The ‘Dhai Akhar’ letter writing competition on topic ‘Digital India for New India’ has been launched by Department of Posts. The winners will get prizes from Rs 5,000 to Rs 50,000. The last date for sending entries is October 31.
The Digital India campaign has been started by the Government of India to make citizens of the country aware and digitally empowered. When every citizen of the country is aware and digitally empowered, the country will develop rapidly. In view of this a national level letter writing competition is being organised by the Department of Posts on the topic ‘Digital India for New India’. If letter of the applicant is selected, the applicant will receive a prize ranging from Rs 5,000 to Rs 50,000.
While providing above information, Postmaster General (PMG), Prayagraj Region, Krishna Kumar Yadav, said for this various schools and colleges can organise their own competitions in association with the Postal Department. The last date has been fixed as October 31.
The PMG said people of any age can participate in the ‘Dhai Akhar’ letter writing competition. The first category will be up to 18 years and the second will be above 18 years of age. The letter will be accepted only in an inland letter or in envelope issued by the Department of Posts in which letter can be written by hand in English, Hindi or local language in 500 and 1,000 words respectively. This letter should be sent to the Postmaster General of the region concerned by October 31 with full name, address, date of birth, mobile number and name of the school of participant. The participants of Prayagraj, Kaushambi, Pratapgarh, Mirzapur, Sonbhadra, Sultanpur and Amethi districts under Prayagraj region will have to send their letter addressed to the Postmaster General, Prayagraj Region, Prayagraj - 211001.
Yadav said three prizes each in different four categories will be given to the winners of the competition at the state and national levels. The best letter selected at the circle (state) level will be given prizes of Rs 25,000, Rs 10,000 and Rs 5,000 in the first, second and third category respectively. The prizes of Rs 50,000, Rs 25,000 and Rs 10,000 will be given to the best letters selected at the national level in the first, second and third category respectively. Overall, prizes worth Rs 40.20 lakh will be given to the winners across the country. For more information superintendents of various postal divisions and postmaster of the Head Post Office can be contacted.
RUCKUS: Enraged over the death of Nageshwar Singh (24) of Belhat village in the Koraon police station area, the kin created a ruckus and gheraoed the Koraon-Meja Highway bringing the traffic into a standstill for hours here on Tuesday. The operation of youth’s stone was done by doctors and the youth died after some time. Angered by it the family members created a ruckus.
The police reached the spot and somehow pacified the agitators. On information, Koraon police station incharge Vinod Singh reached the spot. After hours, the police convinced the family members. Singh said that investigation is being done on the basis of the complaint filed by the relatives of the deceased. A case will be registered soon and action will be taken.