Chana Mohallah Village (Budgam District ), JAMMU & KASHMIR :
Budgam:
Nadeem Hussain Mir, 21, of district Budgam has designed a cricket scoreboard out of door hinges which has become a major attraction for the players and spectators at Budgam’s lone stadium in Paller village.
The manually operated scoreboard has been erected on the fencing of the playground.
Nadeem, a resident of Budgam’s Chana Mohallah village presented his scoreboard during the knock-out matches of a local tournament here in which Kashmir’s famous cricketer Manzoor Pandav is also participating.
His invention has stirred interest among the spectators here who remain updated about the score during cricket matches.
“In 2017, I noticed that cricket fans here were unable to keep a track of score and then an idea of designing a manually operating scoreboard struck my mind.”
Nadeem told ‘Kashmir Images’ that he wanted to make a scoreboard that would be different from a traditional number plate board. “Once I saw my father, who is a carpenter, fixing joints of a door with the hinges; then and there I began work on designing a score board out of door hinges.”
Nadeem, who is a student of final year, says that he had shared the idea with his friends, but received a negative response from them. “My friends told me that it was not feasible to make a scoreboard out of door hinges.”
“In 2018, I shared the idea again with my friends and I was told to give my idea a practical shape and was also given five thousand rupees by the organisers of the tournament,” he says.
He says that first of all he made a graph which took him many days to complete it. “I fixed 63 hinges on a blackboard. In order to make the scoreboard visible I painted the inside of each hinge with black color and colored those hinges yellow outside.”
When asked what people think of his invention, he says, “Everyone is lauding my effort.”
Nadeem says that a local player and one of the organisers of the tournament, Rameez Hassan, helped him to give his idea a practical shape. “Without the support of Rameez, it was impossible to even think of making a scoreboard.”
Nadeem is a famous chess player of his locality. He claims that no opponent has ever defeated him in a chess game.
source: http://www.thekashmirimages.com / Kashmir Images / Home> Budgam / by Abid Hussain / July 22nd, 2018
His earlier national mark is 45.31 seconds which he clocked while finishing fourth at the Gold Coast CWG.
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Muhammad Anas bettered his own 400m national record while winning gold with a time of 45.24 seconds in an event at Czech Republic on Saturday.
His earlier national mark is 45.31 seconds which he clocked while finishing fourth at the Gold Coast CWG.
Anas, who is training near Prague along with other quartermilers as part of preparation for the upcoming Asian Games, set the new mark at an event at Velka Cena Nove Mesto nad Metuji.
Anas now also holds the next 3 fastest times – 45.32 seconds, 45.35, and 45.40.
In the women’s event, MR Poovamma won gold with a timing of 53.01 seconds. There were only five women, who competed in the event.
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A biopic is being made on Syed Abdul Rahim, the architect of modern Indian football
More than 62 years after an Indian football team came within a whisker of winning an Olympic medal, a Bollywood movie is being made on the Hyderabad coach who made it happen: Syed Abdul Rahim.
“About a year ago, Joy Sengupta, an ad filmmaker, approached me saying he wanted to make a movie about Rahim sahab. I shared all the information with him. They expected I would ask for money. I don’t want money, I want the younger generation to know about the glorious golden period of Indian football and my father’s contribution,” says Syed Shahid Hakim, son of S.A. Rahim and a Dhyan Chand awardee.
Reliving glory
The biopic is expected to bring alive S.A. Rahim’s life, who led a stunning rise of the Indian team in the 1950s. His biggest achievement? Getting a walkover in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics against defending champion Hungary even as its Magic Magyars withdrew due to Hungarian Revolution; beating Australia 4-2 before losing to Yugoslavia 1-4 in the semifinals. At the Asian Games inaugural, Rahim’s team won gold for India as the then Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, watched from the VIP stand. On Friday, Zee Studios tweeted about its project: “Elated and proud to announce a story never told as @ZeeStudios_ #BoneyKapoor & @freshlimefilms come together for a biopic on India’s legendary #Football coach, Syed Abdul Rahim, starring @ajaydevgn, directed by @CinemaPuraDesi.”
Mr. Shahid Hakim, who played under his father, later coached and was a referee as well before retiring from the National Institute of Sports, Patiala, has been bombarded with calls about his father since then.
