The Biggest Stories Of August 19, 2019
PM Modi speaks to US President Donald Trump, raises Kashmir issue saying that extreme rhetoric and incitement to anti-India violence in the region is not conducive to peace; Punjab gets highest rainfall in two decades, creating a flood-like situation in many parts, while Himachal Pradesh gets highest ever rainfall in a day, triggering landslides; Air Force conducts rescue operation to save two men left stranded on a barrage wall by the rising floodwaters of Tawi River in Jammu and Kashmir; Schools in Srinagar reopen after the easing of restrictions but few children show up; All former MPs have been asked to vacate their government accommodations in seven days but at the end of three days, officials have been asked to stop power and water supply; Amitabh Bachchan launches NDTV-Dettol Banega Swasth India initiative which takes the conversation from Swachh to Swasth (Health).
