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Third edition of ‘Shooot’ kicks off at MES Indian School

Published: 04 Dec 2017 - 09:53 am | Last Updated: 01 Nov 2021 - 05:55 pm
Students during a session at the third edition of ‘Shooot’ awareness programme at MES Indian School yesterday.

Students during a session at the third edition of ‘Shooot’ awareness programme at MES Indian School yesterday.

The Peninsula

The third edition of “Shooot” awareness programme was launched yesterday at MES Indian School under the theme “Through awareness we achieve the goal”.

The programme is organised by the Public Relations Department and Qatar Police Sports Federation at the Ministry of Interior. The opening event was attended by Lt. Colonel Hamad Muhammad Al Muhannadi, Head of Community Police Affairs at Community Policing Department, Capt. Badi Jouhar Al Abdullah, Head of Admin Affairs at QPSF, Sheikha Al Anoud Al-Thani, Head of Media Studies at Public Relations Department and Coordinator of the Program and Hamida Qader, Principal, MES Indian School, along with officials from MOI departments and hundreds of school students. 

The programme started with football match between two teams of the students. 

They played football amidst the traffic signs urging adherence to traffic laws and calling for safety signs to be kept while driving. The trainers of the Qatar Police Sports Federation guided the students during the game, in an atmosphere of great enthusiasm. 

Lt. Col. Hamad Muhammad Al Muhannadi thanked the school authority for hosting the event, stressing that the program would help strengthen traffic awareness among the new generation. He called on the students to utilize the program for learning traffic rules and regulations through sports events. 

A memento was also presented from the Ministry of the Interior to the principal of the school in appreciation of her efforts.