The trigger was perhaps Novy Kapadia’s book Barefoot to Boots that’s partly instrumental in spotlighting the coach, who was almost forgotten except in the rarefied field of Hyderabad’s football circles. Rahim worked his magic on Indian football teams between 1948 and 1960 bagging Asian Games gold in 1951 and 1962. In the 1960 Rome Olympics, India was jinxed in the death group ‘D’ which had Hungary, France and Peru. India lost to Hungary 2-1 and drew 1-1 with France before losing 2-0 to Peru. It was here that Balaram and P.K. Banerjee scored a goal each. In that period, the Hyderabad police team brought home five Rovers Cup trophies.
Football prophet
Rahim was a school teacher who drifted into football coaching. Noticing that Indian footballers used to dribble needlessly, he came up with the concept of one-touch football. “The player had to get the ball and pass it. A dribble would be considered a foul and a free kick awarded,” says Hakim, as he reels out names of playgrounds in Hyderabad and tournaments that used to be played here.
“People bemoan our football skills. But where are the grounds for children to play? Football is the most democratic game. One ball and two goal posts can engage 22 players. But our government is interested in promoting individual sports. Money, land, academies are gifted to players. Team games get a short shrift,” rues Mr. Hakim, promising to share all the trials and tribulations of his father with the movie-makers. “He was a strict disciplinarian. I was treated as just one of the players. There were so many talented players that we used to hide injuries, lest someone else play and take our slot. He used the 4-2-4 combination before anyone used it,” says Mr. Hakim.
While football grounds have disappeared and the beautiful game is played only by a few expats in Hyderabad, the biopic is sure to make Indians remember a time when India was a name to reckon with in world soccer scene.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Hyderabad / by Serish Nanisetti / Hyderabad – July 14th, 2018
Maintained in pristine condition, it is used as Army mess.
Saif Gulshan was the residence of Sultan Saleh bin Ghalib al Quaiti, Nawab Saif Nawaz Jung, a prominent noble in the Nizam’s court.
Hyderabad:
The erstwhile Hyderabad state had the largest army in the country, and what is now the Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital was the first hospital for the Army here.
The First Lancers of the Hyderabad Army at Asafnagar is still being maintained in its original condition. All of this was originally part of the Golconda Fort and, not surprisingly, there are two Qutb Shahi-era tombs within this area. The Nizam had great respect for the army.
Saif Gulshan was the residence of Sultan Saleh bin Ghalib al Quaiti, Nawab Saif Nawaz Jung, a prominent noble in the Nizam’s court. Constructed in 1912 it has a mixture of European and Qutb Shahi styles. This residence is being maintained in pristine condition and is used as an Army mess.
The building has an elevated basement, which seemed to be in style those days. It has been built with great care, leaving a lot of open space, both in the front and at the sides. A well on one side of the house must have been the water source and it must have been an open and beautiful structure. There are many jharokas and the first floor has rooms. The terrace is covered by a low-tiled roof, which is supported on wooden posts.
The beautiful facade of the building has been well-maintained by the Army. A lot of wood, stained glass and stucco work has been used in the building, which has verandas on three sides, each one ending in a room. The windows look out to this narrow veranda, which has exquisite tiled flooring. The veranda has Gothic arches and since the entire building is on an elevation, it looks imposing. European influences and Indian elements blend wonderfully well in the building.
There is another impressive building about a 100 yards away. This too was connected to the army and officials must have lived here. Or it could have been a zanana. Smaller in size, that building is surrounded by wooden eaved projections with windows on all sides. There are four rooms with one in each corner and in those days the centre used to be a courtyard, open to the sky. It is now covered and is like a big hall. In 2012, the building bagged an Intach award. According to the citation, Awadh bin Abdullah, the founder of the al Quaiti clan, was the first to travel to India in the last quarter of the 18th century. During his brief stay in the country, Awadh is said to have served the Nizam during the Second Mysore War. His son Omar migrated to India in the early 19th century and after a brief stint with the Raja of Nagpur, ended up in Hyderabad as head of the Arab mercenaries who formed a bulk of the Nizam’s irregular troops.
The main structure of the building is flanked on either side by projecting blocks. “The structure is flanked on either side by projecting blocks crowned with tiled pyramids lending majesty to the structure. The central portion is surmounted by a highly decorated pediment which bears the monogram of Saif Nawab Jung in stucco,” says the Intach citation.
The interiors show that the building was well-planned, with huge arches and windows and doorways with stucco to highlight the structure.
A lot of wood has been used and there is a wooden staircase leading to the first floor. Elegance and form are the highlights of this building.
