Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 18: In a significant endeavour to deepen awareness and foster empathy around HIV/AIDS afflicted persons, the Academic Division of the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE), in collaboration with the Jammu and Kashmir AIDS Control Society (JKACS), organized the Divisional &UT-Level Red Ribbon Quiz Competitions simultaneously at Jammu & Srinagar.
The 19 participating teams of the final competitions were drawn from school-level and District level rounds engaging about 700 across the UT, a testament to the event’s wide-reaching impact. One team each from 19 districts of the UT participated in divisional-level competitions.
The final result at UT-level declared the team of Aalam Shah Convent School, Banihal, Rambanat first place winning the cash prize of Rs 10,000/-, followed by Government Boys Higher Secondary School, Arihal, Pulwama at second place with cash prize of Rs 8,000/- and D S Education Institution, Rajouri in third place with cash prize of Rs 6,000/-.The winner team will participate in the regional level test at Haryana on 22nd of this month.
Ghulam Hassan Sheikh, Secretary, JKBOSE, inaugurated the competitions. He urged the students for compassion towards those living with the AIDS virus.
The special guest of honor, Dr Monica Wali, Medical Officer, I/c IEC, JKACS, emphasized the transformative role of knowledge in eradicating prejudice.
Dr Sudhir Singh, Director Academics, presided over the programme. He underscored the value of such programs. “The purpose of the programme is to educate the students to save society from this fatal disease. Students will act as beacon of light in spreading awareness in society,” he added.
The UT level event was attended by Joint Secretaries JKBOSE Dr Sanjeev Goswami, Fateh Singh, Vijay Chanyal, Ashok Chopra, Shanaz Chowdhary, Abdul Gani Dar and others.
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