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FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2013 (PAGE 14) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Inter-School T ournament s Jodhamal, KC Intl claim football titles Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, May 9: Scripting resounding victories over their rivals in the finals, Jodhamal School Jammu and KC International School claimed the title trophies in football Under-14 and Under-17 boys tournament, organized by the Department of Youth Services and Sports at GGM Science College Football Ground, here today. Jodhamal School defeated Heritage School by three goals to two (3-2) in the final to claim the football Under-14 boys tro- phy. Rohan Gupta, Himanshu Sharma and Aayush scored one goal each for Jodhamal, while for Heritage, Amitabh Koushal and Aryan Sethi were the goal scorers. Earlier, in the semifinals Jodhamal defeated MHAC Nagbani by the same margin. In another semifinal, Heritage School got better of title Tots by three goals to two. In football Under-17 boys, KC International defeated its rival by two goals to nil (2-0), with Vikram scoring both goals. Meanwhile, at Jammu zone, the competitions in kho-kho, kabaddi and volleyball were held under the supervision of Kiran Jyoti, zonal physical edu- cation officer, while Principal Kamla Kumari was the chief guest on the occasion. SOS, DPS and HS Kachi Chawni emerged winners in kho-kho, kabaddi and volleyball events respectively. At Marh zone, the competi- tions were held under the super- vision of zonal physical educa- tion officer, Marh, Chanchal Kour at Government Higher Secondary School Domana. GHS Shamachak defeated HS Marh Bagh in kho-kho Under-17 girls final, while in kho-kho Under-14 girls title clash, GHS Sangrampur defeat- ed GHS Shamachak by 5 points. In kabaddi Under-17 girls, GHS Gou Manasan drubbed HS Sangrampur by 18 points, while in kabaddi Under-14 girls, GGMS Akalpur outplayed GGHS Gole Gujral by 2 points. The matches were officiated by Pritipal Singh, Tilak Raj, Ravi Kumar, Jai Singh, Jai Krishan Pandita, Pritam Lal, Jatin Sethi and Ajeet Singh. At Gandhi Nagar zone, the matches were held under the supervision of Jeet Singh, zonal physical education officer, Gandhi Nagar, while Sroman Dogra, zonal physical education officer, Satwari was the chief guest on the occasion. Kho-kho Under-14 and Under-17 events were held which were officiated by Satvinder Kour, Ram Murti, Dalbir Kour, Ashnak Raj, Jasbir Singh, Chamel Singh and oth- ers. At Miran Sahib zone, the tournament held under the supervision of Sarita Pandha, ZPEO Miran Sahib concluded today. Government High School Badyal Brahmana won kabaddi Under-14 and Under-17 titles, while Adarsh Niketan Badyal Brahamana claimed Under-17 volleyball title. DYSSO, Jammu, Tirath Ram was the chief guest on the occasion. The matches were officiated by Kulbir Singh, Mulkh Raj Sharma, Harcharan Singh, Harmik Singh, Swarnjeet Kour, Dilshad Singh, Gourav, Anita and Navneet Kour. At Satwari zone, kabaddi, volleyball and kho-kho tourna- ment was held at HS Satwari and the matches were officiated by Harvinder Singh, Jasbir Kour, Jitinder Kour, Papinder Kour, Assa Singh, Neelam Rani, Vishal Singh, Vishal Balotra and others. At Bishnah zone, the Inter- School tournament in the disci- plines of kabaddi, kho-kho and volleyball concluded at Boys HSS, Bishnah under the super- vision of Manjeet Kour, ZPEO Bishnah, while Tirath Ram, DYSSO Jammu was the chief guest on the occasion and Satya Devi Principal, HSS Bishnah was the guest of honour. The matches were officiated by Kuldeep Kumar, Nirmal Singh, Rekha Charak, Raj Kumari, Rajni Kotwal, Sudesh Kumar and others. Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, May 9: Kendriya Vidyalaya No 2 Jammu Cantonment celebrated its annual day with great zest and zeal in General Zorawar Singh Stadium, here today. Divisional Traffic Manager, Northern Railway Jammu, R. N Meena was the chief guest on the occasion while Deputy Director Information, Dr Narupa Rai was the guest of honour. The function was presided over by Deputy Commissioner (KVS JR) A S Gill while senior army officers, VMC members, Principals of KVs and Principals of other schools were also pres- ent. The Principal M Laxmi Narayan, presented annual report of the school highlighting the activities conducted during the session and the landmarks made by the school in academics as well as curricular activities. A colourful cultural pro- gramme was presented, which mesmerized the august gathering. The ‘Dash Avtaras’ who guid- ed and salvaged humanity was unique and greatly appreciated while ‘Bharat Darshan’ compris- ing dance forms from different States created a wonderful ambi- ence. The Principal of the school was honoured for winning the Bharat Vidya Shiromani award by Indian Solidarity Council and also Rashtriya Vidya Gaurav gold medal by International Institute of Education and Management. The meritorious teachers and students were also honoured with certifi- cates and prizes. The chief guest complimented the Principal, staff and students for their efforts, and hoped they would create new arenas of accomplishment in the forthcom- ing session. He impressed upon the teacher fraternity to shape the future of students in such a way that they could contribute in strengthening national integration and sovereignty Dr Narupa Rai in her address said that the KV centres are doing excellent job in imparting quality education. The