Indian paramilitary troopers take part in a parade during India's Republic Day celebration in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, Jan. 26, 2018. The local government in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Friday organized official functions to mark India's 69th Republic Day. (Xinhua/Javed Dar)
SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Local government in Indian-controlled Kashmir organized official functions Friday to mark India's 69th Republic Day amid heightened security and imposition of communication blockade, officials said.
Two major functions were held in Srinagar and Jammu, where the contingents of police, paramilitary troopers, young cadets and school children marched past the Indian flag and staged performances to mark official celebrations.
Security was beefed up in the region days before the celebrations to thwart possible attempts to disrupt the official functions.
Police and paramilitary troopers were deployed on roads across the region in full strength and bullet proof mobile bunker vehicles were also parked in the middle of the roads outside venues of official functions to sabotage any attack.
The Republic Day in India marks the date when India's new republican constitution came into force on 1950.
