15Saturday December 22, 2018

STATE TIMES NEWSKALAKOTE: Sialsui teamwon Inter-village KabaddiTournament organised by theArmy at Kalakote in districtRajouri.

"The event was part of theArmy's efforts to promote pos-itive youth developmentthrough sports and provide aplatform to youth for show-casing their talent,"Officiating PRO Defence, ColRajesh Kalia said.

A total of six teams fromKalakote, Dali, Sialsui,Songri, Parat and Barakh vil-lages of Rajouri District par-ticipated in the tournament onleague cum knock-out basis,he said adding that team fromSialsui was eventuallyadjudged the champion afterbeating Dali village team in acompetitive contested matchby nine (36-27) points.

The event witnessed an over-

whelming response both interms of participation andspectators, Col Rajesh saidadding that over 175 localsfrom a number of villages inRajouri District turned up towitness the final match.

"This symbolises love forsports as also the feeling ofbonhomie amongst the localsin this region," PRO said.

All the participating teammembers, he said, displayedexcellent sportsman spirit dur-ing the conduct of the tourna-ment. The Sarpanch and eld-

ers of the villages in Rajouriexpressed their gratitudetowards the army in itsendeavour to motivate theyouth of the region and bringin bonhomie.

Speaking on the occasion,Zonal Physical EducationOfficer Kalakote, who wasalso present on the occasion,exhorted the youth to takesuch opportunities to show-cases their sporting skills andcontinue to participate in suchevents with an aim to aid innational building.

STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: J&K State SportsCouncil organised aPowerlifting competition forJammu District which wasinaugurated by the ChiefSports Officer Haji AbdulQayoom at New Indoor Hall,here on Friday.

In the competition morethan 100 boys and girls areparticipating in different agecategories.

The championship is beingheld under the guidance of Dr.Naseem Javaid Choudhary,

Secretary J&K State SportsCouncil and the overall super-vision of Divisional SportsOfficer Ravi Singh.

Others present were SatishGupta Manager IndoorSports Complex, Iqbal SinghFootball Coach, VikasMagotra Swimming Coach,Ajay Sharma GeneralSecretary, J&K StatePowerlifting Association andlarge number of Powerliftersand spectators. The champi-onship will be concludedtomorrow.

Participants posing for a photograph with dignitaries.

Jammu District PowerliftingCompetition begins

SPORTS REPORTERJAMMU: After losing theiropener against Chandigarh,Jammu and Kashmir sal-vaged some pride when theydefeated DAV comprehen-sively by seven wickets in theleague round of the ongoing64th National SchoolGames under-19 boy'sCricket, organised by theDepartment of YouthServices and Sports (DYSS)at KC Public School Groundhere.

Earlier, batting first, DAVset a target of 99 runs forfour wickets in allotted 15overs. Rajan remained topscorer with 39 runs whileYounis, Kartik and Ashanktook one wicket each.

In reply, J&K attained thegoal in 14 overs losing fourwickets. Sarthak Pearionmade highest 28 runs. ForDAV, Sarav Rattan claimedtwo wickets to emerge as themost successful bowler.

Now, in their third and lastleague outing of group-E,J&K shall take on Damanand Diu at 11:30 AM atUniversity of JammuGround.

Meanwhile, in anothermatch, played at ParadeGround, here, Maharashtradefeated Dadar Nagar by 65runs.

OOtthheerr RReessuullttss:: IPSC beatOdissa by two runs at SSSamailpur, Jammu;Haryana defeated IBSO by

138 runs at Parade Ground;Madhya Pradesh trouncedBihar by four wickets atUniversity of Jammu;Punjab outplayedChhattisgarh by 64 runs atSMVDU Katra; Telenganabeat Tamil Nadu by one runat University of Jammu;CBSE defeated AndhraPradesh by four wickets atKC Public School; AndhraPradesh outplayed Gujaratby five wickets at Universityof Jammu; Chandigarh beatDaman Diu by eight wicketsat Parade Ground, Jammu;Kerala trounced KVS by sixwickets at SS Smailpur;Haryana beat CISCE bytwo runs at KC PublicSchool.

