Jammu, Jan 13 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohratoday joined people as they lit bonfires and distributedsweets to celebrate Lohri -- the festival which marks the endof biting winter chill in the region.
The Governor and First Lady Usha Vohra joined theofficers, staff, and their families at a function at RajBhavan to celebrate Lohri, an official spokesman said.
"The governor and First Lady extended Lohri greetings andoffered traditional nuts and sweets to all those assembled onthe occasion," he said.
"They interacted with the children, families, and staffof the Governor's Secretariat and wished them good health andhappiness," he added.
The Governor prayed for peace, harmony, progress, andprosperity in the state, the spokesman said.
State Assembly Speaker Kavinder Gupta celebrated Lohriwith the prisoners of district jail in Amphalla here.
"He also inaugurated a retail outlet 'Sudhar BikriKendra' for the marketing and sale of products manufactured byprisoners near district jail," the spokesman said.
The outlet has a wide variety of products like candles,bed sheets, readymade garments, handicrafts, wooden furniture,cushion covers and other items made by the prisoners.
Gupta applauded the efforts of the jail administrationand said that this initiative has been taken to meet the twinobjectives of enabling prison inmates to earn livelihood whileserving in jails and after completing their sentences and toproject the reformation programmes run in the jails.
"The Speaker extended his warm wishes to the jailauthorities, other staff and prisoners," the spokesman said.
BJP workers, led by its state president Sat Sharma,celebrated Lohri at party headquarters here, a spokesman said.
"The enthusiastic workers danced to the tunes of drumbeats at party headquarter Trikuta Nagar here," he said. PTITAS CHT.
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