Morning Digest | Situation on LAC stable but unpredictable, says Army chief; India seeks COP27 deal to ‘phase down’ all fossil fuels, and more

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Situation on LAC stable but unpredictable: Army chief

The situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China in eastern Ladakh is “stable but unpredictable”, Army chief General Manoj Pande said on Saturday. He said five of the seven friction points had been resolved and the focus was now on the remaining two. He said there was no major reduction in the strength of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) troops along the LAC.

Himachal Pradesh Assembly polls | 73.6% polling as voters brave cold, trudge through snow

Polling concluded peacefully for the Assembly election in Himachal Pradesh on Saturday, with the hill State recording a voter turnout of nearly 73.64%, as per provisional data at 11.30 p.m. The State had recorded polling of 75.57% in the 2017 election. From capital Shimla to the icy heights of Spiti, people across the State voted braving cold and in the higher reaches of mountains trudging through snow to elect a new State Government.

2 non-local workers shot at, injured in Anantnag: J&K Police

Two non-local workers were shot at and injured in south Kashmir’s Anantnag on Saturday evening. The J&K police said terrorists fired upon and injured two outside labourers in Rakh-Momin area of Anantnag.

Paris Agreement requires phase down of all fossil fuels: India at COP27