LADAKH | LG Mishra Holds Meeting To Discuss Possible Administrative Support And Aid To SHGs
Leh, Aug 21: The Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Brigadier (Dr) BD Mishra (Retd) held a meeting to discuss possible administrative support to the women Self Help Groups across Ladakh. The meeting discussed various aspects of empowering the SHGs, which play a vital role in providing economic self-sufficiency at the grassroot level. During the meeting, issues […]
Efforts on to resolve it: EAM Jaishankar on eastern Ladakh row
New Delhi’ India and China made progress in five-six friction points along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh through talks in the last three years and efforts are underway to resolve the remaining issues, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Monday. Rejecting the opposition’s criticism of the government on the lingering border […]
MHA permits foreign tourists to visit Hanle for Ladakh Nomadic Festival
Leh: In a historic moment, the Ministry of Home Affairs has granted permission to foreign tourists to visit and stay at Hanle, Changthang, specifically for the upcoming Ladakh Nomadic Festival scheduled to be held from July 15-16. In a statement,, chairman LAHDC Advocate Tashi Gyalson expressed heartfelt gratitude to Union Home Minister Amit Shah and […]
Mild earthquake hit J-K, Ladakh; no losses reported
An earthquake of magnitude 3.9 jolted Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said. There was no report of any loss of life or damage to property, officials said. The earthquake struck at 10.23 am and lasted for a few seconds, the NCS said. The depth of the earthquake […]
Dr Pawan Kotwal is new Advisor to LG, Ladakh
SRINAGAR – The government of India on Friday ordered transfer and postings of two IAS officers of AGMUT cadre with immediate effect. According to an order, the government ordered that Umang Narula has been transferred from lLadakh as to Delhi ,while Dr. Pawan Kotwal has been posted as Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Ladakh. Agencies
Twenty Delegates From G-20 Countries Arrive In Leh For 3 Day Y-20 Pre-Summit
LEH, Apr 25: Twenty delegates from G-20 countries arrived in Leh on Tuesday for a three-day Y-20 pre-summit. Ladakh is hosting the Y-20 pre-summit from April 26th to 28th. About 100 youth delegates will attend different programmes organised by the Union Territory administration. Programmes will be showcased with a focus on the involvement of local […]
Ladakh: Admin proposes 5.69 lakh kanals for ‘field firing range’
The administration of Union Territory Ladakh has proposed to notify 5.69 lakh kanals of land in Drass area of Kargil district as a field firing range. In a notification, the UT administration has invited objections, if any, from general public over the proposal of firing range. “Objections in this regard, if any, may be communicated […]
Strategic Sgr-Leh highway thrown open for traffic in record 68 days
Zojila: The strategic 434 km long Srinagar-Leh highway was thrown open by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) in a record 68 days, officials said Thursday. Talking to reporters after throwing the highway open for traffic officially, Director General Border Roads Organisation (BRO) Lt General Rajeev Chaudhary, as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), it is […]
438 people stuck between J-K and Ladakh airlifted by Air Force
A total of 438 stranded passengers were airlifted by the Indian Air Force (IAF) between the twin Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Thursday, an official said. The stranded passengers were mostly airlifted from Jammu to Kargil and Srinagar to Leh due to the closure of the 434-km Srinagar-Leh national highway, he […]
Ladakh sets Guinness world record for hosting high altitude frozen lake half-marathon
Ladakh made history by successfully completing its first 21-kilometer trail running event in sub-zero temperatures at 13,862 feet high Pangong Tso, which was registered in the Guinness World Records as the world’s highest frozen lake half marathon, reported the Economic Times. Located on the border of India and China, the 700-square-kilometer Pangong Lake has a […]
