Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 4: Minister for Housing, Horticulture and Culture Raman Bhalla today said that youth of Jammu and Kashmir have ample talent and calibre to bring laurels for State in every competition, adding that they have proved their mettle in various fields.
This was stated by the Minister while addressing a large gathering at a 3rd State Level Award Ceremony function organised by Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF), New Delhi at Gurjar Desh Charitable Trust to felicitate State Level Winning Students of the schools for participation in the SOF International Olympiads in Science, Cyber, Mathematics, English besides Principals and Teachers of the Olympiad exams in 2012-13, here today.
Masud Chaudhary Vice Chancellor (Retd) Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri, Sunil Kumar Wanchoo, Assistant Professor, B N Sharma, Programme Coordinator SOF New Delhi, Vijay Shankar Bhat, Executive Representative of SOF from Delhi besides teaching fraternity and students in large numbers were present on the occasion.
Mr. Bhalla asked the teaching fraternity to provide quality as well as moral values in the school to the students. He said teachers are the main architects who shape the personality of students by giving them quality education. He highlighted the role of the teachers and parents in the life of children. He called upon the parents to send their wards to schools for becoming good citizens of the country.
In the award ceremony, 213 students from different schools of Jammu and Kashmir were acknowledged for their excellence in Cyber, Mathematics, English and Science Olympiad and awarded with prizes, medals and trophies by the Minister.
Earlier, at Narwal Pain, Mr. Bhalla laid foundation stone of multipurpose community hall.
Interacting with the locals, the Minister said after dedication of the hall, the place would felicitate the people in arranging their social as well as religious functions. He appealed the people to protect public property constructed by the Government for their use in their areas.
The Minister said Government is committed to provide all basic amenities to the inhabitants of the State like adequate drinking water, electricity, road connectivity, education, healthcare besides better lanes and drains, adding that for this purpose, Government has provided liberal funding for developing all basties on modern lines.
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