THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 2018 DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU daily Excelsior Established 1965 The infinite magic of Sports Founder Editor S.D. Rohmetra Dr Ashok Bhan forces and vociferously jeering them feat? Jammu's Sunil Dev Singh and Sri- achieve this better than through sports There are some laudable efforts, partic- when playing against a local club. It did nagar's Aijaz Hussain won Gold medals, and cultural exchanges between differ- ularly by J&K Police, in organizing ome years back popular adhesive not matter as long as their pent up feel- Angmo from Leh and Pankaj Raina won ent regions. Such exchanges have an awareness as well as de-addiction pro- Quick Fix used the hilarious punch ings found a peaceful and healthy silver and two Kashmiri girls Jabeena infinite binding power. The efforts of grams. While such measures need to be line "It joins everything except Woes of transformer repairing S expression. The event has now become Akhtar and Shabeena won a bronze theatre personality Balwant Thakur, san- upgraded simultaneously these mis- broken hearts". On display on a pleasant ransformers are an essential component of an integral part of the sports calendar in toor maestro Pt Bhajan Sopori and guided youth have to be provided an sunny evening in the winter capital, the each. All the regions of the state togeth- the valley. Abhay Rustum and top singers like interesting alternative to prevent a power distribution system. It is so because other day, was a remarkable adhesive er brought glory to the country. This football tournament was the Shamima Azad, Gulzar Ganai, and relapse. A network of sports clubs the voltage is low and it has to be boosted. that can "join the broken hearts". This Jammu and Kashmir has produced T Kailash Mehra have helped bring com- throughout the state need to be estab- However, there are some connected issues. First "adhesive" can change the narrative and transform the youth to work for nation Jammu and Kashmir has produced top munities nearer. We must applaud their lished to enhance and harness the pow- is about the material and the workmanship going building. effort and provide all support and er of youth of the state. into the making of the transformer. If poor materi- The 14th edition of the J&K State footballers like Ishfaq Ahmed and Mehra- encouragement to them and a whole gen- Sports as a movement can make a al like wiring etc. is used, obviously its life will be Wu-Shu Championship had brought eration of budding artists to promote har- dramatic turn in the lives of youth of the mony and integration. state. This can open unlimited avenues shorter than expected. Moreover if workmanship together 1100 and odd players and jjudin Wadoo, cricketers Parvez Rasool and coaches from 20 districts of the State Most of the players representing for the youth of the State to win laurels is of substandard level, it will also have its impact. including those from far off Leh, Kargil, Mithun Manhas, shooter Chain Singh, Badgam district in the recent Wu-Shu at the national and international levels. Secondly, the number of transformers that are put Kupwara, Bandipora and Doda. The Championship were from village We must invest in these activities as they Soibug, the native place of the infamous to work is also to be taken into account. enthusiasm of players, girls and boys, mountaineer Sumaiya Kousar, gymnastics will bring rich dividends. Probity in Hizbul Mujahideen Chief Syed Salaud- spending and fairness and impartiality Our power distribution system entirely depends many of whom were under 10 years, was remarkable. The radiance on their faces coach Krupali Singh, sports administrator din. One enthusiastic coach in the vil- in selections must remain the hallmark on the transformers which are installed to cater to and the twinkle in their eyes said it all. lage can make such a difference! Inter- of our sports policy. We must produce esting stories have appeared in the specific areas with specific number of consumers. They were celebrating the spirit of com- sportspersons who can become role Ranjeet Kalra and scores of sportspersons in media of sportspersons changing the petition, the camaraderie, the thrill of tri- models for the youth of the state. What is important is the total load which a trans- narrative in the strife torn state. Women umph and above all an opportunity to It is gratifying that the State Sports former is supposed to carry by way of output. display their talents. It was a magnifi- various disciplines. We have the talent. It cricketers in the valley were seen stumping the stereotypes and pitching Council, with the Chief Minister and the Overloading can result either in shut