SrinagarGovernor N.N. Vohra and First Lady Mrs. Usha Vohra participated in the prize distribution ceremony of Qirat, Naat, Qawwali competitions organized by the Jammu & Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages (JKAACL) in collaboration with Directorate of School Education, at the Tagore Hall here today.
1500 schools competed in the categories of Qirat, Naat and Qawwali, throughout the holy month of Ramadan.
Governor urged the Academy to keep up its efforts to discover and groom the talented youth, of whom there is no dearth.
Lauding the performances of the children, Governor observed that the youth of J&K has proved its mettle in every arena, be it excelling in the All India Services, Sports, Theatre, Literature or Art and stressed that it is our collective responsibility to provide them avenues for their all round personality development on a sustained basis. He cautioned that we should remain ever vigilant and negate all efforts which are intended to vitiate the impressionable minds of our youth and create obstacles in the smooth functioning of our school, colleges and Universities.
Governor presented the 1st, 2nd, 3rd prizes to District Srinagar, Bandipora and Budgam of Rs. 1 lakh, Rs. 75,000 and Rs. 50,000 respectively and 3 consolation prizes of Rs. 10,000 each for Qawwali competition; three prizes of Rs. 5,000, Rs. 3000, and Rs. 2000 and certificates to the winners in Qirat competition, three prizes of Rs. 5,000, Rs. 3000, and Rs. 2000 and certificates in the Naat competition.