
International Yoga Day celebrated across Vijayawada
The Hindu
RGUKT Vice-Chancellor congratulates Nuzvid IIIT students for international yoga competition success, emphasizing the importance of yoga for health.
Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies (RGUKT) Vice-Chancellor Prof. Vijay Kumar congratulated 299 students of Nuzvid IIIT for winning prizes in international yoga competitions.
Participating in the Tenth International Yoga Day celebrations on the RGUKT campus at Nuzvid on Friday, he said yoga will help the students maintain good health and provide them relief from stress.
Yoga is a regular subject for all students on the campus, the staff said.
Women Director and Child Welfare (WD&CW) Director K. Vetri Selvi, Joint Director ICDS B. Manoranjani, Project Director G. Umadevi, Child Development Project Officer G. Mangamma and other officers participated in the International Yoga Day celebrations at the WD&CW office.
Yoga master Santosh performed yoga asanas with the Anganwadi supervisers, workers and staff. The officers advised the women staff to make it a habit of practising yoga every day for good health.
Excise Minister Kollu Ravindra, Collector D.K. Balaji and Krishna district Superintendent of Police Adnan Nayeem Asmi participated in the Yoga Day celebrations at Police Parade Grounds in Machilipatnam.
The Minister asked the police officers and staff to make yoga a part of their life to maintain good fitness. Mr. Balaji said that yoga will keep the minds fresh and asked all the employees to practise yoga every day.