This building stands along with the other smaller building in the midst of a forest and a fountain, while a road nearby brings in the sound of traffic.
Well-kept and still maintained in its original form of limestone and brick, with a little bit of granite, the Army must be lauded for the care it has invested in maintaining this landmark building.
source: http://www.deccanchronicle.com / Deccan Chronicle / Home> Nation> Current Affairs / by Lalitha Iyer, Deccan Chronicle / July 15th, 2018
The coins till the police action were in the pattern of Moghal coinage before it was changed in 1858.
Nizam VII Mir Osman Ali Khan
Hyderabad:
The first series of paper currency introduced during the rule of Nizam VII Mir Osman Ali Khan were printed in London.
The currency notes of one five, 10, 100 and 1,000 rupee denominations were widely appreciated for their design and quality of paper, said Mr Amarbir Singh, an eminent numismatic. “The need for having paper currency was felt as there was a shortage of metal after World War I,” he said during a lecture here.
The notes had Islamic resemblance without any pictures of animals, plants or buildings and contained four languages — Urdu, English, Kannada and Telugu.
“The Nizam ensured that they were without any signature of the finance committee member. Only when they landed in the Hyderabad did they gain complete form,” Mr Singh said. The second series of notes, smaller in size, were introduced in the 1930s and printed at the Government Printing Press at Malakpet.
The regular coinage of Hyderabad in large circulation was the one rupee coin, the Osmania ‘Sicca’. The one rupee note was unpopular, and people were put off by its black colour.
The coins till the police action were in the pattern of Moghal coinage before it was changed in 1858.
Hyderabad had a mechanised mint at Saifabad where gold silver and copper coins were printed.
The highest coin for public circulation was silver one rupee.
source: http://www.deccanchronicle. com / Deccan Chronicle / Home> Nation> Current Affairs / by Asif Yar Khan, Deccan Chronicle / July 15th, 2018
An English sport is empowering girls in the Kashmir Valley to chase their love for sports. No, it’s not cricket, but rugby.
Until a few years ago, this Kashmiri girl didn’t know a thing about rugby and had never even seen a rugby ball. But today, she claims she is the youngest Rugby Development Officer (RDO) in Jammu and Kashmir , has coached hundreds of school and college kids, and has dreams of playing for India one day.
Irtiqa Ayoub
Irtiqa Ayoub (23) from Jammu and Kashmir , discovered rugby when she was 16-years-old, and since then there has been no looking back. For someone so young, she is fearless, passionate and determined. She is a shining example of how when young girls are empowered and given freedom of choice, they can surmount any challenge. Irtiqa has also leveraged the power of social media to ensure that her efforts and talent don’t go unnoticed.
Love for sports
As she speaks to me over the phone in Hindi from her home in Safakadal in Srinagar, Irtiqa confesses that she has always been into sports and loved playing football. But when rugby was first introduced in her school, she was hesitant to play. “I had no idea about the sport, the rules and how it’s played. I hadn’t even seen how the ball looked like. When the coach encouraged us, I decided to give it a try but was still hesitant,” she says. However, after a week of playing rugby, she realised that she was going to enjoy this rough contact sports.
Since then, there has been no looking back. Irtiqa has won seven gold medals at the state level, and seven at the district level. She won a silver medal for Rugby 7’s in 2016 and 2017, and a gold medal for snow Rugby in 2017.
Girls in action
Becoming a coach
About a year-and-a-half ago, Irtiqa decided to take her love and passion for the sport to the next level and began coaching assignments in schools and colleges across the Valley. When she had started playing, there were very few girls in sports. But over the years, rugby’s popularity has grown not just among girls, but across the Valley. Sports has become a way to not just channel the spirit of the youth, but to build teams that can play for India. Given the Valley has so much snow, it provides an excellent opportunity for players to play snow rugby too.
The promotion of rugby has undoubtedly changed the lives of young girls like Irtiqa for the better. “I want to learn more. I believe there is a lot of scope and talent in Kashmir. I have been coaching for the past one and a half years and started to reach schools, colleges and tuitions for activities of Rugby sports. I believe we Kashmiris have good talent in all sports and activities, and we just need to believe in ourselves and work hard for better outcomes. I want all girls to feel free and join any sport they want to learn and earn,” she says.
The sheer confidence she displays is surprising, given that no one in her family has worn jeans, been on the field playing rough, and come back home with a broken nose. “My life changed after my father started seeing my pictures on magazines and television.”
