Rogan Josh plate at Rs 1400 in the closed Leh town
Tariq Shah VOV DESK Srinagar Many traders and business men from Kashmir valley narrated their tale of difficulties to this reporter as they came back from Leh town today. They said that the entire Leh town is closed including hotels and it was impossible for them to get the accommodation for their trip. They claimed […]
Post Ladakh, PLA no longer a bogey for Indian Army
On the eve of the 2004 general elections, a meeting of China Study Group (CSG) was held to review the status of border roads along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with the then Vice Chief of Army Staff briefing the apex group on strategic roads. At this meeting the then Home Secretary asked the […]
Leh shuts down to protest against BJP leader’s remarks on call to boycott hill council polls
Srinagar: Leh observed a shutdown Thursday to protest against the remarks made by a senior BJP functionary on a resolution passed by a local group calling for boycott of elections to the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council. The resolution to boycott the polls, scheduled to be held next month, was passed Tuesday by the Apex Body […]
One more COVID-related death in Ladakh, toll reaches 40
The death toll due to COVID-19 in Ladakh has reached 40 after one more patient succumbed to the infection in the Union Territory, officials said on Monday. The 83-year-old patient, who recently tested positive for COVID-19, died in Leh district on Sunday, they said. The officials said this was the seventeenth in Leh due to […]
‘No Shots Fired, No Transgression Across LAC’: India After China’s Claims
The India Army on Tuesday denied that it crossed the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh or fired any warning shots. China had accused India of “illegally crossing” the LAC and firing warning shots near the south bank of Pangong Tso Lake. The Army officials said that China continues to undertake provocative activities to escalate the […]
Ladakhis battle Covid, worry about LAC clashes
Residents of the Union Territory of Ladakh say they have been suffering both due to the standoff between the Indian and Chinese armies and growing cases of Covid-19. Residents of the region have had to do without a tourist season and are now living under the shadow of war. Fresh cases of Covid-19 have added […]
52 new COVID cases, another death in Ladakh
An octogenarian died of the novel coronavirus in Ladakh, taking the toll to 35 on Wednesday, officials said. The number of cases of the pathogen rose to 2,733 with 52 more people testing positive for the infection, including 46 in Leh and six in Kargil, according to the officials. The active cases of the coronavirus […]
Despite Chinese cameras and sensors, Indian troops managed to beat PLA in occupying height
Despite the presence of cameras and surveillance equipment deployed by the Chinese Army near the height close to Pangong lake southern bank, the Indian Army troops managed to occupy it before the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) troops.”The Chinese Army has deployed advanced cameras and surveillance equipment to monitor Indian activities near the dormant height but […]
The curious link behind China’s Ladakh moves and a looming food crisis | Analysis
President Xi Jinping launched ‘Operation Clean Plate’ last fortnight to prepare China for a potential food crisis, contributed in part by the diplomatic muscle-flexing he has pursued abroad to bolster his standing at home. But Beijing’s aggressive manoeuvres in Ladakh, the South China Sea and beyond – seen to have been prompted by a design to divert attention from […]
Military moves raise fears of escalation along LAC
An unusually sharp exchange between India and China on Monday, going by the irreconcilable statements issued by the two armies, has led to fears of a military escalation on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in case the situation is not resolved quickly through bilateral talks at a political and diplomatic level. These statements followed the moves by […]
