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Disengagement process on in Pangong Tso areas: Sources
New Delhi: Chinese and Indian militaries continued to pull back armoured elements and thinning down of troops in areas around Pangong Tso in eastern Ladakh as part of an agreement reached…
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India
51 more test positive for coronavirus in Ladakh
Leh: Fifty-one more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Ladakh, taking the union territory’s caseload to 9,217, officials said on Wednesday. Ladakh has so far recorded 123 COVID-related deaths 80…
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World
China says working with India for further easing of border tensions
Beijing: China and India are in close communication to further ease tensions in eastern Ladakh and both sides will hold consultations over specific arrangements for the next round of talks, a…
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India
Kashmir Valley receives season’s first snowfall
Srinagar: Most of the plain areas in Kashmir experienced the season’s first snowfall on Monday, even as the higher reaches witnessed heavy precipitation, leading to the closure of Srinagar-Leh road…
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India rejects Chinese professor’s claim
Washington: India on Tuesday dismissed claims by a Chinese professor stating that China was using microwave weapons to defeat Indian forces in an alleged border clash in the disputed Ladakh…
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India
Ladakh records one more COVID-related death; 48 new cases
Leh: The Union Territory of Ladakh has recorded one more death related to COVID-19, pushing the number of fatalities to 67, while 48 fresh cases took the tally to 5,695,…
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India
Well prepared to take on adversaries, say IAF pilots: Ladakh
Leh: Amid border tensions with China, Indian Air Force (IAF) pilots deployed close to Line of Actual Control say that the force is adequately prepared to deal with any situation and equipped…
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Kashmir
2 Earthquakes hit Ladakh
Leh: A moderate-intensity earthquake of magnitude 5.1 shook Ladakh on Tuesday morning, officials said. There was no report of any casualty or damage to property due to the quake that struck…
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India
Ladakh records 49 fresh COVID-19 cases
Leh: Forty-nine more people have tested positive for coronavirus in Ladakh, taking the number of confirmed cases in the union territory to 4,152, while 32 such patients were discharged after successful…
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India
COVID-19: Ladakh’s death toll now 50, total cases 3,832
Leh: The coronavirus death toll has risen to 50 in Ladakh as one more patient succumbed to the disease, while 79 new infections took the caseload to 3,832, officials said on…
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India
Double hump camel soon to be inducted into Army; to patrol at LOC
Leh:: The famed double-humped camels of Ladakh are soon going to be inducted in the Indian Army to help troops patrol the India-China border in Eastern Ladakh. The Defence Research and Development…
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India
Chinese construction activities observed near the Uttarakhand border
New Delhi: Amid border tension at eastern Ladakh, Chinese construction activities were observed near the border at Uttarakhand. “Hut-like structures on the Chinese side, very close to Tinkar-Lipu pass of Nepal,…
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India
One more COVID-related death in Ladakh, toll reaches 40
Leh: 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,…
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India
Two more COVID patients die in Ladakh, toll rises to 38
Leh: Two more coronavirus positive elderly persons succumbed to the infection in Ladakh, bringing the number of deaths linked to the disease to 38 in the Union Territory, officials said on…
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India
China starts fresh build-up north of Pangong Lake
New Delhi: As India dominates south of Pangong Lake in Eastern Ladakh, China has started the fresh build-up at Finger area north of the Lake, sources said on Wednesday. It started…
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India
Indian, Chinese Brigadiers hold talks in an open area in Chushul
Ladakh: India and China continued to hold talks at Brigadier-level for the fifth day as well after the Indian Army thwarted Chinese Army’s attempts to transgress in new areas. However, unusually,…
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Hyderabad News
Hyderabad’s Megha Engineering bids lowest for J&K’s Zojila tunnel
Hyderabad: Hyderabad-based Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Limited (MEIL) became the lowest bidder (L-1) for the construction of Zojila Pass Tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. MEIL topped the list by…
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India
New road to Ladakh, for troop movement without observation from enemy
New Delhi: In an effort to rush troops and tanks to the Pakistan and China front in Ladakh without being observed by the enemy, India is working on making a new road from Manali to Leh, which will provide the third…
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India
Governor Radha Krishna inaugurates Ladakh’s 1st double-lane bridge
Leh (Ladakh): Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Radha Krishna Mathur on Monday inaugurated the first double-lane motorable bridge of the Union Territory at Choglamsar. Taking to Twitter, Office of the Lieutenant Governor, Ladakh wrote, “LG RK Mathur…
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Pakistan
China enhances Pakistan’s firepower with armed drones
New Delhi: China is helping Pakistan to boost its firepower by selling it state-of-the-art defence items, including armed drones, even as it is engaged with India at the borders in eastern…
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India
Border row: India and China hold Major general-level talks
New Delhi: Talks between senior army commanders of India and China were underway on Saturday to take forward the disengagement process along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) at several friction…
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Top Stories
16 from J&K crack UPSC Civil Services Exam 2019
Srinagar: 16 aspirants from Jammu and Kashmir and two from Ladakh have cracked the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) civil service exam-2019. Among the 829 successful candidates declared by the…
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in Ladakh
Ladakh: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at a forward base in Ladakh, Friday, July 17, 2020. Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat and Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane…
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Rajnath Singh to visit Ladakh, meet soldiers
New Delhi: Amid the ongoing tension at borders with China, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will be visiting the eastern Ladakh region to interact with soldiers deployed in the hostile border…
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Rajnath Singh to visit Ladakh, meet soldiers
New Delhi: Amid the ongoing tension at borders with China, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will be visiting the eastern Ladakh region to interact with soldiers deployed in the hostile border…
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Politics
BSP MP urges Rajnath to help find missing officer in Ladakh
New Delhi: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Lok Sabha MP Kunwar Danish Ali has written to Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to enhance the search operations by deploying best men and…
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News
Chinese PLA moves back at Patrolling Points 14, 15
New Delhi: The Chinese People’s Liberation Army troops have pulled back around 2 kilometers at Patrolling Point 14 and Patrolling 15 in the Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh while the…
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It used to take 14 days to reach LAC, now just a day: Ladakh Scouts
Leh: China is frustrated with India in Ladakh because a journey that used to take 16 to 18 days for the Indian Army to reach the Line of Actual Control…
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Politics
True leadership in action: Nadda on PM’s visit to Ladakh
New Delhi: BJP leaders hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Ladakh on Friday amid a military standoff between India and China, with party president J P Nadda saying his…
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