the cricketers that they Farishtey, the production of debutant Asela Gunaratne. Production House, Rajesh Gupta Gifron Pope (3) and Tevin Imlach total and they did a decent job for three for 27 runs, all falling to The second match was will find him always with them Hare Rama Hare Krishna It was second successive series has thanked the State (15) -- were dismissed with just 28 most part of the match but eventu- Joseph. Rishabh Pant was stumped played between Baba Phed whenever they require his serv- Productions, has almost com- win for India after whitewashing Administration for its coopera- runs on the board. ally it was not to be enough. in an unusual manner with West Kattalbatal Kings and Bamyal ices for fine-tuning the game. pleted its shooting and will be Australia 3-0 in their own back- tion in holding the shooting at Skipper Shimron Hetmyer (23) The Indian fielders were also Indian keeper Tevin Imlach show- Incredibles. The cricketers and the fans released in April 2016. yard. India's next assignment is various places, besides thanking and Carty then put together a 39- guilty of spilling a few good ing presence of mind to fox the Winning the toss and batting jostled around Parvez Rasool to The movie is being produced run third-wicket stand to steady the first, Bamyal Incredibles col- Asia Cup in Bangladesh where young actors, their parents and chances, which could have tilted Indian opener, who was standing get his autographs and selfees. by Actor/Producer, Arjun the management of various rocking boat. the match in their team's favour. out of his crease while leaving an lapsed at 82 runs in 13.2 overs. Krishna and directed by Aprajita Vinay was the top scorer with 17 institutions and tourist places. away going delivery.(PTI) Mahajan, assisted by Actress, Mr Gupta informed that the District Udhampur Indian Style Sheetal Arjun Krishna. movie will be released by April- Heritage School celebrates The euphoria of this children end after the examinations. Wrestling C’ship concludes oriented movie has already Excelsior Sports Correspondent runners-up and third place hold- 'MOUJ-Moments of Unlimited Joy' 'Gold-finger' Chain stars as India ers. President Bar Association Excelsior Correspondent on healthcare by Dr Nidhi KATRA, Feb 14: District Udhampur Surinder Khajuria, Gupta, Children's health and continues to lord at SAG Udhampur Indian Style JAMMU, Feb 14: A Advocate Swatantra Dev Parenting expert with EHI. GUWAHATI, Feb 14: There were only two gold Wrestling Championship con- Kotwal and Yuv Raj Sharma Kindergarten Admission Fest Amongst the visiting faculty cluded at Subash Stadium, 'MOUJ-Moments of Unlimited medals on offer at the shooting Advocate were the guests of was Hema J Chandra Founder Olympics-bound shooter range today and the Indians picked Udhampur today. honour. Joy' was held in Heritage Director of Word Masti Phonics Chain Singh signed off with an School with fervour and enthu- up both to continue their sweep in The Championship was held Prominent among others and Grammar Institute, who astonishing collection of six gold siasm, here today. the Games. India also easily took under the aegis of J&K Indian present on the occasion were holds a Cambridge medals as the con- The school grounds came Students in fancy dresses welcoming the dignitaries at DRS the gold in the Style Wrestling Association and Sunil Badyal, Om Parkash International Diploma for sistently dominant J&K State Sports Council. alive with rainbow coloured Kids, RS Pura in Jammu. team event of Verma, Virender Kumar, Satish Teachers and Trainers from the Indian contingent men's 50m rifle 3 36 wrestlers from different buntings and balloons repre- added to its medal Kumar, Yog Raj Sharma senting various skills within University of Cambridge, CIE, DRS Kids RS Pura positions. parts of the Udhampur District Advocate, Prateek Sharma UK. heap and stayed on participated in this each child. The 26-year- Advocate, Sanjit Balowria While the Amphi Theatre of top in the overall old Chain shot a Championship under the overall The Fest began with the standings of the Advocate, Gopal Krishan Principal's welcome address the school echoed with the celebrates Annual Day total of 453.3 to supervision of president District Excelsior Correspondent dignitaries, which was followed 12th South Asian Sharma, Jai Dev Singh Slathia followed by various excited laughter of children win the gold, once Udhampur Indian Style Advocate, Sukhdev Singh, Hans enjoying colouring activities, by a variety of cultural items Games here today. Presentations, Healthcare tips, JAMMU, Feb 14: DRS Kids again upstaging Wrestling Association, Sunil Raj Thakur and Rakesh Kumar. the other part of the school presented by the little toddlers For the ninth Jolly Phonics workshop and RS Pura celebrated its Annual Gagan who took Badyal and general secretary Technical officials who grounds witnessed dream cas- of the School. successive day of activities for children and their Day at BMSL Hall, Kotli, here the silver with a total score of Om Parkash Verma. helped for conduct of District tles coming up as the entire The other branches of DRS competitions, India stood atop the families. today. 