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Indo-Tibetan Border Police
India’s primary border patrol organization with its border with
Tibet (China)
one of the seven Central Armed Police Forces of India, raised on 24 October 1962
First head of the ITBP, designated Inspector General – Balbir Singh
The ITBP, which started with 4 battalions
The area covers the China border and the Manning border by 3488 km.
ITBP presently has 56 service Battalions, 4 Specialist Battalions, 17 Training Centres
Surjeet Singh Deswal
Surjeet Singh Deswal also known as S S Deswal is an Indian Police Service officer, who is currently working as the Director General of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
1984 batch IPS officer of Haryana cadre.He previously served as the Director General of Sashastra Seema Bal
United Nations Day
The United Nations officially came into existence on 24 October 1945.
World Polio Day
World Polio day – 24 october
established by Rotary International to commemorate the birth of Jonas Salk, who led the first team to develop a vaccine against poliomyelitis.
Metro
Kolkata Metro is a rapid transit system serving Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal
first planned and operational rapid transit system in India. It was initially planned in the 1920s, but construction started in 1970
BEGAN OPERATION – 24 October 1984
around 300 daily train trips carrying more than 700,000 passengers.
completely owned and funded by the Ministry of Railways. It is the only metro in the country to be controlled by Indian Railways
Delhi Metro
far the largest and busiest metro in India, and second oldest after the Kolkata Metro
operates over 2,700 trips daily
Construction started in 1998, and the first elevated section (Shahdara to Tis Hazari) on the Red Line opened on 25 December 2002
first underground section (Vishwavidyalaya – Kashmere Gate) on the Yellow Line opened on 20 December 2004
Zambia
Edgar Lungu
President of Zambia
Political Party – United Party for National Development
Inonge Wina
13th Vice President of Zambia
Political Party – Patriotic Front