{"id":8129,"date":"2024-01-01T10:36:14","date_gmt":"2024-01-01T10:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/?p=8129"},"modified":"2024-01-01T10:36:14","modified_gmt":"2024-01-01T10:36:14","slug":"soldiers-locals-celebrate-new-year-over-cups-of-tea-dance-in-village-near-loc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/soldiers-locals-celebrate-new-year-over-cups-of-tea-dance-in-village-near-loc\/","title":{"rendered":"Soldiers, Locals Celebrate New Year Over Cups Of Tea, Dance In Village Near LoC"},"content":{"rendered":"

CHURUNDA, Jan 1: Soldiers\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/a>celebrate\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>new\u00a0<\/span>year\u00a0<\/span><\/span>here\u00a0<\/span><\/span>at\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Line\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/a>Control<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>(LoC)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>hours\u00a0<\/span><\/span>before\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>rest\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>country\u00a0<\/span><\/span>does\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Sunday\u00a0<\/span>night.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>They\u00a0<\/span><\/span>were\u00a0<\/span>forced\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>resume\u00a0<\/span><\/span>their\u00a0<\/span><\/span>nighttime\u00a0<\/span><\/span>responsibilities\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>patrolling\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>policing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Pakistan’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>border.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>However,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>at\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>short\u00a0<\/span><\/span>celebration\u00a0<\/span><\/span>arranged\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>army\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>locals\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>commemorate\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>occasion,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>they\u00a0<\/span><\/span>exchanged\u00a0<\/span><\/span>greetings\u00a0<\/span><\/span>over\u00a0<\/span><\/span>hot\u00a0<\/span>cups\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>tea,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>food,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>dance\u00a0<\/span><\/span>before\u00a0<\/span><\/span>heading\u00a0<\/span><\/span>back\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>their\u00a0<\/span><\/span>posts.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>In\u00a0<\/span>this\u00a0<\/span><\/span>quiet\u00a0<\/span><\/span>village\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Uri\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/a>sector\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Jammu\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>Kashmir,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>celebrations\u00a0<\/span><\/span>began\u00a0<\/span><\/span>at\u00a0<\/span><\/span>4\u00a0<\/span>p.m.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>chilly\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Sunday.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>villagers\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>army\u00a0<\/span><\/span>assured\u00a0<\/span><\/span>one\u00a0<\/span>another\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>they\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>stick\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>each\u00a0<\/span>other\u00a0<\/span><\/span>through\u00a0<\/span><\/span>good\u00a0<\/span>times\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>bad.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>“The\u00a0<\/span><\/span>army\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>always\u00a0<\/span>been\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>first\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>help\u00a0<\/span><\/span>when\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>civilian\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>an\u00a0<\/span><\/span>issue.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Local\u00a0<\/span><\/span>social\u00a0<\/span>activist\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Lal\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Hassan\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kohli\u00a0<\/span><\/span>added,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“And\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>times\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>need,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>civilians\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span>stood\u00a0<\/span><\/span>shoulder\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>shoulder\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>soldiers.”<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>army\u00a0<\/span><\/span>planned\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>programme\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>New\u00a0<\/span>Year’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>celebration.