SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 2014 (PAGE 14) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Rain plays spoilsport but starts from Dec 7; England take 85-run lead MANCHESTER, Aug 8: action. Karnataka, Mumbai, J&K in Group A The rain did stop around the England consolidated their NEW DELHI, Aug 8: Delhi are in a relatively less Pradesh scheduled tea-time but the out- tough group with notable teams Group B: Maharashtra, position by taking a handy 85-run The BCCI tournament com- field had been rendered complete- being last year's runners-up Punjab, Gujarat, Saurashtra, lead as they reached 237 for six ly wet and big puddles formed at mittee has decided to kick start before heavy rain washed away the current domestic season with Maharashtra and Punjab. Rajasthan, Delhi, Vidarbha, various spots on the square as well Ranji Trophy groupings Haryana, Odisha nearly two sessions of play on the as the boundary ropes which the starting second day of the fourth cricket October 15 while the prestigious Group A: Karnataka, Bengal, Group C: Goa, Himachal meant that the ground-staff were Mumbai, Railways, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Hyderabad, Test against India, here today. unable to get play started again. Ranji Trophy will start from Pradesh, Baroda, Tamil Nadu, Andhra, Assam, Tripura, Resuming at overnight 113 for This was after Bhuvneshwar December 7 and continue till Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Jharkhand, Services. (PTI) three, England lost three Kumar (3-47) picked up two March 12. in the pre-lunch session as India quick wickets in the morning ses- The Duleep Trophy will be a Bhasha Sumbli JKSLA holding Budding cricketers posing alongwith the chief guest Ashok Sharma and other dignitaries dur- removed removed Ian Bell (58), sion to peg England back, restrict- three-week affair from October ing felicitation function at Sidhant Cricket Academy in Jammu. Chris Jordan (13) and Moeen Ali ing the hosts to 201 for six at 15 to November 3. With 50-over World Cup in makes J&K proud selection trials (13). lunch. Australia and New Zealand slated A 67-run partnership for the Varun Aaron (3-48) also added Excelsior Correspondent Excelsior Sports Correspondent Sidhant Cricket Academy honours players seventh between Joe Root in February-March next year, the another to the two wickets he BCCI will conduct the National JAMMU, Aug 8: Bhasha JAMMU, Aug 8: To pick the Excelsior Sports Correspondent Superintendent, Government best bowler of the tournament, (48) and Jos Buttler (22) dashed picked up last evening. Hospital Gandhi Nagar, Jammu while Pavit Singh Ishar was One Day Championship from Sumbli, the team for the forthcoming 21st JAMMU, Aug 8: Sidhant India's hopes of anymore break- The second morning began was the guest of honour. awarded as the best All-round- November 7-25. The zonal phase National Senior Men, Women, Master Cricket Academy organized a throughs. with grey clouds still looming Men and Incline Bench Press Avneet Singh and er. Jatinder Pal Singh was will be held from November 7-14 School of function to honour its players Only nine overs were possible large over the ground, but they Championships to be held at Anshuman Pratap Singh were awarded as upcoming player of while the Drama (NSD) who represented the State in after lunch which meant that only seemed lighter than the ones on Vidyasagar Memorial Hall, awarded for participating in the tournament, besides Prince for the knock-out phase will be graduate has National Level, District Level 36 overs were bowled on day two day one that had helped English held from November 19-25. brought laurels Midnapur in West Bengal from Inter District Under-16 catego- as the best bowler and Aryan as wet outfield in a small area and other Tournaments in dif- bowlers wreak havoc on the The inter- to J&K State by August 21 to August 24, 2014, ry. Dogra as the best fielder. around square prevented further Indian top-order. (PTI) ferent categories during its zonal one dayers will be held getting the the Jammu and Kashmir Selected players of the Prominent among others between November 29-December Strength Lifting Association inaugural season (2013-14). prestigious Inlaks Theatre The Academy honoured Academy also went to Jalandhar present on the occasion were Sports Ministry felicitates 3. Award for the year 