Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday flagged off the 'Tiranga Rally' from Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC) to Botanical Garden on the banks of Dal lake to celebrate ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ ahead of Independence Day.
“Meri Maati Mera Desh campaign is a part of the Independent Day celebrations. In this, we are spreading awareness among people about unsung heroes of our nation," he said.
"Dialogue is the only way. You are seeing the ongoing war in Ukraine. The economy in Europe has taken a hit due to the war. The United States of America remains unharmed. He asked who are the people who were being killed in the war - It is the people of Ukraine," the NC MP said.
In order to cull out collaborative counter-measures to deal with the growing menace of drug abuse among the youth in Jammu and Kashmir, a meeting under the chairmanship of J&K Special DG Crime Branch AK Choudhary was conducted at Crime Headquarters in Srinagar on Saturday.
As the 77th Independence Day celebrations are around the corner, thousands of people on Saturday participated in the 'Meri Maati, Mera Desh' Tiranga Rally in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama.
Kashmir Divisional Commissioner Vijay Kumar Bidhuri on Saturday said that there will be no restrictions or internet ban in Kashmir on Independence Day.
Jammu Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday flagged off a bike rally with digital vehicle services and launched a number of online service portals under the "Badalta Jammu Kashmir Program" in Srinagar.
This year, Diwali seems to have arrived early for Umar, as his skilled hands meticulously shape clay into 10,000 oil lamps commissioned by the administration for the upcoming Independence Day celebrations.
Highly trained for conducting operations in hilly areas and urban terrain, the Garud Special Forces of IAF were initially deployed in the valley in 2007 and 2009 and redeployed in 2017, Commanding Officer of a Garud unit told ANI in an exclusive interaction.