SATURDAY, MAY 24, 2014 (PAGE 18) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU MI keep hopes alive with 15-run Kathua bags U-17 girls kabaddi title win over Delhi Daredevils Excelsior Sports Correspondent MUMBAI, May 23: After the two openers departed and 'Million Dollar Flop' Dinesh RAMBAN, May 23: Mumbai Indians carved out a Karthik fell cheaply it was left to Kathua district clinched title 15-run victory over Delhi their leading run getter Duminy trophy of the Under-17 Girls Daredevils in a must-win match (45 not out in 29 balls) and Tiwary Inter-District Championship and remained in the hunt for a (41 in 31 balls) to lead the charge at Ramban, defeating Jammu play-off berth in the Indian with a partnership of 85 in 54 district by 6 points, here Premier League match here today. balls. today. After squandering an electrify- But the target became a bit too District Development ing start given by openers Michael distant and Daredevils suffered Commissioner Ramban, M H Hussey and Lendl Simmons, MI their eighth straight defeat and Malik was the chief guest and lost plot as their last Additional Superintendent of Winners posing alongwith the chief guest and other digni- eight wickets fell for Today’s Fixture Police Ramban and Chief taries at GHSS Vijaypur in Samba on Friday. 33 runs to be all out RCB vs CSK at Bangalore (4 PM) Education Officer Ramban for 173. were the guests of honour on However KKR vs SRH at Kolkata (8 PM) the occasion. Samba drubs Jammu to lift Daredevils' batsmen, 11th in 13 games. Speaking on the occasion, whose confidence is in the pits, Pietersen looked dangerous DDC stressed upon the stu- could only manage 158 in the end U-14 boys kho-kho title when he lasted as he lashed 6 fours dents to ensure their participa- despite gutsy efforts from JP Excelsior Sports Correspondent tributed certificates and trophies and a six over the straight field off tion in sports and allied activ- Duminy (45 no) and Manoj among the winners and the par- Bumrah. But the switch hit, in ities for their overall develop- Winners posing alongwith S Rajinder Singh Tara, Additional DDC, Reasi during the conclud- Towary (41). Skipper Kevin SAMBA, May 23: District ticipants. which he is adept, led to his doom ment and a successful future. Samba thrashed district Jammu ing function of Under-14 Girls Kho-Kho Tournament. Pietersen (44) got a start but Students of various dis- Speaking on the occasion, as Harbhajan Singh came around by one innings and 4 points in played one of the worst shots of tricts of the State participated Mr Agarwal said that sports and the wicket to cramp and clean the title clash and lifted the title Reasi wins maiden State Level Poonch boys emerge the tournament off Harbhajan in the Championship, which games infuse team spirit and Singh's bowling. bowl him. trophy of the Under-14 Boys discipline among the players, was organized by the Kho-Kho Tournament, organ- winners in U-17 kabaddi The victory, the home team's Daredevils, 59 for two when Department of Youth Services besides developing physical fit- 6th from 13 games, took their ized by the Department of Youth U-14 girls kho-kho title Excelsior Sports Correspondent Pietersen departed, lost wicket and Sports at District Police ness and inculcating punctuality points tally to 12 --- same as keeper Dinesh Karthik two runs Services and Sports, under the among them. Excelsior Sports Correspondent the talent possessed, irrespective Lines ground, here. patronage of its Director of caste, colour, creed, geograph- DODA, May 23: District Sunrisers Hyderabad who are also later to a poor shot - as he tried to A culture bonanza was The Tournament was organ- REASI, May 23: Outclassing General at Government Higher ical or national barriers. Poonch lifted Under-17 Boys on 12 points. make room to play Marchant de also presented on valedictory ized under the Chairmanship of district Udhampur by (2-0) in the Secondary School, Vijaypur, The chief guest also interact- Kabaddi Championship, thrash- Mumbai have one more game function by the students of Ved Parkash, Deputy Director title clash, district Reasi won the Lange to the leg side and missed here. ed with the participants as well as ing district Kathua by 6 points at hand against Rajasthan Royals various schools including Youth Services and Sports, title trophy of the first State the ball totally to be castled. Samba boys dominated the with the coaches/managers in the final, while district on May 25 to complete their round Girls High School Ramban, Jammu and under the overall Level Inter-District Under-14 From 43 for no loss after 5 game from the word go and dis- accompanying their respective Jammu claimed the third place robin engagements. Ramban Public School, BBM supervision of Subash Chander Girls Kho-Kho Championship, overs, the Daredevils - who are played extraordinary reflexes teams. by beating Rajouri. Daredevils began the run and Nav Bharat Ramban. Bharadwaj, DYSSO, Samba. organized