64th National School Games U-19 Cricket

J&K wins by 6 wkts against DAVArmy conducts Inter-village Kabaddi Tournament

Army officer presenting trophy to winner team.

Winner teams posing for photograph.

SPORTS REPORTERJAMMU: Akali Kour SinghClub Digiana and Peaks XIon Friday won their respec-tive matches to move intothe next round of the ongo-ing First Chaar SahibzadeHockey Tournament, organ-ised by Akali Kour SinghSports Club at K K HakkuStadium, here.

In the first match, AkaliKour Singh Digianablanked Young Khalsa ClubGole Gujral 3-0. Tanish(5th), Harsh Vaid (9th) andSikandar (32nd) were thescorers.

Meanwhile, Peaks XIunderwent a close contestagainst Hiranagar Clubbefore they emerged win-ners 3-2. Pardeep Singh(6th and 31st) and MohdShahid (38th) were thescorers. For Hiranagar,Kanha (45th) and Sandeep(48th) scored the goals.

Ranjeet Singh, SecretaryServices Selection Boardand Dr Shevaingi Kotwalwere Special Guests intoday's matches.

FIXTURE: AKS shallmeet Aman KhalsaLachipura at 12:00 Noon;Baba Banda Singh

Bahadur Club Poonch tomeet Baba Deep Singh GoleGujral at 1:30 PM; Khalsa

Club to take on HarmananHockey Club at 2:30 PMtomorrow.

Akali Kour Singh Club, Peaks XI advance in hockey

A hockey match in progress at Jammu.

STATE TIMES NEWSKATHUA: District Body Building Association Kathua underthe aegis of Body Building Association of Jammu andKashmir (BBAJK) is conducting Sixth Mr Kathua BodyBuilding and Fitness Championship on December 23, 2018 atShakti Palace Kali Bari, here from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

The weighing of the participants for the aforesaid champi-onship will be held on December 22 at Olympia Gym Kathua,said Rajesh Datta, General Secretary BBAJK, in a hand outissued on Friday.

He asked all the participants to attend the weighing at thevenue.

6th Mr Kathua BodyBuilding C'ship on Dec 23

STATE TIMES NEWSKATHUA: Expressing con-cern over the increasing filthin the city, the social activist,Kewal Krishna Wadhera, onFriday delivered a lecture on

cleanliness in the premises ofDelhi Public School (DPS)Katra for the students andstaff members.

The aim behind thisendeavour was to teach the

students the importance ofkeeping their surroundingsclean. Kewal Krishnastressed on implementing thecleanliness habits in our dailylife.

All the students and staffmembers were benefitted bythsi event. They took pledgeto be clean not only physical-ly but also in their thoughtsand actions.

Principal, Vandna Sharmapresented the vote of thanksand expressed her gratitudeto key speaker for enrichingthe students with his knowl-edge, experience and guid-ance.

DPS Katra holds lecture on cleanliness

Students posing for a photograph with faculty.

SPORTS REPORTERJAMMU: Retired employeeof the J&K State SportsCouncil (JKSSC), who metunder the banner of JKSSCRetired EmployeesAssociation, welcomed theGovernment move to mergethe autonomous sports bodyof JKSSC with Departmentof Youth Services and Sports(DYSS).

The meeting resolved thatthe association would supportthe government move for thegood of the sports and sportsfraternity as a whole.

President of the Associationand former Divisional Sports

Officer, Rajan Sharma saidthat the energy of the youth,especially those inclinedtowards sports, need a direc-tion and the sports under onehead would certainly helpthings improve on the ground.

It was also suggested by oneof the members that all servicebenefits should be extended tothe retired employees as andwhen two departments aremerged by the government.

Among those who attendedthe meeting included NazirAhmed, Bua Ditta, MohdShafi, Rashid Ahmed,Vishwamitter and KamalSingh.

JKSSC retired employeeswelcome merger move

STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: The Rs 105.00 crTawi Barrage project is likelyto be completed ahead of therevised deadline of May 2019.

Over 80 percent work hasbeen completed on the presti-gious scheme also termed asJammu artificial lake project.

This information was givento the Advisor to Governor,Kewal Kumar Sharma dur-ing his visit to the project sitehere on Friday.

