Skip to content Skip to navigation

Assam girls won 3rd national Tchouk-ball championship

The Assam girls team won the 3rd National Tchouk-ball championship by defeating Maharastra while boys team lost to Kerela in the boys final.The national Tchouk-ball championship was played at Tangla HS School play ground from September 24 to 26.Fourteen states participated in the championship including girls contigents from eight states.The finals were played on September 26.


Results:Boys semifinal-Assam beat Andhra Pradesh by 7 points;Kerala beat UP by 20 points.Boys final:Kerela beat Assam by 12 points.Girls semi-final:Assam beat Andhra Pradesh by 3 points;Maharastra beat kerela by 17 points.Girls final;Assam beat Maharastra beat 33 points.Abhoy Robinson of Kerela and Sumitra Boro of Assam have been declared as the best players in boys and girls respectively.



Santias Kunjur, EM, BTC meeting players before the final match


Lakhi Ram Boro,vice president of Indian Tchouk-ball fedration told this correspondent that the game which had been introduced in India in 2008 had been gaining popularity in India day by day.He also said that both the Assam boys and girls team had been runners up in the last year's national game played in New Delhi.NK Pille,chairman of referee board of Indian Tchouk-ball Federation was in all praise for the boys and girls players of Assam.He said that Assam boys and girls would definitely dominate the game in the national level.


Santias Kunjur,EM,BTC distributed prizes to the winners at the end.Spectacular cultural programmes were also arranged on the occasion to much delight of the players and officials of the other states.Noted sports organizer of Assam, Kajal Das conducted the three day national meet which was witnessed by thousands of people each day.


Comments

Pranabjyoti Das's picture

Its a great experience to hold a national level competition at Tangla. Tangla was crowded by players from the different parts of India and we felt like a big family living together. Thanks to all the players coming from different parts of India and for giving us a chance to greet them.

Pages

Add new comment

Assamese Translator

Assam Times seeks English to Assamese translators!
Join our volunteer team.
Email editor@assamtimes.org.

Random Stories

Holi celebration

28 Mar 2013 - 6:48pm | AT News
People of all walks of life joined the celebration by smearing each other in colour with great pomp and splendor. They gathered in large numbers to celebrate the festival of colours forgetting all...

Arrest move a rumour by Himanta!

31 Dec 2015 - 10:51pm | AT News
Assam had a narrow escape from a high voltage political tamasha when BJP workers did not target police on Thursday after the arrival of Himanta Biswa Sarma from Dhaka. Sarma, who left to the...

Tribute paid to Dr.Bhupen Hazarika at Kalaigaon

8 Sep 2017 - 1:53pm | AT Staff Reporter
People Kalaigaon observed 91st birth anniversary of Sudha Kanta Dr.Bhupen Hazarika on September 8.The programme was organized by the Bhupen Hazarika statue committee at Kalaigaon town. Hundreds of...

Terror rerun: Eerie silence in Tinsukia

15 Jul 2015 - 8:36am | AT News
 An eerie silence prevails in Bujuliban area of Tinsukia a day after suspected ULFA militants gunned down a local businessman and his daughter for refusing to pay ransom.Security forces are...

