According to govt affidavit, almost 95% contracts in Tawang were awarded to firms or individuals related to Pema Khandu or his brother. NGO says state has filed only partial data.
After the illegal detention of Prema Wangjom Thongdok at Shanghai airport, China once again fell back on a deliberate playbook it has used for decades.
The baseless claim of Arunachal Pradesh as 'Southern Tibet' cropped up once again when an Indian national was harassed by Chinese immigration officials at Shanghai Airport.
A UK-based woman holding an Indian passport was stopped by Chinese authorities during a layover in Shanghai & told that her Indian passport was invalid as she was born in Arunachal Pradesh.
Prema Wangjom Thongdok, an Indian citizen living in the UK, was transiting when Shanghai airport officials allegedly harassed her, called Arunachal Pradesh 'China'.
Four of the power station’s eight units will start commercial operations between mid-November & December-end. Trial run of one of the units was initiated less than a fortnight ago.
Commissioning of units of the Subansiri hydropower project begins as work on China's mega dam proceeds. The project was originally slated for completion in 2014.
Wangchuk was detained under NSA on 26 Sept after protests demanding statehood & Sixth Schedule protection for Ladakh turned violent. He was accused of instigating the violence.
WWF & Arunachal Forest Department study also found common leopard at highest ever 4,600 m; clouded leopards, marbled cats and Himalayan wood owl at unusually high altitudes.
Releasing Export Preparedness Index report, NITI Aayog CEO says Centre has ‘ticked a lot of boxes’, & responsibility of driving the next phase of export growth now rests with states.
The proposed project costing about Rs 3.25 lakh crore will entail procurement of 18 aircraft in fly away condition & the rest made in India with up to 60% indigenous content.
UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.
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