WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2017 (PAGE 14) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Mudhasir’s 6-wkt haul goes in vain as Chhattisgarh Jitu rallies to win bronze PM Modi meets Indian registers thrilling 4-run win over J&K blind team NEW DELHI, Feb 28: playing well and making India Excelsior Sports Correspondent Manzoor Dar claimed one wick- took the team almost to home, in ISSF World Cup proud of your game," he further et each. but lack of application, game NEW DELHI, Feb 28: for a silver but an 8.6 meant he had pion of champions. Had a gold in Prime Minister Narendra wrote. KOLKATA, Feb 28: A splen- In reply, J&K also lost early attitude and grit shown by even to be contend with the bronze. another World Cup prior to that." Modi today met the Indian blind Modi also posted pictures of did 6- haul by Mohd and were struggling at experienced players when it mat- Ace pistol shooter Jitu Rai "I was down in the beginning, Having shot his way back into cricket team that defeated arch- himself with each and every Mudhasir and superb half-cen- 48/4 in 12.5 overs, when Punit tered the most in crunch situa- today staged a remarkable come- it went very badly. I had doubts if contention today after a poor start, rivals Pakistan to lift the Blind member of the team on his twitter turies by skipper Parvez Rasool Bisht joined his skipper Parvez tion, made the team to suffer a back to clinch the bronze medal in I would be able to win. But I had Rai said he had a similar experi- World Cup earlier this page. and wicketkeeper Punit Bisht Rasool at the crease. The duo humiliating 4-run loss. Pankaj the 10m air pistol event for India's ence in a World Cup in month. He congratulated the parents went in vain as Chhattisgarh, took the score to 109, when Rao was the pick of the bowlers third podium finish in the ongoing Changwon, Korea. Prime Minister said he was and coaches of these cricketers which is playing in their debut ISSF World Cup here. "I had a similar experience in happy to interact with the mem- for extending their unconditional season, registered a thrilling 4- The 29-year-old Rai shot at Korea. I played very well and hit support to them. run win over Jammu and Lack of application worrying factor * Watch video on total of 216.7 in the eight-men 10 shots continuously to rise from “I also congratulate the coach- Kashmir in Vijay Hazare Group final to finish third on the podium. last position. I am not scared of last www.excelsiornews.com es, parents, friends & teachers of D match, here today. for J&K as it takes on Services today However, Chain Singh could position but I don't give up till the bers of the Indian blind cricket these cricketers who supported Earlier, put into bat on a sur- Excelsior Sports Correspondent hand, suffered a narrow 4-run loss not swell the host country's tally end." team. them during this unforgettable face that assisted seamers, against Chhattisgarh. after finishing seventh in the final The gold went to Japan's “Had a memorable interaction journey," he tweeted. Chhattisgarh made a poor start KOLKATA, Feb 28: Coping Jammu and Kashmir have no of men's 50 rifle prone. Singh shot made up my mind to give my best Tomoyuki Matsuda with a world with our champion cricketers, the The Indian blind cricket and lost 3 import wickets in first up with pressure situations and worries in the bowling depart- 141.9. and fight till the end and I fought record total of 240.1 points, while winners of the T-20 Cricket team had successfully defended 15 overs at a score of 45 runs as lack of application by the batsmen ment, but their main batsmen in The Asian Games and World till the end. One by one I climbed Vietnam's Xuan Vinh Hoang World Cup for the Blind," wrote its Twenty20 World Cup title, J&K's medium pacer Mudhasir will be the cause of worry for shape of Shubham Khajuria, Ian Championship silver medallist up the ladder," Rai said after his claimed silver with 236.6 points. Modi on his twitter handle. defeating Pakistan in the final of wrecked havoc. However, Jammu and Kashmir when it takes Dev Singh, Ahmed Banday and was languishing at seventh posi- win. The other Indian shooters in “Best wishes to the entire the tournament on February 12, Chhattisgarh, despite the failure on equally poised Soumya Swain Punit Bisht, who looked out of tion after the end of the first com- He said the few bad shots ini- the fray in the air pistol event -- team that won the T-20 Cricket for the second successive