SUNDAY, MARCH 3, 2019 (PAGE 12) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Tawi Trekkers releases Activities Calendar DG Sports chairs meeting to 1st ODI: Cheeky Kedar, calm Excelsior Sports Correspondent tional institutions. While Shawetica Khajuria, finalize Calendar of Activities Highlighting the activities to General Secretary of the club pre- Dhoni take India past finish line JAMMU, Mar 2: Tawi be undertaken by the club this sented the report of the activities Excelsior Sports Correspondent grass-root level. Trekkers J&K, the biggest year President of the club Ram conducted by the club during He also stressed upon the HYDERABAD, Mar 2: trekking club of J&K, released its Khajuria mentioned that this year 2018, Arti Sharma conducted the JAMMU, Mar 2: Director importance of a fool-proof sys- calendar of activities for the year the club will organize only one proceedings of the function. General of Youth Services and tem for the selection of teams Mahendra Singh Dhoni took a 2019, in a simple but impressive Himalayan Trekking Programme Prominent among others pres- Sports, Dr Saleem-ur-Rehman for various games on the basis of chase deep for the umpteenth time function held at K L Saigal Hall, in Dharamshala area of Himachal ent on the occasion were Dr C K chaired the meeting of merit. but it needed Kedar Jadhav's street smartness to get India back on Khajuria, former General Departmental officers to final- DG Sports directed all the winning track as they beat Secretary, Yogeshwar Kumar, ize the Annual Calendar of officers to finalize comprehen- Activities, here today. sive Annual Sports Calendar Australia by six in the first Vice President and Sushil Singh, ODI here today. Treaurer of Mountaineering According to a handout keeping in mind maximum par- issued here, 54 sports disciplines ticipation of players in various India reached the target in 48.2 Association of J&K, Mridhu overs, riding on a 141-run uncon- Padha, Administrator, St. Xavier have been taken up for State sports disciplines. Level Competitions which will Joint Director Kashmir quered stand between Kedar (81 Senior Secondary School, no, 87 balls) and Dhoni (59 no off Jammu; Sumit Khajuria, a senior start from 3rd week of August Bashir Ahmed along with his and will be completed by ending officers participated in the meet- 72 balls), to take a 1-0 lead in the member, Navneet Gupta of Snow five-match series. September 2019. The competi- ing through Video Trail Mountaineers, Ms. Suman India had lost the two preced- tions at other levels will start Conferencing, while Joint Lata, Director Physical ing T20 Internationals. Education, Government College from March 15, 2019 onwards. Director (Jammu) Madan Lal, Clad in their brand new jer- for Women, Parade, Jammu; Dr Saleem stressed upon the Accounts Officer Ab Qayoom, seys, the successful chase of 237 Kuldeep Yadav and Kedar Jadhav celebrating dismissal of Shivani Charak, an international officers to follow the calendar in Sectional Officer Haji Aijaz was a throwback to the good old Australian batsman during first ODI at Hyderabad. Dignitaries along with office bearers and officials of Tawi letter and spirit and leave no Ahmed and other senior officials sport climber; Shashi Kant 90's when Ajay Jadeja and Robin SCOREBOARD Trekkers releasing Calendar of Activities. Sharma and Ambreen Fatima, stone unturned in taping talent at were present in the meeting. Singh would hunt down those sub both prominent mountaineers of 250 totals in exciting finishes. Australia Innings: Abhinav Theatre, here today. Pradesh for about 500 school the club. However, it shouldn't be lost in c Shankar b Kuldeep 50 Patron of Tawi Trekkers J&K children during summer vaca- 17th J&K State Athletics isolation that India made a heavy c Dhoni b Bumrah 0 Ashwani Sharma, former MLA tions, three trekking expeditions weather of an easy target on a not c Kohli b Kedar Jadhav 37 released the Calendar of in Dhauladhar Range in Weightlifter Virdhy wins so difficult . st Dhoni b Kuldeep 19 Activities along with Nagendra