Bandipora, Dec. 8 -- Hafiz Raqib-ul-Hassan, one of the first three students of Alfalah Educational Institute Aragam Bandipora to successfully complete Hifz-e-Quran was on Monday warmly flagged off for Umrah after emerging as last year's draw winner under the institute's Quran memorization initiative.

The farewell ceremony, held at Aragam, was attended by several prominent personalities, including Imam-e-Hayi Bandipora Khursheed Ahmad, MLA Sonawari Hilal Akbar Lone, SHO Police Station Aragam Mir Kazam, civil society members, and senior officers of the educational institute.

Launched two years ago, Alfalah Educational Institute's Quran Memorization Programme has quickly gained recognition in Bandipora for nurturing a new generation of Huf...