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Para sailing camp organised at Talwara

KT NEWS SERVICE. Dated: 6/30/2013 5:14:50 PM

JAMMU, Jun 29: In order to inculcate and develop a flair for adventure sports among the youth of Jammu and Kashmir State, Rashtriya Rifles Battalion, based at Sarh, under the aegis of Counter Insurgency Force (Uniform) organized a ‘Shahid Sepoy Sunil Kumar- Para Sailing camp’ at Chinka, Talwara, Reasi.
As per an army handout, the camp was inaugurated by General Officer Commanding, Counter Insurgency Force (Uniform).
During the camp, twenty army personnel and five local girls were given an opportunity to experience the thrill of para sailing. Subsequently, in the coming few weeks, more locals would also be trained and given a chance to experience the exhilarating sports.
The camp is being organized in the memory of late Sepoy Sunil Kumar of the Rashtriya Rifles Battalion, who was martyred on August 26, 2009, while bravely combating terrorist in Hajjamnagar village.