| R-Day : Full dress rehearsal held in Jammu region | | | Satwant Singh Rissam (BSC, LLB, LLM, PGDHRM) | 1/24/2016 11:55:22 PM |
| Early Times Report
Jammu , Jan 24 : The full dress rehearsal for Republic Day parade was held today in this winter capital of the state, amid tight security arrangements.
The rehearsal was held this morning at the main venue Maulana Azad Stadium, situated in the heart of the city.
A senior Army Officer took salute to the march past of the participating contingents, while thousands of school children and college girls presented colourful cultural programmes, including traditional folk songs.
J&K Police DGP K Rajindera, Divisional Commissioner, Jammu Pawan Kotwal and Deputy Commissioner Simrandeep Singh also attended the full dress rehearsal.
Contingents of police, armed forces, para-military troops and civil defence took part in the march past.
Women team of Dare Devils remained highlight of the rehearsal, while the hi-tech gadgets and fighter planes besides other equipment, were also displayed by the Army.
Different tableaux displaying art, culture and tradition of the state were also displayed and appreciated by the visitors.
At Kathua, full dress rehearsal was conducted at District Sports Stadium Kathua in which Additional District Development Commissioner, Dr Manmohan Singh hoisted the National Flag.
ADDC Kathua took salute from the march past comprising contingents from CRPF, District Police, Police Training School, forest protection force, NCC boys and platoons of boys and girls from different government as well as private educational institutions.
At Udhampur, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Angrez Singh Rana took salute at an impressive march past presented by the 41 contingents drawn from CRPF, Police, Forest Protection Force, NCC, Educational Institutions besides Police Band, took part in a full dress rehearsal held at Govt. PG Degree College (Boys), Udhampur
Additional Deputy Commissioner Poonch, Shafiq Ahmed Choudhary, hoisted the National Flag and inspected the march-past presented by the contingents comprising JKAP, JKP, CRPF, NCC cadets and schools children.
A scintillating cultural programme featuring patriotic songs, folk dances and music was presented by students of various schools as part of the full-dress rehearsal.
Later, Deputy Commissioner, Mohammad Harun Malik and Senior Superintendent of Police, J S Johar interacted with contingents and students and appreciated their preparations for the event.
At Samba, a vibrant and colourful full dress rehearsal was held at Arazi Stadium, Samba.
Additional Deputy Commissioner, Pawan Sharma hoisted the tricolour and took salute at the march past presented by the contingents drawn from District Police, Ex- Servicemen, NCC and schools participated in the march past.
Students from various government and private schools presented cultural programme on the occasion.
At Kishtwar, the full dress rehearsal was held in the parade ground Kishtwar.
Additional Deputy commissioner Kishtwar , Kishori Lal after inspection of the parade took salute at the march past presented by the contingents drawn from the CRPF, CISF, JKP,JKAP, Forest protection force, NCC and school children .
SSP Kishtwar Sandeep Wazir besides other senior officers of district administration were present on the occasion.
At Doda, the function was held in the sports stadium Doda where Additional Deputy Commissioner Mohd Hanief Malik after inspection of the parade took salute at the march past by the contingents drawn from the J&K Police, IR,5th Bn, CRPF 76 Bn,NCC, FPF and school children . SSP Doda Z.N Manhas besides other senior officers of District Administration were present on the occasion Similarly, full dress rehearsal was held at Bhaderwah where SDM Bhaderwah Mohd Anwar Banday took salute at the march past presented by the contingents of JKP, JKAP and school children.
At Ramban, the full dress rehearsal was held at the District Police Line amid adequate security where Additional Deputy Commissioner, Babu Ram hoisted the National flag and inspected the march past.
SSP Ramban, Randeep Kumar, SP, ACR, Vevaik Puri Deputy CEO, DIO, Tehsildar Ramban and various officers of other departments were also present on the occasion.
At Rajouri , Additional District Development Commissioner Avtar Singh Chib took the salute at the march past presented by the contingents of J&K Police, Forest Protection force , NCC and various educational institutions during the full dress rehearsal function held at district Police Line , Rajouri .
Students presented scintillating cultural programmes based on patriotic themes and important social issues.
Additional Deputy Commissioner, Rajouri, Mumtaz Choudhary, Assistant Commissioner (Revenue), Paramjeet Singh , CEO , Altaf Choudhary, ASP, Tejinder Singh besides other officers were present on the occasion.
At Reasi, the rehearsal was held at Mini Sports Stadium Reasi where Additional Deputy Commissioner Shiv Kumar Gupta took the salute at the march past presented by contingents of CRPF, IRP, J&K Police, STC Talwara, NCC and various educational institutions .
Students presented scintillating cultural programmes based on patriotic themes and important social issues.
Officers from civil administration, police and army besides others were present on the occasion |
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