Jammu, Aug. 15 -- Share Tweet Share POONCH, AUG 15 (KNS); The 80th Independence Day was celebrated with patriotic fervour and enthusiasm at District Headquarters, Poonch, where Minister for Jal Shakti, Forest, Ecology & Environment and Tribal Affairs, Javed Ahmed Rana, hoisted the National Flag and took the salute at the main ceremonial function. Addressing the gathering, the Minister extended warm greetings to the people and paid rich tributes to the freedom fighters and national leaders whose courage, sacrifice and vision secured the country's freedom and laid the foundations of its democratic journey. He said Independence Day is an occasion to remember the sacrifices of the past and reaffirm the collective resolve to uphold the ideals ...