Jammu, Nov. 15 -- Graduating students of maiden convocation were the pioneering torchbearers of the university's tradition, said Jammu and Kashmir lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha while addressing the first convocation of Cluster University of Jammu on Saturday. Sinha congratulated all graduates, gold medallists and their parents. Governor of Tamil Nadu, Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar and J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah also attended the occasion. Sinha specially complimented the women students, noting that 130 of the 163 gold medals had been won by daughters. "When given opportunities, daughters do not merely attain positions but redefine the meaning of achievement," he said, adding that their gold medals are badges of confidence for generations to come. "Daughters across higher-education institutions in Jammu & Kashmir are writing new chapters of success in their own names," the LG said. Sinha highlighted the intellectual heritage of J&K and noted that Maharishi Kalhana, author of the Rajatarangini, Maharishi Abhinavagupta, and the saint-poets Yogini Lalleshwari and Sheikh-ul-Alam, promoted harmony among faiths. He said the graduates were carrying forward a tradition of knowledge more than a thousand years old. While addressing the graduates, chief minister Omar Abdullah urged the youth to look beyond conventional career paths and explore entrepreneurship and emerging economic opportunities, observing that government employment alone could not absorb every graduate. Omar described the institution as a bold educational experiment conceived to bring together the region's strongest academic traditions and modernise higher education. Congratulating the graduating students and gold medallists, the CM described them as pioneers whose achievements would lay the foundation for future generations....