By King RJ
Bhadarwah: To engage youths in positive activities and to provide them a platform to showcase their talent, Nehru Yuva Kendra (NYK) Doda, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Govt. of India organised a one day ‘District Level Yuva Utsav’ at Community Hall, Bhadarwah under the aegis of “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav”.
The event was organised on the theme “Sense of Duty among the Citizens”. Six different events including Young Artist Camp, Young Writers Contest, Photography Contest, Declamation Contest, Cultural Fest and Yuva Samvaad were held during the day long event.
Dhanater Singh, Chairman District Development Council Doda was the Chief Guest where as Dil Mir Choudhary, ADC Bhadarwah was the Guest of Honor. While Aftab Alam SP Bhadarwah was the Special Guest of the programme. Yousaf Ul Umar, EO MC Bhaderwah also attended the event along with Jury members belonging to different academic backgrounds.
At the outset, Khushal Gupta, District Youth Officer welcomed the guests and participants and briefed about the objectives of organising such events.
Thereafter more than 500 young boys and girls showed their talent in their respective categories. Cultural teams belonging to the remotest corners of the district made the event more colourful. After the competitive events, Prizes and Certificates were distributed among the winners of all events followed by the addresses of all guests.
Dhanater Singh (DDC Chairman) welcomed such initiatives being undertaken by NYK Doda to provide platform to the youngsters and extended his cooperation towards such nation building events. He welcomed all the participants on the land of Bhaderwah. Dil Mir Choudhary, ADC Bhadarwah also encouraged the youth and spoke about the various initiatives being taken by district administration to uplift the youth of rural areas. Aftab Alam SP Bhadarwah lauded the efforts of NYK Doda to bring the youth under one platform and guided the participants to remain away from Drug Addiction and come towards nation building activities.
Participants Mehr-Ul-Nisa and others expressed their gratitude to the organizers for providing them an opportunity to perform and showcase their talent.
