Judges, members of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association, and officers and officials of the High Court participated in the event with great enthusiasm, performing various yoga asanas and engaging in meditation.
The 11th International Yoga Day was marked by twin narratives in Jharkhand — one led by the BJP, emphasising India’s cultural and spiritual heritage, and the other by the state government projecting yoga as an instrument of health and public welfare.
The CISF organised Yoga Day celebrations at the Force Headquarters in New Delhi, where more than 100 personnel took part in a yoga session led by a senior officer, under the guidance of trained yoga practitioners.
In a nationwide grand celebration of International Day for Yoga, 81 heritage sites under the aegis of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) hosted vibrant yoga sessions, organized in collaboration with the Ministry of Ayush on Saturday.
In a brief interaction with media persons on the occasion of International Yoga Day on Saturday, Sharma said, “The initiatives taken by PM Modi have inspired people in more than 180 countries to adopt yoga for better health and fitness.”
Held under the theme “Yoga for One Earth, One Health,” the events on Saturday morning saw enthusiastic participation from elderly residents, students, and teachers, uniting them in mass yoga practice, officials here said.
He said yoga would guide the world from conflict to cooperation and from stress to solution. He also called upon the global community to integrate yoga with public policy to bring inner peace, harmony and wellness.
Udhampur is the headquarters of the strategic Northern Command of the Indian Army that guards the Line of Control (LOC) with Pakistan occupied Kashmir and the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China.
The Uttar Pradesh government has made extensive preparations for the 11th International Yoga Day, with more than 100 Yoga Parks developed across the state.
As per a release from the Prime Minister's office, PM Modi will visit Siwan in Bihar on Friday and lay the foundation stone and inaugurate multiple development projects at around 12 noon.
