Ladakh Lieutenant Governor B D Mishra asserted on Monday that not even one square inch of Indian land has been occupied by China and that the armed forces are prepared to give “a bloody nose” to anyone engaging in any misadven[1]ture. Asked about Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s re[1]mark on China occupying a large chunk of land in Ladakh, he said, “I won’t comment on anybody’s statement. But I will say what is fact because I have seen myself on the ground that not even one square inch of land which the Chinese have occupied.” “Whatsoever happened in 1962 that is immaterial. But today we are in occupation of our land to the last inch,” he said. Mishra, a retired Brigadier, was here to attend the three-day North Tech Symposium being organised by the Army. Responding to report[1]ers’ queries on the sidelines of the event, he said, “Our armed forces are prepared for any eventuality, and God forbid if the balloon goes up, people will get a bloody nose from us.” He said the morale of troops is very very high. “Their intent is to defend every square inch of land. Nobody can dare to come towards India with any design to have a foothold here. I think all the credit goes to great leader[1]ship under Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” he said. Asked whether weapons have been identified and procured to be deployed along the Line of Control (LoC) to boost security, he said it is being done. “…when I was commissioned in the Army in 1961…there was nothing indigenous in my battalion. Our rifles, .303 small arms were made in Birmingham. The watch we got was made in Switzerland. Today, there is nothing that is not indigenous,” he added. A large number of com[1]panies and start-ups are showcasing their military equipment at the North Tech Symposium which began on the Indian In[1]stitute of Technology (IIT) campus on the outskirts of Jammu on Monday. The symposium facili[1]tates a structured approach to product evaluation, pri[1]oritisation, and acquisition while contributing action[1]able inputs for procure[1]ment plans. PTI SHIMLA, SEPTEMBER 11 Rain-affected people stay[1]ing in relief camps would be provided temporary ac[1]commodation whose rent would be provided by the state government, Himach[1]al Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said on Monday. The chief minister’s an[1]nouncement came while he was presiding over a meeting with officials here. He said provision would be made to rent two-room and three[1]room sets, adding that in[1]structions have been issued to all the Deputy Commis[1]sioners in this regard. Directing officials to expe[1]dite the repair of roads and retaining walls in Shimla damaged due to heavy rains, Sukhu said Rs 10 crore would be released for the maintenance and repair of damaged roads under the purview of the Municipal Corporation of Shimla. Heavy rains during the ongoing monsoon season wreaked havoc in the hill state, triggering 164 ma[1]jor landslides and 72 flash floods since the onset of monsoon on June 24 til