by the Department of last on the table - quickly slipped and anticipation to outclass the Later-on, he distributed the The tournament was organ- chase in a very encouraging fash- The Tournament was held The vote of thanks was pre- Youth Services and Sports at to 61 for 3 by the tenth over and opponents convincingly. Arun prizes and awarded champi- ized under the patronage of ion with skipper Kevin Pietersen under the patronage of sented by Devanand, Principal, Government Higher Secondary Singh was declared best player onship trophies to the winners. Navin Agarwal Director (44 in 31 balls) leading the way in the task of overtaking MI's 173 Director General Youth GHSS, Vijaypur. School, here today. of the Tournament. Dr H S Rana, District Chief General Youth Services and his inimitable style as he put on 43 appeared a formidable one, espe- The matches were officiated District Reasi looked unbeat- Services and Sports, Navin Navin Agarwal, Director Husbandry Officer and Ishtiyak Sports and under the overall runs for the opening wicket with a cially against the triple spin attack Agarwal and under the super- by Ravi Kumar, Romesh, Kulbir able and dominated their rivals in General Youth Services and Singh, Bhupinder Singh, Vinod Ahmed Kacho, DySP were the supervision of S R Kotwal, subdued Murali Vijay of the home team. (PTI) vision of DYSSO Ramban, all the departments of the game Sports was the chief guest on the Sharma, Chander Parkash, Purb guests of honour on the occa- DYSSO Doda. Jarpal Singh. including running, chasing and sion. valedictory function, who dis- Kumar and Kranti Khajuria. touching. Riya Manhas, Roshni In closing ceremony District 2nd Chopra Shop Kesari Annual Other prominent persons Development Commissioner Kings XI Punjab Devi and Chander Kala played present on the occasion com- JK Montessorie School holds splendidly and displayed extraor- Doda, Mubarak Singh was the Vishal Dangal tomorrow prised officers of the Education chief guest and SSP Doda, M S beat Rajasthan dinary motorability, anticipation, Department including Principal Excelsior Sports Correspondent India and Member J&K State reflexes and flexibility. All these Chouhan was the guest of hon- Royals by 16 runs story telling competition of GGHSS Reasi, P D Sharma; our. Sports Council, Shiv Kumar players remained not out in both KATRA, May 23: 2nd Sharma. Principal, Boys Higher The chief guest distributed MOHALI, May 23: Excelsior Sports Correspondent ered by the students-Danish the innings of the final match as Secondary School, Reasi, M M Chopra Shop (Chak Morh) Others who attended the the trophies and medals among Radha, Sanjeevani Pandita and well as in the both the innings of Khajuria; Headmaster, HS Kesari Annual Vishal Dangal meeting were Satish Kumar Kings XI Punjab defeated JAMMU, May 23: To build the winners and runner-up Divyansh Sharma got first, sec- semifinals played earlier. Kambal Danga; Romail Singh, organized by Chack Morh (President), Sarpanch Ved Rajasthan Royals by 16 runs in self-confidence and infuse self- teams on the occasion. ond and third place respectively S Rajinder Singh Tara, besides Lecturers, ZPEOs, Dangal Committee in associa- Parkash, Ashok Kumar, their Indian Premier League esteem among the students by The matches were officiated in grade Ist, 2nd 3rd, while Additional DDC, Reasi was the ZEOs, Masters and Teachers of tion with J&K Indian Style Sarpanch Ashwani Sharma, match here tonight. encouraging them to hold stage chief guest on the occasion, who by Bharat Bushan, Ifroz Wrestling Association will be Vanshika and Kritika Bindroo DYSS and Education Billu Sardar, Subash Aggarwal, Sent into bat, Kings XI before the audience, JK claimed first and 2nd and the while speaking said that sports Department. Ahmed, Mohinder Singh, held on May 25, 2014 at Chak Sanjay Kumar, Dalip Kumar Punjab scored 179/4, and then Montessorie Sr Sec School held provides equal opportunities to The concluding function was Anjum Riaz, Permod Thakur Morh in Udhampur. Sharma and Vijay Kumar. restricted Rajasthan Royals to one and all strictly on the basis of graced by a big sporting crowd. and Dara Singh. The decision in this regard Meanwhile, the wrestlers 163/8. was taken in the meeting at interested to take part in the dan- Brief scores: Div Com reviews Kathua eves win U-14 kabaddi tournament office chambers of the president gal have been asked to contact Kings XI Punjab: 179/4 in J&K Indian Style Wrestling Shiv Kumar Sharma on 94191 20 overs (Shaun Marsh 40, arrangements for 5th Excelsior Sports Correspondent Prehlad Bhagat were the guests Association, Treasurer Indian 61880 for their entries in the David Miller not out 29) of honour. Style Wrestling Association of Vishal Dangal. Rajasthan Royals: 163/8 in Mughal Road Rally KISHTWAR, May 23: The final match was played District Kathua today clinched 20 overs (James Faulkner not between the teams of District Excelsior Sports Correspondent Under-14 girls