edi- of their skipper and former Test led Services in their 3rd outing of sorts today, need to show charac- petition series that included an 8.8, tially, in a way, had a positive Omkar Singh and Amanpret Singh World Cup for the Blind. Keep tion. (PTI) cricket Mohd Kaif, rode on bril- Group-D match of the ongoing ter and application and support but clawed his way back with two impact on him as they helped -- failed to cross the qualification liant knocks by Abhimanyu , being host- their skipper, who is in sublime 10.6 and a 10 in the second com- * Watch video on stage finishing 14th and 19th, Chauhan and Amandeep Khare ed by Cricket Association of touch. petition series. At the end of that respectively. to score a decent 235/9 in 50 Bengal (CAB), under the aegis of Services will be banking on in series, Rai was placed sixth with a www.excelsiornews.com In the day's other medal event, overs. Abhimanyu top scored Board of Control for Cricket in form batsmen Gaurav Kochar, total of 98.7 at the Dr Karni Singh "ease the pressure". Olympic bronze medallist Gagan with magnificent 90 runs off 89 India (BCCI), here tomorrow. skipper Soumya Swain, Shamsher Shooting Range. "I don't think much about the Narang could not clear the qualifi- balls, studded with 9 fours and While Services, despite post- Yadav and wicketkeeper Nakul He managed to maintain the scoreboard as they can affect my cation hurdle, finishing 15th. one six, while Khare contributed ing a good target, lost to Verma and will be hoping for a status quo even as the final entered mind. I was only focused on the Rai was sixth in the pistol patient but valuable 57 runs off Mahendra Singh Dhoni led good show from bowlers Suraj the elimination stage. He shot two job at hand, what I need to do. I qualification stage with 577. 83 balls with the help of 7 by 7 wickets today, Yadav, Diwesh Pathania and 10s in the following shots to con- was not thinking about qualifying In 50m rifle prone, Japan's boundaries. Ashutosh (31) and Jammu and Kashmir, on the other Shakti Malvia. tinue his gradual ascent. for the final. After I had two-three Toshikazu Yamashita won gold Manoj Singh (21) were the other The army man roared back bad shots, the pressure had eased with a world record 249.8, China's contributors. For J&K, Mohd Rasool was dismissed for 51 off for Chhattisgarh, who scalped 4 into contention with a couple of too. Like you get to learn from Yukun Liu bagged silver with Minister for Industries and Commerce, Chander Parkash Mudhasir was the wrecker-in- 52 balls with the help of 9 important wickets, while Sumit 10.6 and ensured a bronze with a your mistakes, I also learnt from 249.3, a junior world record, while chief, who scalped 6 important boundaries. Then Bisht (68) Ruikar took 2 wickets. Shubham Ganga and other dignitaries during Annual Day celebration at 9.9, finishing ahead of China's my initial mistakes. The pressure the bronze went to Daniel Rich Harvest School on Tuesday. wickets including a hat-trick by alongwith brief but good contri- Agarwal, Amandeep Khare, Zhanyi Xu (197.9). With a lead of just eased after that and it was Romanczyk of Poland with 226.6. conceding 33 runs in his 10 butions from Manzoor Dar (19 Ashutosh and Sahil Gupta 0.1 point over Vietnam's Xuang good for me," he said. Pooja Ghatkar had won India Rich Harvest School celebrates Annual Day overs, while Umar Nazir and off 17) and Ramdayal (24 off 23) claimed one wicket each. Vinh Hoang, Rai was in the hunt "This is my third international its first medal on the opening day medal after the Olympics. Won a of the competition while Ankur School curriculum needs to embrace fine-arts silver medal in the World Cup Mittal bagged the trap silver yes- Ganga for inculcating scientific education for healthy society: Priya Sethi final and was crowned the cham- terday. (PTI) temperament among students Garh B team wins Kastigarh Excelsior Sports Correspondent Ganga asked the students to *Inaugurates School Art Arcade at KCPS learn and experience cultural facets Excelsior Sports Correspondent forms such as dancing, drawing, T20 Cricket Championship SAMBA, Feb 28: Minister for of our State, languages, arts, tradi- Industries and Commerce, tions and imbibing in them a deep painting, performance art, sculp- Excelsior Sports Correspondent Irfan of Garh B Cricket was Chander Parkash Ganga today cultural awareness besides love JAMMU, Feb 28: Minister of turing and many more", the declared as Man of the Match for called upon