Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Sept 6: Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Tara Chand flagged-off Bharat Darshan Tour-2013 organized by BSF Kashmir Frontier for Kashmiri students here today.
The Bharat Darshan tour-2013, for Brave Kashmiri Girls from Snow Valley to Silicon Valley and Brave Kashmiri Boys from Parimahal to Hawamahal, comprising two contingents, one each of 20 girls and 22 boy students selected from remotest villages and far-off areas of Kashmir valley.
The students would be taken by air to different parts of the country to expose them to various cultural, historical and other famous places, besides interacting with President of India and other prominent personalities of the country.
Mr. Tara Chand appreciated BSF for organizing the tour, saying that besides performing security related duties; BSF has also been over the years initiating people friendly welfare measures including organizing Bharat Darshan tours for the students living in far-off areas of the state.
Mr. Tara Chand said that the tour would help the students to get acquainted with the socio-cultural diversity of India besides inculcating in them sense of brotherhood and patriotism. "Meeting and talking with high profile personalities of the country will also help them gain confidence and inspire in them the spirit of achieving higher goals in life", he maintained. |