programme ended with vote of thanks by Rita Bhaskar, the senior most PGT of the school. KKR stay afloat as Pune limp to 11th defeat in IPL 6 PUNE, May 9: Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders scored a convincing 46-run win over an ever-struggling Pune Warriors here today, to keep alive their outside hopes of qualifying for the play-off stage of the ongoing Pepsi Indian Premier League. Opting to bat, KKR first rode on skipper Gautam Gambhir's 50 and a late surge by Ryan ten Doeschate (31 off 21) to post a challenging 152 for six, and then dished out a clinical bowling performance to bowl out Pune for 106 in 19.3 overs. By virtue of this win, KKR has moved up to 10 points from 12 games. But in order to stand in with an outside chance of making it to the play-offs, the defending champions need to win all their remaining three games. Pune witnessed a horrible start to their run chase as their batsmen found the going tough against a disciplined KKR attack and scored just 41 runs for the loss of three wickets at the halfway stage. (PTI) Omar inaugurates Sher-i- Kashmir T-20 Tournament Excelsior Sports Correspondent GANDERBAL, May 9: Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah today inaugurated Sher-i- Kashmir T-20 Cricket Tournament here by filliping the coin for the two teams participat- ing in the inaugural match. He also did some batting on the pitch. The team members were introduced to the Chief Minister who interacted with them and wished them good luck and suc- cess. He told them to uphold sportsmen spirit under all cir- cumstances and exhibit highest degree of discipline. "Losing or winning of a game is immaterial but participating as worthy sports persons, performing to once best capacity and maintain- ing quality of conduct while ply- ing is counted a lot at the end of the day", he told the players. The Tournament which is being organized by Youth National Conference is partici- pated by 140 cricket teams from all across the State. Minister for Higher Education, Mohammad Akbar Loan, Minister of State for Animal Husbandry, Nazir Ahmad Gurezi and Legislator and Provincial President NC, Kashmir Nasir Aslam Wani were present on the occasion. Inter-School Tournament at RS Pura zone concludes Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, May 9: The Zonal Level Inter -School Tournament for Under-14 and Under-17 girls in the disciplines of kho-kho and kabaddi, organised by the Department of Youth Services and Sports concluded at City Middle School, RS Pura today. Principal Government Higher Secondary School for Girls RS Pura, Garo Devi, was chief guest in the inaugural function, while the tournament is being held under the overall supervision of Tirath Ram, District Youth Services and Sports Officer, Jammu and con- ducted under the supervision of Hira Lal Pandita, zonal physical education officer, RS Pura. The matches were officiated by Govind Singh, Vijay Kumar, Parveen Kumari, Amolak Singh, Suraj Kour, Vijinder Paul Kour, Vinod Kumar and Mahabir Singh. Earlier, in kho-kho Under-17 girls, HS Basti Gulab Garh defeated GHSS RS Pura by 1 point (8-7), while in Under-14 girls final, HS Seerbalah defeat- ed HS Rangpura Mulana by 2 point (6-4). Kabaddi Under-17 girls title went to GHS Satrayin, defeating GHS Rangpura Mulana by 14 points (31-17) in the summit clash. Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah testing his cricketing skills while inaugurating Sher-i-Kashmir Cricket Tournament in Srinagar on Thursday. Winners of Inter-School Tournament showing victory signs while posing for a group photograph alongwith officers and offi- cials of DYSS at RS Pura on Thursday. Principal HSS Bishnah, Satya Devi along with DYSSO Jammu Tirath Ram interacting with players at Bishnah on Thursday. DYSSO interacts with players Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, May 9: To assess the arrangements extended by his zonal officers in the Inter- School tournaments at various zones, the District Youth Services and Sports Officer, Jammu Tirath Ram visited Bishnah, Arnia and Miran Sahib, here today. He interacted with the play- ers during his trip and enquired about the facilities provided to them and advised them to play the game with sporting spirit as winning and losing is the part of the game. HSS Pouni organizes National Environment Awareness Campaign Excelsior Sports Correspondent REASI, May 9: National Environment Awareness Campaign 2013 was organised by Government Higher Secondary School Pouni on the theme 'Biodiversity Conservation', here today. A huge rally was taken out by the students and staff of the School which was flagged off by the Principal Jagdish Raj Sharma in the presence of prominent citizens, elected rep- resentatives and SHO Pouni Pushpinder Singh. It passed through Main Bazaar of Pouni with the stu- dents raising slogans and hold- ing placards depicting theme Biodiversity. A debate was also organised on the importance of conserva- tion of Environment for future generation. 