Leh | Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, who is currently on a trip to Ladakh, rode his KTM 390 Duke motorbike from Leh city to the picturesque Pangong lake on Saturday. In an Instagram post, the senior Congress leader said: “On our way to Pangong lake, which my father used to say, is one of the […]
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Gandhi Jayanti: Largest hand woven, hand spun cotton Khadi tricolour weighing 1,000 kg unfurled in Leh
Srinagar | Army’s Fire and Fury Corps organised a historic event on Saturday at Leh Garrison, where a monumental national flag was unfurled by R.K. Mathur, LG of Ladakh, on the hill overlooking Leh valley. General M.M. Naravane, Chief of the Army Staff and Lieutenant General Y.K. Joshi, GOC-in-C Northern Command also attended the event. Lieutenant General […]
Leh freezes at minus 11.9, Gulmarg shivers at minus 5.2
Srinagar: At minus 11.9 and minus 5.2 degree Celsius as the night’s lowest temperatures on Friday, Leh town and Gulmarg were the coldest places in Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir, respectively. The mercury dropped to a bone-chilling minus 11.9 degree Celsius on Friday in Leh town of Ladakh region while the famous ski resort, Gulmarg of […]
‘Age of expansionism over’: PM Modi’s clear message to China from Ladakh
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while at Leh, said in a clear warning to China without naming it, that the “age of expansionism is over.” Addressing India’s armed forces, he said, “The age of expansionism is over, this is the age of development. History has been witness that expansionist forces have either lost or […]
PM visits forward location in Ladakh amid tension with China
New Delhi: Amid ongoing tension at borders with China in Eastern Ladakh, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid a visit to Leh and forward locations on Friday morning to review the ground security situation, barely 18 days after a violent stand-off. Sources said that Modi reached Ladakh early morning and briefied by the Army, Air Force […]
Modi in Leh to review situation post June 15 Galwan clashes
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Leh on Friday morning to review the situation 18 days after a violent faceoff in Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh with the Chinese forces, in which 20 Indian soldiers lost their lives. Modi reached one of the forward locations in Nimu and has interacted with personnel of the […]
Army Chief visits Leh, interacts with injured soldiers
New Delhi: Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane visited Leh on Tuesday and interacted with injured soldiers at the base hospital. A total of 76 soldiers were injured and 20 were killed after Chinese People’s Liberation Army troops attacked Indian soldiers at Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh last week. Sources said that General Naravane talked […]
Leh flight diverted back after passengers refuse to be quarantined
Srinagar: Passengers of an Air India flight from Leh to Srinagar, the passengers of which refused to undergo the mandatory 14-day long quarantine period, was diverted overhead to Leh airport on Wednesday. Sources here told IANS, the Air India flight carrying 106 passengers from Leh to Srinagar International Airport was diverted back to Leh after […]
COVID-19 suspect dies in Leh, woman tests positive in Jammu
Srinagar: Authorities on Monday sealed a village in Leh district of Ladakh region after a pilgrim who had visited Iran died in the hospital of suspected coronavirus infection while a lady also tested positive for the dreaded virus in Jammu. “The deceased had recently returned from Iran after a pilgrimage. He was admitted in the […]
WhatsApp admins in Leh, Kargil told to register with police
Srinagar: The police in the newly formed Union territory of Ladakh have urged the admins running whatsApp groups to register themselves at the police stations in the twin districts of Leh and Kargil. The police released a statement which said: “These days people are using social media as a means of instigating by circulating texts and […]