STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta on Saturday releases the fourth edition of IAS Officers’ Wives Association (IASOWA), J&K magazine titled ‘Udaan’ held at Golf Course, Sidhra here.
This special magazine was released in a simple function organized by the IAS Officers’ Wives Association, J&K and also attended by its President, Dr.Amita Mehta; Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, Ramesh Kumar; Secretary, Revenue, PiyushSingla besides the members of the association.
Dr Mehta maintained that these women are doing a yeoman’s job by taking time for all the social and environmental causes. He congratulated them for being as active as their counterparts. He asked them that this is a good platform to promote different kinds of activities including honing of all the creative and intellectual skills of the members.
Dr Mehta thanked the Association for all the social work the group is doing in reaching out to the underprivileged, providing them assistance for education and livelihoods besides other initiatives to protect the environment for welfare of society. He suggested them that today there are number of scenic places around the city of Jammu to explore. In her message the President, IASOWA, Dr Amita Mehta called ‘Udaan’ a piece of hard work of all the active members in penning down their creative self. She urged all the members to utilize this platform for personal and professional growth. She encouraged them to take this initiative started couple of years ago to new heights as the members are talented and determined to carry forward the tradition. She called the publication a transformational and a productively engaging enterprise. She further said that it is a small step towards a long journey characterized by empowerment of women & children, safeguarding environment and fighting social ills like corruption and drug addiction.
The President expressed her gratitude towards each member for her successful tenure in the Association. She termed it a powerful voice that has been there to catalyze positive changes in the society. She said that the association has a very bright future as all its members are very responsible and intelligent. She eulogised the friendship and camaraderie that has been part of the community service and other accomplishments to the credit of this association. The members of the association present were included Manu Bhatnagar, Tabasum Ganai, Rekha Jain, Ruchi Gupta, Dr Aafreen Wahid, Anuradha Jangid, Jayshree Kundal, GeetanjaliSingla and Asha Pole.
The slogan of the magazine as inscribed on it is ‘IASOWA J&K is working towards the welfare of society and environment’ and has been issued with the technical assistance provided by Raja SaqibQayoom and Tanveer Hussain Dar, the role of whom was duly recognised on this occasion.