‘Dhai Akhar’ campaign winners get awards

Srinagar, October 2

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The Department of Posts (DoP) today awarded the winners of the “Dhai Akhar campaign/Letter Writing competition” during a function held at the General Post Office complex here today.

Sharad Kumar, Director, Airports Authority of India, Srinagar Airport, distributed the prizes to the winners.

The theme of the letter writing competition was “Dear Bapu (Mahatma Gandhi), you inspire me…” and the top three participants in each category were given cash awards. The first, second and third prizes carried awards of Rs 25,000, Rs 10,000 and Rs 5,000, respectively, along with stamps worth Rs 2,500, and a free Philately Deposit Account.

In the inland letter card category, the first prize was bagged by Kasak Katoch from Jammu, second prize by Kibra Javaid of Presentation Convent Higher Secondary School, Srinagar, and the third prize by Shabir Ahmad of St Paul’s Academy. — TNS