Jammu Tawi, April 27 -- Stating that Jammu and Kashmir is now rising with renewed strength to reject the drug menace, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday took a pledge to shield the youth from its grip.

Speaking at Nasha-Mukt Jammu Kashmir Abhiyan at Udhampur, LG Sinha said, "Jammu Kashmir is now rising with renewed strength to reject the drug menace that corrodes our society. We vow to shield our youth from its grip. I assure the people that the spirit of our land will not be stifled. This is the hour for society to awaken, to fight and to prevail."

The Lieutenant Governor joined thousands of residents in Padyatra at Udhampur and urged every citizen to recognize Nasha Mukt Jammu Kashmir Abhiyan as our shared war against narcotics...