KL Report
SRINAGAR
Full dress rehearsals were held at all the district and Tehsil headquarters of the Kashmir Valley in connection with the 65th Republic Day celebrations.
According to a government press release at Srinagar, Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Shalinder Kumar supervised the full dress rehearsal at Bakshi Stadium. On this occasion, Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar, Farooq Ahmad Shah after unfurling the tricolor, inspected the parade and took salute at the march past.
The march past was presented by the contingents of JKP, JKAP, IRP, CRPF, BSF, ITBP, Women Police, State Disaster Response Force, Fire and Emergency Services and school children of various educational institutions besides contingents of Forest Protection Force also took part in the march past.
A variety of colourful cultural programmes were presented on the occasion by students of Educational Institutions in collaboration with Information, Youth Services and Sports Departments and Cultural Academy of Art, Culture and Languages.
Same kind of parades were held at Baramulla, Islamabad, Budgam, Kupwara, Pulwama, Shopian, Kulgam, Bandipora and Ganderbal;
