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| Army to hold Naushera fest | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Nov 27
The Army’s DAH Division is proposing to organize a cultural cum sports festival “VIRASAT” in Naushera from 28 November 2007 to 03 December 2007 to highlight the local heritage and traditions of Jhangar-Naushera belt.
The fortnight long festival to be held at Kalsiyan, near Naushera will witness a flurry of activities to include painting competitions, debates cultural programmes of various schools colleges of Naushera, Rajouri and Poonch, programmes by amateur theatre groups and the cultural group of Jammu University. The event is open to all schools, colleges, dramatics societies, theatre groups and amateur artists. Similarly competitions in traditional games and sports like cock fighting and stone lifting traditional sporting encounters like Inter School Hockey, Kho-Kho, Kabaddi and Volley ball is also being organized.
The event is being ably supported by civil administration, government machinery and various associated groups of Jammu and Rajouri. Mr Kartar Chand from Poonch a renowned folk artist of repute and four decades of experience has pitched in with his group. Event of this kind at regular intervals will not only provide an ideal platform for local artists but also stir a cultural awakening amongst the people. |
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