15 students participated in the final round in which Rubi Sharma scored first position while Aditya Sharma and Sonam shared second position and Ashutosh Kesar clamed the third position. They were awarded prizes by the Principal Jagdish Raj Sharma, who exhorted upon the students to become torch bearers for the society as they are the best instruments for mak- ing conceptual change in the environment conservation. Parade Cricket Association holding T20 Tournaments Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, May 9: In the memory of the cricketers who are no more in this world, the Parade Cricket Association Jammu will be holding two hot weather T20 cricket tourna- ments-Veteran and Open from middle of May, 2013 at Parade Ground, here. According to a handout issued here the teams interested to take part in the Veteran tour- nament will have to submit their entries by or before May 14, 2013 and those interested to par- ticipate in the Open tournament will have to submit the same by or before May 15, 2013 with president Parade Sports Association at its Office in Parade Ground Jammu. As per the organizers the entry fee is Rs 5000 each for both the tournaments and the entries would strictly be enter- tained on first cum first serve basis. 8 teams will be enter- tained for Veterans tournament and 16 for the Open tournament. For further information, the teams can contact organizers on Mobile Nos: 9419132535, 9419187957. BSF School celebrates Annual Day Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, May 9: BSF School Jammu celebrated its Annual Day with pomp and show, here today. The celebrations began with the warm welcome of the guests. Rajeev Krishna IG BSF, Jammu Frontier-the chairperson of the School was the chief guest on the occasion, while Meenakshi Singh, president BWWA, Jammu Frontier was the guest of honour. The programme with the lighting of the traditional lamp which was followed by Ganesh Vandana. Dr S S Khokhar, Principal BSF School presented the Annual Report, focusing on the school's achievements and reit- erated the importance of parental involvement and man- agement's support in partnership with the school. The cultural programme on the theme 'Navras', the nine emotions of life was presented by the students. Students show- cased their love for the culture and tradition of the region through the folk dance 'Geetru'. The tiny tots in their colourful costumes and graceful steps enthralled the audience with their various performances. The orchestra of the school got a thunderous applause. 'Ghar Yaad Aata Hai Mujhe' touched every ones heart with the wonderful depiction of the plight of girl child. Later-on, the chief guest Rajeev Krishna distributed prizes among the meritorious students in the field of academ- ics and sports. Students performing dance during Annual Day celebration at BSF School in Jammu on Thursday. KV 2 celebrates annual day, golden jubilee Hari Singh Avantika awards presented Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, May 9: Avantika, an organization of contemporary Artists and Intellectuals today honoured educationists, littera- teurs and intellectuals with Hari Singh Avantika Awards at an award giving ceremony held at Lawrence Public School, Panjtirthi, here. Joint Director Information, Smita Sethi was the chief guest on the occasion, while Trustee Maharaja Hari Singh DAV School Nagbani, Captain Dewan Singh, was guest of honour. National Director Avatika, Anand Aggarwal, Joint Director School Education, SK Gandotra, State President Bharat Scouts & Guides, Isher Dass Sony, President Avantika J&K, Madan Lal Abrol, Director Lawrence Public School, MM Joshi, Commissioner Avantika, Hardev Singh Jamwal, Director DBN, Suresh Sharma, Director May Fair Higher Secondary School, Abhay Basoor, were also present on the occasion. Speaking on the occasion, Joint Director Information laud- ed the efforts of Avantika for its untiring, selfless and serious efforts towards promotion of art, culture and education. National Director Avantika, Anand Aggarwal, highlighted the role of Avantika and said that the organization was selflessly rendering exceptional services in far-off and rural pockets of the State. Later, the chief guest pre- sented Hari Singh Avintika Awards to State President Bharat Scouts and Guides, I D Soni, Principal MH DAV Central Public School Akhnoor, S Sharma, Principal Vidyapeeth HSS, Bipan Kumar, Principal SRML HSS, S Dalbir Singh, Principal HSS Circular Road, Promila Jain, Director Nav Yug HSS Subash Nagar, Hardev Singh Jamwal, Director Dewan Badri Nath School, Suresh Kumar, Principal Nav Yug HSS Jammu, CK Jamwal, Principal Lawrence Public School, Shakuntala Joshi, Director Shiksha Niketan HSS, Jewan Nagar, Romeshwar Mengi, Principal DAV Public School Nagbani, Alok Betab, Principal DAV Public School RS Pura, TN Kumar, Principal Paramount Convent and Principal New Era Environment School. A colourful cultural pro- gramme featuring a mix of mod- ern and folk dance and music was also presented by the school children, which was highly applauded by the gathering. Cross Country Race held Excelsior Sports Correspondent PATTAN, May 9: A9 kilo- metres Cross Country Race was conducted by the Government Higher Secondary School, Palhalan Pattan from "Gooshabugh" to Institutional Camp Palhalan today. In all, 125 students participated in road race. The Principal of the Institute flagged off the race. In under 19 year age category Saleem Ahmad Yatoo of 11th class bagged fist position while Nasir Ahmad Yatoo and Aijaz Ahmad ranked 2nd and 3rd position respectively. In 17 age group Suhail Ahmad Hajam bagged first position and Aqib Ahad Dar and Shahid Ahmad Yatoo ranked 2nd and 3rd position respectively. Tarun wins gold in International Karate C’ship Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, May 9: Tarun Sharma, son of Dinesh Kumar Sharma, an ace karateka, brought laurels to the Country and State of Jammu and Kashmir by clinch- ing gold medal in the