
Excelsior Correspondent
UDHAMPUR, Sept 14: Martyr Captain Tushar Mahajan Memorial Trust today awarded eminent retired educationists and meritorious students of Udhampur for their exceptional performance in Board and University examinations.
A function in this regard was organized, here today, wherein 56 meritorious students and eminent retired educationist were awarded by Professor Dr J P Singh Joorel (Dean Academic affairs University of Jammu who was chief guest on the occasion.
Professor Vishwa Raksha ( Head of Department of Sociology ) University of Jammu and Professor Dr Ajay Sharma. Government Degree college for Women Udhampur, were the guests of honour .
Beside others, Trust chairman Dev Raj Gupta, Asha Gupta and senior members Satish Chopra, Ranjit Parihar, Shewatketu Singh, Deepanker Gupta, Vikas Manhas, Dr Vikram Gulati, Kamakshi Jamwal, Kalpana Jamwal were present on the occasion.
Kusum Tickoo highlighted various activities of Trust, like felicitation of Martyr’s families, organization of eye camps, honouring Martyrs families and meritorious students and also providing help to distress in need, uniforms and other stationery articles to poor and needy students.
In all 56 meritorious students who had shown their exceptional performance in NEET and Board and University examinations in Udhampur district, were honoured by the Trust on the occasion.
Beside students, some eminent retired educationists, who included Ashok Kumar Sadhotra, Dy Director Youth Services and Sports; Mohinder Parkash Bucha, Joint Director; Bishan Dass , ZEO; , Sudershan Kumar, Principal Swami Chinmay Jyoti Chairperson BBSV Peeth and social worker Satish Chopra were also honoured on the occasion .
Those who were honoured were presented a memento and shawl. Students of Happy model Higher secondary school and Braham Rishi Vidhya Peeth school presented colourful patriotic group songs on the occasion .
Dev Raj Gupta, father of the martyr and Chairman of the Trust, presented the vote of thanks.