Jammu, June 22: Jammu and Kashmir governor S K Sinha has said that a new era of progress and development has started dawning in the state indicating an apparent change in the mindset of the people in large. Addressing the district officers at a meeting held at Rajouri and Poonch yesterday, Sinha said that a people friendly change in the socio-political horizons of the state is in the offing which is visible through the organisation of historic events like Kheer Bhawani Mela and Amarnath Yatra.

The Governor observed that the people of the state have started feeling the presence of "a better atmosphere" for a happy and prosperous life.

About 50,000 devotees participated in the historic Kheer Bhawani Mela which is an example of communal harmony and brotherhood and peaceful co-existance among different communities in the state, he said.

He said that a peaceful Amarnath yatra will disseminate a positive message not only in the state but all over the country.

Sinha while comparing the developmental scenario of the state in 1947 to this date said that the state has developed a lot during past many years despite a long nightmare of proxy war which has worstly effected the state.
Bureau Report