STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Patriotic spirit and festivity marked Republic day celebrations across Jammu division.
The Day witnessed impressive March pasts and variety cultural programs featuring patriotic songs, folk dance and music presented amid strict adherence to Covid Appropriate Behaviour.
SAMBA: District Development Council Chairman Keshav Dutt Sharma hoisted the National Flag at Sports Stadium, Arazi, and inspected the parade and took salute at the March past led by Dy.SP Davinder Singh and Dy. Parade commandant SI Sohan Singh of Jammu Kashmir. The parade comprised contingents of ARMY, BSF, ITBP, Home Guard, NCC cadets of Govt Girls and Boys higher secondary schools. Army Band and Troop squad were also part of the parade.
DODA: The 73rd Republic Day was celebrated with great enthusiasm, fervour and national spirit at Sports Stadium Doda, whereat Chief Guest, Chairman District Development Council, Dhananter Singh Kotwal unfurled the tricolour and took salute of the march past comprising contingents of JKP, CRPF, SSB, JKAP, JKP, FPF, NCC Jr, NCC senior, Home Guard and scores of students from GDC Doda besides various schools of the district.
Vice Chairperson DDC Sangeeta Rani Bhagat; Deputy Commissioner Vikas Sharma; Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Abdul Qayoom; President MC Doda Ved Prakash Gupta; DDC members, ADC Doda Dr R K Bharti, Principal GMC, Commandant IRP 6th Btln, ASP, besides other senior officers from civil and police administration, Army, CRPF, IRP, BSF, elected members of MC Doda, PRI, prominent citizens, social workers, political activists and numbers of men, women and children were present on the occasion.
RAJOURI: The 73rd Republic Day was celebrated across the Rajouri district with great fervor and national spirit.
The main function was organized at DPL ground Rajouri where the chief guest, District Development Council Chairman, Naseem Liyaqat unfurled the National Flag and took the salute.
Prominent among those present on the occasion were Deputy Commissioner Rajouri, Vikas Kundal; DIG Rajouri Poonch, Vivek Gupta, SSP, Mohd Aslam; Commandant IRP 2nd Battalion , Khalid Amin; ADDC, Pawan Kumar; ADC Rajouri, Sachin Dev Singh; Col Vishek Walia; ASP, Vivek Shkekar; SE PWD/Hydraulics; District Programme Officer ICDS, Kartar Singh; DSEO, Bilal Rashid Mir; District heads of different departments and the public in thousand thronged the venue to witness the grand celebrations of the national event.
UDHAMPUR: The 73rd Republic Day was celebrated with great patriotic fervor in district Udhampur.
The main function was held in the premises of Government PG College, Boys Udhampur wherein District Development Council Chairperson, Udhampur Lal Chand was the chief guest who hoisted the National flag at 9:55 AM and took salute at an impressive march past of 09 contingents drawn from CRPF, SKPA, Volunteers Home Guards, District Police, NCC besides Police Band, took part in this national function.
KISHTWAR: The 73rd Republic Day was today celebrated across the District Kishtwar with great enthusiasm, fervor and national spirit.
The main function which was held in the premises of the DC office complex Kishtwar, Chairperson, District Development Council Kishtwar, Pooja thakur was the Chief guest on the occasion who unfurled the Tricolor, inspected the parade and took salute at the March past comprising contingents drawn from Police, IRP, CRPF, CISF, Forest Protection Force, Home guards and Boys and Girls wings of NCC battalion of GDC Kishtwar.
Vice Chairperson District Development Council Kishtwar Saima Shabir Lone, Deputy Commissioner Ashok Sharma, Senior Superintendent of Police Kishtwar Shafkat Hussain Bhat, CO IRP Rajesh Sharma, CO 17 RR Ameya Chiplunkar, Additional District Development Commissioner Kishtwar Sham Lal, Vice President Municipal Council Kishtwar Sanjeet Kotwal, DDC members, Chairman Block Development Council Kishtwar, Suresh Kumar Sharma, Additional Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar Kishori Lal Sharma, Joint Director planning Mohd Iqbal, Assistant Commissioner Revenue Kishtwar Akhter Hussain Qazi besides the senior officers of civil administration ,police,army, CISF, CRPF, prominent persons of the society among others remained present on the occasion.
REASI: The 73rd Republic Day was celebrated with patriotic zeal and enthusiasm at General Zorawar Singh Sports Stadium, Reasi here today.
Chairperson, District Development Council (DDC) Reasi, Saraf Singh Nag, who was the chief guest, unfurled the National Flag and took the salute at March-past comprising contingents of J&K Police, CRPF, IRP, JK Home Guard, NCC Boys Higher Secondary School, Girls Higher Secondary School and NCC unit of Government Degree College Reasi.
KATHUA: The 73rd Republic Day Celebrations was held with patriotic fervor and gaiety across Kathua district.
The mega function was held at Sports Stadium where DDC Chairman Mahan Singh unfurled the tricolour and took salute at March past comprising contingents of Army, Police, PTS, CRPF, and Boys and Girls wings of NCC battalion.
Deputy Commissioner, Kathua Rahul Yadav, vice chairman, DDC Raghunandan Singh, DDC member Kathua Raghubir Singh, DDC Keerain Gandyal Kumari Shweta, DDC Dinga Amb Rimmi Charak, SSP Kathua, R.C Kotwal, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Atul Gupta, ACR, Sandeep Seonitra, District Officers, prominent citizens and large number of people and students were present on the occasion.
RAMBAN: Chairperson, District Development Council, Ramban, Dr, Shamshad Shan unfurled the National Flag at Government Higher Secondary School, Ramban where the district level function was organised to celebrate 73rd Republic Day.
Deputy Commissioner, Mussarat Islam, President MC Ramban, Sunita Sumbria, DDC Councilors, SSP, Ramban, Mohita Sharma, ADDC, Rajinder Sharma,, ADC, Harbans Sharma, senior officers of armed forces and civil administration , PRIs and prominent citizens attended the function.
Poonch: The 73rd Republic Day was celebrated with great enthusiasm, fervor and national spirit here at Sports Stadium Poonch. Chief Guest, Chairperson District Development Council Poonch, Tazeem Akhter hoisted the tricolor and took salute on the March Past consisting of contingents of CRPF, JKP, JKAP, Home Guard, JKPQRT Commando, NCC Cadets, beside Police Band. DySP Sachin Gupta was the parade commander.