the teachers to incul- and respect for their heritage. State for Education, Technical Minister reiterated. DODA, Feb 28: Garh (B) all round performance where as cate scientific temperament among Managing Director of the Education, Culture, Tourism, The Minister appreciated the Cricket Club won the final trophy Yasir Sheikh was given Man of students for their bright future school, Gambhir Singh threw light Department of Horticulture, Chairman of KCPS Raju of ongoing Kastigarh T20 the Series award. adding that schools need to empha- on the functioning and achieve- Floriculture and Parks Priya Sethi Chowdhary, entire management Cricket Tournament by beating Ex MLA Ramban Dr Chaman Skiers after attending Ski Course for Specially-abled at size analytical and critical thinking ments of the institution and annual said that a healthy society not of KC Public School and Market Eleven at Kastigarh, here. Lal Bhagat was the Chief Guest Gulmarg posing for a photograph alongwith dignitaries. and develop a curriculum that report was presented by the only requires a good number of Principal Amarendra Kumar The tournament was organ- while Subedar 10RR, Ex teaches children skills, confidence Principal of the school Anita technocrats, medical profession- Mishra for their initiative of set- ized by Sunshine Youth Club Sarpanch Kastigarh Qutab Din, building and boosting capability. Bhatia. Ski Course for specially-abled concludes als and machines, but also artists, ting up an ideal, stand alone Art Kastigarh. Mohd Ayoub Khan, Lect The Minister was speaking On the occasion, the students writers and people from the per- School in their institution by the In this tournament total 30 Zaffarullah Naik, President Excelsior Sports Correspondent The Mementos and certifi- during Annual Day function of presented a Kaleidoscope of cul- forming arts to emerge as a com- name "The Art Arcade" and teams participated and out of 30 Sunshine Youth Club Mohd Irfan cates were awarded to all the Rich Harvest School, Bari tural items like Integrity item by plete, rich and healthy society. hoped that this will create an teams, 10 teams under the age of Khan and Vice President Sunrise GULMARG, Feb 28: The 10 participants and supporters. Brahmana. Kindergarten, Patriotic Songs, The Minister said this while environment where creativity is 14 years also participated. Youth Club Masood Ahmed were daylong Snow Ski Course for Among others first J&K The Minister while lauding the Poetic Recitation, Krishan Leela, interacting with the students of generated. Earlier, after winning the toss, the Special Guests on the occa- specially-abled boys concluded Olympian Gulmustafa Dev, A.R. efforts of the school management Role plays, enactment of Mangal KC Public School, Jammu during She encouraged the students Market Eleven while set a sion. here today. Tantray, G.M. Dar, Mohamad said that this institute is imparting Pandey etc. a interactive session organized at to actively participate and take target of 117 runs for the loss of Meanwhile, in under-14 cate- Fifteen boys hailing from Saleem, General Secretary AJK- quality and value based education Former Minister and President the inauguration of 'School Art maximum benefit from their all their wickets. Neeraj, Dildaar gory match, Zargar Eleven different areas of the Valley took SAD, representatives from J&K among students which helps them Dogra Sadar Sabha Thakur part in this short ski course, Sports Council and J&K State Arcade', here today. school's initiative "Learning to and Parshotam scored well for Kastigarh beat Mendhar Eleven. to excel in academics besides pro- Gulchain Singh urged the students organized by Winter Games Cable Corporation were present The Minister said a society read through the Arts". their team whereas from Garh Speaking on the occasion, viding world class professional to contribute for upliftment of soci- Association of Jammu and on the occasion. can only be complete when there Earlier, the Minister viewed (B) Cricket Club Irfan and Noor Chief Guest Ex MLA Dr Chaman experience to make the students as ety by their active participation in Kashmir in association with All Earlier the participants is a balance between mechanical the extensive display of arts and Ali took 4 and 2 wickets respec- Lal lauded the efforts of organiz- global leaders. the process of nation building. J&K Sports Association of the organized a breath-taking human resources and creatively crafts made by students of the tively. ers for