Irtiqa coaching young kids in a school
“Initially, he was hesitant and didn’t let me go for the Nationals, but once he came round, his support has been my strength. I come and go, wear jeans, go to the gym to train, and my grandfather, who is old school, asks me why I am not going out to practice or play when he sees me in the house.”
Quiet like the scene from the movie Dangal, Irtiqa and her family often get to hear unsavoury remarks, but her attitude to it is simple. “Ignore what people say. When people close to you say things, it does hurt, but I need to do what I need to do.” However, when some remarks and comments warrant a response, she doesn’t take it lying down.
When in one of the matches, the opponent’s knee hit her nose, she went on to play the match and win. “This game is my passion and nothing can keep me away from it.” She believes she is no less than the boys, and when it comes to competition she says, “I don’t look at anyone. I look at myself for I am my own competition.”
The ice, rain, snow, and the roughness of the game don’t deter her.
Social media empowering women
In summers, she wakes up at 5.30 am and goes for a two-hour walk, and after she is back, she has breakfast and heads for her coaching assignment. Then she heads to the gym, and in evenings she spends time on social media to connect with the world and share her experiences. Ever since she started coaching, she has leveraged various social media channels such as Twitter, Facebook, etc. to share her love for Rugby with the world. Now, Irtiqa is a well-recognised face in the state.
Irtiqa also has a club, a team of girls she is training and prepping alongside her, to make it to the nationals, and eventually play for India. It’s surprising how someone so young wants to not just play for herself but also empower others who can go on to make a name for themselves in this sport. She is proud that some of the girls she trained have gone on to play at the State and National level.
Support is crucial for success
For any sportsperson, and for sports to thrive, the access to resources is pertinent. Earlier, the rugby players didn’t have the ground, which meant they could not practice for more than a month before big games. But now, the Valley has the Rugby Home Polo in Srinagar. The Jammu Kashmir Sports Council and the Jammu Kashmir Rugby Association have not only helped by providing a ground and promoting the game, but they have been very supportive. “They support us every time,” says Irtiqa. Having an exclusive ground has made a huge difference, as all the rugby players now have a place to practice. “Now, we prep for three months before the nationals,” she says. The popularity and support for the game in Kashmir has definitely come in handy.
However, the mindsets need to change. Irtiqa has this message to share with especially parents and girls – “The girls who have talent and commitment, please pursue the game, but it is important for parents to support your girls for with your support they can go far.”
Success and failure is a part of the game
“I don’t believe in giving up. It’s not a part of my dictionary,” she emphasises passionately. However, as in any game, all days are not the same and sometimes you have to face failure. On those days, she doesn’t let defeat get to her. “I tell myself it was not my lucky day and I move on.”
Her primary goal right now is to play for the country and be a part of the Indian team. “I am going to the gym and training very hard for the upcoming camp. I hope to make it, as I want to play for my country,” says Irtiqa.
source: http://www.yourstory.com / Your Story / Home> Her Story / by Tanvi Dubey / June 09th, 2018
Hyderabad boy Muzammil Khan and son of retired IPS officer, AK Khan grabbed All India Rank (AIR) 22 in the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examination.
Hyderabad :
Hyderabad boy Muzammil Khan and son of retired IPS officer, AK Khan grabbed All India Rank (AIR) 22 in the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examination.
Results of civil services exam for 2016 were declared on Wednesday. Muzammil Khan told Express that he would be opting for Indian Administrative Service (IAS). Khan had attempted civil services exam four times earlier. He was even selected two years ago and recently finished his probationary period as an officer with Indian Railways. However, he had been aiming for IAS and gave the exam during his service with railways. Earlier he had worked as a Probationary Officer with the State Bank of India. Khan did his under engineering from BITS Pilani. For the UPSC Mains exam, he chose Anthropology.
AP students shine
A total of 1,099 candidates were selected in the exam. Kothamasu Dinesh Kumar from Vijayawada, secured rank 6. Gopalakrishna Ronanki from Srikakulam in AP bagged rank three.
Kothagudem boy secures rank 36
Kothagudem boy, Mikkilineni Manu Choudary bagged rank 36 on his first attempt. He said, “I knew I would be in the top 1,000 ranks but was not expecting to get 36. On a daily basis for one year I put in an average of nine hours in preparing for the examination.”
source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States> Telangana / by Express News Service / June 01st, 2017
Recalling ups and downs in his career as a police officer, 1981-batch IPS officer Abdul Khayyum Khan, (known as A K Khan) said that police service is the best job in serving people and only a police officer can directly help the public.
