Alka

The Sinjska alka [siɲska al̩ka] is an equestrian competition which has been held every first Sunday in the month of August in town of Sinj, Croatia since 1715,^{[citation needed]} commemorating the victory over Ottoman Turkish administration. It consists of an equestrian competition, in which various horsemen attempt to aim their lances at a hanging metal ring (alka) at full gallop.

Alka is also the name of the object used in the tournament; it is made of two concentric rings (diameter of inner being 35.1 mm, and 131.7 mm of outer one) connected with three bars 120° apart. The object is hung on a rope 3.32 metres above the race track. The contestant (called an alkar) rides his horse down the race track and tries to hit the central ring of alka with his spear in full gallop. Depending on which part of the alka he hits, he receives from 1 to 3 points, and no points if he misses. If, however, the alkar sends the alka in the air away from its holder and hits any part of it on its way down, he will be awarded 1-3 points for a target hit and additional three points, thus increasing the maximum to 6 points in one run. The contest consists of three rounds.

Alka Filmography

Play in Full Screen Taal

1999, role: actress , character name: Chandra
Play in Full Screen Dil Se..

1998, role: actress
Play in Full Screen Dil Se..

1998, role: miscellaneous crew
Play in Full Screen Do Shikaari

1979, role: actress , character name: Sherri
Play in Full Screen Tumhari Kassam

1978, role: actress
Play in Full Screen Rahu Ketu

1978, role: actress , character name: Reeta R. Nath
Play in Full Screen Amar Shakti

1978, role: actress , character name: Yuvrani Roopa G. Singh
Play in Full Screen Paapi

1977, role: actress
Play in Full Screen Dream Girl

1977, role: actress , character name: Roopa
Play in Full Screen Kalicharan

1976, role: actress , character name: Anju
Play in Full Screen Khalifa

1976, role: actress , character name: Kanta S. Aswani
Play in Full Screen Shankar Dada

1976, role: actress
Play in Full Screen Zindagi

1976, role: actress , character name: Shobha R. Shukla
Play in Full Screen Pratiggya

1975, role: actress , character name: Malti S. Prasad
Play in Full Screen Dharmatma

1975, role: actress , character name: Rani
Play in Full Screen Dharam Karam

1975, role: actress , character name: Neena
Play in Full Screen Kaam Shastra

1975, role: actress
Play in Full Screen Mere Sartaj

1975, role: actress , character name: Sultana
Play in Full Screen Kahte Hain Mujhko Raja

1975, role: actress
Play in Full Screen Khhotte Sikkay

1974, role: actress , character name: Reeta
Play in Full Screen Badla

1974, role: actress , character name: Raju's sister
Play in Full Screen Thokar

1974, role: actress , character name: Seema
Play in Full Screen Shandaar

1974, role: actress , character name: Shanta
Play in Full Screen Faslah

1974, role: actress , character name: Alka - Vinod's wife
Play in Full Screen Do Chattane

1974, role: actress , character name: Farida
Play in Full Screen Pyaasa Dil

1974, role: actress
Play in Full Screen Chalaak

1973, role: actress , character name: Shobha K. Kapoor
Play in Full Screen Jalte Badan

1973, role: actress
Play in Full Screen Joroo Ka Ghulam

1972, role: actress , character name: Beena
Play in Full Screen Piya Ka Ghar

1972, role: actress
Play in Full Screen Inspector

1970, role: actress , character name: Rita
Play in Full Screen Khilona

1970, role: actress , character name: Sapna
Play in Full Screen Pyar

1969, role: actress
Play in Full Screen Wapas

1969, role: actress
Play in Full Screen Aansoo Ban Gaye Phool

1969, role: actress , character name: Krishna
Play in Full Screen Ittefaq

1969, role: actress , character name: Sushma Roy
Play in Full Screen Hamrahi

1963, role: actress
Play in Full Screen Ghar Sansar

1958, role: actress

Alka Filmography

Play in Full Screen Hair is Falling: A Serious Comedy Film

2011, role: actress

Alka Filmography

Play in Full Screen Deadline: Sirf 24 Ghante

2006, role: actress , character name: Zee News Reporter

photo: AP / Sandy Huffaker

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. speaks during a campaign rally at Qualcomm Stadium on Sunday, May 5, 2016 in San Diego.

CNN accused of media bias against Bernie Sanders after focusing too much on super delegates

Edit The Independent 06 Jun 2016

Woman dies in second fatal Australian shark attack in a week

Edit CNN 06 Jun 2016

(CNN)A female diver died in an apparent shark attack off Australia's west coast on Sunday, making it the second fatal shark attack recorded in the area in less than a week. The woman was underwater with her 43-year-old dive partner at a popular spot called Mindarie, about 35 kilometers (21 miles) north of Perth, when she was attacked, according to police ... Read. How to survive a shark attack. 'Commotion in the water'. Read More ... Replay ... ....

photo: AP / militant photo via AP

This undated image released by a militant website, which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, shows members of the Islamic State group as they prepare to kill men who were allegedly spying for the U.S.-led coalition in the province of Salah al-Din, Iraq. The U.S. -led coalition has been targeting top IS officials. Over the past months, American officials have said that the U.S. has killed a string of top commanders from the group, including its "minister of war" Omar al-Shishani, feared Iraqi militant Shaker Wuhayeb, also known as Abu Wahib. The Arabic caption on the photo reads, "the detention of a spying cell by the special security force."

