Lahore, Aug 17 : Authorities in Pakistan are reported to have lodged a strong complaint with their Indian counterparts over the release of flood waters from East Punjab, claiming that this has damaged considerable swathes of farmland in West Punjab.

According to officials in Lahore, waters released into the Sutlej River entered Pakistan on Saturday.

Nevada, Aug 16 : Air Marshal P. V. Naik, Vice Chief of Air Staff, Indian Air Force said that the Indo-US relationship has moved a step closer with the participation of the Indian Air Force (IAF) in ‘Exercise Red Flag’ at Air Force Base Nellis, Nevada, USA.

Air Marshal Naik, visited Team IAF along with Lieutenant General Loyd Utterback, the Commander of the 13th Air Force, USAF, Hawai, participating in Exercise Red Flag today.

New Delhi, Aug. 16: The Union Home Ministry on Saturday said in a statement that all disruptions in the state of Jammu and Kashmir have been cleared and every effort is being made to ensure the free movement of transport and goods along the national highway.

It also said that notwithstanding improvements in the overall situation in the state, there were elements who were opposed to the normalization process, and they were indulging in activities contrary to the interests of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.

Srinagar, India - India's northern Jammu and Kashmir region was tense on Saturday as thousands marched during a funeral a slain separatist leader on the outskirts of the capital.

The protestors shouted slogans demanding freedom and condemning security forces but there were no reports of violence as paramilitary forces stood by with orders not to interfere.