International Karate Championship 2013 held in Punjab recently. Tarun, a 2nd Dan Black Belt from style and Ist Dan Black Belt from AIKF, played for India in the International Karate-Do-Championship in ‘Individual Kumite’ in Male Senior (-84 kg) weight catego- ry and got first position. The Championship was held at Rink Hall, Baradari Garden, Patiala and was organized by All India Pacific Karate Do Association from May 3 to May 5, 2013. Tarun sharma is also an actor, anchor, model and writer. Principals' meet held Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, May 9: Sacred Heart College of Education Paloura, organized a Principals' meet in the College premises, here today . The main agenda of the meeting was to discuss the Macro-Teaching Practice con- ducted in different schools. The meeting was chaired by Hari Singh Chib, MD, Sacred Heart College of Education. The Principals of various schools attended the meeting, expressed their views and put up suitable suggestions in order to bring improvement in the Macro- Teaching Practice. The Principal of Government Higher Secondary School Palorua, Ajeet Kumar Sharma, insisted that the teachers should teach according to the Educational Psychology. Deepali Handa, Principal, Tiny Tots HSS, Roop Nagar stressed upon the use of new skills to make teaching more real and effective while the Principal of Naveen Vidya Mandir, Sanjay Sharma emphasized the need of moral education in the schools. The Principal of Sacred Heart College of Education, Dr KK Tiwari, assured that the sug- gestions would be adopted in teaching practice conducted in the future. Excelsior Sports Correspondent AKHNOOR, May 9: KV 2 Akhnoor celebrated its Annual Day as well as Golden Jubilee of KVS 2013, here today. Brig A K Shukla VSM Deputy GOC 10 Inf Div and Chairman VMC was the chief guest on the occasion, while Principal of the Vidyalaya A K Rai presented welcome address and gave annual report expounded the achievements of the Vidyalaya in academics as well in co-curricular activities. The Prize Distribution cere- mony was followed by cultural programme which began with Swastik Vachan and Saraswati Vandana. Welcome song by the tiny tots stole hearts of the audi- ence, while variety of dances reflected different cultures like Dogri, Rajasthani, Gujarati, Punjabi etc were performed by the students with great vigor and zeal. Bangra Dance show was also presented by the stu- dents. Meanwhile, K.V.Bantalab celebrates its Annual Day in a grand function, here today. The event encouraged, gave rewards and an opportunity to the stu- dents to showcase their talent. The event opened with the lamp lighting ceremony by the chief guest and guest of honour followed by the SaraswatiVandana performed by the students. Principal V Santhosh Kumar passionately presented the wel- come address and read out the school's annual report highlight- ing the prominent achievements of the school during 2012-13 academic year in scholastic and co-scholastic areas and reiterat- ed the importance of parental engagement in partnership with the school. The cultural bonanza with a participation of large number of students of the school enthralled the parents and left the audience spellbound at the students' cal- iber and poise. Chief Guest of the evening alongwith guest of honourpresented recognition certificates to young achievers. K S Bandari, (IGP, CRPF- J&K Zone) B L Morodia (AC,KVS (JR) Jammu) and Meenakshi Talwar were present on the occasion. Children being felicitated by the dignitaries at K V Bantalab during Annual Day celebration. KV 2 Akhnoor, KV Bantalab celebrate Annual Day GD Goenka holds Investiture Ceremony Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, May 9: GD Goenka Public School held its Investiture Ceremony for the year 2013 in School premises, here today. The Head Boy and Head Girl were selected by the students by following the democratic system of voting. The programme began with invocation of Maa Gayatri fol- lowed by a prayer song by the students. A lamp signifying the spread of knowledge was lit by the Principal of the School, Jyoti Asija, who introduced the Head Boy, Shubam Jain and Head Girl, Asifa Shoket Kohli for the year 2013 and did the honours of badging them, which was fol- lowed by the swear- ing in ceremony of other office bearers of various Houses. While speaking on the occasion, the School Principal Jyoti Asija urged upon the students to bring their best for the betterment of the School. The fuction concluded with the recitation of the National Anthem. Head Boy and Head Girl of GD Goenka Public School posing for a photograph along with Principal Jyoti Asija during Investiture Ceremony on Thursday. Delhi Daredevils V/s Royal Challengers Bangalore Today’s Fixture
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Inter-School Tournaments
Jodhamal, KC Intl claim football titlesExcelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, May 9: Scriptingresounding victories over theirrivals in the finals, Jodhamal
School Jammu and KCInternational School claimedthe title trophies in footballUnder-14 and Under-17 boystournament, organized by theDepartment of Youth Servicesand Sports at GGM ScienceCollege Football Ground, heretoday.
Jodhamal School defeatedHeritage School by three goalsto two (3-2) in the final to claimthe football Under-14 boys tro-phy. Rohan Gupta, HimanshuSharma and Aayush scored onegoal each for Jodhamal, whilefor Heritage, Amitabh Koushaland Aryan Sethi were the goalscorers.
