Excelsior Sports Correspondent
PULWAMA, Sept 10: Deputy Commissioner, Pulwama Dr. Basharat Qayoom presided over as chief guest on the inaugural ceremony of the first Hockey tournament of players U-17 organized by Youth Services and Sports department here today.
The tournament is being played on knock out basis and teams from all the districts of the Kashmir division are participating in this event. The Deputy Commissioner, Pulwama extended a warm welcome to all the players and expressed his pleasure on such participation of the students. He urged them to make judicious use of the infrastructure put in place by the District Administration. He appreciated the Youth Service and Sports Department for organizing such tournaments. At the onset of the tournament, an anti drug oath ceremony was also held to put in every effort in place to overcome the Drug menace.