Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha interacted with a group of 30 students from higher education institutions of Assam visiting J&K under the “Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat” initiative.
Interacting with the students, the LG extended his best wishes for their exploratory journey across UT to explore its culture, heritage, literature, and cuisine and to strengthen the emotional bonds between the people of J&K and Assam, an official press release informed.
It quoted the LG as saying that the student exchange program, “part of Yuva Sangam, will connect divine energy of Brahmaputra and Vitasta, provide a strong base for national composite identity and it will allow the young generation of both Assam & J&K to learn & share values and experiences.
“Despite the distance of 2500 kilometers between Jammu and Guwahati, students will find here the same ancient spiritual and cultural richness for which Assam has been known for ages. This is the true celebration of the diversity as well as the unity of the nation,” the LG said.
During their one-week tour of Jammu & Kashmir, the students will visit various places including Raghunath temple, Suchetgarh Border, Chenab Rail Bridge, Historical Pahari architecture.
The students were accompanied by Manoj Singh Gaur, Director, IIT Jammu, and their coordinators.
Meanwhile, a delegation of the J&K National Panthers Party also called on Sinha at the Raj Bhavan here today.
The delegation led by its working president P K Ganju appreciated the efforts of the UT administration in ensuring a peaceful environment and unprecedented development in the UT, an official press release said.
It said the delegation also discussed ongoing development projects and initiatives for the welfare of the people and submitted a memorandum of important public issues.