Earlier, in the semifinalsJodhamal defeated MHACNagbani by the same margin.
In another semifinal,Heritage School got better oftitle Tots by three goals to two.
In football Under-17 boys,KC International defeated itsrival by two goals to nil (2-0),with Vikram scoring both goals.
Meanwhile, at Jammu zone,
the competitions in kho-kho,kabaddi and volleyball wereheld under the supervision ofKiran Jyoti, zonal physical edu-cation officer, while Principal
Kamla Kumari was the chiefguest on the occasion.
SOS, DPS and HS KachiChawni emerged winners inkho-kho, kabaddi and volleyballevents respectively.
At Marh zone, the competi-tions were held under the super-vision of zonal physical educa-tion officer, Marh, ChanchalKour at Government HigherSecondary School Domana.
GHS Shamachak defeatedHS Marh Bagh in kho-khoUnder-17 girls final, while inkho-kho Under-14 girls titleclash, GHS Sangrampur defeat-ed GHS Shamachak by 5 points.
In kabaddi Under-17 girls,GHS Gou Manasan drubbed HSSangrampur by 18 points, whilein kabaddi Under-14 girls,GGMS Akalpur outplayedGGHS Gole Gujral by 2 points.
The matches were officiatedby Pritipal Singh, Tilak Raj,Ravi Kumar, Jai Singh, JaiKrishan Pandita, Pritam Lal,Jatin Sethi and Ajeet Singh.
At Gandhi Nagar zone, the
matches were held under thesupervision of Jeet Singh, zonalphysical education officer,Gandhi Nagar, while SromanDogra, zonal physical educationofficer, Satwari was the chiefguest on the occasion.
Kho-kho Under-14 andUnder-17 events were heldwhich were officiated bySatvinder Kour, Ram Murti,Dalbir Kour, Ashnak Raj, JasbirSingh, Chamel Singh and oth-ers.
At Miran Sahib zone, thetournament held under thesupervision of Sarita Pandha,ZPEO Miran Sahib concludedtoday.
Government High SchoolBadyal Brahmana won kabaddiUnder-14 and Under-17 titles,while Adarsh Niketan BadyalBrahamana claimed Under-17volleyball title.
DYSSO, Jammu, TirathRam was the chief guest on theoccasion.
The matches were officiatedby Kulbir Singh, Mulkh RajSharma, Harcharan Singh,Harmik Singh, Swarnjeet Kour,Dilshad Singh, Gourav, Anitaand Navneet Kour.
At Satwari zone, kabaddi,volleyball and kho-kho tourna-ment was held at HS Satwariand the matches were officiatedby Harvinder Singh, JasbirKour, Jitinder Kour, PapinderKour, Assa Singh, Neelam Rani,Vishal Singh, Vishal Balotraand others.
At Bishnah zone, the Inter-School tournament in the disci-plines of kabaddi, kho-kho andvolleyball concluded at BoysHSS, Bishnah under the super-vision of Manjeet Kour, ZPEOBishnah, while Tirath Ram,DYSSO Jammu was the chiefguest on the occasion and SatyaDevi Principal, HSS Bishnahwas the guest of honour.
The matches were officiatedby Kuldeep Kumar, NirmalSingh, Rekha Charak, RajKumari, Rajni Kotwal, SudeshKumar and others.
Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, May 9: KendriyaVidyalaya No 2 JammuCantonment celebrated its annualday with great zest and zeal inGeneral Zorawar Singh Stadium,here today.
Divisional Traffic Manager,Northern Railway Jammu, R. NMeena was the chief guest on theoccasion while Deputy DirectorInformation, Dr Narupa Rai wasthe guest of honour.
The function was presidedover by Deputy Commissioner(KVS JR) A S Gill while seniorarmy officers, VMC members,Principals of KVs and Principalsof other schools were also pres-ent.
The Principal M LaxmiNarayan, presented annual reportof the school highlighting theactivities conducted during thesession and the landmarks madeby the school in academics aswell as curricular activities.
A colourful cultural pro-gramme was presented, whichmesmerized the august gathering.
The ‘Dash Avtaras’ who guid-ed and salvaged humanity wasunique and greatly appreciatedwhile ‘Bharat Darshan’ compris-ing dance forms from differentStates created a wonderful ambi-ence.
The Principal of the schoolwas honoured for winning theBharat Vidya Shiromani awardby Indian Solidarity Council andalso Rashtriya Vidya Gaurav goldmedal by International Institute ofEducation and Management. Themeritorious teachers and studentswere also honoured with certifi-cates and prizes.
The chief guest complimentedthe Principal, staff and studentsfor their efforts, and hoped theywould create new arenas ofaccomplishment in the forthcom-ing session.
He impressed upon the
teacher fraternity to shape thefuture of students in such a waythat they could contribute instrengthening national integrationand sovereignty
Dr Narupa Rai in her addresssaid that the KV centres are doingexcellent job in imparting qualityeducation.
