Jammu, April 29

Army Public School (APS), Jammu Cantonment, celebrated the 33rd Raising Day of the Army Welfare Education Society (AWES) on the school premises today.A special morning assembly was conducted to mark the significance of the day. The assembly commenced with the address by Pallavi Sharma, TGT (science), wherein she threw light on the foundation of the AWES, its history and the initiatives taken by it in imparting education up to Class XII and thereafter in various disciplines of education in professional colleges run by the AWES.A series of activities and competitions at various levels were conducted. A card-making competition was organised for students of Class IX to XII on the topic “Patriotic fervour”.Bindiya Narain, president, AWWA, 26 Infantry Division, was the chief guest. Among others present on the occasion were Chander Kanta Singh, vice-president, AWWA, Chanchal Padha, counsellor, and Runa Singh.Earlier, the programme began with the customary lighting of lamp by the chief guest and other dignitaries. — TNS