2014. (JKSLA) will be conducting and Chandigarh for Under-12 Sanjay Mahajan, Chairman The Ranji Trophy's group young cricketers Pavit Singh She also made NSD proud selection trials at Royal Health and Under-16 matches. Atman College of Education league fixtures will be held Ishar, Akshay Mahajan, Rohit by being its first pass out in the Club, Gujjar Nagar at 10 am on In Under-12 category, and Sidhant Sanmotra, owner of Glasgow Games medal winners between December 7-February 8 August 11, 2014. Kumar and Abhishek, who followed by the quarter-finals entire country to receive this participated and performed in Partyush Mangi was awarded Sidhant Cricket Academy. NEW DELHI, Aug 8: cheque at a function at Vigyan coveted award. According to a handout between February 15-19. The two issued here, the top position National Level events includ- Bhawan here. Under this award, Bhasha The Indian medals winners in The complete Indian contin- semi-finals will be held between holders of the Championship will ing Vijay Merchant Trophy, the recently-concluded Common- will receive a fellowship gent of 231, including the ath- February 25-March 1 while final get berth in the Indian Team for 2013-14. wealth Games were today felicitat- will be held from March 8-12. amount of Rs 1,20, 000 to letes, coaches and support staff the International Championship Ashok Sharma, SSP Airport ed by the Government in the pres- The Ranni Trophy will be fol- undergo intense training in her were invited to attend the func- to be held at Dubai in the Month Jammu was the chief guest and ence of cricket icon Sachin lowed by Irani Cup from March subject 'Navarasa' in tion. of February 2015. Dr Gurdeep Singh, Deputy Tendulkar for their impressive 17-21 while the zonal leg of the 'Kudiyattam', the 3000 year old The medal winners received show in the multi-sport event at a National T20 Championship for ancient classical Acting form Rs 20 lakh (for gold winners), Rs star-studded function here. the will of India in general and Kerala 10 lakh (for silver winners) and Various institutions celebrate India had won 64 medals (15, be held between March 25-28. in particular. 30, 19) in the July 23 to August 3 Rs 6 lakh (for bronze winners). The final leg will be played Sports Minister Sarbananda G Venu, the globally Commonwealth Games in from April 1-7. acclaimed master of this form, Glasgow and the Sports Ministry Sonowal and Tendulkar gave Raksha Bandhan The Ranji Trophy groupings will be guiding her in this pur- felicitated them by presenting a away the memento and the prize- have also been done with almost suit. Excelsior Correspondent turn gave them a small gift each. momento and prize money money to the athletes. (PTI) all the top teams like defending The boys enjoyed making Bhasha will put up a solo champions Karnataka, 40-time JAMMU, Aug 8: Various kites and their faces lit up to see performance of Kudiyattam champions Mumbai, formidable institutions celebrated Raksha their kites fly high in the sky. Presentation Convent depicting Navarasa at the con- Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu are Bandhan with gaiety and fer- The classrooms were bright- all clubbed in the same group. clusion of her training. vour, here today. ly decorated with colourful Girls displaying skill during Athletic Meet in Samba. celebrates Math Week Delhi Public School (DPS) 'dupattas', which was followed Jammu celebrated Raksha by 'puja'. Excelsior Correspondent innovative work of mathemati- Bandhan, a unique festival of After the 'puja' sweets were Priyanka wins U-19 cians. A quiz was conducted for love, affection and trust between distributed to all the children. JAMMU, Aug 8: To promote the students and a debate was brothers and sisters in its School Kids sang a melodious song awareness, appreciation and par- organized on the topic 'Is Maths premises with pomp and show. "Rakhi ka tyohar aaya" prepared girls' long jump gold ticipation in mathematics, a Psychological phobia or lack Children of the Pre-Primary by Mr Yash and Mrs Amarjyot. and Primary classes enthusiasti- Presentation Convent Senior of interest' for class 11th stu- This was followed by a Thali Excelsior Sports Correspondent Kour of Shishu Niketan HSS cally participated in the tradi- Secondary School Club hosted dents. making competition between the Samba won gold and silver tional thali decoration activity