Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 22: Governor N N Vohra, President of Indian Red Cross Society, J&K, felicitated all Governmental and private organizations which had provided support in sponsoring and organizing the Red Cross Mela which was held at Jammu earlier this year. The felicitation function was held at the Raj Bhavan, here today.
The Governor, on the occasion, said that Red Cross is a very important organization which works for the welfare of the humanity. He observed that, adequate resources are required by the District, Regional and State level branches of the Society for suitably discharging their roles. He appealed to the banking sector, industrial and commercial organizations and the rich elements in the society to contribute liberally and espouse the noble objectives of the Red Cross Society.
The Governor presented Appreciation Awards to Shantmanu, Commissioner Secretary, Health and Medical Education; Rakesh Kumar Sharma, IGP, BSF, Jammu; Kuldeep Dhar, IGP, CRPF, Jammu; Shafqat Wattali, IGP, Armed, Jammu; Roma Wani, Secretary General, Indian Red Cross Society, J&K; Soujanya Sharma, Commissioner, Jammu Municipal Corporation;. A.H. Sheikh, Chief Engineer, PWD (R&B), Jammu; Kiran Bakshi, Principal, Government College for Women, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu; Arvind Gupta, President, J&K Bank, Zonal Office, Jammu; R.C. Puri, Regional Secretary, IRCS, Jammu Region; Annil Suri of Bari Brahmana Industrial Association, Jammu; Dinesh Gupta of Citizens Cooperative Bank, Jammu; Arunima Sinha, State Teachers’ Coordinator, Art of Living Foundation; J.K Sudan, Chief Education Officer, Jammu; T.R. Magotra, Chief Education Officer, Kathua; Balbir Singh, Chief Education Officer, Udhampur; Mangal Dev, Chief Education Officer, Samba; Sureshta Khajuria, Principal, Shangrilla Higher Secondary School, Jammu; K.K. Gandhi, Artist; Mr. Vikrant Sharma, Programme Head, 92.7 Big FM.; Akhil Suri and Bhaskar Suri of Eye Event; Siddharth Dogra of Jammu Links; Yogesh Pandoh of Dee Dee Reprographies; and other Members of the Executive Committee of IRCS viz. Brig. M.M. Harjai, Prof. V.K. Kapoor, Prof. Renu Nanda, Rakesh Gupta, Mr. Dinesh Gupta, Sita Ram Sharma, O.P. Sharma and Mrs. Navneet Kour.
The Awards were also received by Shantmanu, on behalf of Dr. Pawan Kotwal, Divisional Commissioner, Jammu; by Shafqat Wattali on behalf of Danesh Rana, IGP, Jammu Zone; by S. Paramjeet Singh on behalf of Deepti Uppal, Deputy Commissioner, Rajouri; and by Dr. V.P Sharma, Executive Secretary, District Red Cross, Udhampur, on behalf of Yasha Mudgal, Deputy Commissioner, Udhampur; Ravirangan, on behalf of S.K. Bansal of M.D. Saraswati Plasto Tech; and Col. Rattan Singh (Retd.) on behalf of Gunjan Rana of Jamkash Vehicleades.
The Governor thanked all the Sponsors and Supporters and, particularly, the Army for participation in the Red Cross Mela for the first time this year.
R.C. Puri, Regional Secretary, Indian Red Cross Society, Jammu Region presented the welcome address on the occasion.
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