Jammu,September 04 (Scoop News)-Senior BJP leader Mr Devender Singh Rana today lauded youth for evincing keen interest in sports of international repute alongside traditional games, saying this will keep them in good stead in various national and international events.
Speaking at the closing ceremony of the Fourth J&K UT Kudo Championship, played at Bhagwati Nagar Sports Complex, Mr Rana hoped that budding sportspersons will make their mark in this sport, not only locally but also at the national level.
Mr Rana, who was the chief guest on the occasion, said Jammu and Kashmir has no dearth of talent but there is need to identify and sharpen their sporting skills by experienced coaches. Grooming and shaping the talent of sports persons is an investment to brighten the future of enterprising youth and channelize their energies in positive pursuits. It is with this view that the sports are getting tremendous support by none other than Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which has gi
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Cross-voting from Cong or NC as Azad’s nephew loses
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Sanjeev Pargal
JAMMU, Feb 8: The BJP today added two more District Development Councils (DDCs) to its kitty with its candidates winning the posts of chairperson and vice chairperson in Udhampur unanimously and in Doda through voting where its candidates polled nine votes as against five by the Opposition members. There was cross-voting by one of the DDC members either from Congress or National Conference in Doda where BJP got nine votes as against its eight members while Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad’s nephew Nadeem Sharief Niaz lost the election.