China has released a map to back its claim that Indian troops “transgressed” into the disputed Doklam area of the Sikkim sector, days after releasing photographs of alleged Indian incursion into the area, which it claims as part of Chinese territory.
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PTIrBEIJINGrrIn the map, released by the Chinese Foreign Ministry last night, a blue arrow with markings in Chinese, points Indian troops alleged “transgression” into the area to prevent the PLA troops from building a road. rThe map shows Doklam, a disputed territory between China and Bhutan, as part of Chinese territory. rIn an unprecedented move, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang on Thursday displayed two photographs of the alleged Indian “incursion” into the area during a media briefing. rLater, the ministry uploaded two photographs on its website. One photo showed two bulldozers stated to be that of the Indian military while another showed one bulldozer. A redline in the photos was showed as “Chinese side of the border”. rA standoff erupted between the militaries after the Indian Army blocked construction of the road by China in Doklam. rOf the 3,488-km-long India-China border from Jammu and Kashmir to Arunachal Pradesh, a 220-km section falls in Sikkim. rChina alleged Indian troops “trespassed” the recognised delineated boundary between China and India on June 18.
The polls to 15 wards in 11 panchayats held on Saturday saw a strong turnout with 73.43 per cent of the electors casting their votes.
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Published Jul 2, 2017, 3:50 AM IST
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the goan I networkrPANAJIrrOf the total 10623 electors registered in these 15 wards, 7801 cast their ballot. Of these 7801 voters, 3703 were male and 4098 were female. rThe highest turnout of 94 per cent was witnessed in ward no. 1 of Curca-Bambolim-Telaulim panchayat while the lowest turnout of 62 per cent was recorded in ward no. 8 of Penha de Franca panchayat. rThe counting for all wards of 11 panchayats will take place across nine locations in six talukas from 8 am on…