Jorhat, July 19 -- In a unique and inspiring initiative, two young students from Jorhat were appointed as the Deputy Commissioner (DC) of the district for a day on Saturday. The symbolic appointment was part of a special programme organised to promote leadership and administrative awareness among young students, particularly girls.

Gitashree Sharma, a postgraduate student from CKB Commerce College, and Santhista Baruah, a Class 9 student from Titabor, were given the rare opportunity to assume the role of Jorhat's Deputy Commissioner for a day.

Santhista Baruah told ANI, "At first, we had an essay competition on the topic 'One Day as a District Commissioner'. I wrote many things in my essay, and eventually, I was selected as the first-ra...