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>I\u00a0<\/span><\/span>commend\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>express\u00a0<\/span><\/span>gratitude\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>army\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>this.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>army\u00a0<\/span><\/span>supports\u00a0<\/span><\/span>us\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>our\u00a0<\/span>most\u00a0<\/span>trying\u00a0<\/span>times,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>he\u00a0<\/span><\/span>said,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>if\u00a0<\/span>we\u00a0<\/span><\/span>encounter\u00a0<\/span><\/span>any\u00a0<\/span>difficulties.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>According\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kohli,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>people\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>area\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>grateful\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>army\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>preventing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>enemy\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>invading\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“our\u00a0<\/span><\/span>territory.”<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>“The\u00a0<\/span><\/span>army\u00a0<\/span><\/span>commemorates\u00a0<\/span><\/span>all\u00a0<\/span>significant\u00a0<\/span><\/span>days\u00a0<\/span><\/span>together.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Republic\u00a0<\/span><\/a>Day<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>fast\u00a0<\/span>approaching,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>followed\u00a0<\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Independence\u00a0<\/span>Day\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>August.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>In\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>village,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>soldiers\u00a0<\/span><\/span>also\u00a0<\/span>show\u00a0<\/span><\/span>up\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>weddings.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Like\u00a0<\/span><\/span>brothers,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>we\u00a0<\/span><\/span>live\u00a0<\/span><\/span>here.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>We\u00a0<\/span><\/span>hope\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>pray\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>our\u00a0<\/span>relationship\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>army\u00a0<\/span><\/span>endures,”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>he\u00a0<\/span><\/span>continued.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>village\u00a0<\/span><\/span>sarpanch,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Lal\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Din\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Khatana,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>claimed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>such\u00a0<\/span>occasions\u00a0<\/span><\/span>enable\u00a0<\/span><\/span>everyone,\u00a0<\/span>even\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>soldiers,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>forget\u00a0<\/span><\/span>about\u00a0<\/span><\/span>their\u00a0<\/span>troubles\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>have\u00a0<\/span><\/span>fun.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>At\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Line\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/a>Control<\/a>‘s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>zero\u00a0<\/span><\/span>point,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>we\u00a0<\/span><\/span>celebrate\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>new\u00a0<\/span><\/span>year\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>army.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>It’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>great\u00a0<\/span><\/span>programme,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>we\u00a0<\/span><\/span>hope\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>this\u00a0<\/span><\/span>custom\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>carry\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>future.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>These\u00a0<\/span>events\u00a0<\/span><\/span>allow\u00a0<\/span><\/span>us\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>forget\u00a0<\/span><\/span>about\u00a0<\/span><\/span>our\u00a0<\/span>everyday\u00a0<\/span><\/span>problems\u00a0<\/span><\/span>while\u00a0<\/span><\/span>also\u00a0<\/span>allowing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>soldiers,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>who\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>serving\u00a0<\/span><\/span>overseas,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>enjoy\u00a0<\/span><\/span>themselves,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Khatana\u00a0<\/span><\/span>said.