New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his Mann Ki Baat address today underscored the unifying power of sports and praised two recent sporting achievements from disaster-hit Jammu and Kashmir that, he asserted, reflect the region's growing enthusiasm and participation in national development through athletics.
"Amidst this devastation of floods and rains, Jammu and Kashmir has also attained two very special achievements. Not many people noticed them, but when you will come to know about those achievements, you will be extremely delighted," Modi said.
He highlighted Pulwama's first-ever day-night cricket match, held under the Royal Premier League, which attracted thousands of spectators - a development once considered unthi...