In hunt for spies, Islamic State kills dozens of its own in Syria

Edit Indian Express 06 Jun 2016

The Islamic state is killing many of its own in Syria in order to hunt for spies involved in the death of a senior commander, Abu Hayjaa al-Tunsi. (Source. AP). In March, a senior commander with the Islamic State group was driving through northern Syria on orders to lead militants in the fighting there when a drone blasted his vehicle to oblivion ... Share This Article. Related Article ... 6, slideMargin. 3 }); }); ... ....

photo: Via YouTube

Army officer Deshauna Barber from DC crowned Miss USA 2016

Edit NJ dot com 06 Jun 2016

The newly crowned Miss USA is a 26-year-old Army officer from the District of Columbia who gave perhaps the strongest answer of the night when asked about women in combat. LAS VEGAS -- The newly crowned Miss USA is a 26-year-old Army officer from the District of Columbia who gave perhaps the strongest answer of the night when asked about women in combat. "As a woman in the United States Army, I think ... we are just as tough as men ... ....

photo: UN / Evan Schneider

File - Ibrahim Dabbashi, Permanent Representative of Libya to the UN, addresses the Security Council meeting on the situation in his country, 11 December, 2015.

Libyan Government Forces Take Air Base Back From Islamic State

Edit WorldNews.com 06 Jun 2016

The UN-backed unity government in Libya continues to make significant strides recapturing Islamic State territory with one of the biggest captures taking place on Saturday of a military base near the city of Sirte, Al Jazeera reported Monday.Government forces captured Gardabiya Air Base as part of an ongoing military campaign to drive the armed group out of its Sirte stronghold, the report said....

search tools

You can search using any combination of the items listed below.

Language:

Sort type:

Arrived Within:

Search Type:

There's now a library for the homeless in Delhi

Edit Deccan Chronicle 06 Jun 2016

New Delhi ... At Yamuna Pushta, one of the biggest slums in the city, is a free library set up for the homeless and underpriviliged migrants, by the Prayas JAC Society in association with the. Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) ... They not only refine an individual's life but also serve as a beacon for future generations," Alka Lamba, MLA, Aam Aadmi Party, who inaugurated the library recently said ... ....

A library for the homeless!

Edit The Times of India 06 Jun 2016

The library offers "all kinds of literature ranging from fiction to autobiographies of various world leaders besides magazines and daily newspapers. "Books play an important role in the development of any society. They not only refine an individual's life but also serve as a beacon for future generations," Alka Lamba, MLA, Aam Aadmi Party, who inaugurated the library recently said ... "The homeless have now got the weapon of books ... RELATED....

Free library for the underprivileged at Yamuna Pushta Slum of Delhi

Edit Indian Express 06 Jun 2016

At Yamuna Pushta, one of the biggest slums in Delhi, is a free library set up for the homeless and underprivileged migrants, by the Prayas JAC Society in association with the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) ... They not only refine an individual’s life but also serve as a beacon for future generations,” Alka Lamba, MLA, Aam Aadmi Party, who inaugurated the library recently said. Share This Article ... Hardlook ... ....

Carter Road comes alive with green initiative

Edit Indian Express 06 Jun 2016

Asif Bhamla, Priya Dutt and others at the event in Bandra on Sunday ... Related Article. World Environment Day ... Union Power Minister Piyush Goel, Mumbai BJP president Ashish Shelar, MCGM Deputy Mayor Alka Kelkar, former MP Priya Dutt, Assistant Municipal Commissioner of G North Ward Sharad Ugade, actors Zarine Khan and Sanjay Dutt, singers Kunal Ganjawala, Soham Chakraborty and celebrity chef Vaibhav Mahajan also attended the function ... ....

Veteran singer Amber Gurung ‘dies’

Edit The Himalayan 06 Jun 2016

KATHMANDU. Veteran singer and music composer Amber Gurung reportedly succumbed to Parkinson’s disease on Monday. Gurung was undergoing treatment at the Dhapasi-based Grande International Hospital. The Hospital, however, is yet to announce his death officially ... Amber Gurung was born on February 26, 1938 in Darjeeling of India ... Gurung is survived by three sons (Kishor, Raju and Sharad) and one daughter (Alka). Some achievements. ... ....

