SRINAGAR: The CRPF on Friday flagged off a ‘Bharat Darshan’ study tour of 20 Kashmiri youths from the Budgam district as part of its civic action programme aiming to help them appreciate India’s unity in diversity.
As part of the Civic Action Programme of the CRPF, commanding officer (CO) of the 43 Batalion R Jayakumar flagged off a group of 20 students from the Budgam District for the five-day ‘Bharat Darshan’ tour to Delhi-Agra accompanied by a caretaker, an official of the paramilitary force said.
He said the tour includes all boarding and lodging facilities, round-trip air tickets, and other logistical support.
During the event, Jayakumar and officers of the unit interacted with the students, who hail from various parts of Budgam in central Kashmir.
Jayakumar encouraged them to seize the opportunity to enrich their knowledge by visiting historical sites and cultural landmarks across the country.
Over the five-day tour, the students will visit Delhi and Agra. Each student has been provided with tracksuits, shoes, and travel bags. Parents and participants expressed their gratitude to the CRPF for the initiative, the official said.
People Gave Us Five Years, Will Live Up To Their Expectations: Omar Abdullah
Srinagar, Feb 21: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said his government would make attempts to live up to the expectations of the people but all issues cannot be addressed in one go.
“I know people have expectations (from us) and it will be our endeavour to live up to those. But you should also realise that people have given us five years’ time (mandate). It cannot be that all the demands can be fulfilled in the first budget itself.
“A good start will be made and we will try to lay a foundation on which we will continue to build upon for the next five years and resolve the problems and demands of the people,” Abdullah told reporters here.
Asked about the brigade commander-level flag meeting between India and Pakistan along the Line of Control in Poonch district on Friday, the chief minister called it a good move to ease tension.
“The aim of the flag meeting was to decrease tension without using any force,” he said.
India and Pakistan on Friday held the flag meeting in an effort to ease tension after several recent incidents of cross-border firing and an IED attack.
The meeting, which started around 11 am and laster for 75 minutes, took place in the Chakkan-Da-Bagh crossing point area wherein both sides highlighted the need to maintain peace along the borders. (PTI)