Jammu and Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Tuesday said that art is flourishing in Kashmir and that cinemas are coming up in every city and town while Ganderbal, Bandipora and Kulgam districts will get cinema halls in September this year.
“Artists suffered a lot during Covid pandemic. Now I am happy to see the artists coming from other parts of the country to Kashmir to showcase their art and to learn new art as well,” LG said while addressing a Amrit Yuva Kalotsav at Tagore Hall, Srinagar.
The LG said that earlier, Pulwama and Shopian districts got cinema halls after which Baramulla and Handwara saw inauguration of cinema halls recently.
“In September this year, Bandipora, Ganderbal and Kulgam districts will get cinema halls too,” he said. Pertinently, in Srinagar a cinema is already functional.(KNO)