Financial Commissioner,Housing & UrbanDevelopment, K B Agarwal,Secretary PHE, I&FC,Farooq Ahmad Shah, Vice-Chairman JDA, P S Rathoreand Chief Engineer,Irrigation and Flood ControlJammu, Vinod Gupta accom-panied the Advisor.

Stressing on strict adher-

ence to the deadline for thecompletion of the project, theAdvisor directed the con-cerned functionaries to expe-dite the pace of constructionon allied balance worksincluding construction ofguide wall and installation ofgates. The JammuDevelopment Authority

(JDA) was directed to startthe beautification work onthe left and right-side banksof the River Tawi without anydelay.

Deputy CommissionerJammu, Ramesh Kumar andother senior officers of allieddepartments also accompa-nied the Advisor.

STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: Secretary Information, Sarmad Hafeez has condoledthe demise of mother of Manzoor Anjum, Editor, Daily Uqaab.

In his condolence message, Hafeez while extending his condo-lences to the bereaved family has prayed for eternal peace to thedeparted soul.

Meanwhile, Director Information, Tariq Ahmad Zargar hasalso condoled the demise of mother of Manzoor Anjum and hasprayed for peace to the departed soul.

Secy, Director Information condoledemise of Manzoor Anjum's mother

Advisor Sharma inspects progress on Tawi Barrage Project

Advisor to Governor, K.K Sharma interacting with officialsduring visit to the project site.

STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: Electoral LiteracyClubs (ELCs) are being set upin educational institutions inthe Jammu and KashmirState in a bid to attract theyouth to the democraticprocess and encourage them toexercise their franchise.

Chief Electoral Officer J&K,Shailendra Kumar, addressedthe students through theJammu Kashmir KnowledgeNetwork an initiative to con-nect school children of J&K toworld of Knowledge through

Internet. Near about 4,000 students of

100 schools of districtUdhampur, Reasi, Jammu,Samba, Kathua, Rajouri andPoonch joined and interactedwith CEO J&K through thisnetwork.

The detailed presentationwas given to all students aboutthe ELCs and their function-ing in schools, how and whento get enrolled as voter afterattaining the age of 18 yearsthrough online portalwww.nvsp.in .

For attracting schools, students to democratic process, CEO launches ELCs

STATE TIMES NEWSNEW DELHI: Advisor toGovernor, KhursheedAhmad Ganai met SecretaryTourism, Govt of India,Yoginder Tripathy on Fridayat his office New Delhi anddiscussed various measuresfor development of Tourisminfrastructure in the Stateand promotion of Tourism.

They specifically discussedthe progress of PMDPunder Tourism Sector andneed to submit fresh proj-ects to the ministry underthe same programme to uti-lize the balance allocationunder the Rs 2000 crorePMDP package.

The Advisor requested theUnion Secretary Tourism tohelp in the promotion ofTourism in J&K as Tourismhas a substantial share inState GDP and income gen-

eration for a large numberof people associated withthis sector.

The Advisor also metSecretary, Ministry of SkillDevelopment andEntrepreneurship Dr K PKrishnan at his office hereand discussed with him var-ious issues pertaining to themodernization of ITI's inthe State and progressunder the State SkillDevelopment Mission.

The Advisor requested theSecretary to visit J&K foron-spot assessment of theissues pertaining to ITIsand implementation underthe Skill DevelopmentMission.

The Secretary assured theAdvisor of all possible assis-tance from the Ministry asper the guidelines and vari-ous schemes.

Advisor Ganai meets Union SecyTourism, Skill Development

Advisor to Governor, Khursheed Ahmad Ganai interactingwith Secretary Tourism, Govt of India, Yoginder Tripathy.

STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: Vice-ChairpersonJammu and Kashmir Khadiand Village Industries Board(KVIB), Dr Hina Shafi Bhaton Friday reviewed the func-tioning of the Board here at ameeting.

The meeting was attended bySecretary/CEO, KVIB, RashidAhmed Qadri, FinancialAdvisor & CAO, KVIB-Mohammad Ashraf IqbalHaqla, Dy Chief ExecutiveOfficer-Javed Anjum Mir,Divisional Officer Jammu-Pawan Gupta, AdministrativeOfficer-MY Reshi, PublicityOfficer Pardeep Singh and dis-trict officers and officials of theboard.