At nature's mercy

Edit Deccan Herald 06 Jun 2016

Be it Tulasi, who learnt the craft after finishing her matriculation 3 years back and then managed to buy a sewing machine that helps her to earn more today, or Sarala Swain, a domestic violence survivor who “forgets her pain when she is weaving”, or even Alka Bala, who has become a local celebrity after being feted with the Kamla Devi ......

'Naagin' second season to premiere in October

Edit The Times of India 06 Jun 2016

WATCH ... 160 ... Shastri Sisters is a story about four sisters- Alka (Neha Pednekar), Anushka (Ishita Ganguli), Devyani (Sonal Vengurlekar) and Peeya (Pragati Chaurasia), from a middle class family, who've lost their mother at a very young age ... The show also features other characters – Shobha Bose played by Tanima Sen, Sharmishtha Bose played by Parinita Borthakur, Parvati Gadodia by Alka Kaushik and Shekhar Gadodia by Sachin Tyagi ... RELATED....

Devoleena Bhattacharjee completes 4 years as Gopi Bahu on Saath Nibhaana Saathiya

Edit The Times of India 06 Jun 2016

She wrote ... WATCH ... Shastri Sisters is a story about four sisters- Alka (Neha Pednekar), Anushka (Ishita Ganguli), Devyani (Sonal Vengurlekar) and Peeya (Pragati Chaurasia), from a middle class family, who've lost their mother at a very young age ... The show also features other characters – Shobha Bose played by Tanima Sen, Sharmishtha Bose played by Parinita Borthakur, Parvati Gadodia by Alka Kaushik and Shekhar Gadodia by Sachin Tyagi....

Mouni Roy gets 1 million followers on Instagram, thanks fans

Edit The Times of India 06 Jun 2016

"After Kyunki ... Shastri Sisters is a story about four sisters- Alka (Neha Pednekar), Anushka (Ishita Ganguli), Devyani (Sonal Vengurlekar) and Peeya (Pragati Chaurasia), from a middle class family, who've lost their mother at a very young age ... The show also features other characters – Shobha Bose played by Tanima Sen, Sharmishtha Bose played by Parinita Borthakur, Parvati Gadodia by Alka Kaushik and Shekhar Gadodia by Sachin Tyagi....

Green day hit & miss

Edit The Telegraph India 05 Jun 2016

Alka Tirkey (25), a resident of Harmu in Ranchi, took a shovel from home on Sunday, chipped away the concrete flanking a peepal tree on the side of a bypass and hugged it. Sweating profusely, she tied a small banner on the tree and wrote on it her mobile number and a declaration that it had been adopted by Alka and no one should destroy it ... ....

Woman corporator from Sena booked

Edit The Times of India 05 Jun 2016

Nagpur. Shiv Sena corporator Alka Dalal , representing Bastarwadi ward, was booked by Shanti Nagar police on Saturday for scuffling with cops during an agitation against a businessman ... RELATED....

A 500-yr-old baobab provides shade to vendors outside Bhabha hospital

Edit Indian Express 05 Jun 2016

The tree was reportedly planted by Portuguese settlers. (Express Photo by Abhijit Alka Anil). Ready to strike the final blow to crack the outer shell of a coconut at his stall, a vendor smiles in response to a question about the tree under whose shade he does his business. “Bhaiya, ye pedh chaar sau saal purana toh hoga (This tree must be 400 years old at least),” he says ... Share This Article. Related Article ... 6, slideMargin. 3 }); }); ... ....

Man booked for hazardous stuff stored in bldgs

Edit The Times of India 04 Jun 2016

Nagpur. An agitation led by Shiv Sena corporator from Bastarwari Alka Dalal led to registration of offence against one Updesh Agrawal for allegedly storing hazardous material in a residential area ... RELATED....

Alka Filmography

Alka Filmography

Alka Filmography

Alka

ALBUMS

Deployed

Alka

ALBUMS

A Dog Lost in the Woods

Principles of Suffocation

Alka

ALBUMS

La première fois

Prem Kar Liya

CNN accused of media bias against Bernie Sanders after focusing too much on super delegates

Woman dies in second fatal Australian shark attack in a week

In hunt for spies, Islamic State kills dozens of its own in Syria

Army officer Deshauna Barber from DC crowned Miss USA 2016

Libyan Government Forces Take Air Base Back From Islamic State

You can search using any combination of the items listed below.

There's now a library for the homeless in Delhi

A library for the homeless!

Free library for the underprivileged at Yamuna Pushta Slum of Delhi

Carter Road comes alive with green initiative

Veteran singer Amber Gurung ‘dies’

At nature's mercy

'Naagin' second season to premiere in October

Devoleena Bhattacharjee completes 4 years as Gopi Bahu on Saath Nibhaana Saathiya

Mouni Roy gets 1 million followers on Instagram, thanks fans

Green day hit & miss

Woman corporator from Sena booked

A 500-yr-old baobab provides shade to vendors outside Bhabha hospital

Man booked for hazardous stuff stored in bldgs