ACB director general AK Khan speaking during his retirement programme in Hyderabad on Saturday | Express photo
Hyderabad :
Recalling ups and downs in his career as a police officer, 1981-batch IPS officer Abdul Khayyum Khan, (known as A K Khan) said that police service is the best job in serving people and only a police officer can directly help the public. Khan retired as director general of the Anti Corruption Bureau (AC B), Telangana State on Saturday.
He is the first chief of AC B after formation of Telangana State. Khan is also the chairman and vice-president, Telangana Minorities Residential Educational Institutional Society. At the age of 25, Khan finished his training as IPS probationary off i cer and was pos ted i n Vijayawada. He further stated that when he took charge as the DG of AC B, the conviction rate was low.
“I took measures by providing proper training to public prosecutors and staff of the agency that helped in enhancing conviction rate to 70 per cent in the AC B. The AC B staff have been trained in various ways in detecting cases of illegal assets and trap the accused officials,’’ Khan said. Khan has worked in various important capacities as SP Nalgonda, SP Prakasham, SP East Godavari and DCP traffic, West Zone. On promotion, he worked as DIG , Guntur, DIG, CID and later as IGP.
He was also posted as Additional Commissioner of Police, L&O and Additional Commissioner of Police, Traffic in Hyderabad and later as Commissioner of Police in Visakhapatnam. On promotion as Additional DGP, he worked as DG Fire Services, Additional DGP (L&O) and Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad. He also worked as Vice Chairman and Managing Director of APSRTC.
source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States> Telangana / by Express News Service / January 01st, 2017
Rifa-e-aam was where literary events were held to provide Rifa (happiness) to people
During struggle for independence, this club became the centre of anti-British activity
Rifa-e-Aam, Lucknow
Lucknow:
The city of adab (etiquette) and tehzeeb (manners) was also an indispensable part of India’s freedom struggle. The Nawabs of Awadh or the rulers who governed the state of Awadh during 18th and 19th centuries conspicuously nurtured syncretism, which became an integral part of the culture in the Ganga-Jamuna belt.
Nawabs were the great connoisseurs of art, music, and architecture. Numerous monuments were built during their time. One among those was Rifa-e-Aam, where literary events were held to provide Rifa (happiness) to people. When the signboards outside several clubs and gymkhanas signalled ‘dogs and Indians’ to stay out, Rifa-e-Aam welcomed dissenting voices, credit for which goes to the liberal Raja of Mahmudabad. The historic Lucknow Pact of 1916, between the Congress and Muslim League was signed here.
During India’s struggle for independence, this club became the centre of anti-British intellectual activity. In 1936, Anjuman Tarraqi Pasand Mussanafin-e-Hind or Progressive Writers’ Movement was born in this building, under the leadership of Syed Sajjad Zahir and Ahmed Ali. Soon a number of eminent progressive litterateurs like Saadat Hasan Manto, Ismat Chughtai, Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Mulk Raj Anand, to name a few, joined the movement. To cap it, presidential address was delivered by Munshi Premchand.
During my recent visit to Lucknow, I asked the person who ferried me around the city, to take me to this forgotten monument, tucked away in the crowded lanes of Qaiserbagh. When Google map ditched us due to poor network and left us amidst the labyrinth of congested by lanes, the human version of Google maps – paanwala (tobacco seller) helped us locate it. There stood the dilapidated structure which once upon a time heard the speeches of Mahatma Gandhi, Pandit Nehru, and many other visionaries.
The ground in the front of the monument is now a bus station. Lakshmi Narayan parked the car and since it had rained that morning, he asked me to get off from the other side to avoid a stagnated pool of water and filth. At present, one part of the decrepit structure is inhabited by a family of nonagenarian – C P Pandey, who was appointed as the caretaker of the club. The other portion is managed by the association and the only thing common between them is the illegal construction and encroachment, around which stands the cracking monument of Rifa, donning a lugubrious look.
I spent some time envisioning the past associated with it and wondering who is responsible for such sorry state of affairs today. Is it the people, ignorant of the past or the authority which has turned a blind eye to misdemeanour? Perhaps lack of pride in our glorious heritage.
I finally left with a heavy heart remembering Faiz and hoping one day Rifa would be restored.
source: http://www.travel.manoramaonline.com / OnManorama / Home> Travel> Reader’s Discovery / by Pragya Srivastava / July 17th, 2018
