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J&K GRAMEEN BANK

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J&K GRAMEEN BANK J&K Grameen Bank (JKGB) was established on June 30, 2009 under sub-section (1) of Section 23-A of the RRB Act, 1976 (21 of 1976) and is functioning in eleven Districts in the Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir and two districts in UT of Ladakh. The colourful emblem of the JKGB has a tree with foliage and birds and at the right it has its name written in black sans serif thin and bold font with its tagline ‘Engendering Empowerment’ at the bottom. The tree is representative of a typical rural ambience. A large tree is considered as the focal point of socio - economic development in a village under the shade of which all important decisions related to the development of the village are taken. The tree also signifies a symbol of providing shade, shelter, nutrition etc., to all without any discrimination. It is an all encompassing, benign and towering existence that the symbol portrays to depict. The tree’s trunk is in brown colour, the foliage i

THE LADAKH SCOUTS

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THE LADAKH SCOUTS The Ladakh Scouts, also known as the Snow Warriors or Snow Tigers, is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army. Specializing in mountain warfare, the regiment's primary role is to guard India's borders in the high-altitude areas of the Ladakh region, as well as Jammu & Kashmir in general. Raised as a paramilitary unit, the Ladakh Scouts were converted into an Army regiment in 2000. The Ladakh Scouts are recruited mainly from India's Ladakhi and Tibetan communities and are among the Indian Army's most decorated units. Its Regimental Centre is Jammu & Kashmir and its Regimental insignia is an Urial  native to the Ladakh Mountains. Its Regimental motto is ‘Ek Goli Ek Dushman’ (One Bullet One Enemy) and its war cry is ‘Ki Ki So So Lhargyalo (Victory to God).   https://www.scribd.com/doc/298953769/Swamy-s-Symbols-of-India-Volume-1 https://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=4mJrq1B8CBGm9dkQYFQKqg==&P

EMBLEM OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR

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EMBLEM OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR The Jammu and Kashmir  state comprises three distinct well marked regions namely the Province of Jammu, the Valley of Kashmir and the frontier region of Gilgit, Baltistan and Ladakh. The State is bounded by Tadzhikistan, China, Afghanistan and Pakistan. The emblem consists of arms azure in colour, three barrulets argent for the three districts of the state, a chief wavy argent, a lotus flower issuant proper and two traditional ploughs per border, handles in chief with garland, ears of wheat and name 'Jammu & Kashmir' in white lettering on a red ribbon. This emblem was adopted when Jammu & Kashmir became a republic on  November 17, 1952. The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, reconstituted the former state of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories, one being Jammu and Kashmir and the other being Ladakh, with effect from October 31, 2019. Subsequent to reorganisation this emblem may undergo revision.