450.3. Joint Secretary, J&K State Championship were Bansi Lal family participated in 'making Kids were also present on the medals table with 275 overall (160 Heritage school has tied up Speaker J&K Legislative Sri Lanka's SMM Samarkoon Sports Council Shiv Kumar Tidyal, Mulkh Raj Sharma, your sand castle' activity. occasion. gold, 88 silver and 21 bronze), way with Education and Health Assembly, Kavinder Gupta was got the bronze. Sharma who is also president Tulinder Kumar, Pankaj The activities conducted ahead of second-placed Sri Lanka International-EHI, an organiza- the chief guest on the occasion, Managing Director, DRS Chain had earlier won the indi- J&K Indian Style Wrestling Sharma, Varinder Kumar and were aimed at making the entire 167 (25, 56, 85). Pakistan were at tion based at Mumbai and spe- while Charanjeet Singh Khalsa, Kids RS Pura, Harpreet Kour vidual gold in 50m rifle prone and Association and president Laxhman Singh Katoch. Heritage family participate as a third with 81 medals (9, 27, 45). cializing in continuous profes- MLC was the guest of honour. was present on the occasion, 10m air rifle. The 26-year-old Senior Citizens Welfare Forum The gold medal winners team. The same thought was Shooters were once again the Katra was the chief guest on the sional development of teachers, The function began with the while the vote of thanks was completed a remarkable sweep of included Baldev Singh, Tirth English language development, emphasized when prizes were star performers for the country occasion who gave away certifi- lighting of the ceremonial lamp presented by Master Franchise six gold medals helping India win Ram, Nazir Ahmed, Arif Din skill based curriculum, laying given away to the families dis- with Chain Singh stealing the thun- cates and medals to the winners, by the chief guest and the other of DRS Kids, Supinder Singh. all the three team events he took and Zakir Hussain. equal stress on health and main- playing co-ordination in sand der from the Olympic bronze- part in. taining completely child cen- castle activity and in various medallist Gagan Narang. Narang, who won a bronze in Kids Heaven School tred approach for holistic edu- other light hearted activities Akhnoor students return from Chain picked up his third indi- the London Olympics in 10m air cation. such as being dressed up in the vidual gold of the competition by rifle, took part in all the three rifle Anju Mehta, Dir EHI, gave same colour, carrying their National Integration Tour winning the men's 50m rifles 3 events but failed to pick up a holds Talent Hunt a presentation of the entire family photograph, etc. positions. gold.(PTI) Excelsior Correspondent ited Nahargadh Fort, Amer Fort, Excelsior Correspondent gathering that students of the process corroborating it with Apart from the parents, the Jal Mahal, Chauki Bandi and Raj School have been excelling not testimonials of stakeholders - other dignitaries who attended JAMMU, Feb 14: A National Singh Cricket Club wins JAMMU, Feb 14: Kids the parents. She was joined by Mandir Cinema. They were only in academics but also in the Fest were the very distin- Integration Tour was organized by Heaven Convent Higher Suma Chacko, vice president impressed by the rich and vibrant games and sports. guished Mamta Singh, Vidya Crossed Swords Division, Secondary School,Kathua cele- Language and Communication culture of Rajasthan. On their way New Year Cricket Cup The students and tiny - tots Ilango, Special Educator from Akhnoor from February 3 to brated Talent Hunt-2016 in the with EHI, with valuable inputs back, the tour halted at Jalandhar Excelsior Sports Correspondent lost the match by a big margin of of the school presented variety Delhi and heads of various Pre February 14, 2016. School premises at Kathua about English language devel- before returning to Rakhmuthi. 140 runs. Gagan Singh top of cultural and entertaining pro- Primary Schools of Jammu. The tour was flagged off from today. opment. The tour was 'flagged in' on JAMMU, Feb 14: Singh scored with 23 runs, while Gollu grammes on the occasion. The Fest concluded with the Military Station Rakhmuthi on Dr. Bharat Bhushan, Chief The Presentation was fol- February 14, 2016 at Rakhmuthi Cricket Club defeated NCC vote of thanks by the February 3, 2016. Crossed and Arush contributed 16 and 12 Executive Officer, Lakhanpur Thematic items on national inte- lowed by a Parenting Workshop by GOC Crossed Swords Akhnoor by a big margin of 140 Headmistress. Swords Division reiterated the runs respectively. For Singh Sarthal Development Authority gration, education of the girl Division. The GOC compliment- runs in the summit clash and commitment of Division towards Club, Sunny Mahi and Sham (LSDA) was the chief guest child and caring for the parents ed the students on the successful claimed the title trophy of the upliftment of local populace for Singh Langeh bagged 3 wickets whereas Aruna Sharma, District by the children were presented PWS Butwani presents awards completion of the tour and urged New Year Cricket Cup at overall development of the region. each. Sunny Mahi was declared Education & Planning Officer, by the students. all parents to motivate their chil- Government Higher Secondary The tour was organized for 22 stu- man of the match for his brilliant Kathua was the guest of honour. Dr Bharat Bhushan, CEO, dren to participate in such endeav- School ground, here today. dents, 3 teachers and was accom- batting display, while Chandan The programme started with LSDA in his address stressed the to meritorious students ours by the Army which provide Earlier, winning the toss and panied by one officer, one JCO Sharma was adjudged as man of the lighting of ceremonial lamp need for imparting quality and Excelsior Correspondent ZEO, Ghulam Hassan Dar, such rich exposure to the young batting first, Singh Cricket Club and two other Army personnel. the series. by the chief guest and other dig- value -oriented education to the Mohammed Maqbool Bhat and impressionable minds. scored a mammoth total of 231 SRINAGAR, Feb 14: The The tour traversed a distance Congress leader Ankush nitaries, which was followed by students to make them better cit- Mir Arshad. runs in the stipulated 20 overs, meritorious students of classes of 934 Kms covering Jalandhar, SVS Women College Sharma was the chief guest on the Sarswati Vandana. izens of tomorrow. Speaking on the occasion losing 9 wickets in the process. 