several math events during the Model Display and Power three levels and the class judged SAMBA, Aug 8: Priyanka of respectively. and showcased their talent with Maths Week, which concluded Point Presentation was conduct- with the best rakhi thali was dis- Government Girls Higher In Triple Jump, Bharti whole-hearted participation. here today. ed by the Math Club members. tributed sweets. Secondary School Samba won Sharma of HSS Gho Brahmana The week started with the While congratulating the Teachers also tied rakhis on Ruchika Gupta, Project the gold medal in the Zonal the wrists of the students, taking and Rajni Sharma of HSS special assembly organized by participants, Sr Rosamma, the Director, Humming Buds spoke Level Inter-School Under-19 Ghagwal clinched gold and sil- the students of 7th class on the Principal expressed appreciation vow to bring today's generation on the occasion. girls Athletic Meet, organized closer to the rich Indian culture. ver respectively. topic 'Mathematics is every- for such motivating pro- R M Public school organized by the Department of Youth Meanwhile, in 100 mtrs where'. grammes. Kite flying event was also Rakhi making competition Services and Sports, here today. organized by the Middle wing to sprint, Pooja Devi of HSS Sumb Students enacted as famous The coordinator of Math today. Priya Devi of HSS Sumb and Priya Sharma of HSS Nud celebrate and enjoy the festival All the students of primary Mathematicians. Their enthusi- Club, Harvinder and Sujata's Winners being felicitated during Painting Competition at claimed silver in this event. won gold and silver respectively, astic and confident performance efforts were lauded by the collectively. wing participated in it. Earlier, in Shot Put, Kajal Railway Station in Udhampur. Speaking on the occasion, while in 200 mtrs, Simi Devi of imparted knowledge about the Management. The performance of the little Rani of Government GHSS HSS Nud and Palvi Choudhary Additional Director/Principal of ones was very appreciating as Samba and Kusum Devi of HSS of GHSS Samba bagged gold the School, Dr D Joseph greeted they displayed their talent in a Painting Competition Rajpura won gold and silver and silver respectively. Unemployed Physical Education the students and the staff on this very impressive manner by respectively. In 400 mtrs, Nitika Sharma beautiful and auspicious occa- making beautiful coloured In Discus Throw, Shavetna of HSS Rajpura won gold and sion and advised them to rakhis which showed their Trainees meet DDC Samba organized Sambyal of GHSS Samba Nazia Choudhary of GHSS strengthen the bond of love and bonding with their brothers and clinched gold, while Sheetal Excelsior Correspondent tional institutes. Excelsior Correspondent took part and projected their affection in brother-sister rela- Rajpura clinched silver, while in sisters. Devi of GHSS Ramgarh According to them this poli- ideas through paintings regard- tionship. Headmistress Middle The Principal, Ravinder 800 mtrs, Vishu Devi of GHSS UDHAMPUR, Aug 8: The claimed silver. JAMMU, Aug 8: A deputa- cy of engagement of the teach- ing preservation of School also spoke on the occa- Kour alongwith Vice-Principal Nud and Raj Kumari of HSS Udhampur Unit of Directorate Sonia Devi of HSS Ghagwal tion of protesting All Jammu ers is not in-favour the trainees Environment. Km. Maniya, sion. Shashi Jamwal and Meenakshi Rajpura won gold and silver and Sheetal Devi of GHSS and Kashmir Unemployed and needed a change analogous of Field Publicity, Ministry of Km. Medhavi and Km. Mehreen Humming Buds, the Pre- Sharma lauded the efforts of the respectively. Ramgarh won gold and silver Physical Education Trainees to Rehbar-e-Khel pattern. Information and Broadcasting, were adjudged 1st, 2nd and 3rd School of Model Academy cele- students for better show. In 1500 mtrs, Khushbu Association met District They also demanded filling Government of India organized respectively in order of Merit. brated Raksha Bandhan at the B Shiksha Niketan organised medals in Javelin Throw, while Choudhary of HSS Rajpura and Development Commissioner of vacant posts of the physical a Painting Competition entitled The Judgment was made by C Road and Residency Road Rakhi Making Competition in in High Jump, Rajni Sharma of Neelam Devi of HSS Sumb won Samba Mubarkh Singh and pro- education teachers in the 'Save Environment-Save