Himachal Pradesh including one C’ship from Mar 11 As has been the case these b Shami 40 bronze days, Dhoni was once again Singh Jamwal, Chief Executive to Triund (10000ft) for Junior Excelsior Sports Correspondent Excelsior Sports Correspondent Chief Athletics coach or S. Ashton Turner b Shami 21 unable to rotate the strike at the Officer, Surinsar- Mansar members and an expedition to JAMMU, Mar 2: Jammu and Gurcharan Singh (7006341648) 36 start of his innings and the onus Development Authority; Prof Minkiani Pass (14000ft) for sen- Kashmir weightlifter Akash JAMMU, Mar 2: 17th J&K State Athletics coach on March Coulter-Nile c Kohli b Bumrah 28 Lalit Magotra, President Dogri ior members and a trek from State Athletics Championships 10, 2019 at Jammu University was on Kedar to hit the boundaries Virdhy, son of Mukesh Kumar after they joined hands at 99 for not out 0 Sanstha, an eminent scientist and Dalhousie to Chamba exclusively bagged bronze medal in the 71st will be held from March 11 to Athletics Track alongwith entry Extras: (W-5) 5 14, 2019 by Jammu and fee of Rs 100 and date of birth four with skipper (44, a writer and Advisor of Tawi for senior citizens. Besides, a Men and 34th Women Total: (For 7 wkts, 50 Overs) 236 Trekkers J&K; Rahul Sharma, Heritage Trekking Programme in Kashmir Amateur Athletics certificate. 45 balls) and his deputy Rohit Weightlifting Championship Bowler: Mohammed Shami 10-2-44-2, Jasprit Bumrah 10-0-60-2, Chairman, Sprawling Buds ICSE Kangra area of Himachal Pradesh Association at Jammu All outstation athletes from Sharma (37, 66 balls) back in the 2018-19 at Vishakhapatnam in hut. School, Bantalab, Jammu; will also be organized for about University Athletics Track in the Valley and the districts of Vijay Shankar 3-0-22-0, Kuldeep Yadav 10-0-46-2, Ravindra Andhra Pradesh. While Dhoni hit six fours and Rameshwar Mengi, Principal, 200 students during the months of collaboration with University of Kathua, Udhampur, Reasi, Jadeja 10-0-33-0, Kedar Jadhav 7-0-31-1 He lifted a total weight of 318 a six off Nathan Coulter-Nile, it Shiksha Niketan group of October to December, 2019. Jammu. Rajouri, Poonch and Doda will India Innings: kg, under the guidance of his was the diminutive Maharashtra All outstanding athletes both have to report at Kalika Bhawan, Rohit Sharma c Finch b Coulter-Nile 37 Schools, Jammu, Arti Sharma, An interesting programme of coach Dhanraj Singh Salathia. man, who did the hard yards of boys and girls in various age where they are being accommo- Shikhar Dhawan c Maxwell b Coulter-Nile 0 Principal Apple Kids, Bantalab, the club will be Adventure Jammu and Kashmir finding the gaps. Jammu; Vishav Mohan Sharma, Picnics/short treks to Heritage Weightlifting Association, J&K groups including (under 14 dated. Be it the inside out boundaries Virat Kohli lbw b Zampa 44 Administrator, National Academy sights of Jammu and ambitious State Sports Council and J&K years, under 16 years, under 18 Only those outstation ath- off Adam Zampa or those cheeky Ambati Rayudu c Alex Carey b Zampa 13 High School, Udhampur; mountaineering expedition to Mt. Olympic Association has con- years, under 20 years and Open) letes who have qualified in the tennis ball dabs off his hips or a MS Dhoni not out 59 Everester Ram Singh and a num- Elbrus, the highest peak of gratulated the player for this have been advised to report to District Championships will be steer through the third man, Kedar Kedar Jadhav not out 81 ber of heads of various educa- Europe in Russia. achievement. Ramesh Sharma (9419796769), entertained for the event. was everything that Dhoni needed Extras: (lb-1, w-5) 6 Total: 240/4 wkts in 48.2 overs : 10-0-46-0, Nathan Coulter-Nile 9-2- 46-2, Pat Cummins 10-0-46-0, Adam Zampa 10-0-49-2, Marcus Stoinis 9.2-0-52-0. in those middle overs. ished the game with successive On the way to his fifth half- boundaries off Marcus Stoinis. century, Kedar hit nine fours and a In the afternoon, Indian six as he upped the ante once bowlers controlled the proceed- Dhoni started suffering from ings like seasoned puppeteers, cramps, getting those big shots out pulling strings at will to restrict of the closet. Australia to a sub-par 236 for 7. That age is catching up was It was a vastly different per- visible when Dhoni was taking formance from the bowling unit those doubles on big Australian which maintained discipline for grounds but he did enough to com- the better part of the 50 overs with plete his 71st half-century in his Mohammed Shami (2/44 in 10 339th ODI. Fittingly, Dhoni fin- overs) showing the way. (PTI)

