Sagar National Travels

India bags three gold for India on first day of wrestling 30 07 2014 Star grappler Sushil Kumar led India’s sparkling show in the wrestling arena as the country claimed three gold medals on the first day of the wrestling competitions at the Commonwealth Games at Glasgow on Tuesday. Sushil expectedly bagged gold in men’s 75kg freestyle category while Amit Kumar won the yellow metal in men’s 57kg while Vinesh Phogat finished on top in women’s 48kg at the SECC Hall. Rajeev Tomar, however had to settle for a silver in the mens 125 kg freestyle event after going down to Canadas Korey Jarvis 0-3 in finals. 31-year-old Sushil asserted his class as he won his all four bouts of the day quite comfortably. In the gold-medal bout against Qamar Abbas of Pakistan, Sushil had an easy outing. Even before one could blink, the contest was over as the Indian pinned down his rival to clinch the gold with a 8-0 scoreline in under two minutes. In no time, Sushil raced to a 6-0 ...

TEEJ PROCESSION WILL BE CELEBRATED WITH TRADITIONAL POMP AND PAGEANTRY  29 07 2014 Jaipur, 27 July: The traditional Teej procession with all its regal pomp and pageantry, will  be held on 30 and 31 July. It will start at 6 pm from the Tripoliya Gate (City Palace), meandering its way through Tripolia Bazar and Chhoti Chaupar, Gangauri Bazaar to wind up at the Chaugan Stadium. The procession is organized jointly by the State Department of Tourism, the City Palace and the Local Administration. According to the sources in the Department of Tourism, the traditional Teej Festival is organized with great verve and vigour by the tourists, the travel fraternity and the local populace. There will be camels, horses and cultural performances like Kachchi Ghodi, Gair, Kalbaliya and chakri dances. The procession will include: the cannon carriage, bullock carts, horse  baggi and  decorated  rath . A number of bands will also accompany the procession....