21/08/2026
JAMMU, Aug 20: The Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today visited Karol Krishna, a border village in Kathua district. The village along with Rathua, Gujjar Chak, Gajnal, Bobiya, Kadiyala comes under the Vibrant Village Programme-Phase-2 (VVP-2). The Lieutenant Governor handed over benefits under several government schemes to local families and appointment letters to youth.
Addressing the residents from 6 strategic villages under VVP-2, the Lieutenant Governor emphasized that border villages are not India's last villages, but its first villages, the frontline of the nation's identity and development.
He noted that for decades, the word "border" carried a sense of distance and these villages were far from the priorities of governance. However, under the leadership of Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, border villages have been brought into the mainstream of development.
"When the story of India's development is written, its first chapter should begin in villages like Kar...