Jammu, Oct. 22 -- Jammu and Kashmir Directorate of Youth Services and Sports has been designated as the nodal agency for registering participants from the UT for the prestigious National Youth Festival (NYT)- Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue 2026, an official communique said today.

The festival will feature competitive tracks in cultural and innovation, encompassing a wide array of events including painting, folk song, story writing, folk dance, poetry writing, innovation and declamation.

The selection process in Jammu and Kashmir will be a rigorous two-tiered system, commencing with district-level competitions, followed by a UT-level selection round, both to be conducted by the Directorate of YSS J&K, the communique read.

Director G...