India, June 19 -- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday participated in the 'Run for Yoga' programme organised at Police Lines in Dehradun ahead of the 12th International Day of Yoga celebrations.

Addressing participants, the Chief Minister said the event was not merely a run but a public awareness campaign aimed at promoting healthy living, positive thinking and wider adoption of yoga.

"This programme is an important initiative towards creating awareness about yoga and building a healthy society," he said.

The Chief Minister said Uttarakhand, known as Devbhoomi, had for centuries remained a land of yoga, spiritual practices and penance by sages and saints. He said the state's spiritual traditions and natural environ...