Gulmarg, March 12 -- To provide fillip to winter sports in Jammu & Kashmir, Union Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya announced the government's plans of converting Gulmarg into a sporting hub here on Wednesday.

The Union Sports Minister said this while attending the closing ceremony of the fifth Khelo India Winter Games at the Gulmarg Golf Club. The closing ceremony was also attended by honourable Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir Omar Abdullah and J&K Minister of Youth Services & Sports Satish Sharma, among others.

"India has got immense talent and we have to find and nurture it from 9 years to 24 years. To be able to do this we have to create a sports school at each district across the sub-continent, where raw ta...