![Dignitaries along with members of JK Bharat Scouts and Guides posing for a group photograph at Jammu. Dignitaries along with members of JK Bharat Scouts and Guides posing for a group photograph at Jammu.](https://cdndailyexcelsior.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/s.jpg)
Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 7: Jammu and Kashmir Bharat Scouts & Guides celebrated 70th Foundation Day and Flag Day at its Gandhi Nagar Headquarters, here today.
About 50 scouts & guides along with their scout masters, guide captains and heads of various institutions participated under the supervision of Nasreen Khan, Coordinator and State Secretary for J&K and Ladakh UTs.
Wing Commander MM Joshi welcomed all the dignitaries and gave a brief introduction on the significance of this day.
Harvinder Kaur, KL Sharma and Shobha Rani were awarded with Dr Ram Memorial Award for best Scout Master/Guide Captain by the chief guest, Prabha Jain. A special prize was given to Pooja Gupta of Lawrence Public School for her outstanding oratory skills.
The chief guest appreciated the organisation for cultivating basic values of commitment, conviction, character, courtesy and cheerfulness in the youngsters at an early stage.
Prominent who were presented on this occasion included Harcharan Singh, Ashok Sharma, KL Sharma, Manjeet Kaur, Ranjana Sharma, Uma Jamwal, Jyoti Verma and many others.
The vote of thanks was presented by HL Dogra while the programme was compared by MY Sheikh.