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Stress management skill can be developed by adapting Yogic Way of Life: Justice Tashi

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JAMMU: An awareness programme on Management of Stress was held at Central Jail, Kot Bhalwal, Jammu on Tuesday.
The programme was organized by J&K Legal Services Authority in collaboration with Department of Prisons, UT of J&K and District Legal Services Authority, Jammu for the officers and officials of Central Jail Kot Bhalwal, Jammu.
Justice Tashi Rabstan, Judge, High Court of J&K and Ladakh, Executive Chairman, J&K Legal Services Authority was the chief guest on the occasion, who was warmly received by Sanjay Parihar, Principal District & Sessions Judge (Chairman, DLSA) Jammu, Virendar Bhat, Superintendent, Central Jail Kot Bhalwal Jammu, Smriti Sharma, Secretary, DLSA Jammu, Dr. Poli Thapa, Senior Medical Officer, Central Jail Kot Bhalwal Jammu and Advocate Anil Sharma, Chief LADC, Jammu along with his team.
On the occasion, Justice Tashi was accompanied by Amit Kumar Gupta, Member Secretary, J&K Legal Services Authority and Prem Sagar, Secretary, High Court Legal Services Committee.
The programme was organised under the guidance of the Chief Justice, High Court of J&K and Ladkah, who during his recent visit to Central Jail, Kot Bhalwal necessitated conducting a stress management program for the jail staff and jail inmates.
Justice Tashi, during his special address, highlighted that management of time is a mantra to relieve the working stress. He said that stress management is a skill which can be developed by adapting yogic way of life. He said that the techniques which the resource person taught today shall be helpful for all the participants in de-stressing themselves. He further urged upon all of them to take a pledge to implement these techniques in their day-to-day life to ensure management of stress in today’s fast-moving life.
Virender Bhat, Superintendent, Central Jail, Kot Bhalwal, Jammu, said that it is an honour for the Department of Prisons that J&K Legal Services Authority, on the directions of the Patron-in-Chief and Executive Chairman, is taking great initiatives for well-being of the jail inmates. He further said that such initiatives would go a long way in reducing the mental pain and sufferings of the prisoners.
Dr. T R Raina (Former Professor & Head, Department of Blood Translation Medicine and Former Programme Director, Advanced Yoga Center, Ministry of Ayush, GoI, GMC Jammu) in his Audio Visual presentation gave a detailed perspective of the causes of stress and the measures to deal with it. He said that Mental Stress is a part of modern life style which is the major cause of 95% diseases. Other causes of stress in human beings are due to consumption of contaminated food items. Prison staff is also vulnerable to stress as it has to deal with the prisoners allegedly involved in different crimes and it is not an easy job for the jail authorities to manage stress, he added. Such type of awareness and sensitization programmes immensely help them in shaping their personalities and increase efficiency in their job.
Vote of thanks and the proceedings of the programme were conducted by Smriti Sharma, Secretary, DLSA Jammu.

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