holding such event in this Deaf. demonstration on ski techniques inclined human resources. She institution and lauded their In reply, Garh (B) Cricket hilly and backward area, adding The training programme was which was witnessed by scores urged the educational institutions efforts for this insightful presen- Club chased down the given tar- that such events will boost the Chief Minister’s Cricket Cup sponsored by the J&K State of tourists and other enthusiasts. to make fine-arts education a part tation. She also visited the School get of 118 runs in 11.5 overs by hidden talent among youth of this Sports Council. The General Secretary of of everyday life of students so Heritage Centre where in a fine losing their 5 wickets. Hafizullah region and exhorted all youths to Gourav Khajuria slams ton On the successful conclu- WGAJK Muhammad Yusuf that young people realize that collection of objects representing and Irfan scored 30 and 24 runs actively participate in such tour- sion of the camp a skill test was expressed his gratitude to State there is much more to education the cultural heritage of J&K is for their team. naments. in UCC Udhampur’s win held among the participants by Sports Council, Tourism Depar- than mere test score. being generated through the con- the experts of the Association. tment, Gulmarg Development "In this age of technology and certed effort of KCPS students. Excelsior Sports Correspondent BCC Arnia, Aman took 2 wick- Amir Rouf bagged first posi- Authority, All J&K Sports concrete jungle, art is of para- She commended the students for ets, while Shakib and Vinod tion while, Amir Altaf and Association of the Deaf and mount importance. Artistic sensi- doing a wonderful job and sug- JAMMU, Feb 28: Promising claimed one wicket each. Munaqib got 2nd and 3rd posi- Cable Car Corporation for their bilities are to be nourished and gested that they should bring into batsman Gourav Khajuria In reply, Border Cricket Club tions respectively. Shabir support to make this special encouraged at home, at school fresh lime-light the great cultural scored a magnificent century bundled out for 160 runs in 28 Ahmad Wani, Assistant event a success. and ultimately, the society. The and artistic traditions of the State 116 runs, studded with 17 overs, thus lost the match by 76 Director YS & Sports was the He said that the association school curriculum has to such as Basohli School of minia- boundaries as UCC Udhampur runs. Rakesh top scored with 50 Chief Guest on the occasion had engaged the expert members embrace Art education in all its ture painting. defeated Border Cricket Club runs, while Vikram contributed who distributed medals among to communicate with the deaf Arnia by a big margin of 76 runs 42 runs. Amaninder and the winners. and dumb boys. in the ongoing 1st State Level Amandeep chipped in with 18 Dhoni-led Jharkhand cruise to 7-wicket win Cricket Tournament for Chief and 15 runs respectively. For KALYANI (WEST BENGAL), up and were reduced to 65/3 inside Minister's Cup, being organized UCC, Brijesh and Ritvik bagged Feb 28: 17 overs but poor fielding from Winners posing alongwith dignitaries and officials during by J&K State Sports Council in 3 wickets each, while Yudhvir Fans who turned up to watch a Services let the duo build on a firm Football Tournament organized by SSB in Jammu. collaboration with Country took 2 wickets. Abish and M S Dhoni special returned disap- stand. Yet to open his account, Cricket Academy at Gharota, Gourav Khajuria shared one pointed even as Jharkhand cruised Tiwary was dropped at mid-off by Young Rovers enters finals near here. wicket each. For his splendid to a comfortable seven-wicket win Shakti Malviya off Poonam Batting first, UCC scored a century, Gourav Khajuria was over Services for their second vic- Poonia, while Jaggi got a reprieve of SSB Football tourney good total of 236 runs in the declared as man of the match. tory in the Vijay Hazare Trophy on 25. allotted 35 overs. Apart from In tomorrow's fixture, here today. At 107/3 midway into their Excelsior Sports Correspondent game, Param Football Club Gourav, Himanshu contributed Sehwag Cricket Academy will Chasing a stiff 277, Jharkhand innings, the match tilted heavily in crushed Football Club Ramban by valuable 60 runs and Raman take on Domana Cricket Club at did not require services of their favour of Services with required JAMMU, Feb 28: Defeating a big margin of seventeen goals chipped in with 23 runs. For 9 am. captain 