Kashmiri Oarsmen back to set waters on fire
5 years, 5 months ago

Kashmiri Oarsmen back to set waters on fire

Deccan Chronicle  

Alappuzha: The political developments in Kashmir have affected the morale of a few youths from there who have been training hard to compete in the Nehru Trophy Boat Race to be held in Punnamada lake on Saturday. They are nurtured by the Dal Lake in Srinagar and have proved their mettle in the National Dragon Boat Race Championships. A team of 30 oarsmen has joined the NCDC Boat Club, Kaipuzhamuttu near Kumarakom, which will row in the Devas Chundan in the Nehru trophy race Jeffy Philip, one of the main rowers, said that the Kashmiris were trying to contact their family members in that state. The Kashmir team had participated in the race for the first time in 2017 and rowed in Karichal Chundan for the Town Boat Club, Kumarakom.

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Sinking hopes: boat clubs left adrift
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Sinking hopes: boat clubs left adrift

The Hindu  

Under a partly cloudy sky, preparations were in full swing on the canal banks of Kumarakom in the final days of July. Preparations go waste In 2023, the Pallathuruthy Boat Club from Alappuzha, also known as Tropical Titans, rowing Veeyapuram Chundan, achieved remarkable success by winning both the Nehru Trophy and the CBL title. Unlike some other clubs, the PBC …

Pallathuruthy Boat Club wins Nehru trophy
2 years, 4 months ago

Pallathuruthy Boat Club wins Nehru trophy

The Hindu  

In an atmosphere filled with fun, cheer and sheer elation, Mahadevikadu Kattil Thekkethil Chundan rowed by members of the Pallathuruthy Boat Club won the 68th edition of the Nehru Trophy Boat Race held on Punnamada Lake here on Sunday. At the same time, it is the maiden Nehru trophy for the Mahadevikadu Kattil Thekkethil Chundan. Nadubhagom Chundan rowed by the …

Alappuzha all set for Nehru boat race
2 years, 4 months ago

Alappuzha all set for Nehru boat race

The Hindu  

All arrangements are in place for the 68th edition of the Nehru Trophy Boat Race on Punnamada Lake on Sunday. The top four boats, based on timings recorded in heats, will battle it out in the final for the famed Nehru trophy at 4 p.m. Nine top boats in heats will qualify for the next year's CBL. Besides snakeboat race, …

Alappuzha gets ready for Nehru trophy boat race
5 years, 5 months ago

Alappuzha gets ready for Nehru trophy boat race

Deccan Chronicle  

Alappuzha: Alappuzha is in Vallamkali frenzy. The 67th edition of Nehru Trophy Boat Race with 78 boats will Practising sessions of boat clubs with 24 snake boats and over 2,400 rowers are on the last lap at interiors of Kuttanad. Sunil Padmanabhan, secretary of United Boat Club, one of the oldest boat clubs in Kuttanad, says nothing can defeat their …

Alappuzha: Civil servants to enter battle of snake boats
5 years, 5 months ago

Alappuzha: Civil servants to enter battle of snake boats

Deccan Chronicle  

Alappuzha: Perhaps boat race lovers here will get a chance to watch the district collector cheering 100 oarsmen in the pulsating Nehru Trophy Boat Race on the Punnamada Lake on August 10. I. Abdul Salam, additional district magistrate, said that they had got the approval of district collector Dr Adeela Abdulla for State Civil Service Boat Club. According to the …

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