The programme ended withvote of thanks by Rita Bhaskar,the senior most PGT of theschool.
KKR stay afloat as Pune
limp to 11th defeat in IPL 6PUNE, May 9:
Defending championsKolkata Knight Riders scored aconvincing 46-run win over anever-struggling Pune Warriorshere today, to keep alive theiroutside hopes of qualifying for
the play-off stage of the ongoingPepsi Indian Premier League.
Opting to bat, KKR first rodeon skipper Gautam Gambhir's50 and a late surge by Ryan tenDoeschate (31 off 21) to post achallenging 152 for six, and thendished out a clinical bowling
performance to bowl out Punefor 106 in 19.3 overs.
By virtue of this win, KKRhas moved up to 10 points from12 games. But in order to standin with an outside chance ofmaking it to the play-offs, thedefending champions need to
win all their remaining threegames.
Pune witnessed a horriblestart to their run chase as theirbatsmen found the going toughagainst a disciplined KKR attackand scored just 41 runs for theloss of three wickets at thehalfway stage. (PTI)
Omar inaugurates
Sher-i- Kashmir T-20 TournamentExcelsior Sports Correspondent
GANDERBAL, May 9:Chief Minister, Omar Abdullahtoday inaugurated Sher-i-Kashmir T-20 CricketTournament here by filliping thecoin for the two teams participat-ing in the inaugural match. Healso did some batting on the pitch.
The team members wereintroduced to the Chief Ministerwho interacted with them andwished them good luck and suc-cess. He told them to upholdsportsmen spirit under all cir-cumstances and exhibit highestdegree of discipline. "Losing orwinning of a game is immaterial
but participating as worthysports persons, performing toonce best capacity and maintain-ing quality of conduct while ply-ing is counted a lot at the end ofthe day", he told the players.
The Tournament which isbeing organized by YouthNational Conference is partici-pated by 140 cricket teams fromall across the State. Minister forHigher Education, MohammadAkbar Loan, Minister of Statefor Animal Husbandry, NazirAhmad Gurezi and Legislatorand Provincial President NC,Kashmir Nasir Aslam Wani werepresent on the occasion.
Inter-School Tournament
at RS Pura zone concludesExcelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, May 9: The ZonalLevel Inter -School Tournamentfor Under-14 and Under-17 girlsin the disciplines of kho-kho andkabaddi, organised by theDepartment of Youth Servicesand Sports concluded at CityMiddle School, RS Pura today.
Principal GovernmentHigher Secondary School forGirls RS Pura, Garo Devi, waschief guest in the inauguralfunction, while the tournamentis being held under the overallsupervision of Tirath Ram,District Youth Services andSports Officer, Jammu and con-ducted under the supervision of
Hira Lal Pandita, zonal physicaleducation officer, RS Pura.
The matches were officiatedby Govind Singh, Vijay Kumar,Parveen Kumari, Amolak Singh,Suraj Kour, Vijinder Paul Kour,Vinod Kumar and MahabirSingh.
Earlier, in kho-kho Under-17girls, HS Basti Gulab Garhdefeated GHSS RS Pura by 1point (8-7), while in Under-14girls final, HS Seerbalah defeat-ed HS Rangpura Mulana by 2point (6-4).
Kabaddi Under-17 girls titlewent to GHS Satrayin, defeatingGHS Rangpura Mulana by 14points (31-17) in the summitclash.
Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah testing his cricketing skills while inaugurating Sher-i-KashmirCricket Tournament in Srinagar on Thursday.
Winners of Inter-School Tournament showing victory signswhile posing for a group photograph alongwith officers and offi-cials of DYSS at RS Pura on Thursday.
Principal HSS Bishnah, Satya Devi along with DYSSOJammu Tirath Ram interacting with players at Bishnah onThursday.
DYSSO interacts
with playersExcelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, May 9: To assessthe arrangements extended byhis zonal officers in the Inter-School tournaments at variouszones, the District YouthServices and Sports Officer,Jammu Tirath Ram visitedBishnah, Arnia and MiranSahib, here today.
He interacted with the play-ers during his trip and enquiredabout the facilities provided tothem and advised them to playthe game with sporting spirit aswinning and losing is the part ofthe game.
HSS Pouni organizes National
Environment Awareness CampaignExcelsior Sports Correspondent
REASI, May 9: NationalEnvironment AwarenessCampaign 2013 was organisedby Government HigherSecondary School Pouni on thetheme 'BiodiversityConservation', here today.
A huge rally was taken outby the students and staff of theSchool which was flagged off bythe Principal Jagdish RajSharma in the presence ofprominent citizens, elected rep-resentatives and SHO PouniPushpinder Singh.
It passed through MainBazaar of Pouni with the stu-dents raising slogans and hold-
ing placards depicting themeBiodiversity.
A debate was also organisedon the importance of conserva-tion of Environment for futuregeneration.
15 students participated inthe final round in which RubiSharma scored first positionwhile Aditya Sharma and Sonamshared second position andAshutosh Kesar clamed the thirdposition. They were awardedprizes by the Principal JagdishRaj Sharma, who exhorted uponthe students to become torchbearers for the society as theyare the best instruments for mak-ing conceptual change in theenvironment conservation.
