New Delhi: China will not accept Ladakh as part of India. China has blamed construction in Ladakh on border disputes between the two countries. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated 44 bridges in Ladakh yesterday.

China’s response is in the context of this. China’s position is that Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh are not recognized as Indian territories and both are illegally held by India. But India’s position is that these are completely within India’s borders.

The bridges are located in the border areas of Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Punjab. Eight bridges were inaugurated in Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh alone.

China has demanded that such bridges in strategic areas be halted for military purposes. But India does not accept this. Senior military officials from India and China met for the seventh time yesterday to discuss the border conflict. The military has not released details of the 11-hour-long discussion.

Hyderabad: Heavy rains and floods have brought life to a standstill in Telangana. Various parts of the state are underwater. Extreme levels of flood danger were announced in Vanasthalipuram, Dammaiguda, Attapur Main Road, and Musheerabad area of Hyderabad.

The death toll from the monsoon has risen to 11 in the state. Three people were killed when a house collapsed at Gaganpahad in Shamshabad on Tuesday.

The rains lashed Agamaya Nagar, Bank Colony, Hakimbad, Sainath Colony, and Ganesh Nagar in Rangareddy district. Eight people, including a child was injured when a building collapsed in Bandlaguda.

State Disaster Response Force and Fire Brigade intensified rescue operations in the flood-ravaged Toli Chowki area. Traffic has been halted in various parts of the city. Traffic in slow-moving areas is slow.

Thiruvananthapuram: The Aadhaar number is no longer mandatory for birth and death registrations, the Registrar General’s Office said. The Registrar General’s Office said in a circular issued in April last year that birth and death registration would be accepted as an Aadhaar identification document. Applicants can decide whether to produce Aadhaar or not. Avoid recording Aadhaar number in official documents. It was also stated that the first 8 digits should be covered with black ink as soon as they are recorded.

Eight in the country, including Kappad beach in Kerala, gets International Blue Flag Recognition for Beaches. This is the first time that eight government-recommended beaches have been jointly approved and no other country has been able to achieve this.

Environment Affairs Minister Prakash Javadekar said. The Blue Flag is one of the world’s most recognizable beaches. On the shores to get this recognition strict environmental, educational, safety, and accessibility standards must be met and maintained. India also ranks third in the world for best practices for coastal pollution control. The Blue Flag program is sponsored by the FEE Environmental Education Foundation of Denmark.