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>A\u00a0<\/span>local\u00a0<\/span><\/span>school\u00a0<\/span>teacher\u00a0<\/span><\/span>named\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Jehangir\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Lateef\u00a0<\/span><\/span>expressed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>gratitude\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>army\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>guaranteeing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>peaceful\u00a0<\/span><\/span>2023\u00a0<\/span><\/span>along\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>LoC\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>their\u00a0<\/span><\/span>neighbourhood.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>“I\u00a0<\/span><\/span>hope\u00a0<\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>we\u00a0<\/span><\/span>continue\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>live\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>harmony\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>2024\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>peaceful,”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>he\u00a0<\/span><\/span>continued.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Following\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>brief\u00a0<\/span><\/span>celebrations,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>soldiers\u00a0<\/span><\/span>returned\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>their\u00a0<\/span>jobs\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>patrolling\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Line\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Control\u00a0<\/span><\/span>while\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>civilians\u00a0<\/span><\/span>retired\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>their\u00a0<\/span>homes.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Soldiers, Locals Celebrate New Year Over Cups Of Tea, Dance In Village Near LoC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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CHURUNDA, Jan 1: Soldiers\u00a0celebrate\u00a0the\u00a0new\u00a0year\u00a0here\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0Line\u00a0of\u00a0Control\u00a0(LoC)\u00a0hours\u00a0before\u00a0the\u00a0rest\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0country\u00a0does\u00a0on\u00a0Sunday\u00a0night. They\u00a0were\u00a0forced\u00a0to\u00a0resume\u00a0their\u00a0nighttime\u00a0responsibilities\u00a0of\u00a0patrolling\u00a0and\u00a0policing\u00a0Pakistan’s\u00a0border. However,\u00a0at\u00a0a\u00a0short\u00a0celebration\u00a0arranged\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0army\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0locals\u00a0to\u00a0commemorate\u00a0the\u00a0occasion,\u00a0they\u00a0exchanged\u00a0greetings\u00a0over\u00a0hot\u00a0cups\u00a0of\u00a0tea,\u00a0food,\u00a0and\u00a0a\u00a0dance\u00a0before\u00a0heading\u00a0back\u00a0to\u00a0their\u00a0posts. In\u00a0this\u00a0quiet\u00a0village\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0Uri\u00a0sector\u00a0of\u00a0Jammu\u00a0and\u00a0Kashmir,\u00a0the\u00a0celebrations\u00a0began\u00a0at\u00a04\u00a0p.m.\u00a0on\u00a0a\u00a0chilly\u00a0Sunday.\u00a0The\u00a0villagers\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0army\u00a0assured\u00a0one\u00a0another\u00a0that\u00a0they\u00a0will\u00a0stick\u00a0by\u00a0each\u00a0other\u00a0through\u00a0good\u00a0times\u00a0and\u00a0bad.“The\u00a0army\u00a0has\u00a0always\u00a0been\u00a0the\u00a0first\u00a0to\u00a0help\u00a0when\u00a0a\u00a0civilian\u00a0has\u00a0an\u00a0issue. Local\u00a0social\u00a0activist\u00a0Lal\u00a0Hassan\u00a0Kohli\u00a0added,\u00a0“And\u00a0in\u00a0times\u00a0of\u00a0need,\u00a0civilians\u00a0have\u00a0stood\u00a0shoulder\u00a0to\u00a0shoulder\u00a0with\u00a0soldiers.” The\u00a0army\u00a0planned\u00a0the\u00a0programme\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0New\u00a0Year’s\u00a0celebration. I\u00a0commend\u00a0and\u00a0express\u00a0gratitude\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0army\u00a0for\u00a0this. The\u00a0army\u00a0supports\u00a0us\u00a0in\u00a0our\u00a0most\u00a0trying\u00a0times,\u00a0he\u00a0said,\u00a0if\u00a0we\u00a0encounter\u00a0any\u00a0difficulties. According\u00a0to\u00a0Kohli,\u00a0the\u00a0people\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0area\u00a0are\u00a0grateful\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0army\u00a0for\u00a0preventing\u00a0the\u00a0enemy\u00a0from\u00a0invading\u00a0“our\u00a0territory.” “The\u00a0army\u00a0commemorates\u00a0all\u00a0significant\u00a0days\u00a0together. Republic\u00a0Day\u00a0is\u00a0fast\u00a0approaching,\u00a0followed\u00a0by\u00a0Independence\u00a0Day\u00a0in\u00a0August. In\u00a0the\u00a0village,\u00a0the\u00a0soldiers\u00a0also\u00a0show\u00a0up\u00a0to\u00a0weddings. Like\u00a0brothers,\u00a0we\u00a0live\u00a0here. We\u00a0hope\u00a0and\u00a0pray\u00a0that\u00a0our\u00a0relationship\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0army\u00a0endures,”\u00a0he\u00a0continued. The\u00a0village\u00a0sarpanch,\u00a0Lal\u00a0Din\u00a0Khatana,\u00a0claimed\u00a0that\u00a0such\u00a0occasions\u00a0enable\u00a0everyone,\u00a0even\u00a0the\u00a0soldiers,\u00a0to\u00a0forget\u00a0about\u00a0their\u00a0troubles\u00a0and\u00a0have\u00a0fun. At\u00a0the\u00a0Line\u00a0of\u00a0Control‘s\u00a0zero\u00a0point,\u00a0we\u00a0celebrate\u00a0the\u00a0new\u00a0year\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0army. It’s\u00a0a\u00a0great\u00a0programme,\u00a0and\u00a0we\u00a0hope\u00a0that\u00a0this\u00a0custom\u00a0will\u00a0carry\u00a0on\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0future. 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