Thursday, 18 JANUARY 2024 | PNS | DEHRADUN
The 10th edition of the annual Shaheed Memorial cricket tournament organised by UPES under project Naman concluded in Dehradun. The organisers of the event said that naman is an UPES initiative aimed at paying tribute to the martyrs from Indian armed forces and financially supporting their families. Inaugurated on January 7, this year’s tournament was held in honour of the late Lance Naik Ruchin Rawat who was killed during the anti-terror ‘Operation Trinetra’ in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district. In sync with the commitment of Project Naman, the tournament provided Rs 5,00,000 as financial assistance, a job opportunity for one family member and free education for the kin of the martyr, the organisers said. The tournament witnessed the participation of eight teams from Uttarakhand- UPES Blue, MDDA, Agriculture department, Irrigation department, Peyjal Nigam, School Education department, UJVNL and Jal Sansthan. In the final match, UPES Blue emerged as the winner by beating School Education department by six wickets.
