SRINAGAR, April 13 -- Indian Army has helped Simari, a village along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Karnah sector, get fully electrified and LPG-enabled, a defence spokesperson said.
The village, one half of which lies in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, holds deep strategic and democratic importance as India's polling booth number 1.
"In a powerful example of inclusive development and national service, Simari, a border village in Karnah Valley, Jammu and Kashmir, has been fully electrified and LPG-enabled through a joint initiative of the Indian Army's Vajr Division and Aseem Foundation, under the aegis of Chinar Corps," the defence spokesperson said.
"Until now, the villagers struggled with limited power and primitive cooking fac...