The boulder, loosened by monsoon rains, rolled down a mountain and hit the vehicle in which these ITBP personnel were travelling.
The mine project is being undertaken in Lhunze county under Chinese control adjacent to the Indian border, the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reported. China claims Arunachal Pradesh as part of southern Tibet.
The plant with a capacity of 1 megawatt was commissioned on April 1 at an estimated investment of Rs 8.50 crore.
The panel has been looking into various aspects of the India-China military standoff at Doklam and has been briefed several times on the issue by the former and current Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale.
The report said that Chinese troops made 21 attempts to cross over to the Indian saide of the border in the last 17 days at several places between Arunachal Pradesh and Ladakh.
China's military last month reportedly accused Indian troops of entering Chinese territory. The Indian side, however, rejected the charges.
Under the BPM mechanism, the two sides can register their protest over any incident of transgression as there are varying perceptions about the Line of Actual Control (LAC) between the two countries.
"After the Doklam standoff, we have increased our presence on India's side of the tri-junction as it is very important for us from the strategic dimension," a senior Army official said.
The landing of the US-manufactured aircraft is seen as part of the IAF's move to strengthen its overall operations in the strategically-key border state.
Prior to Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya, the NDA already ruled Assam, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim.
The India-China border dispute stretches across 3,488 km. Both sides have held 20 rounds of talks so far through their special representatives to resolve the issue.
PM Narendra Modi asked the state government to frame a new health policy and work to attract private investments in the sector.
PM Narendra Modi announced the weekly called Arunachakly Naharlagun-New Delhi Express will run twice a week now and will be called Arunachal Pradesh Express.
China routinely protests visits by Indian leaders to Arunachal Pradesh and reiterates its claims over the state.
Addressing a rally in Shanti Bazar, PM Modi said that people of Tripura have suffered for 25 years due to the misrule of Left party. Tripura will go to polls on February 18.
China claims Arunachal Pradesh is part of South Tibet. The India-China border dispute covered 3,488 km along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
The Chinese and Indian troops have now been locked in a stalemate – this time in Arunachal Pradesh’s Upper Siang district – for close to a week now.
According to reports, three huge artificial lakes were formed in the Brahmaputra river, locally known as the Yarlung Tsangpo, due to landslide after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake in Tibet last month.
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