Students in colourful attires presenting cultural item while celebrating Annual Day organised by Sai Shyam Educational Society in Jammu. Sai Shyam Educational Society organizes Annual Day Excelsior Correspondent students by reciting couplets. In his address, Prof Mubarak JAMMU, Mar 2: Sai Shyam Singh appreciated the efforts of Educational Society organized the institution in involving stu- Annual Day with pomp and show dents in co-curricular activities. in its College premises, here He also lavished praise on the today. students and the management for The students of Sai Shyam brilliant display. College of Education and Sai The students presented a vari- Shyam Public Higher Secondary ety of cultural items which School participated in the event. enthralled the audience. Prof Mubarak Singh, The highlights of the day were University of Jammu was the dance on patriotism and a skit on chief guest, while Ranjeet Singh, freedom struggle. Students who Senior Lecturer Govt Higher had excelled in academic as well Secondary School, Ghou as co-curricular activities were Manhasan was the guest of hon- awarded certificates and prizes. our. Karnail Singh, Headmaster In College category, Tanveer Govt Girls High School Ghou Singh got the award of (Best Manhasan and Lal Singh, Musician of the Session), Sarpanch, Ghou Manhasan were Shabnam Chowdhary (Best the special guests. Debater), Manmeet Kour Earlier, CL Tickoo, Chairman (Student of the Session) Shallu of the Society along with the Kumari (for excelling in members of the Management Symposium);, while in School welcomed the chief guest and category, Rishav Choudhary was other dignitaries, while Dr Usha awarded for being (Topper in Tickoo, Principal of the College 10th Class) Kriti Choudhary presented welcome address and (Topper in 8th Class) Master highlighted the achievements of Karan and Baby Garima (Best the institutions. Dancers), Suhani Choudhary She emphasized the signifi- (Best Students of the Year). The cance of organizing such pro- proceedings of the programme grammes for the overall develop- were conducted by Komal ment of the Institution in general Samyal and Sapna. and students in particular. Vote of thanks was presented Ranjeet Singh in his address by JN Bhat, Principal of the applauded the performance of the School. KV Nagrota celebrates Annual Sports Day Excelsior Sports Correspondent sportsmanship along with all the participants. JAMMU, Mar 2: Kendriya Students of class VIII wel- Vidyalaya Nagrota celebrated its comed the chief guest with a Annual Sports Day with pomp melodious welcome song. and show, here today. Amriek Singh, TGT (PHE) read Didar Singh Chahal, out the Annual Sports report Principal KV Nagrota was the highlighting the achievements of chief guest on the occasion, who the students in various regional was welcomed by Vice Principal and National Sports Meet. Tiny Kishor Lal, Rajni Bala, Nimi tots of Primary wing thrilled the Koul and Amriek Singh. audiences by performing excel- The programme began with lent in various Sports event like the lighting of ceremonial lamp three leg race, Skipping race, by the chief guest, which was Blow Balloon race, Sack Race followed by Flag hoisting. ,Hurdle race and 100mtr race . Then the chief guest declared Yoga show, Taekwondo the sports meet open and took show and group dance by the salute of the March Past. girls was also the highlight. This Master Deepander Goswami was followed with Prize distri- of class XII took the Oath of bution by the chief guest.