Samba : The shopkeepers of Vijaypur town are terrified of the Central Government's ambitious express highway road project connecting Katra via Delhi to Amritsar. The survey work has started for this express highway project to be made for only 6 hours from Delhi to Katra. Although according to the survey, shops and houses are being saved in most places, but in the Vijaypur area people fear that the existing highway is being widened for this.

In this connection, a delegation of Vijaypur Business Board met Jammu and Kashmir Provincial President and former minister Manjit Singh today. The shopkeepers led by Vijaypur Vyapar Mandal president Bharat Bhushan apprised the former minister about the shopkeepers' concerns and urged that the express highway be removed from outside in Vijaypur also so as not to damage the market. Former Minister Manjit Singh said that he has already taken up the issue with the Lieutenant Governor and demanded that the proposed highway be diverted via Raya Dayala to Raya Morh so that the markets on the road are not disturbed. At the same time, the shopkeepers said that the widening of the existing highway would ruin thousands of people and all business would be stalled. Former Minister Manjit Singh assured the people that the party will raise the issue loudly and the highway from outside the populated area 

National Desk: Chief of the Air Force Air Chief Marshal R KS Bhadauria arrived in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo today on a two-day visit. He has been there at the invitation of Air Marshal Sudarshan Pathirana, the Sri Lankan Air Force Commander, to participate in events organized on the 70th anniversary of the Sri Lankan Air Force. On reaching Colombo, he attended the opening ceremony.

During this time flypast and aerobatic were also performed. The Indian Air Force's Suryakaran and Sarang aerobatic squads also participated in it. Apart from this, the country's indigenous fighter aircraft Tejas is also included in the Colombo squadron of the Indian Air Force. During his two-day visit, Air Chief Marshal Bhadoria will meet the Chiefs of Sri Lankan Armed Forces and other dignitaries and discuss various issues with them. Programs of cooperation and exchanges have been organized for a long time between the air forces of the two countries.