JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir government has constituted an inquiry committee to look into the process followed for the selection of the J&K football team for the national competition, Santosh Trophy 2025. Jammu witnessed a chain of protests against the selection of the Santosh Trophy football squad by the Sports Council, with protesters demanding […]
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Congress seeks independent probe into Santosh Trophy team selection
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Congress on Tuesday questioned the alleged bias in the selection of football players from Jammu for the Santosh Trophy team and demanded an independent inquiry to ascertain the truth. The party also welcomed a Delhi court decision rejecting an Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) chargesheet against Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and […]
Protests in Jammu over ‘discrimination’ in Santosh Trophy football team selection; probe ordered
JAMMU — Protests were held on Monday by two organisations in Jammu city alleging discrimination against the region in the selection of the Santosh Trophy football squad by the Sports Council and demanding the scrapping of the list. Jammu and Kashmir Sports Minister Satish Sharma assured a time-bound and impartial inquiry into the Santosh Trophy […]
Omar Abdullah rejects discrimination claims in Santosh Trophy team selection, urges keeping sports, education separate from politics
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday rejected claims of discrimination with Jammu in the team selection for Santosh Trophy and requested politicians to keep sports and education separate from politics. Earlier during the day, Jammu and Kashmir sports minister Satish Sharma assured a time-bound and impartial inquiry into Santosh Trophy […]



