State encourages youth to take part in sports: CM

Kolkata: On International Day of University Sport, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said her government has always encouraged the youth to participate in sports. She added that her government has been organising several sporting events to bring people of the backward regions into the mainstream. "Today is International Day of University Sport. Our govt has always encouraged the youth to participate in sports. We organise the Jangalmahal Cup, Himal-Terai-Dooars Sports Festivals & Sundarban Cup with the aim of bringing people of backward regions into the mainstream," she tweeted on Thursday.