Army tells Punjab govt to take NOC for mining by India-Pakistan border
: The Army has asked the Punjab government to obtain a no-objection certificate (NOC) for mining activities along the India-Pakistan border in future. Any mining activity within five km from the international border and up to a radius of 500 metres from a military establishment will be permitted only after an NOC obtains is obtained from the local military authority, who has to be a brigadier rank officer, it has told the state government.