Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 4: A contingent of 24 students in two groups of 12 i.e. 6 Girls and 6 Boys each escorted by a male and female counselor of Jammu and Kathua districts respectively participated in one-week National Youth Exchange cum-Inter State Junior Red Cross training camps at Kurukshetra (Haryana) and at Moga (Punjab), respectively.
The students who participated in various exchange programmes had an opportunity to represent their culture, gained insights into diverse cultures from teams representing various States, discuss various topics and exchanged information about the activities of Red Cross and Junior Red Cross. Various competitions like quiz, painting, dance, folk songs, skit, extempore speech, exhibition, rangoli competition along with indoor games were organized during the camps.
Under the guidance of Red Cross secretaries, Ansuya Jamwal (Jammu) and O P Sharma (Kathua), the participants of J&K brought laurels to the State and became the highest prize winning state. From Jammu, Jatin got first prize in solo singing, Nitin got third prize in solo dance, Amrina bought best performer prize, in group singing, boys bagged first and girls bagged second prize, Rishu got first prize in extempore speech, in exhibition and rangoli, Jammu got second and third prize respectively, Parvana (counselor) got first in Lucky star game, Jammu got best team in male category and their counselors, Gopika and Parvana got best performers award.
From Kathua, the contingents secured victories in five out of six events. In quiz competition, Kathua bagged first prize whereas in folk song, the team bagged second place. Similarly in group song, the team bought second prize while in poster making, the team clinched third prize. The team got third position in poem recitation as well. The participants were Pranav, Vansh, Vishwas, Riya, Anamika, Preeti and Palak along with counselors Sunil Jasrotia and Monika Khosla.
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