kabaddi title by out 35, Brad Hodge 31, Sanju Kathua and District Samba in KC International School hosts 2nd defeating district Samba by 22 Samson 30; Akshar Patel 3/24). SRINAGAR, May 23: To which District Kathua won the points in finals of the State Level (PTI) give fillip to the sports activities match by 22 points. District Jammu District Petanque C'ship and promote adventure sports, India settle for bronze Divisional Commissioner Excelsior Sports Correspondent an impressive and well attended function. Kashmir, Shalindra Kumar JAMMU, May 23: KC after 2-3 defeat to Japan reviewed the arrangements Dr Ravi Bhushan, Principal International School organized KCIS was guest of honour. being put in for conducting of 2nd Jammu District Petanque in Uber Cup 5th Mughal Road Car Rally in NEW DELHI, May 23: the Valley. Ace shuttlers Saina Nehwal Students posing during story telling competition at JK Among others, the Director Montessorie School in Jammu. Tourism, Deputy Commissioner and P V Sindhu came up with spectacular victories but the third place was shared by Shopian, S.P Traffic and Joint a "story telling" competition in Director Information Kashmir Indian women's team still had to Vishwas Gupta and Charu be satisfied with the bronze its school premises, here today. Gandhi respectively. were present. Over 300 students drawn It was given out in the meet- medal after it went down fight- Rajni Gupta, Director ing 2-3 to five-time champions from the grade 1st to grade 5th Academics complemented the ing that as many as 100 CMs Winners posing alongwith dignatries in Kishtwar on Friday. participated in the competition besides Motor Cyclists shall par- Japan in its maiden semifinals efforts of students as well as appearance in the Uber Cup here to vie for the top honours. teachers on the occasion. ticipate in the 5th Mughal Road Inter- District Under-14 Girls Kathua scored 38 points while Stories with moral values deliv- Car Rally which shall com- District Samba scored 16 points. tonight. Kabaddi Tournament organized Saina and Sindhu won the mence from SKICC Srinagar on by the Department of Youth A cultural item was also dis- June 19, 2014 at 6 a.m. The Services and Sports, here. played by Daffodil Model Public first two singles to put the Indian Rally shall last for 4 days and The concluding ceremony of School under the guidance of team 2-0 ahead but they failed to shall pass through the different the tournament was held at HSS Nisar Doolwal, cultural officer. win the third singles and the two tourist resorts of the Valley and Girls Kishtwar under the super- Prizes and certificates were doubles match to see their hopes culminate in Jammu division. vision of District Youth Services distributed among the winners go up in smoke at the Siri Fort and Sports Officer Kishtwar, Threadbare discussion were and runner-up teams by the chief Sports complex. Dewan Chand Thakur. The guest amidst cheers. Olympic bronze medallist also held on various issues Tournament was held under the including security stay, traffic The matches were officiated Saina gave India a positive start patronage of Director General of Chaitanya Chowdhary, president of J&K Petanque when she produced a dominating management and other related Youth Services and Sports, by Chander Shekhar, Lecturer issues for making the event suc- Physical Education HSS Boys Association while inaugurating 2nd Jammu District Petanque performance to get across world Navin Agarwal. Championship. cessful. The concluding ceremony Kishtwar; Subash Chander, number 12 Minatsu Mitani 21- Jodinder Singh, Subash 12 21-13 in a 41-minute match. was presided over by Additional Championship for the year Presentation Convent SP, Kishtwar, Abdul Qayoom, Chander, Roshan Lal, Zorawer, A total of 7 leading Schools World Championship bronze 2014-15, here. while as CEO Kishtwar, Sanjay Sen, Karnail Singh, from Jammu District and 2 winner, Sindhu, then displayed organises Peace Club Rajinder Singh Sen, Principal Arshad Chowdri, Bharti Chief guest, Chaitanya Petanque Clubs of Jammu are her brilliance with yet another HSS Boys, Kamal Kishore Sherwat, Reva Sharma and Chowdhary, president of J&K participating in the edge-of-the seat victory over Initiation Ceremony Sharma and Principal HSS Girls, Kusum Lata. Petanque Association inaugurat- world no 13 Sayaka Takahashi Championship. Wrestlers posing alongwith the dignitaries in Jammu on Excelsior Correspondent ed the 2-days Championship in 19-21 21-18 26-24 in an energy- Friday. Investiture Ceremony held in sapping one hour and 12 minutes JAMMU, May 23: match to put India 2-0 ahead. Presentation Convent Senior World number four pair of Wrestling Association selects players Secondary School organised Jr wing of KC Public School Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Excelsior Sports Correspondent of Rajan Sharma, Narinder Peace Club Initiation Ceremony Takahashi, however, brought here today. Excelsior Sports Correspondent