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JAMMU: Senior BJP leader Devender Singh Rana on saturday expressed pride in Jammu touching one after another milestone in every sphere of activity, saying the City of Temple is now also known as the hub of education and research in north India. Speaking at the concluding Annual Day function of Divine Light St Mary’s School, Domana, Devender Rana said the day is not far when Jammu will leave an indelible mark in the field of education in the wake of coming up of IIT, IIM and AIIMS, which are going to be game changers, not only for meeting the expectations of the people but also in producing ace professionals and technocrats. Devender Rana, however, referred to numerous challenges for harmonious growth of youngsters in this era of stress and strain and said these can be met by providing congenial academic environments. In this regard much onus lies on the basic level schools, which serve as launching pads for young minds to get ornamented with education. In this regard, he called for frequent teacher-parent interactions to youngsters towards positive pursuits. Rana hoped that the academia will realize its responsibilities and strive hard to motivate and prepare their students to achieve academic excellence and to excel in other fields like sports, debates and other extracurricular activities. “This is the area where the school managements have to focus and create a wherewithal that helps in overall development of students”, he said and expressed satisfaction that the Divine Light St Mary’s School, Domana has risen to the occasion in recent years to meet the requirements of students. He exhorted the faculty to emphasise on the crucial aspect with a sense of devotion, saying that the teachers have to be role model for their taught. “Their role is not significant only in making children academically sound but in influencing their moral and social behaviour besides instilling discipline as well”, he said adding that the students need lessons of life alongside guidance on the subject matter for becoming useful citizens of tomorrow. Giving an overview of the academic environment created in the school, the Chairman Divine Light St Mary’s School, Domana Parmod Kapahi said that focused attention is being taken towards overall growth of the students, not only by giving them best possible education but also engaging their energies productively in sports and extra-curricular activities. Managing Director of the School, Mr Danish Kapahi expressed confidence that this temple of education is well poised to shape the destiny of students in the best possible manner, making them useful for the society and the nation. Besides students and parents, prominent among those present on the occasion included Diksha Kapahi, Vaishali Gupta Principal, Inderjeet Sahni, KK Khosa and others. The students presented a variety programme to celebrate the annual day. Devender Rana complimented the participants for their impressive performance.