Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 3: N.N. Vohra, the Governor, gifted a set of 224 selected books to the library of the Civil Services Institute and Officers Club at Reasi. These books were received by Dr. Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, Deputy Commissioner, Reasi, at Raj Bhavan today.
The gifted books included volumes on the modern and classic literature in Hindi and English, autobiographies, biographies, fiction, religion, folktales, history, development and sports. The Governor mentioned that a set of books in Urdu would also be gifted to the Institute shortly.
Emphasizing the importance of reviving the book reading habit, the Governor observed that at least once a month or oftener book discussion programmes would be a very useful intellectual activity.
Appreciating Dr. Shahid’s initiative of providing officers of District Reasi with Club facilities, the Governor noted that this would provide the officers an opportunity to meet in an informal environment where they could discuss important issues relating to the rapid advancement of various important health and education programmes and evolve cohesive approaches for the rapid progress of the district.
Navin K. Choudhary, Principal Secretary to the Governor, Professor Sudhir K Jain, Vice Chancellor SMVDU, Dr. Mandeep K Bhandari, CEO Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, Yasha Mudgal, Deputy Commissioner Udhampur were present on the occasion.
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