Nation is with Gujarat: PM

By Our Staff Reporter

NEW DELHI. JAN. 27. The Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee, today asserted that the entire nation was with Gujarat in this ``hour of crisis'' and said the Government was making all efforts at providing relief to people in the quake-hit areas.

Addressing NCC cadets on the Garrison Parade Ground here, Mr. Vajpayee urged them to lend their services to the needy. ``It is difficult to tell the exact number, but efforts are on to ascertain the toll'', he said. ``Houses will be constructed and colonies rebuilt in these areas'', Mr.Vajpayee said expressing his deep sympathy to the families of the dead.

Man had to face the nature's fury from time to time but he was never cowed down, be it earthquake, floods, cyclone or famine.

Mr. Vajpayee gave away trophies and prizes to outstanding cadets and directorates. In the junior wing for girls, Niharika Sanjiv Singh of the Maharashtra Directorate was adjudged the best, while Amin S. Kittur of the Karnataka Directorate was declared the best in the junior division for boys. In the senior wing for girls, Navneet Wasu of the Andhra Pradesh Directorate was chosen the best cadet, while Nrimal Singh of the Andhra Pradesh Directorate was adjudged the best in the senior division (Air Force).

The award for the best cadet, senior division (Navy), went to Shreekanth, while N. Ramakrishnan was adjudged the best in the senior division (Army). The title of the champion directorate was bagged by Maharashtra, while Andhra Pradesh was runner-up.

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