Four-day sports festival kicks off in Udhampur

Our Correspondent

Udhampur, February 12

Navin K Chaudhary, Principal Secretary, Higher and Technical Education, said today that sports were an integral constituent of school and college curriculum, which ensured the holistic development of students.

He was speaking at the opening of the four-day sports fest at Government Degree College, Udhampur. He encouraged the players to work hard and never give up.

Lauding the leadership of Prof Nutan K Resutra, principal, and his dedicated staff for taking lead in organising various extra-curricular activities for the all-round development of students, Chaudhary said all necessary help would be provided to the college for strengthening its sports infrastructure.

Dr Piyush Singla, District Development Commissioner, Udhampur, was the guest of honour and Rajiv Pandey, Director Technical Education, Udhampur, was the special guest on the occasion.

Fiftythree teams from different colleges of the Jammu division are taking part in the event.

Earlier, a formal welcome address was delivered by Prof Resutra, in which he highlighted various achievements of the college in sports and academics.