JAMMU: NCC cadet Ekta Kumari is set to be the first from Jammu and Kashmir to lead the National Cadet Corps girls’ contingent at the Kartavya Path during the Republic Day Parade in New Delhi on Sunday.
Hailing from Akhnoor in Jammu district, Ekta is a leading cadet of the NCC’s First Jammu and Kashmir Naval Unit and a BSc student at Gandhi Nagar government college for women.
This milestone has brought immense pride to Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh, Defence PRO Lieutenant Colonel Suneel Bartwal said.