Parade Cricket
Association holding
T20 TournamentsExcelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, May 9: In thememory of the cricketers whoare no more in this world, theParade Cricket AssociationJammu will be holding two hotweather T20 cricket tourna-ments-Veteran and Open frommiddle of May, 2013 at ParadeGround, here.
According to a handoutissued here the teams interestedto take part in the Veteran tour-nament will have to submit theirentries by or before May 14,2013 and those interested to par-ticipate in the Open tournamentwill have to submit the same byor before May 15, 2013 withpresident Parade SportsAssociation at its Office inParade Ground Jammu.
As per the organizers theentry fee is Rs 5000 each forboth the tournaments and theentries would strictly be enter-tained on first cum first servebasis. 8 teams will be enter-tained for Veterans tournamentand 16 for the Open tournament.
For further information, theteams can contact organizers onMobile Nos: 9419132535,9419187957.
BSF School celebrates
Annual DayExcelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, May 9: BSFSchool Jammu celebrated itsAnnual Day with pomp andshow, here today.
The celebrations began withthe warm welcome of the guests.
Rajeev Krishna IG BSF,Jammu Frontier-the chairpersonof the School was the chief gueston the occasion, whileMeenakshi Singh, presidentBWWA, Jammu Frontier wasthe guest of honour.
The programme with thelighting of the traditional lampwhich was followed by GaneshVandana.
Dr S S Khokhar, PrincipalBSF School presented theAnnual Report, focusing on theschool's achievements and reit-erated the importance ofparental involvement and man-
agement's support in partnershipwith the school.
The cultural programme onthe theme 'Navras', the nineemotions of life was presentedby the students. Students show-cased their love for the cultureand tradition of the regionthrough the folk dance 'Geetru'.The tiny tots in their colourfulcostumes and graceful stepsenthralled the audience withtheir various performances. Theorchestra of the school got athunderous applause. 'Ghar YaadAata Hai Mujhe' touched everyones heart with the wonderfuldepiction of the plight of girlchild.
Later-on, the chief guestRajeev Krishna distributedprizes among the meritoriousstudents in the field of academ-ics and sports.
Students performing dance during Annual Day celebration atBSF School in Jammu on Thursday.
KV 2 celebrates annual
day, golden jubilee
Hari Singh Avantika
awards presented Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, May 9: Avantika,an organization of contemporaryArtists and Intellectuals todayhonoured educationists, littera-teurs and intellectuals with HariSingh Avantika Awards at anaward giving ceremony held atLawrence Public School,Panjtirthi, here.
Joint Director Information,Smita Sethi was the chief gueston the occasion, while TrusteeMaharaja Hari Singh DAVSchool Nagbani, Captain DewanSingh, was guest of honour.
National Director Avatika,Anand Aggarwal, Joint DirectorSchool Education, SK Gandotra,State President Bharat Scouts &Guides, Isher Dass Sony,President Avantika J&K, MadanLal Abrol, Director LawrencePublic School, MM Joshi,
Commissioner Avantika, HardevSingh Jamwal, Director DBN,Suresh Sharma, Director MayFair Higher Secondary School,Abhay Basoor, were also presenton the occasion.
Speaking on the occasion,Joint Director Information laud-ed the efforts of Avantika for itsuntiring, selfless and seriousefforts towards promotion of art,culture and education.
National Director Avantika,Anand Aggarwal, highlightedthe role of Avantika and said thatthe organization was selflesslyrendering exceptional servicesin far-off and rural pockets ofthe State.
Later, the chief guest pre-sented Hari Singh AvintikaAwards to State President BharatScouts and Guides, I D Soni,Principal MH DAV CentralPublic School Akhnoor, SSharma, Principal VidyapeethHSS, Bipan Kumar, PrincipalSRML HSS, S Dalbir Singh,Principal HSS Circular Road,Promila Jain, Director Nav YugHSS Subash Nagar, HardevSingh Jamwal, Director DewanBadri Nath School, SureshKumar, Principal Nav Yug HSSJammu, CK Jamwal, PrincipalLawrence Public School,Shakuntala Joshi, DirectorShiksha Niketan HSS, JewanNagar, Romeshwar Mengi,Principal DAV Public SchoolNagbani, Alok Betab, PrincipalDAV Public School RS Pura, TNKumar, Principal ParamountConvent and Principal New EraEnvironment School.
A colourful cultural pro-gramme featuring a mix of mod-ern and folk dance and musicwas also presented by the schoolchildren, which was highlyapplauded by the gathering.
Cross Country
Race held Excelsior Sports Correspondent
PATTAN, May 9: A 9 kilo-metres Cross Country Race wasconducted by the GovernmentHigher Secondary School,Palhalan Pattan from"Gooshabugh" to InstitutionalCamp Palhalan today. In all,125 students participated inroad race.
