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 […]
BD Mishra Sworn In As Ladakh LG
Leh, Feb 19: Brigadier (Dr.) B D Mishra (Retired) was sworn-in on Sunday as the Lieutenant Governor of Union Territory of Ladakh. The oath was administered by Chief Justice of the High Court of J&K & Ladakh, Justice N. Kotiswar Singh. Advisor Umang Narula read out the warrant of appointment of Brig. (Dr.) BD Mishra […]
Will intensify protest if demands not met, say Ladakh groups
NEW DELHI, Feb 16: A day after they held a protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, groups from Ladakh on Thursday reiterated their demands for statehood and sixth schedule status for the Union Territory, threatening to intensify their agitation if the government does not listen to them. At a press conference here, environmental activist and educator […]
Ladakh bodies gather for protests in New Delhi demanding statehood
Representatives of two prominent bodies of Ladakh are gathering to hold a scheduled protest today in New Delhi in support of statehood. Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) and Leh Apex Body(LAB) have scheduled the protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. Ladakh educationist Sonam Wangchuk, who had recently gone on a five-day ‘climate fast’, to ‘save […]
Ex-Army Brigadier BD Mishra Is New LG of Ladakh, Presidents Also Appoints 12 Other Governors
Srinagar: The Government of India shifted Ladakh Lieutenant Governor Radha Krishna Mathur and announced his successor in Brigadier (Dr) BD Mishra on Sunday. BD Mishra, a former brigadier of the Indian Army and ex-Commander of the Counter Hijack Force of the National Security Guard (NSG), popularly known as the Black Cat Commandos, has been the […]
Jammu And Kashmir High Court Rolls Out Virtual Hearing Of Cases From Ladakh
LEH, Feb 4: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Saturday started taking up cases from the Union Territory of Ladakh by way of virtual hearing thereby allowing litigants and lawyers to appear and plead their cases from Ladakh itself. Acting Chief Justice Tashi Rabstan, who hails from Ladakh, rolled out the initiative by hearing […]
Ladakh to construct 174.44 lakh litres capacity reservoirs
The administration of Ladakh has been planning, under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), reservoirs of capacity 174.44 lakh liters to provide 55 Litre Per Capita Per Day (LPCD) water to individual rural households on a regular basis, reported The Daily Excelsior. This information was shared in the Lok Sabha in reply to a written question […]
Leh Apex Body calls for mass rally for land, jobs safeguards
Following the statement of eminent educationist and reformist from Ladakh, Sonam Wangchok, Leh Apex Body and Kargil Democratic Alliance have called for a mass rally on 31st January. The people of Ladakh have been seeking constitutional safeguards for jobs and land. The protestors are saying that the Union government has failed to protect the identity […]
Listen to Ladakh and safeguard tribals: Kharge to Centre
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday demanded that the central government should listen to the demand of the people of Ladakh on statehood and protect their interests. Kharge said, “People of Ladakh are unitedly demanding statehood for the Union Territory, and safeguards for the tribal people of the region under the Sixth Schedule of the […]
Chinese President Xi Inspects Combat Readiness of Troops Stationed Along India-China Border in Eastern Ladakh
Chinese President Xi Jinping has held a video conversation with the soldiers stationed along the India-China border in eastern Ladakh and inspected their combat readiness, official media here reported on Friday. Xi addressed the troops from the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) headquarters here on the border defence situation in Khunjerab under the Xinjiang Military Command. […]
