Defence Secretary Briefs Parliamentary Panel The government Friday told a Parliamentary Committee that Chinese troops have pitched tents 19 kms deep inside the Indian territory […]
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Chinese troops too far to bother Leh tourists, tweets Omar
Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said the Chinese incursion in Ladakh region should not be linked with tourism in Leh as […]
Ladakh Incursion: Local India, China Military Commanders Hold Meet
Local military commanders of India and China are holding a flag meeting on Tuesday in a bid to resolve the situation arising out of the […]
Sonamarg- Drass Road Thrown Open
Transport Deptt Issues Advisory For Vehicular Movement The Sonamarg- Drass road (Zojila Pass) has been thrown open for vehicular movement, an official spokesman said. According […]
Srinagar-Leh highway may open for light motor vehicles on April 5
The arterial Srinagar-Leh national highway will be thrown open for light motor vehicles on April 5 if the weather conditions remain conducive, an official spokesman […]
Extreme Weather Kills Thousands of Ladakh’s Pashmina Goats
Last year’s unusually dry summer and this winter’s unprecedented snowfall, the worst in nearly 50 years, in Ladakh’s Changtang area has claimed over 18,000 “pashmina” […]
Omar highlights essentiality of regular air service to Kargil
‘Would take up issue of subsidizing air fare with Centre’ Government committed to all round development of backward pockets KARGIL, JANUARY 07 – In an […]
Intense cold in Kashmir; Ladakh Coldest
Intense cold tightened its grip across Kashmir Valley as minimum temperatures plunged further with summer capital Srinagar witnessing the coldest night of the season at […]
Leh freezes at minus 12.4 degrees Celsius
SRINAGAR: The temperature dipped to a bone-chilling minus 12.4 degrees Celsius in Leh town on Tuesday as the mercury dipped below freezing point across the […]