Other Contents by Author

Another milestone of peace was added to Udalguri with the ceremonial surrender of four cadres belonging to Ranjan Daimari faction of National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB) today here at the conference hall of the Deputy Commissioner of Udalguri district. Thaneswar Malakr, Deputy Commissioner and Satyajit Nath,Addl SP of Udalguri district thanked the 3 Assam Rifles stationed at Mazbat for its untiring effort to bring Biraj Basumatary (22), of Satiya in Sonitpur district and a Myanmar trained cadet of the outfit of its 35 Batch, Naresh Basumatary (21) of Tamulpur, Baksa, a cadet of 35 batch of the outfit trained in Myanmar, Umesh Basumatary (20) of Gandhibari of Baksa district...
In a tragic incident one Dipankar Nath (22) and his newly wed wife Durga Deka Nath (19), son and daughter-in-law of Bolo Ram Nath of village No.2 Kalaigaon, under Kalaigaon police station committed suicide togather on April 21 at 6-30 PM. The couple was married on March 14,this year only. The bodies of the couple were seen hanging from the ceiling of their living room in embracing position. The cause of the tragic incident is yet to know,but it has created sensation in the area. The dead bodies have already been sent to Udalguri Civil Hospital for post mortem.
A full grown wild tuskar has been found dead at Neewly PRF to the south of Samrang close to Bornadi Wildlife Sanctuary in Udalguri district today morning. It is suspected to be killed by people as the dead body of the tuskar bore several injury marks. The injured tuskar was seen last week at Khorani area near Samrang forest. According to nature loving people it could have been saved had it been treated last week. So far 23 wild elephants had been dead in Udalguri district alone in just two years causing serious concern.
In an attempt to mitiggate man elephant conflict in Udalguri district, Dhansiri Forest Division in association with NRHM and district veterinary department organised a massive wildlife awareness cum health (both man and animal) camp at Saharia Chowk near Bornadi Wildlife Sanctuary on April 11.The programme was held at Swahid Adarsha ME School. Bankim Sarma, DFO,Dhansiri Forest Division welcomed all before the inauguration by DC,Udalguri at 11 AM. On the occasion he spoke on the necessity of forming EDC (Eco-Development Committee) in and around Bornadi WLS so as to protect flora and fauna of the wildlife sanctuary and also to mitigate man elephant conflict. With special reference to JFMC...
Taking forward the Indian Army’s drive to reach out the local populace and benefit the needy, Red Horns Division made yet contribution towards education at Bhergaon ME School in Udalguri on 10 Apr 2012. In a glittering ceremony, Kargil Gunners inaugurated and dedicated a library at Bhergaon under its flagship programme of Operation Sadbhavana. Also, on the sidelines of the inauguration, 14 girl students belonging to economically under privileged background were presented with bicycles.The Library was inaugurated by Mrs.Sheela Tiwari President, Army Welfare Association, Hatigarh and wife of Brig. VK Tiwari, Commander,Red Horns Artillery Brigade amidst a colourful programme which was...
Another lady has again been brutally killed in the name of “Witch hunting” in Udalguri district. One Lakhi Hemrang(40) wife of Bhode Hemrang of the village Baghar Chuburi (12 KM from Kalaigaon) had been brutally be-headed at around 7-30 PM on March 28. According to information, five villagers armed with dao and khukri forcibly entered the house of the lady while her husband was away. They dragged her to a nearby field and be-headed her mercilessly. According to villagers,family conflict had been the cause of the brutal killing.An attempt was made six months ago too to kill her. A few villagers were responsible for spreading the rumour that she had been practising with craft in...
Sharmila Sangma (37) wife of Jonny Sangma of Boragaon (Lokhora) Guwahati met her tragic end in a bike accident at Bholabari near Kalaigaon (Udalguri district)on 24 March at 11 AM. She had been pillion riding a Pulser bike No.AS-01/AX 6646 from Guwahati to Tangla. The accident occurred when a school student suddenly tried to cross the MB road at Bholabari in front of the speedy bike. She died on the spot while the rider Bijoy Sangma escaped with minor injury.
Udalguri district administration sponsored an award distribution ceremony on March 19 in DCs conference hall,Udalguri for the distribution of 'Inspire Awards',Solar Lanterns and BPL scholarships to selected meritorious students of the district. The ceremony was sponsored jointly by the office of the Inspector of Schools,Udalguri and District Education Office Udalguri in association with Udalguri district administration.Delivering welcome speech, Mehzubin Banu,Inspector of schools Udalguri explained about the awards and scholarships. According to her five students who had won five thousand rupees each in cash as 'Inspire Awards' during the session 2010-2011 for making excellent science...
Rupalim Choudhury of Assam has topped in the B.Arch (Bachelor of Architecture) from Visvesvaraya Technical University,Belgaum Karnataka,securing gold medal.She is the only daughter of Mukunda Ram Choudhury (MLA,Kalaigaon LAC) and Mriduli Choudhury and grand daughter of late Hemkanta Choudhury,noted social worker of Choudhurypara village of Kalaigaon. Rupalim studied B.Arch in the MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology,Bangalore. People of Kalaigaon have expressed satisfaction at her success.
Traditional hunting of small wild animals,birds,rodents,amphibians has posed a serious threat to ecology of the state. Such traditional hunting by groups of villagers belonging to a few community has now been considered to be a biggest threat ecology of the state. Unaware of conservation activities,ecology or global warming these groups armed with iron and rope traps, catapults,bows and arrow venture out in the morning to be returned next day.They travelled many villages, forests,ponds,rivers and paddy fields looking for anything like snail, frogs, squirrels, mongoose,snakes (including pythons),birds including owls and adjutants,foxes,jungle cat,hare etc .They capture or kill anything...