{"id":19942,"date":"2026-05-15T00:00:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T00:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/?p=19942"},"modified":"2026-05-15T00:00:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T00:00:16","slug":"under-pm-modi-youth-realising-sporting-dreams-lg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/2026\/05\/15\/under-pm-modi-youth-realising-sporting-dreams-lg\/","title":{"rendered":"Under PM Modi, youth realising sporting dreams: LG"},"content":{"rendered":"

Inaugurates South Kashmir Volleyball League-2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Urges sportspersons to act as role models for new generation<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shopian, May 14: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday said that\u00a0\u00a0 under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi a strong foundation has been laid for the youth to realise their dreams and showcase their immense talent at national and international sports arena.<\/p>\n

Addressing the inaugural ceremony of the South Kashmir Volleyball League-2026 here in South Kashmir, LG Sinha, according to the news agency\u2014Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said, \u201cBy engaging large number of youth across the Union Territory in volleyball and various sporting activities and national integration programmes, the administration is successfully channeling the energy of the youth towards nation-building.\u201d<\/p>\n

He reiterated administration\u2019s resolve to eliminate the narco-terror ecosystem from Jammu Kashmir and urged young sportspersons to act as role models and mentors and guide new generation towards a drug-free, brighter and healthier future. \u201cThe administration is committed to resolve to eliminate the narco-terror ecosystem from Jammu Kashmir.\u201d<\/p>\n

LG Sinha also dedicated the Multipurpose Sports Indoor Hall at Arhama constructed at a cost of Rs 4.94 crore to the youth.<\/p>\n

He hailed sports tournaments like South Kashmir Volleyball League as a powerful declaration of the youth\u2019s transition from spectators to the architects of their own destiny.<\/p>\n

LG Sinha emphasized that the league started in 2021, has emerged as a major platform for youth engagement, promotion of competitive sports culture and strengthening of volleyball activities across South Kashmir.<\/p>\n

\u201cSouth Kashmir Volleyball League is significantly contributing towards the campaign of \u2018Nasha Mukt J&K\u2019 by promoting sports as a positive avenue for youth participation and social transformation,\u201d the Lieutenant Governor said.<\/p>\n

Every serve and every spike on this volleyball court is a message that our youth are confronting challenges and moving forward as an integral part of the national mainstream,\u201d the Lieutenant Governor said.<\/p>\n

The Lieutenant Governor highlighted that Shopian is at the heart of South Kashmir\u2019s sports revolution.<\/p>\n

\u201cApproximately Rs 22 crore spent on sports infrastructure in Shopian over the last six years. Ongoing works worth Rs 8.80 crore are currently underway in the district. 20 Khelo India centers are operational across South Kashmir, with five in Shopian alone, providing training and equipment to 600 regular trainees,” he said.<\/p>\n

Pertinently, the four-day South Kashmir Volleyball League is being organized by Volleyball Association J&K and Jammu Kashmir Sports Council.<\/p>\n

Satish Sharma, Minister for Youth Services & Sports;\u00a0 Shabir Ahmad Kullay, Member Legislative Assembly from Shopian; Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, Commissioner Secretary to Government, Youth Services and Sports;\u00a0 Javid Iqbal Matoo, DIG South Kashmir;\u00a0 Shishir Gupta Deputy Commissioner Shopian;\u00a0 Mushtaq Ahmad Choudhary, SSP Shopian; Nuzhat Gul, Secretary J&K Sports Council, senior officers of Police and civil administration, members of Volleyball Association, prominent citizens, sports personalities and youth in large number attended the inaugural function. (KNO)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Inaugurates South Kashmir Volleyball League-2026 Urges sportspersons to act as role models for new generation Shopian, May 14: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday said that\u00a0\u00a0 under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi a strong foundation has been laid for the youth to realise their dreams and showcase their immense talent at national and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19943,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19942","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-top-news","category-kt-front"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19942","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19942"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19942\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19944,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19942\/revisions\/19944"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19943"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19942"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19942"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19942"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}