On the morning of Sunday, 25 May, SAF-India chairman Hon. Mani Shankar Aiyar opened the 7th annual SAF Governing Council meeting in Durbar Hall at the Intercontinental Grand Palace Hotel Srinagar (Jammu & Kashmir, India). The meeting was attended the SAF Advisors: N .Ram, Lady Mohini Noon, France Marquet and chairpersons of SAF chapters except for Dr. Ahmed Shaheed, (Chairman, SAF-Maldives) and Dr. Kamal Hossain (Chairman, SAF-Bangladesh). Dr. Hossain was represented by Prof. Jamilur Reza Choudhury, (Vice-Chancellor, BRAC University) and Mr Farooq Sobhan (Former Foreing Secretary).
On 20 October 2007, while attending the 22nd Asia-Pacific Region (APR) Scout Conference, held from 18-23 October 2007, in Tokyo, Japan, I met with Dr. N.A. Khan, Vice-Chairman Scouts Profile Committee, Asia Pacific Region World Scout Bureau and State Chief Commissioner J & K Scouts & Guides.
I am happy to inform you that we have already achieved FULL JOB PLACEMENT for the Class of 2008 of the Asian College of Journalism as on April 10, 2008.
A speech recently delivered by Vidya Shah, the young musician member of the Culture Sub-Committee of the SAF-India Advisory Board.Presented at a Seminar organized by INTACH and Nakshband Educational Trust, IIC, March 15th New Delhi
PPERA a novel project funded by Goodwill Ambassador to UNESCO and Founder South Asia Foundation His Excellency Mr. Madanjeet Singh envisages checking school dropout rate in rural and urban areas of Kashmir and Ladakh.