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Punjab's indigenous martial art gatka, which is an integral part of the state's heritage, is all set to get a major fillip as the union sports ministry has decided to promote it and take it under its fold. To promote the country's indigenous sports, the ministry has come up with a schemeof...

Kabaddi team comprising ‘sabat surat’ players to participate in overseas event Amritsar, July 14 While the SGPC has made significant contribution in the field of religion, education and healthcare over the years, it has also started focusing on sports over the last few months and the formation...

Amarnath Amarasingam In 1968, Avery Brundage, President of the International Olympic Committee, declared that sports, "like music and the other fine arts, transcends politics." The statement came out of a sentiment of hope rather than fact, and was, of course, incredibly naive. If Claude...

Gatka, a traditional martial art, an Indian Art of self defence, was introduced to India around 4 thousand years ago by the Aryans and is the mother of all martial arts. It is an art by which one becomes extremely graceful and brings dignity, divinity, grace and self defence but it requires...

SC to Examine If NRIs Can Represent India in Sports news.outlookindia.com | SC to Examine If NRIs Can Represent India in Sports The Supreme Court today decided to examine whether Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) have any right to represent India in international sporting events. A bench...

New age sports fascinate youth in rural Punjab RAVINDER SINGH ROBIN Tuesday, 02 June 2009 AMRITSAR: Punjab is known for its rural sports like Kabaddi and wrestling. But, an increasing number of youth in rural areas are today taking to modern-day sports to carve out of career out...

sikhchic.com | The Art and Culture of the Diaspora | Article Detail Sikh Sports Illustrated: Calendar 2009 by SONIA KAUR DHAMI Sikhs have excelled in a variety of sports far beyond their numbers and proportion within the populations they live in, and achieved international fame...

Extreme Sports Videos The definition of extreme sports may have shifted over the years due to marketing trends. When the term first surfaced circa the late 1980s/early 1990s, it was used for adult sports such as skydiving, scuba diving, surfing, rock climbing, snow skiing, water skiing...

Ludhiana, Sep 14: Business houses and sports industries will to join hands with the Punjab Government for promotion of sports, creating and upgrading sports infrastructure, adopting sports disciplines and raising sponsorships in the state. More...

By Karan Kapoor Chandigarh, Aug 22 (ANI): Olympian Pargat Singh, who is presently the Sports Director of Punjab, is keen to see the State make a mark again in the national and international sporting arena. Singh said: "If we have a base of 600,000 budding players, then we can select 600 out of...

The Punjab Olympic Association will construct a Punjab Olympic Bhavan in the two acres of land inside the Sports Stadium, Phase IX, Mohali. President of the Punjab Olympic Association Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa (Member of Parliament and Secy Gen. SAD), today visited the sports stadium along with...

In an effort to spot and train rural youth of the state, the Punjab Sports Department has taken an initiative to involve the rural youth in developing sports culture by organising rural tournaments at block, district and sate level. According to Pargat Singh , Sports Director, Punjab...

Moga, Aug 6 : Punjab Mandi Board will utilise the sheds of its 147 grain markets and over 1400 sub-yards in the state for holding sports competitions. More...

Chandigarh, July 25: Decks have been cleared for setting up of a state-of-the-art Punjab Institute of Sports at Sri Anandpur Sahib to infuse the spirit of sports culture amongst the youth in the state. More...

Moga, May 29: The Punjab Mandi Board will soon establish a sports wing for the promotion of traditional sports like hockey, wrestling and kabaddi. This was announced here today by the Board Chairman Ajmer Singh Lakhowal. More...

LOCAL rally ace Karamjit Singh has yet to receive any news from the Youth and Sports Ministry. (Malay Mail) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/sikh/SIG=12q7sah0o/*http%3A//www.mmail.com.my/Current_News/MM/Sunday/Sport/20051120112656/Article/index_html Array Sun, 20 Nov 2005 04:02:11...

Prezzer's seal on Sikh sports (Reading Chronicle) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/sikh/SIG=15ace91n8/*http%3A//icberkshire.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200berkshireheadlines/tm_objectid=16220122&method=full&siteid=50102&headline=prezzer-s-seal-on-sikh-sports-name_page.html Array Mon...

A GOVERNMENT inspector who refused a Sikh temple's sports hall bid was overruled by John Prescott last week. Inspector Sue Turner recommended the Sri Guru Singh Sabha Gurdwara's application be refused because it would harm the Green Belt...

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