Yoga Day celebrated
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, June 22 2015 :
The Border Security Forces (BSF) organised the International Day of Yoga yesterday at Headquarters, BSF Mizoram and Cachar Frontier, Masimpur, Silchar in collaboration with sector hqtrs BSF, Silchar and 53 Bn BSF.
According to a statement, Dinesh Kumar Upadhyaya, IG, BSF Mizoram and Cachar Frontier attended the programme as the chief guest.
About 600 officers, jawans, wives and children of BSF personnel of frontier Hqtrs BSF Mizoram and Cachar, SHW BSF Silchar and 53 Bn BSF participated in the IDY celebration with great zeal and enthusiasm.
Shika Upadhyaya, president of BSF Wives Welfare Association, Frontier Hqtrs, BSF, M&C also attended the programme, it added.
At the same time, Association of Manipuri Diaspora (AMAND), Pune also took part in the IYD celebration yesterday held at Ravi Park CHS, Wanawadi, Pune yesterday.
According to a statement, Ch Jayanta Singh, general secretary, AMAND gave the welcome speech while Maj KY Singh (retd), president of AMAND felicitated yoga instructor Subodh Jaju and his assistant Asmit with a bouquet, shawl and a memento.
A fruitful interaction between the instructor and the participants marked the programme, according to the AMAND statement.