Future' a team of experts headed by branches with great joy and fer- the School premises under the HSS Ghagwal and Paramjeet gold and silver respectively. jected their problems, here Governmental schools immedi- at Platform-1 Railway Station, Arun Sharma, Art Teacher. vour. supervision of Craft and Art today. ately. here today. While addressing the partici- Little children showed great Teachers. Raneshwar Mengi, Inter-School Yoga The deputation met under The DDC assured the depu- This Competition was part of pants, Gurnam Singh urged excitement participating in this the Principal of the School. All the chairmanship of Anurodh tation of conveying their mes- Science Express-Biodiversity upon them to act as messangers beautiful festival, which signifies the students participated in the Sharma, president of Samba sage to the State Government Special which was thrown open of peace and prosperity and a sacred and unique bond of love competition with zeal and zest. Competition held Unit of Association. immediately. for general public for three days spread their ideology among between a brother and a sister. They used many unuseful things The expressed its rage over Prominent among others and concluded today. other colleagues too. All the girls made bright to make beautiful Rakhi's in a Excelsior Sports Correspondent won second place and the third the Government Policy of who were part of the deputation On this occasion, about 30 Prizes among winners were rakhis with silver thread and very creative way . School prin- spot was claimed by Pawan UDHAMPUR, Aug 8: One- engagement of physical teachers included Suresh Chander, students of Brahmrishi Bawra also given away on this occa- sequins and tied this holy thread cipal also threw light on the Kumar of Govt Higher Day District Level Inter-School on contractual basis in educa- Roshan Lal and Sarvan Lal. Shanti Vidya Peeth, Udhampur sion. to the boys in the class who in importance of the Day. Secondary School, Jaganoo. Yoga Competition for Under-19 The Competition was organ- boys was held at Subash ized by the Department of Youth Stadium, here today. Services and Sports, under the Sukhdev Singh, District Patronage of Navin Agarwal, Youth Services and Sports Officer, Udhampur was the chief Director General Youth Services guest on the occasion who and Sports, J&K. declared the tournament open. Poonam Sharma, Activity 12 boys drawn from five Incharge conducted the institutions of the district partic- Competition. ipated in the Competition. The events were officiated Speaking on the occasion, by Manorama Bharti the chief guest stressed upon the (Convener), Surinder Kumar participants to take part in and Shashi Bala. games and sports in order to be Prominent among others physically and mentally fit. present on the occasion were Vikrant Anthal, of Govt M L Santosh Kumari, Anita Higher Secondary School Boys Goswami, Mulkh Raj Jaju, clinched first position, while Swarndeep Singh, Ajay Sharma, Sudesh Kumar, Govt M L Bhoopinder Singh, Sanjeev Higher Secondary School Boys Verma and Karun Magotra. Sangakkara, Jayawardene plunder Pakistan GALLE, Aug 8: Kumar Sangakkara rose to fourth place in the list of century- makers as he and the retiring Mahela Jayawardene plundered Pakistan's bowlers on the rain-hit third day of the first Test in Galle on Friday. Laksh Khajuria of class The hosts, who began the day at 99-1 in reply to Pakistan's 451, IVth from K C International carried their first innings to 252- School, who excelled in the 2 by tea before heavy rain wiped 13th National UCMAS Abacus out the final session of play. and Mental Arithmetic Just 46 of the stipulated 90 Competition-2014 at Indoor overs were bowled during the Stadium, Multi-purpose hall, day, leaving a draw as the likely Delhi University recently. result with just 12 wickets having Laksh was the only student fallen over the first three days. from Jammu and Kashmir Sri Lanka will resume on Saturday trailing by 199 runs who got merit in this event with eight wickets in hand. which was participated by over Left-handed Sangakkara -- 5000 students. Principal Dr who turns 37 in October -- was Ravi Bhushan while felicitat- unbeaten on 102, his seventh ing the child lauded the efforts three-figure knock in the last 14 of School and his parents for Tests, taking his overall tally to this achievement. 37 centuries. (Agencies)