The Administrative Council (AC) which met here under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha on Friday approved the naming of schools, roads and buildings after “martyrs and eminent persons” under the ongoing “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” celebrations.
Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary, J&K, and Nitishwar Kumar, Principal Secretary to the Lieutenant Governor attended the meeting.
As a mark of respect and acknowledgment of the exceptional contributions toward security and development, the identified institutions will be renamed after the martyrs and living legends from Jammu Kashmir.
Pertinently, in Jammu province, the institutions will be renamed after Const. Rajinder Kumar, Const. Raj Kumar, Ct Naseeb Singh, SPO Jalal Din, Ct. Shamim Ahmed, HC. Raghu Nath, Sep. Joginder Singh, Havaldar Sartool Singh, Ct. Raj Kumar, and Ct. Jagdev Singh.
Similarly, in the Kashmir region, the institutions will be named after Late Sarwanand Kaul Premi, Reyaz Ahmad Lone, and Rfn. Mohammad Safeer Khan, Para Trooper Shabir Ahmad Malik, Rfn. Abdul Hameed Chara, HC Abdul Rashid Kalas, Sgct. Ghulam Mustafa Barah, and HC Sheraz Ahmad—(KNO)
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