'cool' as Saurabh Tiwary run rate going past six. United FC Kathua by three goals (17-0). (102 not out off 103 balls; 3x4, It was an ideal situation for the to one (3-1), Young Rovers DIG SSB, Manavendra Negi, 25th State Football Championship 6x6) and Ishank Jaggi (116 not out 'finisher' Dhoni as the crowd kept Football Club sealed berth in the SB Chand 2ic, NS Negi JAO, Raj Jubilant YCC players posing alongwith dignitaries in off 92 balls; 10x4, 4x6) put togeth- on shouting his name in anticipa- finals of the ongoing Inter-District Ranjan DC, Kasturi Lal DC and Poonch. Churchill Brothers among er an unbroken 214-run partnership tion but Tiwary and Jaggi did not Football Tournament, being R. Wangial SAO were present on to script a fluent chase with 22 take a step wrong and comple- organized by Sashastra Seema Bal the occasion to boost up the YCC wins District Poonch balls to spare. mented each other in their solid at Parade Ground, here. morale of both the teams. 5 Clubs win ties He may not have played a role left-right combination. The final match will be played Param FC Jammu and Kehli Excelsior Sports Correspondent Christian Stars by four goals to Tennis Ball Cricket C’ship with the bat but Dhoni's tips during They kept rotating strikes and at Parade Ground on February 2, Mandi FC Samba will face each nil (4-0), while in other matches the drinks break played a big role got an odd boundary or six in every 2017. other tomorrow to grab their place JAMMU, Feb 28: Churchill played today, DFA Anantnag Excelsior Sports Correspondent ing all their wickets, thus lost the Earlier, in the first one sided in the final. match by 22 runs. Rashab (20) in their win, Jaggi later revealed. over providing a calm assurance in Brothers was among other four thrashed DFA Samba by five POONCH, Feb 28: Defeating and Sachin (18) were the main “Mahi bhai advised us to play the dressing room as the crowd NCC ‘A’ certificate test held at HSS RS Pura Clubs that won matches in the goals to three (5-3) via tie- Glamorous Cricket Club by 22 scorers For YCC, Muneer and in a calm and composed manner. started to become frustrated and ongoing 25th State Football breaker, DFA Bandipora got bet- Excelsior Correspondent Championship, being organized ter off Young Heroes Jammu by runs in the summit clash, YCC Asif took 2 wickets each, while He told us, 'If you play with shouted 'Saurabh Tiwary Hai Hai'. by Jammu and Kashmir Football (4-3) through tie-breaker, DFA lifted the title trophy of the Shammi and Rocky claimed one patience runs will come. It's about Tiwary however took it in a staying there and finish the game',” positive spirit and said: "We must R S PURA, Feb 28: NCC 'A' certificate test was organized by Association (JKFA) at GGM Pulwama drubbed DFA Poonch Poonch District Tennis Ball each. Commanding Officer 2 J&K Battalion NCC Boys Jammu at Science College Football by four goals to two (4-2) and in Cricket Championship, organized SSP Poonch, Rajeev Pandey Jaggi said. understand that they're emotional The lefthander Tiwary added: as Mahi bhai never played Government Boys Higher Secondary School, here today. ground, here. the last match, Shaheen Football by Tennis Ball Cricket was the chief guest on the occa- 91 Cadets drawn from various schools took part in the teat. Earlier, in the first match, Club prevailed over DFA Kargil Association, here. sion, who presented man of the “We played without any pressure here...Being a professional I did well aware of the fact that MS not mind. We were subjected to The participating schools included Govt HSS RS Pura, HSS Chuechill Brothers defeated by three goals to nil (3-0). Earlier, batting first, YCC match award to Shahzad Muneer Bishnah, Army Public School, Miran Sahib, Kendriya scored a good total of 102 runs. and man of the series award to comes next." much more sledging on the field." Jharkhand had a shaky build- (PTI) Vidyalaya, Miran Sahib, Police Public School, Miran Sahib, Inter-Collegiate Symposium on Shahzad Muneer and Amandeep Amandeep Singh, besides win- Stephen International School, Kullian and Celestian Mission Singh scored 29 and 21 runs to the ners and runners-up trophies to School, Pindi. total respectively. For Glamorous the teams. State associations seek ‘Truth & Non Violence’ organised Club, Rupinder and Gurvinder Speaking on the occasion, JU holding Yoga State Sqay team selected Excelsior Correspondent A total of 18 students from dif- claimed 2 wickets each. SSP Poonch lauded the efforts of trials