Youth carnivals forge alliance of camaraderie, harmony: Sinha

Jammu, Apr 20 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir Governor Lt Gen (Retd) S K Sinha today said youth carnivals forged an alliance of camaraderie and harmony in the younger generation upon whom laid the future of great Indian nation.

Inaugurating Springfest-2007, the first ever mega event of youth from all over Jammu region, at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University here this morning, he exuded confidence that such events will generate a healthy and competitive spirit enabling them to sharpen their talent and skills in extra curricular activities ''In the years to come, I hope this University will emerge as an epicenter of such activities and a thriving hub of youth exchange,'' the Governor added.

Referring to the academic odyssey of the University, he noted with satisfaction that SMVDU had repeated its performance of hundred per cent placement for its second batch of MBA graduates in reputed multi-national companies this year with added attraction of enhanced pay packages. Though there was no reservation in any discipline of the university, yet those placed in various companies belonged to Jammu and Kashmir, he added.

In his address, Vice Chancellor, Prof N K Bansal expressed his gratitude to the Governor for his unstinted support for the development of the university and lauded his vision of creating an institution which can claim to be a centre of excellence.

''Such visions don't emanate from normal humans but come from super humans'', he said, adding that General Sinha has nurtured a dream which is being translated into reality in the lap of Trikuta Hills with the blessings of Mata Vaishno Devi.

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