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The meeting was the last to be held in Jammu before the government moves to the summer capital as part of the biannual “Darbar Move”.

Pankaj Gangwar, principal chief security commissioner of the Railway Protection Force, said regular operations would begin on May 2.

Altaf, who represents the Anantnag–Rajouri constituency, welcomed the extension of the Vande Bharat service from Jammu to Srinagar but said the absence of a halt at Anantnag was an inconvenience for residents of the region.

Railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw flagged off the train in the presence of Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and lawmakers Sat Paul Sharma and Ghulam Ali Khatana.

Speaking at Jammu Railway Station during a ceremony to mark the extension of the Vande Bharat Express to Jammu, Abdullah thanked the central government and railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw for “actually connecting Jammu with Kashmir through rail”.

Vaishnaw visited the bridge after flagging off an extended Jammu-Srinagar Vande Bharat Express earlier in the day.

Union Railways Minister flags off extended 20-coach Vande Bharat train linking Jammu and Kashmir

The event was organised by the State Tuberculosis Cell under the Directorate of Health Services Kashmir in collaboration with a diagnostics firm, bringing together doctors, public health experts and programme officials from across the Kashmir division.

The camp, part of KMCH’s community outreach programme, offered consultations across multiple specialties, along with free medicines and diagnostic services including ultrasound, organisers said.

The camp was held by the Jammu and Kashmir Association of Chest Physicians in collaboration with Paras Health Srinagar, with a focus on improving access to respiratory care and raising awareness about chest-related diseases.