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Ladakh as UT, saying some of Asking China to refrain the area involved Chinese ter- from commenting on matters ritory. !"#R internal to India, New Delhi Moreover, the latest round charged Beijing with illegally of objection by Beijing came acquiring Indian territories even though the Kashmir issue from Pakistan Occupied did not figure in the second Kashmir (POK) under the so- informal summit in Chennai gainst the backdrop of rev- called China-Pakistan bound- between Chinese President Xi Aelations about WhatsApp’s ary agreement of 1963. Jinping’s and Prime Minister privacy breach, the Centre on New Delhi’s rebuff came Narendra Modi on October 11- Thursday set a November 4 ! "! $ after Beijing on Thursday 12. ! deadline for the Facebook- ! %$ expressed reservations about Taking exception to the owned messaging giant to $!L$%! $ creation of Union Territory of Chinese objection, External internal affair and the nation tinues to be in occupation of a explain the breach and list out $ " M Ladakh saying it was “unlaw- Affairs Ministry spokesperson does not expect other countries large tract of area in the Union ( " the measures that have been ())!+ ful and void”, “includes” some Raveesh Kumar said the J&K to comment on such matters. Territories of Jammu & taken to safeguard privacy of $ ")! of China’s territory into its reorganisation is entirely India’s India also said China con- Kashmir, and Ladakh. millions of Indians. At the !! " !!% same time, the Centre rejected -!)! ! % ) *+, allegations of its involvement in !%% $$) ! the snooping and termed the " )!! R " charges as “attempts to malign )$!!! -. the Government of India” and !%%!+ “completely misleading.” ! %%! %! &012 3' Information Technology ./% ! ! " # ++2 1947, making it part of India. Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad !!$ ! Girish Chandra Murmu in on Thursday said, “The $ !)!! ay one of the bifurcation Jammu & Kashmir and Radha Government of India is con- Dof the erstwhile State of Krishna Mathur in Ladakh cerned at the breach of priva- Major General of the Jammu & Kashmir into two stepped into history as the first cy of citizens of India on the are completely misleading.” AIndian Army is likely to Union Territories of Jammu Lieutenant Governors of the messaging platform WhatsApp. With Congress’ chief face court martial for alleged- & Kashmir and Ladakh pre- new Union territories as the We have asked WhatsApp to spokesperson Randeep ly sending pornographic sented a contrasting picture as entire nation celebrated the explain the kind of breach and Surjewala accusing the Modi video clips and obscene mes- both Jammu and Ladakh birth anniversary of coun- what it is doing to safeguard the Government of using services sages to National Cadet Corps regions witnessed celebrations try’s first Home Minister privacy of millions of Indian of Israeli spyware Pegasus to (NCC) girl cadets on their while normal life remained Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, who citizens.” snoop the WhatsApp commu- mobile phones. The case per- paralysed in different parts of is credited for merger of over Union Home Ministry offi- nications of Indian journalists tains to 2017-2018 when the Kashmir amid continuous 560 States into the Union of cials said, “Some statements and human rights activists and senior officer was posted in shutdown since August 5. India. have appeared based on reports urging the Supreme Court to Gujarat. The new UTs came into Jammu & Kashmir High in media, regarding breach of hold the Centre A court of inquiry (CoI) existence 72 years after then Court Chief Justice Gita Mittal privacy of Indian citizens on accountable over the issue, was ordered into the matter ruler Maharaja Hari Singh administered the oath of office WhatsApp. These attempts to Prasad retaliated by indirectly after the NCC girls com- executed the Instrument of to the new appointees, first in malign the Government of attacking the Congress’ first plained against the officer. Accession on October 26, Leh and then later in Srinagar. India for the reported breach family. ! " # 4 " 4 5 !# 04 ! 6 $%&'(($&()P # !. ((+ %! " $%! ife expectancy of people )'(-./ -)- ! ).$%" $ $ living in the Indo-Gangetic '0+1-+#+ +2+ $% $ &' ( L New Delhi: )% $6 * + , #- . Plain has reduced by up to +30- Half of India’s ado- "!! seven years due to poor air lescents (10 to 19 years) — $$ " “national unity pledge” on Statue of Unity, considered to quality, a new study of the almost 63 million girls and 81 +!4 $6 National Unity Day and be the world’s tallest statue, as region from 1998-2016 has million boys — are either short !.