The Principal of the Instituteflagged off the race. In under 19year age category SaleemAhmad Yatoo of 11th classbagged fist position while NasirAhmad Yatoo and Aijaz Ahmadranked 2nd and 3rd positionrespectively. In 17 age groupSuhail Ahmad Hajam baggedfirst position and Aqib AhadDar and Shahid Ahmad Yatooranked 2nd and 3rd positionrespectively.
Tarun wins gold
in International
Karate C’shipExcelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, May 9: TarunSharma, son of Dinesh Kumar
Sharma, an acekarateka, broughtlaurels to theCountry and Stateof Jammu andKashmir by clinch-ing gold medal inthe International
Karate Championship 2013 heldin Punjab recently.
Tarun, a 2nd Dan Black Beltfrom style and Ist Dan BlackBelt from AIKF, played forIndia in the InternationalKarate-Do-Championship in‘Individual Kumite’ in MaleSenior (-84 kg) weight catego-ry and got first position.
The Championship was heldat Rink Hall, Baradari Garden,Patiala and was organized byAll India Pacific Karate DoAssociation from May 3 to May5, 2013. Tarun sharma is also anactor, anchor, model and writer.
Principals'
meet heldExcelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 9: SacredHeart College of EducationPaloura, organized a Principals'meet in the College premises,here today . The main agenda ofthe meeting was to discuss theMacro-Teaching Practice con-ducted in different schools.
The meeting was chaired byHari Singh Chib, MD, SacredHeart College of Education. ThePrincipals of various schoolsattended the meeting, expressedtheir views and put up suitablesuggestions in order to bringimprovement in the Macro-Teaching Practice.
The Principal of GovernmentHigher Secondary SchoolPalorua, Ajeet Kumar Sharma,insisted that the teachers shouldteach according to theEducational Psychology.Deepali Handa, Principal, TinyTots HSS, Roop Nagar stressedupon the use of new skills tomake teaching more real andeffective while the Principal ofNaveen Vidya Mandir, SanjaySharma emphasized the need ofmoral education in the schools.
The Principal of SacredHeart College of Education, DrKK Tiwari, assured that the sug-gestions would be adopted inteaching practice conducted inthe future.
Excelsior Sports Correspondent
AKHNOOR, May 9: KV 2Akhnoor celebrated its AnnualDay as well as Golden Jubileeof KVS 2013, here today.
Brig A K Shukla VSMDeputy GOC 10 Inf Div andChairman VMC was the chiefguest on the occasion, whilePrincipal of the Vidyalaya A KRai presented welcome addressand gave annual reportexpounded the achievements ofthe Vidyalaya in academics aswell in co-curricular activities.
The Prize Distribution cere-mony was followed by culturalprogramme which began withSwastik Vachan and SaraswatiVandana. Welcome song by thetiny tots stole hearts of the audi-ence, while variety of dancesreflected different cultures likeDogri, Rajasthani, Gujarati,Punjabi etc were performed bythe students with great vigorand zeal. Bangra Dance showwas also presented by the stu-dents.
Meanwhile, K.V.Bantalabcelebrates its Annual Day in agrand function, here today. Theevent encouraged, gave rewards
and an opportunity to the stu-dents to showcase their talent.
The event opened with the
lamp lighting ceremony by the
chief guest and guest of honour
followed by the
SaraswatiVandana performed
by the students.
Principal V Santhosh Kumar
passionately presented the wel-
come address and read out the
school's annual report highlight-
ing the prominent achievements
of the school during 2012-13
academic year in scholastic and
co-scholastic areas and reiterat-
ed the importance of parental
engagement in partnership with
the school.
The cultural bonanza with a
participation of large number of
students of the school enthralled
the parents and left the audience
spellbound at the students' cal-
iber and poise. Chief Guest of
the evening alongwith guest of
honourpresented recognition
certificates to young achievers.
K S Bandari, (IGP, CRPF-
J&K Zone) B L Morodia
(AC,KVS (JR) Jammu) and
Meenakshi Talwar were present
on the occasion.
Children being felicitated by the dignitaries at K V Bantalabduring Annual Day celebration.
KV 2 Akhnoor, KV Bantalab celebrate Annual Day
GD Goenka holds Investiture CeremonyExcelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, May 9: GD GoenkaPublic School held its InvestitureCeremony for the year 2013 inSchool premises, here today.
The Head Boy and Head Girlwere selected by the students byfollowing the democratic systemof voting.
The programme began withinvocation of Maa Gayatri fol-lowed by a prayer song by thestudents. A lamp signifying thespread of knowledge was lit bythe Principal of the School, Jyoti
Asija, who introducedthe Head Boy,Shubam Jain andHead Girl, AsifaShoket Kohli for theyear 2013 and did thehonours of badgingthem, which was fol-lowed by the swear-ing in ceremony ofother office bearers ofvarious Houses.
While speaking onthe occasion, theSchool Principal JyotiAsija urged upon thestudents to bring their
best for the betterment of the School.The fuction concluded with
the recitation of the NationalAnthem.
Head Boy and Head Girl of GD GoenkaPublic School posing for a photographalong with Principal Jyoti Asija duringInvestiture Ceremony on Thursday.
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