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January 28, 2016 No Responses

Leh airport expansion caught in admn tangle

IAF seeks alternative land before vacating 11.8 acre identified for project The expansion of strategically-important Leh airport, one of the world’s highest airfields, has failed to clear administrative hurdles, with the Indian Air Force (IAF) insisting on alternative land before...

December 30, 2015 No Responses

Leh council turns to RSS for UT demand

The newly elected Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Leh, has sought help from the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to intensify its stir for union territory (UT) status to Ladakh as BJP leaders are hesitating to openly support of its...

December 18, 2015 No Responses

Sgr-Leh highway opens for one way traffic

One-way traffic resumes on highway connecting Ladakh with Kashmir after 6 days Traffic on the highway, connecting the Ladakh region with Kashmir valley was restored from Thursday after remaining suspended from December 11 due to snowfall and slippery road cond...

December 4, 2015 No Responses

Army seeks 7,300 kanal to set up firing range in Leh

The Army in cold desert of Leh, bordering China, has sought lease of over 7,300 kanals of land for setting up a new firing range. Sources said the Army had taken up the matter with District Development Commissioner Leh, Prasnna...

November 27, 2015 No Responses

Srinagar-Leh highway closed, 400 vehicles stranded

The 434-km Srinagar-Leh highway—connecting Ladakh region with Kashmir Valley—was closed for traffic on Thursday evening after fresh snowfall in Zojilla area, officials said. Riyaz Ahmad, Deputy Superintendent of Police (Traffic) Ganderbal told that the dec...

November 20, 2015 No Responses

Leh council to seek Rs350 cr for rebuilding flood-hit infra

The newly-constituted Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Leh, in consultation with the district administration has decided to submit a detailed proposal of Rs 350 crore to the state government for rebuilding the infrastructure damaged in the f...

November 18, 2015 No Responses

Srinagar-Leh highway open till November 23

The Sonamarg-Zojila stretch of the strategic Srinagar-Leh highway will remain open till November 23 to clear all stranded vehicles. The road, which is the only surface link connecting Ladakh with the rest of the state through Kashmir, remains closed to...

November 17, 2015 No Responses

Police busts ATM cloning gang in Leh

District Police Leh today detained two suspects who were in process of obtaining PIN numbers illegally from the customers at an unguarded ATM in Leh town by pretending themselves as customers and cloning the ATM cards by placing some device...

November 3, 2015 No Responses

Leh council to get new CEC today

The Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Leh, is set to get a new Chief Executive Councillor (CEC) as all 26 newly elected councillors will take oath in the presence of top leaders of the BJP and PDP at the...

October 23, 2015 No Responses

Leh council poll verdict today

Counting of votes for the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Leh, which governs the district politically, will be conducted tomorrow and results are likely to be available by 4 pm. The ruling alliance partner BJP and the Congress are...