Jammu, May 10

After training the fair gender in arms to take on militants, the Army has another task at hand to make them physically robust and psychologically empowered.The Army has initiated a four-week martial arts cadre for girl students in remote areas of Rajouri district.“A total of 40 girl students from six schools of Nowshera tehsil in Rajouri district are participating in the cadre, aimed at developing self-confidence and making them physically robust and psychologically empowered,” said defence spokesperson Col SD Goswami.The four-week cadre under Operation Sadbhavana is being conducted at Government High School, Seri. It focuses on physical training and mechanics of self-defence.“The training is being conducted by an Army soldier, a black belt in judo. During the cadre, the students will master the art of hand-to-hand combat, besides various martial arts techniques,” said Colonel Goswami. — TNS

Army holds vocational training

Rajouri, May 10

The Army conducted a vocational training course in “Electrician and welding” works in conjunction with the civil administration at Kalal. At least 17 youths from Kalal, Deeing and Bareri villages attended the camp which was conducted with an aim to providing avenues for setting up small scale projects.