LEH — A bridge and standing crops were damaged on Sunday in flash floods in several villages in Ladakh, where authorities sounded an alert after an outburst of an artificial lake resulted in blockage of the Zanskar river, officials said. Chief Executive Officer, District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), Sonam Chosjor said there was an outburst […]
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Ladakh politicians, journalist move SC against revocation of Article 370
SRINAGAR — Two politicians and a journalist from Ladakh have moved an impleadment application to the Supreme Court in a plea challenging the constitutional validity of the Centre’s decision to revoke the special status of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, Bar and Bench reported on Tuesday. An impleadment application is filed seeking permission to be made […]
Rajnath Singh begins visit to Ladakh amid stalemate in disengagement process with China
NEW DELHI — The dedication of Indian soldiers and veterans towards the country is an “exemplary example”, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday soon after arriving in Ladakh on a three-day visit aimed at taking stock of India”s military preparedness in the region in the face of a prolonged border row with China. In […]
KDA receives MHA invitation for talks on July 1: ‘Agenda very clear, pre-August 5, 2019 status, full-fledged state for Ladakh’
KARGIL — Barely three days after the leaders of different political parties of J&K held talks with the Prime Minister of India, the leadership of the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) has received an invitation from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to hold talks with Minister of State (MOS) home GK Reddy on 01 July […]
Education department started community classes in open spaces across Kargil
KARGIL — In Ladakh, the community class concept by the Education Department has been a great success as keeping in view the well being of the students as per the Covid SOPs. The schools are run in the open by establishing class rooms at meadows, pastures and barren lands in different villages in collaboration with […]
WHO provides 100 oxygen concentrators to Ladakh to support the COVID-19 surge
Idea of two officers of ‘Green Corridor’ eased any paced the activity SRINAGAR — World health Organization (WHO) has provided one hundred oxygen concentrators to the union territory (UT) of Ladakh on Tuesday to support the COVID-19 surge response in the mountainous region, which is one of the coldest and the most elevated inhabited places […]
Classwork to remain suspended in all Higher Educational Institutions in Ladakh UT till April 30
Srinagar: The Government of Ladakh Union Territory on Wednesday ordered suspension of classwork / classroom activity in all the Higher Educational Institutions due to Covid-19 situation in the Union Territory. An order issued by Secretary Higher Education Padma Angmo, a copy of with lies with KIMS reads, “On the basis of the Covid-19 assessment, it […]





