Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], September 1 (ANI): Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha on Tuesday visited the Hazratbal shrine and offered prayers for peace, progress and prosperity of the people amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

"LG Manoj Sinha pays obeisance at the holy Hazratbal Shrine, prays for peace, progress and prosperity in Jammu and Kashmir; urges religious leaders to spread awareness about COVID-19 containment Standard Operating Procedures (SoPs)," the Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) Jammu and Kashmir tweeted.

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The Governor also instructed the officers for speeding up development works taken up under Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive (PRASAD) and other schemes, it said. (ANI)

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