Srinagar

Jammu and Kashmir Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha said on Monday that the days of fear, corruption and militancy are over in the union territory.

Addressing the main Independence Day function at the Sher-e-Kashmir Cricket stadium in Srinagar, the Lt. Governor unfurled the national flag and took the salute at the march-past.

"Nobody will display a Pakistani flag in Kashmir now. Everybody will display the national flag for which the people of J&K have special pride and love," he said.

"In this ‘Amrit Kaal Khand’, let us all strengthen our resolve to build a fear-free, corruption-free and terrorism-free Jammu and Kashmir,” Manoj Sinha added.

Smartly turned-out contingents of different police forces on the state, NCC cadets & Students from 14 schools of Srinagar participated in the parade.

Multi-layered security arrangements had been made around the parade venue.

All high-rise buildings around the venue had sharpshooters placed atop to prevent separatists from disrupting the celebrations.

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Sniffer dogs, drones and hi-tech electronic equipment supplemented the multi-layered human surveillance manned by police, paramilitary forces and sleuths of the intelligence wing.