%! .4 raising the role of Sardar affirmed that inspired by Patel, flower petals were showered on said and underlined that pol- or bony or overweight and PVallabhbhai Patel, the first his Government was working it from above by an Indian Air lution is nearly three-times obese, as per the findings of a "8!4 #8 Home Minister of the country, for the “emotional, economic Force helicopter. He also deadlier in north India as com- report on adolescents released 1!8 !19! in national integration, Prime and constitutional integration” addressed young IAS officers at pared to rest of the country. in a high-level meeting at the Minister Narendra Modi on of the country. “Over 40,000 a separate function in Kevadiya More than 480 million NITI Aayog, together with ) " )!-! ) Thursday defended the new people lost their lives in three called “Aarambh”. people or about 40 per cent of UNICEF India on Thursday. .):)!)"! system in Jammu & Kashmir decades of terrorism,” he said, While inaugurating the India’s population, reside in the was about twice as high as the years,” the study said. It said Over 80 per cent of adolescents 2 !!$. and Ladakh which emerged adding it was Patel’s inspiration New Delhi Police headquar- seven States and union territo- rest of the country, a new analy- pollution is nearly three times also suffer from “hidden -/! ! following scrapping of Article which made him take the deci- ters, Union Home Minister ries comprising the bulk of the sis of the Air Quality Life Index deadlier in north India as com- hunger” i.e. the deficiency of one . !) 370 only bred separatism and sion to revoke Article 370. Amit Shah said internal secu- Indo-Gangetic Plain region of (AQLI) produced by the Energy pared to rest of the country. or more micronutrients such as . terrorism in the State. Sardar Patel’s birth rity is the top priority of the north India namely Bihar, Policy Institute at the University In comparison, lower con- iron, folate, zinc, vitamin A, vit- !)!! Attending a function at the anniversary is celebrated as Government, emphasising sev- Chandigarh, Delhi, Haryana, of Chicago (EPIC) said. centrations of pollution in the amin B12 and vitamin D, said ).)! 4 Statue of Unity in Kevadiya, ‘Rashtriya Ekta Diwas’ eral steps have been taken to Punjab, UP, and West Bengal. “By 2016, a 72 per cent rest of the country are allowing the report “Adolescents, Diets !!! ! " Gujarat, on Patel’s 144th birth (National Unity Day) since ensure it, including improving From 1998-2016, the Indo- increase in pollution in the residents to live longer than and Nutrition: Growing Well in ;<!!! "2 6 anniversary, Modi led the 2014. The Prime Minister vigil along borders and crack- Gangetic Plain region experi- region further shortened the those in the Indo-Gangetic a Changing World”. Detailed report on P5 )!)"!! )$ gathering in taking the offered floral tributes to the ing down on fake notes. enced particulate pollution that lives of residents by 3.4 to 7.1 Plain, the study said. !6 )3;6L )" ) -/! ! . !)=> " ' % %% %$!) !!M4 area, following which the L-G visited the site and directed the 64! 44 he Public Works PWD officials to carry on the 345/$ !5$&+:;< TDepartment (PWD) has project,” said a senior official ' .$/:) !! )$) $.6$)6())!6)!6 % envisaged a plan to take trav- adding that the trust also pro- 6(!6!)%!!! 88/ $.6 )$. elers back to the grandeur of vided a sample of the re- % )!"$) 1 the Mughal era by redesigning development plan. )! +) )!4 the entire area starting from Officials said the 1.8 km ( !.)! 9.6 (!%/<?6=@A" Bhogal flyover from Mathura stretch from Bhogal Flyover to )%)!! enior Communist leader and 2(B9!!! Road to the heritage sites, Neela Gumbad (Sabz Burj) Sveteran CPI parliamentarian !!" $ Nizamuddin Dargah, will be redesigned with fancy Gurudas Dasgupta died after !4 Humayun Tomb, Khan-e- curved stones. prolonged illness at his South Khana tomb, Sundar Nursery, “The idea is ‘pedestriani- Kolkata residence on Thursday. " 5 # Neela Gumbad and Agha Khan sation’ and de-congestion of He was 83 and is survived by his !44 !=: Trust. these stretch, as currently traf- wife Jayashri Dasgupta and a said, “Shri Gurudas Dasgupta Ji ' !;=% % The PWD has submitted fic jams are witnessed, besides daughter. was one of the most committed /! ! an actionable plan to the Delhi this stretch also have a large Dasgupta, a former MP and articulate proponents of his )" $ Government for re-developing number of footfall, thus, to ‘red fort’ with red-sand stone. from Panshkura and Ghatal ideology. He was a strong voice 9%) the 1.8 kilometre long stretch create a better walking facili- Space for parking is also constituencies of West in Parliament, whose interven- "-/!O!!-).

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