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In Pics: Kashmir Celebrates Independence Day Amid Heavy Security
In Kashmir, Independence Day was ushered in with a curfew-like situation and security personnel deployed everywhere.
Shadab Moizee
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Girls on their way to attend the Independence Day cultural program.
(Photo: Shadab Moizee/The Quint)
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On 15 August 2019, India celebrated its 73rd year of independence. In Kashmir, this day of celebrating freedom was ushered in with a curfew-like situation and security personnel deployed everywhere.
As Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik hoisted the Indian flag in Srinagar’s Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium, residents of Kashmir were seen celebrating the day in quite a traditional fashion.
BJP spokesperson Ashwini Kumar celebrating Independence Day with an Army jawan. (Photo: Shadab Moizee/The Quint)
Girls on their way to attend the Independence Day cultural program. (Photo: Shadab Moizee/The Quint)
A resident ties rakhi to an Army personnel. (Photo: Shadab Moizee/The Quint)