Srinagar, August 24 –Government today conferred state awards to 50 persons for outstanding performance in the various fields of life including literature, administration, art, music, handicrafts, industrial development and other activities of public interest.
The awards given were for the year 2002, 04, 05 and 2006.
The Govenor Lt. Gen. (Retd) S. K. Sinha gave away awards to the recipients while as Chief Minister Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad was the Chief Guest at the state awards ceremony organized by General Administration Department at SKICC here Thursday.
Among others Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Muzaffar Hussain Baig, Ex-Chief Minister and Member Parliament Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Minister for Transport Mr. Mangat Ram Sharma, Minister for Youth Services and Sports Peerzada Mohammad Sayed, Minister for Social Welfare Haji Nisar Ali, Minister for Animal Husbandry Mr. Taj Mohi-ud-Din, Minister for Power Mr. Nawang Rigzin Jora and Minister for R&B Mr. Gulchain Singh Charak, legislators, Chief Secretary Mr. C. Phungsog, Director General of Police Mr. Gopal Sharma and other senior officers of the civil administration were present on the occasion.
The award winners are Prof. Ram Nath Shastri, Mr. Amin Kamil, Mr. Abdul Majid Kakroo, Mr. Ranjeet Singh Chib, Late Mr. Ghulam Mohammad Wani, M/S Chinab Textiles Mills, Late Mr. Veerana Aivali, Late Mr. Rigzin Namgyal Kalon, Prof. M. Y. Qadri, Prof. M. A Charoo, Prof. Aman Rathore, Mr. H. S. Gupta, Dr. Tara Singh, Mr. Ashraf Sahil, Mr. Wazir Ali, Mr. Bhanvar Puri CGM, NABARD, Master Mustafa Muazam, Late Mr. Fazil Kashmiri, Mr. Kavi Rattan, Mr. Rita Jintendra, Mr. Sonam Gyaltson, Mr. Farooq Ahmed Shah, KAS, Mr. Eijaz Ahmed Kakroo, KAS, Master Karam Chand, Ms Sonia Sharma, Mr. Ahmad Ali Fayaz, Mr. Sonaullah Panzoo, Dr. Jitendra Udhampuri, Mr. Ghulam Hassan Sofi, Dr. K. C. Sharma, Dr. G. Q. Allaqband, Mr. Dushayant Sharma, Mr. Sonam Wangyal, Mr. Sanjeev Pargal, Mrs. Lalita Sharma, Late Master Rakesh Kumar, Mr. Nisar Ahmad Naikoo, Dr. Champa Sharma, Mr. Thupstan Paldan, Late Mr. Ghulam Ahmed Sofi, Mr. Rajesh Anand, Ms. Tsering Ladol, Late Mohammad Maqbool Khaksar, Mr. Ali Mohammad Beigh, Mr. Khazir Mohammad Qasba, Mr. Ganesh Kumar Sharma, Mr. Bashir Ahmed Bashir, Mr. Khazir Mohammad Wani, IAS, Mr. Pardeep Gupta, IAS and Mr. Jaipal Singh, KAS.
All 50 awardees received their awards from Governor, however, more three awardees Mr. Ved Rahi, Prof. R. R. Sharma and Dr. Tsering Narboo could not received their awards on the occasion for not being in a position to reach the venue.
The citation of awardees was presented by the Commissioner Secretary General Administration Department Mr. Khursheed Ahmad Ganai who also conducted the occasion. |