down or in cent sight of harmony and unity in diver- Minister for Sports at the helm, have sity. The boundless power of Sports in needs to be nurtured to flower and fructify. for gender equality when 13 teams from damage to the transformer. The overloading is the across the state, including one from Leh, chosen to provide impetus to sports in main problem with our power supply system. Most integrating youth from diverse back- the state. The imaginative DYSS Sheikh grounds was in full view. first serious attempt in the valley to top footballers like Ishfaq Ahmed and participated in the T20 women champi- of our transformers get damaged because of over- resume sports activity. With its success Mehrajjudin Wadoo, cricketers Parvez onship held in Srinagar. Love for sports Fayaz, the energetic secretary of the About two decades back similar Council Waheed Rehman Para and affil- magic was witnessed when in 1998 Jam- a number of more events, including Rasool and Mithun Manhas, shooter and peace compelled strayed ace foot- loading of power. iated associations are now actively pur- mu and Kashmir Police launched a foot- annual events in the Dal Lake, South Chain Singh, mountaineer Sumaiya baller Majid Khan to surrender before The point to be mentioned here is that the suing programs aimed at promoting ball tournament in Bakhshi Stadium, Kashmir Sports Festival and a series of Kousar, gymnastics coach Krupali security forces to pursue his passion and transformer repairing unit in Pulwama in the Valley Srinagar in memory of martyred Inspec- similar initiatives were taken in hand by Singh, sports administrator Ranjeet make a name. Footballer Afshan Ashiq Sports activities. There is some evi- has limited capacity of repairing the damaged tor Mushtaq Ahmed Baba. Despite lurk- J&K Police and later by Sports Council Kalra and scores of sportspersons in hates violence and proved that the soli- dence of the Sports Council taking up various disciplines. We have the talent. tary incident of stone pelting was an the challenge of popularizing various transformers. It is essentially in regard to man- ing fear of terrorists disrupting the event, and its affiliates. It appears that we have Kashmiri's love for football, made it a over the years moved on to another lev- It needs to be nurtured to flower and aberration. Her story may soon form sports and about to launch a major ini- power which has to be skilled one. The number of popular event and year after year it was el in harnessing the power of Sports. fructify. Anew narrative is in the air for theme of a Bollywood film. The magic tiative to channelize the abundant ener- defunct electric transformers in the Valley this held without any incident. Hundreds of It is interesting to note that in the the talented youth of the state. is there in abundance for everyone to gies of youth in a positive direction. Let year is to the tune of 340 which is large than what 2 and 3-wheelers would fill the parking International Wu-Shu Championship A casual glance at the exchanges in see. this turn into a mission mode project to space around the stadium. The crowds held in Armenia in April 2017, J&K the social media should awaken us to the The menace of drugs has hit our state harness the magic of sports in bringing was their number last year. Total capacity of PDD would display a love-hate relation with players coached by former Internation- need for strengthening inter-region in a big way. If not checked it will peace and harmony in the state. operated workshops for repairing the damaged the local Police, cheering them when pit- al Kuldeep Handoo contributed 6 (read inter-community) harmony for the destroy a generation of youth and the (The author is former Director General of Police) youth bulge may become a liability. transformers is 12 to 20 transformers per week ted against teams from Para-Military medals to the Indian tally of 16. What a larger good of the state. Nothing can help [email protected] while the number of freshly damaged transform- ers brought for repair per week is 40 to 60. Shubham Mehta Litigation) was filed in SC in 2016 asking Judiciary to direct Obviously there is a big gap between the two could not give birth to a government to come up with boy. She is our third Towards Gender Equality which cannot be covered unless there is sufficient Uniform Civil Code, the bench issue. He grew discon- skilled manpower available. The result is much "I Since SC has given its verdict void and illegal" and the hus- Constitution, the rights of the from Pakistan's Muslim Family was at in its non-admission. He tented and offered talaq", sobbing on the issue of triple talaq or band shall be "punished with women and Shariah(Islamic laws Ordinance, 1961.