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English Release 25-May 2013
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- Presidents Secretariat
- President calls upon every University to identify at least one Department that can be made into a Centre of Excellence
- Speech by the Hon’ble President at the Inauguration of Maharaja Agrasen University,Solan, Himachal Pradesh, on May 25, 2013
- Min of Defence
- Shri R K Mathur takes over as the New Defence Secretary
- Min of Law & Justice
- Government to go in for a Stand-Alone Central Legislation to Curb any Dishonest Activity in Sports
- Min of Youth Affairs & Sports
- Conference of Ministers and Secretaries of States and Union Territories in-Charge of Sports & Youth Affairs Concludes in New Delhi
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Vice President's Secretariat15-September, 2012 18:24 IST
| Vice President Flags off Expedition of Young Mountaineers from JIM&WS to Ladakh |
The Vice President of India Shri M. Hamid Ansari flagged off an expedition of young mountaineers from Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering & Winter Sports, Pahalgam at a function in the Institute campus in Pahalgam, District-Anantnag, Jammu & Kashmir today. The Governor of Jammu & Kashmir Shri N.N. Vohra also present. Shri Ansari visited the Institute and showed keen interest in the various activities of the Institute. He interacted with the young mountaineers and the faculty members. He also witnessed the adventure activities of them and later on had a Group Photograph with them and the faculty members.
He was briefed by the Principal of the Institute Col. Virinder Singh about the various activities of the Institute viz. Promotion of adventure activities; Impart training on technical aspects of Mountaineering; Hone mountaineering skills; Creation of Environment awareness amongst youith; Undertake rescue operations/search missions; and Character building.
Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering & Winter Sports, Pahalgam was established in 1983. Raksha Mantri is the President and Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir is the Vice President of the Institute.
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Sanjay Kumar/VPI/15.09.2012
(Release ID :87798)
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