RAJOURI, SEPTEMBER 18: A four days
sports festival began here today in District Police Lines Rajouri. The festival
is being organized by the district police under Civic Action Plan, an
initiative of J&K Police Department for providing platform to the youth of
the state to achieve excellence in sports field.
Present on the occasion were MLA Rajouri Adv. Qammar Chowdhary, ADC A.S.
Chib, DIG Rajouri-Poonch Range Deepak Kumar Slathia, SSP Yougal Manhas, ASP
Mohd Yousuf, Dy.SP Shazia Mir, Dy. SP Dr. Imtiaz Chowdhary, Dy. SP Jaswant
Singh and DYS & S officer Sawarn Singh. The first day of the event
witnessed a huge participation of youth, especially from government and private
educational instituitions.
While speaking on the occasion, MLA Rajouri congratulated the police
authorities for organizing such sports festivals which will go a long way in
inculcating the sports culture in the youth of the district. He also called
upon the youth to actively participate in various categories of sports during
the festival so that they get prepared for participation in state and national
level sport events.
Terming the sports as bedrock for mental and physical health, Deepak
Slathia, DIG Rajouri-Poonch said the sports create camaraderie among the youth
and shape physique of youngsters. It promotes mental development by creating
high standards of discipline and maintaining physical fitness.
“In the
festival, competition will be organized in a myriad of indoor and outdoor games
like cricket, volleyball, kabbadi, table tennis, badminton, kho kho, tug of
war, football besides a number of athletic activities and both boys and girls
under nineteen years of age can participate in the events,” informed
Yougal Manhas, SSP Rajouri.
He added
that youth need to be motivated to participate in sports as it builds
confidence and gives positive energy saving them from meance of drug addiction,
stress and other social deviance.
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