Authorities set to celebrate Jan 26 functions amid tight security vigil
5 Dariya News
Srinagar 25-Jan-2016
Amid tight security vigil, Indian Republic Day functions will be organized all across Jammu and Kashmir on 26 January Tuesday. A police official told CNS that all arrangements have been made to celebrate Republic Day function all across Kashmir and to conduct these functions smoothly and peacefully; police and security personnel have been put on high alert.The two major functions will be held in twin capitals of the State, Srinagar and Jammu, where the contingents of police, paramilitary troopers, young cadets and school children will march past the Indian flag and stage performances to mark celebrations.Sources informed that Divisional Commissioner Kashmir will likely unfurl the Indian flag and take the salute in highly secured Bakhshi Stadium in Srinagar, while in winter capital Jammu, Governor N.N. Vohra will hoist the Indian tri-colour and take the salute of the march past in Maulana Azad stadium.
The security had been beefed up all across State days before the celebrations to keep militants at bay from disrupting the official functions. Highly trained commandoes have been deployed in and around Bakshi Stadium to keep a strict vigil there. Various residential houses located around Bakshi Stadium have been occupied by security personnel while various security personnel were seen patrolling on the roof tops of these houses.Police and paramilitary troopers have been deployed on the roads across State in full strength and bullet proof bunkers have also been erected in the middle of the roads outside venues of official functions to sabotage any attack. Iqbal Park according to reports has been closed for public parking areas at the Bakshi Stadium, venue of the main January 26 function in Srinagar, have been sealed with barbed wire and barricades erected around the stadium.
ATM of Jammu and Kashmir Bank located near Iqbal Park has also been sealed and people are being barred from making any transactions from the ATM booth.Sources said that the mobile telephone services across the region will be jammed till Tuesday afternoon as a security measure to prevent militants from using mobile phones to trigger explosive devices or pass on information. The connectivity according to sources will be restored late afternoon after the culmination of the official functions.Reports said that on Modnay police and security personnel conducted surprise checking in different parts of Kashmir Valley. Bikers and pedestrians were frisked while at number of places in Srinagar city the identity cards of suspected persons were thoroughly checked. A top police official told CNS that that security is in place. “Security apparatus are in place to thwart any untoward incident,” he said. (CNS)