DDE organizes road race

PS Bali

Srinagar May 23:

Directorate of Distance Education (DDE), Kashmir University Sunday organized an annual road race for its students from Nehru Park to Nishat Garden.

Head Dean Student’s Welfare KU, AR Yousuf, flagged off the race in which about 50 students of department participated. Javed Ahmad bagged the first position while as Masood-ul-Hassan and Showket Husain Kanoo finished second and third respectively.

“The event is aimed to boost the morale of the students. It will give us a health society,” said AR Yousuf.

He also encouraged students for participation.

“We should have the spirit of participation and make sure we are part of the sports activities. Winning or losing does not matter,” said Yousuf.

DDE has charted out series of events besides number of seminars and workshops to celebrate the year 2010 as the ‘international year of sports and youth’.

“We want every body to be part of this celebration to make the year successful in sports,” said DDE , Prof Shafeeqa Parveen.

This is the first time that DDE is conducting any such sporting event for the whole year,

Sports in-charge of the department, Dr Nahid Ruhee said such activities let students interact with each other.

DDE is planning to organize the events including base ball, swimming, kayaking and canoeing, rock climbing and white water rafting.