The meeting was informedthat KVIB has disbursed Rs33.68 crore subsidy underPrime Minister's EmploymentGeneration Programme andsanctioned Rs 3.45 crore under

newly launched Jammu andKashmir Rural EmploymentGeneration Programme, byestablishing more than 1890micro industrial units acrossthe state.

Appreciating the work ofBoard, Vice Chairpersonunderscored the need for reach-ing to the remote and far-flungareas of the State. She exhort-ed upon the officers to organizeawareness camps for the com-mon masses, especially youth ina bid to extend financial helpfor their sustainable living.

"Far flung areas of the State,especially Leh and Kargil mustbe made priority for organizingawareness camps, seminarsand workshops, so that com-mon people of those areas canavail benefits of these schemes,"said Dr Hina Shafi Bhat,adding that such programmesmust be organized at least oncein a month.

Teenager among 4 killed in mishaps STATE TIMES NEWS

SRINAGAR/JAMMU: A teenager among four persons werekilled in accidents in Srinagar and Jammu district.

As per the details, 17 years old Mohd Sultan Dar son of MohdMaqbool resident of Tappar Baripora was seriously injured afterthe tractor he was driving turned turtle. He was shifted to hospi-tal where he was declared dead by the doctors . Police handed overhis body to family members after autopsy and registered a casefor investigation.

Meanwhile, Sardari Lal, son of Chajju Ram who was undertreatment in GMC Hospital after getting injured in an accidentat Gole Gujral on Thursday succumbed to his injuries today.Police handed over his body to family members after autopsy.

Another accident victim Lucky Kumar, resident of Pathankotalso succumbed to his injuries on Friday. He got injured in anaccident at Jakheni in Udhampur and was under treatment inGMCH Jammu.

Meanwhile, Abdul Majid, son of Khajana who got injured afterbeing hit by a matador at Nawabad area on December 16 andwas under treatment in GMCH Jammu also succumbed to hisinjuries today.

Bootlegger nabbed with 120 bottles of liquorSTATE TIMES NEWS

JAMMU: Police on Friday arrested a bootlegger and recovered120 bottles of liquor from his possession. As per the details, Talab Tillo Police on a tip off laid a Naka andintercepted a man on suspicious grounds. During his searchpolice recovered 120 bottles of liquor from his possession. Theaccused identified as Arun Kumar, resident of Adhela was arrest-ed and a case under relevant sections of law was registeredagainst him.

Youth dies under mysterious circumstances STATE TIMES NEWS

JAMMU: A youth who was admitted in rehabilitation centre wasfound dead in mysterious circumstances in Miran Sahib area.

As per the details, Ranjeet Singh, son of Sukhdev Singh whowas admitted in the rehabilitation centre was found unconsciousin the premises and was shifted to hospital by the employeeswhere doctors declared him as brought dead. Police has registereda case and started investigation.

15 bovines rescued, one heldSTATE TIMES NEWS

JAMMU: Police on Friday foiled bovine smuggling bid by arrest-ing one person and rescuing 15 bovines.

According to reports, Nagrota Police during a Naka near Ban

Toll Plaza intercepted a truck bearing registration NoJK02BN/7844. During checking, police found the aforesaidtruck was loaded with 15 bovine animals.

Police arrested truck driver who was identified as Liaqat Ali,son of Bashir Ahmed, resident of Upper Thana, Udhampur andrescued 15 bovines from the truck.

In this connection, a case FIR No 317/18 under Sections188/RPC, 3/5 PCA Act have been registered at Police StationNagrota.

The arrested was made by Inspector Deepak Pathania SHONagrota assisted by SI Mohd Ashraf under the supervision ofMohan Lal Sharma, SDPO Nagrota, Dushyant Sharma SPRural Jammu and Vivek Gupta In-charge DIG JKS Range.

