Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Jan 23: National Cadet Corps (NCC) cadet Fiza Shafi from Brain Nishat area of Srinagar was awarded with ‘Raksha Mantri Padak’ and Commendation Card at Delhi Cantonment on January 21.
Fiza Shafi is studying in Class 10th at Nishat Girls Higher Secondary School and she is the only student from the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh to be awarded this prestigious honour for outstanding performance under the Jammu and Kashmir NCC Girls Unit, Srinagar.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh conferred the honour on the said cadet, while visiting the National Cadet Corps (NCC) Republic Day Camp in Delhi Cantonment on January 21.
Principal Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Sheikh and other teaching and non-teaching staff have congratulated this talented student of their School for making the name of the School and Jammu and Kashmir shine.
A staff member of the school while talking said that apart from being a talented NCC cadet, Fiza Shafi has also participated in other sports grounds like Kho Kho, Badminton and Dal Lake cleanliness and road safety campaigns. He takes the iron of his abilities.