Ladakh
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Ladakh: Balancing development, autonomy and environmental protection
The region of Ladakh has become a hotbed of political and environmental contention in recent years. Ever since it’s bifurcation from Jammu and Kashmir in 2019 and its change in status to…
- India
Sonam Wangchuk detained again after release, indefinite fast continues
New Delhi: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and 150 Ladakhis were again detained after they were released by the Delhi Police late Tuesday night, even as their indefinite fast continue at the police…
- India
Army chief calls Eastern Ladakh standoff with China stable but ‘sensitive’
New Delhi: The situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh is stable but sensitive and not normal, Chief of Army Staff Gen Upendra Dwivedi said on Tuesday on…
- India
Why Ladakh’s Wangchuk is on foot march mission
New Delhi: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who along with his supporters was detained at Delhi’s Singhu border while marching to Rajghat to pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, is leading a mission to…
- News
Eastern Ladakh row: India, China discuss situation along LAC to narrow down differences
New Delhi: India and China on Thursday held “frank, constructive and forward-looking” diplomatic talks on the situation along the Line of Actual Control to “narrow down” differences and find an early resolution…
- Telangana
Telangana’s Bhukya Yashwant climbs Mount Kang Yatze-2 in Ladakh
Hyderabad: Bhukya Yashwant, a tribal youth from the remote Ullepalli Bhukya Thanda of Marripeda mandal in Mahabubabad district, Telangana, successfully climbed the 6,250-meter-high Mount Kang Yatze-2 on Monday, hoisting the Indian national…
- India
Buried under snow for months, bodies of 3 army personnel recovered in Ladakh
New Delhi: The bodies of three of the four army personnel who died after their mountaineering expedition team was struck by an avalanche last October at a height of over 18,300 feet…
- Opinions
Opinion: China is posing more threats at LAC than visible in Ladakh
At a time when the Indian army is busy in celebrating 25th anniversary of its decisive victory in Kargil war of 1999, it is pertinent to note that closer to the same…
- India
Five soldiers killed in tank mishap near LAC in Ladakh
Leh: Five soldiers of the Army are feared drowned after they were swept away while crossing a river in a T-72 tank near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Nyoma-Chushul…
- India
Jaishankar meets Chinese envoy, highlights ‘common interest’ of India-China ties
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday emphasised on the “common interest” in “stabilisation and progress” in India-China relations during a meeting with Chinese ambassador Xu Feihong, amid the lingering…
- India
Earthquake of 4 magnitude hits Ladakh
Ladakh: An earthquake of magnitude 4.0 hit the Union Territory of Ladakh on Monday, according to National Centre for Seismology (NCS). The epicentre of the earthquake was located at Latitude 35.93 N…
- News
Aurora arc lights up Ladakh skies after severe solar storm
In the cloak of the night sky in Ladakh’s remote region of Hanle, Aurora was observed with hues of crimson red on Sunday, May 12, around 1 am, and it is expected…
- India
Leh Apex Body announces fresh ‘border march’ in Ladakh
Leh: Days after withdrawing its call for ‘border march’ amidst imposition of restrictions by the administration, Leh Apex Body (LAB) on Friday said a small group of their representatives would undertake a…