Pays tribute to fallen soldiers & Defence porters
Srinagar, Oct 25: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha laid wreath and paid homage to Rfn Jeevan Singh, Rfn Kaisar Ahmad Shah, and Defence Porters Mushtaq Ahmad Chowdary and Zahoor Ahmad Mir, who laid down their lives for the nation.
The Lieutenant Governor posted on X:
“Paid homage to the brave soldiers and Defence Porters who made the supreme sacrifice in the service to the nation in Butapathri Sector on October 24, 2024. India will never forget their selfless service & their supreme sacrifice. We stand in solidarity with the bereaved families”.
Kin of porters get Rs 6 lakh in compensation
Jammu and Kashmir government Friday gave Rs 6 lakh each to the kin of two army porters killed in a terror attack in Baramulla district a day earlier.
The compensation, paid through cheques, was handed over by Baramulla Deputy Commissioner Minga Sherpa. The porters were killed in a brutal attack in Bota Pathri, Gulmarg, on Thursday.
Sherpa visited the house of Chaudhary Mushtaq Ahmad in Nowshera Boniyar and Zahoor Ahmad Mir in Barnate Boniyar to condole with their families and hand over the money, an official spokesperson said.
