{"id":12259,"date":"2021-08-24T09:00:58","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T09:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timespunjab.com\/?p=12259"},"modified":"2021-08-24T09:00:58","modified_gmt":"2021-08-24T09:00:58","slug":"massive-efforts-are-on-to-promote-sports-for-making-punjab-a-drug-free-state-sukhwinder-singh-bindra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timespunjab.com\/?p=12259","title":{"rendered":"MASSIVE EFFORTS ARE ON TO PROMOTE SPORTS FOR MAKING PUNJAB A DRUG FREE STATE : SUKHWINDER SINGH BINDRA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Ludhiana, 24 August 2021 : <\/strong>Punjab Youth Development Board (PYDB) Chairman Sukhwinder Singh Bindra\u00a0said that Captain government was making all out efforts to\u00a0promote\u00a0sports in the state as these could play an important role in wiping out the curse of drugs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Addressing the gathering while presiding over sports meets held in the two schools, Bindra said that Punjab government was already making massive efforts to\u00a0promote sports\u00a0across the state by distributing free sports kits, organizing tournaments, ensuring nutritious diets to players, appointment of coaches and building infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-12260 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/timespunjab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Sports-Meeting-3-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"339\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timespunjab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Sports-Meeting-3-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/timespunjab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Sports-Meeting-3-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/timespunjab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Sports-Meeting-3.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 339px) 100vw, 339px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Bindra said that the games were significant as besides developing sportsmanship amongst the youth, these also help in channelising their unbounded energy in a positive direction. He said that these sports events were the need of the hour to transform the destiny of youth.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">The Chairman asserted that more and more events should be organised to ensure that the scourge of drugs was completely wiped out from the state.\u00a0 He also exhorted the youth to come forward and support the state government for making Punjab a front ranking state in the country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Showering praise on the schools for organising these events , he added that Punjab would soon emerge as a healthy and front runner state in the country.\u00a0 Appealing the people to encourage their children for\u00a0sports, Bindra said that it would help in making Punjab a frontrunner state in\u00a0sports.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ludhiana, 24 August 2021 : Punjab Youth Development Board (PYDB) Chairman Sukhwinder Singh Bindra\u00a0said 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