song, followed by two inter- Gupta, Ajay Vaid, Dheeraj national dances. The exotic Japan back into the tie with a JAMMU, May 23: To partic- Sharma, Om Prakash Sharma Peace is a pre-requisite for JAMMU, May 23: The Palestinian 'Dabka Dance' and hard-fought 21-12 20-22 21-16 ipate in 33rd Boys and 16th and Sahil Sharma. the healthy development of any Investiture Ceremony for the Scottish Ballet mesmerized win over Commonwealth Girls Free Style, Greco Roman The selected wrestlers society and in order to inculcate session 2014-15 was held at Style Junior National Wrestling the audience with their hyp- Games gold medallists Jwala included Gourav Kumar, S/o this value early in the life of stu- junior wing of KC Public Championship, J&K Wrestling notic beats. Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa. Ashok Kumar, Rajinder Singh, dents the Initiation Ceremony School, here today. And then PC Thulasi tried Association today selected The Head Girl, Kibriya S/o Karan Singh, Rahul Kumar, was organised. The ceremony began with her bit before going down to wrestlers after undergoing 21 and the Head Boy, Samarth S/o Tarsam Lal, Rohit Sharma, Sister Dorothy graced the the lighting of the traditional 2011 All England Championship days coaching camp at MA recited poems on leadership, S/o Tilak Raj, Shami Kumar, S/o occasion as guest of honour, lamp signifying new begin- runners-up and world no 16 Stadium, here. highlighting their qualities. Tara Chand, Mohd Asif, S/o while faculty members and stu- nings, new hopes and new Eriko Hirose 14-21 15-21 in the The selection of the dents were also present. Expressing their feelings Winners of dance competition organized by Asian Kids Mohd Rafiq, Sahil Choudhary, aspirations. International Playway School. third singles as Japan made it 2- wrestlers was held under the The ceremony commenced 2. chairmanship of Dushyant S/o Sukhdev Singh, Shuvhan with the lighting of lamp, fol- It all boiled down to Saina Sharma, president J&K Sharma, S/o Surinder Sharma, lowed by a prayer dance. On the Dance competition held and Sindhu to take India through Wrestling Association and for- Rakesh Ahlawat, S/o Raj Singh occasion, some senior students and the inexperienced doubles mer president Wrestling and Anchal Kumar, S/o Prem shared their experiences as Excelsior Sports Correspondent and Avni Rajput were adjudged Chand. best dancers in red house, while pair, playing only for the second Federation of India in presence members of Peace Club. SAMBA, May 23: On the Aradhya, Harshit and Vidula time, went down 14-21 11-21 to An interactive PPT was occasion of World Dance Day, world number five combo of shown to the students to make the little kids of Asian Kids were declared best in yellow house. Miyuki Maeda and Reika them understand the importance International Playway School Kakiiwa. The Principal of School, and true meaning of peace. organized inter-house dance Japan will now take on China Pooja Jamwal distributed sweets A cultural programme pre- competition in the premises of in the finals tomorrow. China pared by the students was highly the School, here today. among the little kids on the beat Korea 3-0 in another semi- appreciated by the audience with Bhavya, Mannat, Swastik occasion. final clash.(PTI) thundering applauses. Students and staff members of junior wing of KC Public Rajnesh Bhan, S/o Hari The programme was given a School during Investiture Ceremony on Friday. Ravi Kumar S/o Mukund Navdeep Kour, D/o Amrik Krishan Bhan befitting ending with the encour- Lal and Rani on being elected for the presti- Singh, R/o H and Sushma aging words of Sister Dorothy Earlier, School Principal, Devi R/O gious positions, they pledged No-203, Narwal Sharma, R/o H who while speaking highlighted Amarendra Mishra presented Dheerti, Katra to take the School to pinnacles Pain, Satwari No-6, Exchange the need for justice and peace. welcome address and congrat- who has quali- of new achievements and to Cantt, Jammu, Road, Jammu, The newly initiated members ulated the students for getting fied National uphold the values of honesty, who has quali- who has quali- were welcomed into the Peace coveted positions on the Eligibility integrity, loyalty and dignity. fied National fied National Club by Sister Dorothy. School Council. Test(NET) in School Headmistress, Eligibility Test Eligibility Test (NET) in Sister Dorothy urged the A short cultural pro- Sociology, the result of which Sofia Rana, who earlier gave (NET) in Management, the Education, the result of which gramme was also presented on was declared by University newly initiated members to work away badges to the new result of which was declared was declared by University the occasion, which began grants Commission(UGC) as the initiators of peace at each appointees, presented vote of by University Grants Grants Commission (UGC), with beautiful leadership recently. and every given opportunity. thanks. Commission (UGC), recently. recently.