10th and 12th from various Delhi and Jaipur. The students the valedictory function, while Radha Mansotra, Principal Sat Paul Mansotra, Director Mir Ghulam Rasool said that Sunny Mahi top scored with 84 High and Higher Secondary were very enthusiastic about their wins 1st place in Aman Gupta was the guest of of the School, who presided of Kids Heaven Senior education is the only treasure runs, while Sumit Sharma and Schools were given away visit to the National Capital. honour. The chief guest and the over the function presented the Secondary School, Kathua also which removes all barriers Chandan contributed 37 and 19 prizes and scholarships at a During their stay at Delhi, they 'Chhoona Hai Aasman' guest of honour distributed progress report. She apprised the addressed. among human beings and runs to the total respectively. For prizes among the winners and function organized by People’s visited Red Fort, Tara Mandal, Excelsior Correspondent makes them the useful citizens NCC Akhnoor, Gagan Singh runners-up teams. Welfare Society Butwani of tomorrow. Jama-Masjid, Connaught Palace, and Sonu bagged 3 wickets Ganderbal at village Butwani Rashtrapati Bhawan, India Gate, RAJOURI, Feb 14: SVS The Tournament was held State Badminton C’ship from Feb 18 He while highlighting the each. under the overall supervision of Excelsior Sports Correspondent Women and Veterans singles, today. Chandani Chowk, Qutub Minar, Degree College for Women role of Kirmanya Educational In reply, NCC bundled out Sham Singh Langeh, president doubles and mixed doubles The function was presided Pragati Maidan, Jawahar Lal Rajouri claimed 1st and 2nd Society said that it was found- for a paltry total of 91 runs, thus Singh Cricket Club Akhnoor. JAMMU, Feb 14: The 42nd events, besides Junior Under-19, over by Tehsildar Wakura Nehru Auditorium, Dhaula Kuan places in Inter- College singing J&K State Badminton ed years back to boost the edu- competition 'Chhoona Hai Under-17, Sub Junior Under-15, while the Principal Higher cation in this backward area and witnessed Change of guard at Championship is being organ- Mini (Under-13) Boys, Girls Secondary School Butwani, Raisina Hills. Aasman' at DPL here. Painting competition organized ized by J&K Badminton and it is the result of the socie- The 1st prize was bagged by singles & doubles and Under-10 Principal DIET Ganderbal and ty that at present the students of In their next halt in the colour- Excelsior Correspondent Association, Police Lines boys and girls singles. heads of various other educa- ful city of Jaipur, the children vis- Diksha Manhas, student of SVS Badminton Hall Jammu and this area are competing in all Degree College for Women, JAMMU, Feb 14: A painting competition 'Battle of the Brush' “The state teams for the tion institutions and prominent Indoor Sports Complex, MA competitive examinations and Sakshima Thusoo, D/o Rajouri and 2nd prize went to was organized by the newly opened branch of Career Abacus at Senior Nationals and Veteran citizens were also present on seeking 80 to 90 percent marks. Stadium, Jammu from February the occasion. Yogishwar Raj Sonia Sharma, student of the Sarwal, here today. 18 to February 21, 2016. Nationals, being held at He appealed the Thusoo and Anila same College. Fifty three students participated in the competition, which was Chandigarh and Coimbatore The prizes carried cash Government to provide all According to a handout awards, citation and merit cer- Koul, R/o Doda, who The prizes were distributed divided in three categories according to age groups. issued here, about 200 players respectively, will be selected on infrastructural facilities to has qualified among winners by the DIG Group-1 of Class 1st and 2nd, Group-2 of Class 3rd and 4th and the basis of performance of tificates. The function was Government schools in the area from different districts of the among others addressed by Mir National Eligibility Rajouri & Poonch Range. The Group 3rd of Class 5th and 7th. players in this Championship,” by posting staff and construc- State will be participating in this Ghulam Rasool, Ghulam Test (NET)-ICAR in chief guest and guests of honour Director Abacus, Arvind Sharma was present on the occasion, informed OD Sharma, general tion of school buildings and Championship. The competi- Mohammed Hamdard, retd Biotechnology, the result of appreciated the performances of while Branch In-charge, Ashwani Gupta informed that the prize tions will be held in Men, secretary of the Association. additional class rooms. which was declared recently. the contestants. distribution function of the event will be held in next month.