Congress general secretary in-charge of communications Jairam Ramesh cited a media report quoting Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Director General Shatrujeet Kapur as saying that confrontations had occurred at several locations in Arunachal Pradesh and were continuing

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Tibet on Thursday, October 22, killing 16 people and injuring 32 others. More than 300 houses collapsed, while rescue teams and over 300 police officers were deployed to the affected areas. Eleven injured people were reported to be in serious condition.