tomorrow Excelsior Sports Correspondent ferent colleges of Jammu present- In reply, Glamorous Club the organizers in holding the deadline extension from COA JAMMU, Feb 28: As a part of ed their views relevant to the managed to score 80 runs by los- championship to promote sports. NEW DELHI, Feb 28: Court is pending for hearing on Excelsior Sports Correspondent BUDGAM, Feb 28: After its series of initiatives taken by the theme. March 27, the COA should wait screening by the J&K State Department of Higher Education, Consequent upon their assess- Daljit Singh under scanner after The Committee of Adminis- till then. JAMMU, Feb 28: To pick Sports Council, the Jammu and Gandhian Study Centre of GGM ment by the jury comprising Dr. the team for Inter-University trators (COA) running the BCCI “Yes, a letter is being sent to Kashmir Sqay Association Science College organized One Parvinder Kumar, Dr. Rakesh Yoga Championship to be held second poor rating by ICC has received multiple pleas from the COA as we feel they should selected the State team for All Day Inter-Collegiate Symposium Panjalia and Dr. Rohini Manhas, at Kurukshetra in Haryana, the NEW DELHI, Feb 28: inside three days with an various state associations to wait till March 27 as Amitabh's India Sqay Championship to be Directorate of Sports and on 'Truth and Non Violence', here Sanchit Raina from MAM emphatic victory for hosts. extend the deadline for submit- plea is pending in Supreme Physical Education, University held at Nagpur in Maharashtra today. College, Jammu, Mumtaz, GDC Veteran pitch curator Daljit Another showcause by the ting compliance report on Lodha Court. Some clarity is still of Jammu is organizing selec- on March 4 and 5, 2017. The symposium provided a Paloura and Nitin Bakshi from Singh's job as chief curator of ICC certainly has not gone recommendations till March 27. required regarding cumulative tion trials at JU Gymnasium The team was selected earli- platform to the ignited minds of GGM Science College, Jammu the BCCI is in line after the unnoticed by the Committee of The COA on February 23 tenure of 9 or 18 years. It will be Hall on March 2, 2017. er on February 22, 2017 at the College students to express were adjudged 1st, 2nd and 3rd scathing report by the ICC Administrators and BCCI CEO had written to all state associa- prudent if we can wait rather According to a handout Sports Stadium Budgam and themselves uninhibited. respectively. which rated the Pune pitch, pre- Rahul Johri will have to frame a tions to submit a compliance than being in a tearing hurry to issued here, the Department has was finalized today at Bakshi Principal of the College, Dr. Members of Gandhian Study pared under his guidance, as reply within 14 days as per report adhering to all Lodha dik- fill up compliance report,” a advised the candidates desirous Stadium, Srinagar after the Ajeet Angral presided over the Center namely Dr. Shama Vohra, "poor". global body's norm. tats by March 1. state unit official said today. to take part in the trials to report screening. function. Convener, Dr. Anuradha Pandoh, In fact Daljit was in charge “Even if there was instruc- However disqualified mem- Amitabh Chaudhary has the venue on the said date at 10 Apart from the Screening He appreciated the efforts of Dr. Chetna Gupta, Dr. Neeti when the Nagpur pitch was also tions from team management, bers of 20 state units have writ- filed a plea in SC that seeks clar- am sharp alongwith proforma Committee members of Sports the centre in providing the plat- Chhibber, Dr. Rahul Sharma, other rated 'poor' by ICC match refer- Daljit could have just ignored ten to COA led by Vinod Rai ification on scope of COA tak- and identity card duly issued by Council, president of J&K Sqay form to the students of different faculty members and students ee Jeff Crowe during the India them. No one can pressurise the that they need more clarity and ing over the management rather the Head of the Institution, Association, Peer Riyaz Ahmed colleges and advised the students were present on the occasion. versus South Africa Test match curator if he doesn't want to since joint secretary Amitabh than ensuring smooth transition without which no one will be Shah was also present on the to take maximum benefits from Dr. Pooja Nanda, presented in November 2015 that ended buckle down. (PTI) Chaudhary's plea in Supreme to the new administration. (PTI) allowed for the trials. occasion. such type of programme. vote of thanks.