Jammu, November 30
Even as Lt Gen Ashok Ambre has taken over the command of 9 Corps, popularly known as Rising Star Corps, he has a tough challenge of managing the second line of defence on the international border from Kathua to Akhnoor.
He also has to look into the security of the Jammu-Pathankot national highway, which has remained on the radar of terrorists for the past quite some time.
Lt Gen Ambre took over the reins of Rising Star Corps on Sunday as its General Officer Commanding (GOC) from Lt Gen Rajeev Tewari at its headquarters Yole, near Dharamsala, in Himachal Pradesh. — TNS
500 people attend Army medical camp in Tral
Srinagar, November 30
To win hearts and minds in one of the separatist strongholds of the Valley, the Army today organised a medical camp at a village in Tral of south Kashmir.
The Army said the camp was a part of its “unabated campaign” to bring medical facilities on the “doorsteps of awam”, a reference to the people.
The medical camp was organised at Tsralgund village of Tral, home to some of the most-wanted militants of the region and a separatist stronghold.
The Army said it provided free of cost medical consultation and medicines to locals. A team of Army and civil doctors, including specialists, from District Hospital, Pulwama, and Sub-District Hospital, Tral, attended the camp.
“Referrals were also made for the needy for further specialised treatment. Locals were also educated about various diseases, basic health hygiene, sanitation and drug abuse,” the Army said in a statement. — TNS