Alert sounded after sighting twouniformed men in a car

STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: After spotting two persons moving in a car under sus-picious manner an alert was sounded in the Samba district.According the reports people noticed two persons in uniform mov-ing under suspicious manner near Chichi Mata Temple. An alertwas sounded by the police on the highway. The police also inten-sified checking of all vehicles passing through Nakas. It is perti-nent to mention that in November last four men had hired a taxifrom Jammu Railway Station and near Pathankot they hijackedthe vehicle at gun point and threw the driver out of the vehicle.

Rs 40,000 withdrawn after swapping ATM cardsSTATE TIMES NEWS

JAMMU: Janipur police has registered a case on the basis of acomplaint on fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 40,000 after swappingATM cards. According to police, one Shubeg Khurshid, son ofKhurshid Ahmed, resident of Soura at present staying at BaganiTalab had complained about the incident. He said he had gone toan ATM of Punjab National Bank for withdrawing the moneybut was unable to withdraw the same. He sought help from a per-son standing nearby. Khurishd has alleged during the confusionthe man changed the ATM card and took out Rs 40,000 from hisaccount. Police has registered a case and is trying to identify thecheat with the help of CCTV footage.

One held with 500 grams CharasSTATE TIMES NEWS

JAMMU: Talab Tillo Police arrested a man carrying Charas onFriday and registered a case against him. According to informa-tion the man is regular supplier of narcotics in the area and wasnabbed by the District Crime Branch carrying 500 gramsCharas. The drug peddler has been identified as MohammadTahil, resident of Ambara and at present staying in Mishriwala

area.

Two attacked at Maheshpura ChowkSTATE TIMES NEWS

JAMMU: Two youth were attacked by some miscreants withsome sharp-edged weapon in Maheshpura Chowk falling underBakshi Nagar Police Station on Friday. The injured have beenidentified as Rohit Mehngi, son of Rakesh Mehngi, resident ofPaloura and his accomplice Arjun Sahi, son of Anil Sahi, residentof Satwari. They were passing from the area when the miscreantsattacked them and managed to escape from the spot. Police shift-ed the injured to GMC Hospital and registered a case in the mat-ter.

Man held with grenade, 49 bulletsSTATE TIMES NEWS

BARAMULLA: Baramulla police apprehended a man withgrenade and 49 bullets. It is suspected that the man must be acourier for terrorists. According to police the man identified asZahoor Ahmad, resident of Soibagh was apprehended during thechecking of vehicles at Singhpur checkpost with a grenade and 49bullets which he was carrying to handover to some terrorists. Hewas arrested at the spot and a case was registered against him.

Three assault cases reportedSTATE TIMES NEWS

JAMMU: As many as three assault cases have been reportedwithin last 24 hours in Jammu in which the concerned police havetaken cognisance for investigation. The victims have been shiftedto Government Medical College Hospital (GMCH) Jammu.

According to information, Vishwa Nath, son of Chhaju Ram,resident of Kot Bhalwal was injured when he was attacked bysomeone. He was immediately shifted to GMCH Jammu.

Mohammad Hussain, resident of Nardni, Chinore was alsoinjured in a local dispute and shifted to GMCH.

In the third case, Roshan Lal, son of Darshan Lal, resident ofR S Pura was also injured in an attack and was admitted inBakshi Nagar Hospital.

Fire breaks out at army campSTATE TIMES NEWS

SRINAGAR: A fire case was reported in Army Camp Baramullawhich erupted late in the night. It created havoc but it was sooncontrolled and extinguished with the cooperation of local FireBrigade besides the army fire fighting squad.

Immediately after noticing the fire, information was given to theFire Brigade and the fire tenders reached on time and launchedtheir operation along with the army fire fighting teams. Since itwas soon brought under control, there was no loss of property.

The police however has taken cognisance for investigation.

VC KVIB reviews functioning of Board

Sarpanch distributescricket kit to youth STATE TIMES NEWS

JAMMU: To promote sportsactivity in the areas,Sarpanch of PanchayatMandal, Col Som NathDogra on Friday distributedcricket kit to youth of villageDundpur of Ward No 4.

"The sports items were dis-tributed with an objectivethat the youth of the areashall have greater participa-tion in sports activities,which is indispensable fortheir overall personalitydevelopment," Col Som Nathsaid.