J&K AACL culminates grand finale of AKAM competitions

Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Nov 7: The divisional level grand finale of singing, dancing and visual (painting/drawing) competitions organized as a part of ongoing Azadi Ka Amrit Mohatsav (AKAM) culminated, today here at Government Girls Higher Secondary School Kothi Bagh.
The competitions were conducted by the Department of Culture, through J&K Academy of Art, Culture & Languages (JKAACL) in collaboration with Directorate of School Education Kashmir, under the guidance of Commissioner Secretary, Culture Department, Zubair Ahmad.
All the district level winners from their respective categories competed at the divisional level for the “winner” and the “runner-up” positions in the grand finale of the competition.
In the singing category, Zainab Mushtaq from Royal Public School Badampora Ganderbal stood as winner and Uzmat Zahoor of Ambition Public School Gulshanpora (Bandipora) was declared the runner-up.
In the dance category, Zaid Imtiyaz of Oxford Higher Secondary Bijbehara (Anantnag) emerged winner while Harmanjot Singh of Budding Bloom School Baramulla was declared the runner-up.
In the painting category, Sabora Jan from Oxford Higher Secondary Bijbehara (Anantnag) declared winner whereas Mohammad Rayan of St Josephs School Baramulla stood runner-up.
At the grand finale, the jury for the singing competition included Qaiser Nizami, Rehmatullah Khan and Faroq Ahmad Wani; for the dance competition, the jury comprised of Nabi Bulbul, Gulzar Ahmad Ganaie and Tariq Javid while and Nowshad Gayoor and Arshad Salah were jury members for the painting competition.
Three winners at the divisional-level grand finale shall receive a cash prize of Rs 20,000 each and three runner-ups shall get a cash prize of Rs 10,000 each. Likewise, from district level competition, in every district, nine winners shall receive a cash prize of Rs 5000 each and nine first-runner-ups shall get a cash prize of Rs 3000 each while nine second-runner-ups shall receive a cash prize of Rs 1000 each.
During the concluding ceremony, Nusrat Bukhari, Principal Higher Secondary School School Kothibagh, was the chief guest. Farooq Anwar Mirza, Incharge Divisional Office AACL Kashmir, addressed the audience.