Ø Lakhs of people are still stranded in
flood-affected Jammu and Kashmir even as the armed forces and teams of the
National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) stepped up relief and rescue operations
after the weather further improved. The rescue teams have evacuated
about 47,200 people, including 24,000 from Srinagar city. Among those rescued
from Srinagar were the Ambassador of Nepal, 16 members of his delegation and a
28-member Pakistani golf squad, which was part of a SAARC team. Chief
Minister Omar Abdullah described the floods as the worst in 109 years, and said
the government would reach out to all the victims. Air India joined the
effort to provide succour to the flood-affected. It announced two additional
flights to fly out tourists stranded in Srinagar free of cost.
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| Ajit Dowal |
Ø India raised hopes of resolving the border
dispute with China with visiting National Security Adviser Ajit Doval asserting that the strong leadership in New
Delhi and Beijing were capable of achieving a breakthrough. On a visit
here ahead of President Xi Jinping’s maiden trip to New Delhi, Mr. Doval told
the Indian media that ties between the two nations were poised for an “orbital
jump.” Mr. Xi starts his visit
from Ahmedabad on
September 17 and will reach New Delhi that evening, officials said.
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