Sushil Kumar loses final, secures silver
Olympic 2012
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
London, Aug 12: Wrestler Sushil Kumar lost the Olympic men's 66kg freestyle final to Japan's Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu 1-3 and settled for a silver medal at London Games here Sunday, becoming the first Indian to win medals back-to-back in the Olympics. Earlier in the day, Kumar created history by More
Germany retains Olympic hockey title
Beat Netherlands 2-1
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
London, Aug 12: Jan Phillip Rabente left a stamp of his brilliance to score twice in the final as defending champions Germany won the gold medal in men’s hockey at the London Olympic with a 2-1 victory over The Netherlands. Compact defence on both sides kept the initial play confined to MoreOur hockey is dead: Leslie Claudius
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
Kolkata, Aug 12: A veteran of four consecutive Olympics, legendary Leslie Claudius, bemoaned the disastrous display of the Indian hockey team in the London Olympics where it touched its nadir and finished last, and said the national game is “dead”. “It was in London where it all began for MoreMore gold for Usain Bolt as Jamaica smash relay record
London, Aug 12: Usain Bolt cemented his place in Olympic folklore by claiming a second three-gold medal haul in successive Games as Jamaica stormed to a world record-breaking 4x100m relay victory on Saturday. It was the perfect send-off to a track and field programme at the Olympic Stadium dominated MoreShahid, Mudassir steer RCC Greens to win
U-19 NAQSHBAND SAHAB (RA) CRICKET TOURNAMENT
Srinagar, Aug 12: RCC Greens comprehensively defeated Jupiter-XI Nishat by a huge margin of 143 runs in the ongoing Under-19 Naqshband Sahab (RA) cricket tournament at Radapora stadium here on Sunday.Batting first RCC Greens piled up a huge total of 311 runs in the allotted 30 overs for the loss MoreNew Convent School beat Woodland School by 3 runs
U-19 HK RAAWAL CRICKET TOURNEY
Srinagar, Aug 12: New Convent School defeated Woodland School by three runs in the closely fought match of ongoing Under-16 HK Raawal Cricket Tournament played at Shadab College of Education ground here on Sunday.Batting first, New Convent scored 168 runs and lost all the wickets in 30 overs. Aijaz MoreTCC REDS EMERGE VICTORIOUS
FAYAZ MEMORIAL CRICKET TOURNAMENT
Srinagar, Aug 12: In the ongoing Fayaz Memorial Cricket Tournament, TCC Reds defeated Aarath Cricket Club by 38 runs at Narbal ground on Sunday. Batting first TCC Reds scored 138 runs. Taha with 54 runs was the highest scorer for them while as Abid took two wickets for Aarath Club.  More- Kashmir
Finance Department returns file for 4th time
FORMATION OF RIGHTS BODY HIT
UMER MAQBOOL
Srinagar, Aug 12: Contradicting the tall claims of Jammu and Kashmir Government about safeguarding of civil rights, the formation of much-needed State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCR) More
- Srinagar City
Govt caught napping on Radio Taxis
Cabs allowed to operate without number plates, passenger permits
GK CITY REPORTER
Srinagar, Aug 12: The much-hyped fleet of Radio Taxis inaugurated recently by senior officials including Chief Secretary, Madhav Lal and Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon is operating More
- Jammu
Declare BGSBU as Tribal University: Gujjars
Jammu, Aug 12: The Tribal Research and Cultural Foundation – a frontal organisation of Gujjars of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday urged the State Government to declare Baba Ghulam Shah Badashah University More
- South Asia
Ramzan brings taste of India’s finest sweets to Pakistan
REZAUL H LASKAR
Islamabad, Aug 12: Every year during the Islamic holy month of Ramzan, the Indian High Commission in Pakistan mounts an operation with military-like precision to spread goodwill and give Pakistanis a taste More
- World
300 KILLED IN TWIN QUAKES IN IRAN
Tehran, Aug 12: A day after two major earthquakes jolted northwestern Iran, the toll has risen to 300, Fars news agency reported. According to Iranian Seismological Centre, a quake measuring 6.2 on More
- Health
Ginger destroys cancer more effectively than drugs
ANTHONY GUCCIARDI
Washington, Aug 12: Ginger, a cousin spice of super anti-cancer substance turmeric, is known for its ability to shrink tumors. Astoundingly, it is even more effective than many cancer drugs, which have More
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