Gulmarg Jan 12: The annual training programme in Skiing organised by the Department of Youth Services and Sports (YSS) J&K started at the picturesque Gulmarg here on Thursday.
The first batch of 60 student trainees selected from all the districts of Jammu division have started their training in the snow covered valley of Gulmarg under the supervision of Secretary, Youth Services and Sports, Sarmad Hafeez and Director of the Department Subash C Chhibber.
Director YSS while expressing happiness over the conduct of the training programme has sent his virtual greetings to the participants over phone and has said that the Department has deputed trained officials and skiing instructors of the department for the successful conduct of the camp.
“The trainers are working under the technical guidance of Olympian Gul Mustafa Dev and the department has made best possible arrangements for boarding and lodging of the trainees at the scenic health resort,” he added.
Director sports further said that the first batch of the trainees has been selected from different Government Schools of the Jammu Division and they shall receive the basic training of the sport in the 15 days programme.
Assistant Director Tourism Dr Javaid ur Rehman, In-charge
Skii Training Programme Olympian Gul Mustafa Dev, I/C Hutments Hilal Ahmed, I/c Course Ghulam Nabi Reshi and the instructors/ trainers Mushtaq Ahmed Khan, Rafiq Ahmed, Shah Faisal, Fayaz Ahmed Dobi and Zeeshal Ali were also present on this occasion.
Pertinently, such courses are being organised for other districts of UT also and besides boys, girl students would also receive this training on the skiing slopes of world famous Gulmarg. During the previous year, the Department has made successful efforts of providing Skii training on the slopes of Yousmarg and Gurez as well and every possible steps are being taken to introduce the same at Pehalgam and Sonamarg also in the times to come.
Hundreds of boys and girls are being imparted basic Ski training this season by the Youth Services & Sports Department and the process of the registration is on.
NYF-23: YSS Celebrates National Youth Day Across J&K
80 Member contingent drawn from various parts of the UT of J&K being escorted by Joint Director YSS (Kashmir) Bashir Ahmed and other senior officers and officials of the Department are representing the UT in the 26th National Youth Festival (NYF) which was inaugurated by Prime Minister of India at Hubblli- Dharward Karnataka on Thursday.
The contingent of different genre of activities, dressed in the traditional costumes of the UT, studded the crown of India with colorful bezels. The Department is sanguine enough that the young Artists from the UT will come with flying colors.
Prime Minister of India gave a go to the prestigious festival at 4 o’clock by making a vibrant and didactic speech to the participants of different States/UTs of the country and to the nation as well.
Meanwhile, on the Directions of Director YSS, National Youth Day was celebrated across the UT by the Department. Numerous colorful functions were organized at District Headquarters by the District Youth Services and Sports Officers across Jammu and Kashmir. Suitable arrangements of telecasting proceedings of the impressive and glittering inaugural function of the Festival were made at various venues. Youth in large numbers witnessed the program with interest and enthusiasm.
Different Youth oriented programmes on social and developmental issues of the communities and the nation as a whole were also organized in some districts of the UT. At the summer capital of the UT, suitable arrangements were made by the District Youth Services and Sports Office Srinagar for the live telecast of Hon’ble Prime Minister of India’s Speech. Youth in large numbers watched proceedings of the function live in the Auditorium of Government Polytechnic College Srinagar.
In Jammu division the main event in this connection was held at Government College for Women Gandhinagar. Director Youth Services and Sports J&K Subhash C Chhibber, Joint Director Youth Services and Sports Jammu Suram Chand Sharma, Chief Accounts Officer Sunil Sharma, District Youth Services and Sports Officer Jammu, Principals of various colleges, staff of Sports Department besides hundreds of young boys and girls watched the live Telecast at Jammu jointly. Pertinently the UT-based contingent was flagged off by Secretary Youth Services and Sports J&K Sarmad Hafeez last week to participate in the 26th NYF being held at Hubly Karnataka to mark the Birth Aniversary of Swami Vivekananda.
