Chinar Corps Commander Lt Gen Satish Dua during the Eid celebrations at the Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry Regimental Centre in Rangreth on Tuesday. Tribune photo

Tribune Reporters

Srinagar, September 13

The Army today celebrated Eid-ul-Azha with people across the Valley. With the message of peace, the festival was celebrated with traditional solemnity and spirit of brotherhood in all parts of Kashmir, a defence spokesman said.“In a unique humanitarian gesture, the Chinar Corps formations and units observed the ‘festival of sacrifice’ by reaching out to the underprivileged sections of society and offering them ‘sacrificial goats’, sweets and other gifts,” the spokesman said.The Army soldiers joined the people in different parts of Kashmir in offering prayers and sharing “Eidis.”“A conscious effort was made to be with the underprivileged and bereaved children in orphanages in numerous places, including Qasbanagam, Bijbehara, Salar, Tral, Galandhar, Nambal, Wessu and Kakapora in south Kashmir and Nihalpura, Baramulla, Bemiyar, Pattan, Mantrigam,Wagura, Mazbugh and Seelu in north Kashmir,” he said.The Army in remote areas along the Line of Control in Gulmarg, Uri, Tangdhar, Keran, Machhal and Gurez sectors also joined the people in celebrating the festival.The JAKLl Regimental Centre, Rangreth, also witnessed a confluence of soldiers and locals from a wide cross-section of society. Similar initiatives were also undertaken in Zangli, Kupwara, Shalateng, Awantipura, Bandipura, Anantnag and several other areas.Chinar Corps Commander Lt Gen Satish Dua joined the troops and people in offering prayers at the JAKLl Regimental Centre.Celebrates festival with Poonch residentsJammu: The Eid-ul-Azha festival was celebrated with fervour and zeal by the Army units based at Daraba today in Poonch.The festival was celebrated with great enthusiasm with troops of all communities and a large number of locals from Balakote, Dhargloon, Sandote, Goldh, Lanjot and nearby villages taking part.People from all segments of society attended and greeted each other on the pious occasion.