Ahead of 74th Independence day celebrations, full dress rehearsal was held today at District headquarter Baramulla where Assistant Commissioner Revenue Mohammad Rafiq Lone unfurled the national flag, inspected the parade and took salute at the march past.The march past was presented by the contingents of J&K Police, CRPF, BSF, Home Guards, Fire and Emergency Services among other bands.Meanwhile various colorful cultural programmes were presented at the event which evoked quite applause from the audience.Speaking on the occasion, the ACR highlighted the importance of Independence- Day in the history of India. He enlisted various projects that were developed in the district in different sectors viz health, education etc and said that the district has recorded splendid achievements on multiple fronts.Underling the need of maintaining peace and communal harmony for development, the ACR said that Baramulla district is a glaring and shining example of brotherhood where people of different faiths and communities co-exists peacefully. He also said that different welfare schemes and programmes, sponsored by central government are being implemented smoothly so that the benefits reach at the ground level.Senior officers from civila administration and police were present on the occasion.Similar function was also organized at Sopore where the ADC Parvaiz Sajad Ganaie unfurled the tri-color and took salute at the march past presented by various contingents of JK Police, CRPF etc.