NEW DELHI — The Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) has approved a proposal for the “upgrade” of an Indian Air Force base in Ladakh in a 508-hectare area in the Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary near the Line of Actual Control. Apart from this, the NBWL cleared nine more strategic projects in the […]
NEW DELHI — India’s first-ever “Night Sky Sanctuary” will be set up in Ladakh within the next three months, Union minister Jitendra Singh said on Saturday. “India’s first-ever “Night Sky Sanctuary” to be set up in Ladakh as a part of Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary and the proposed Dark Sky Reserve will be completed at Hanle […]
LEH — A 55-year-old woman was allegedly raped and murdered by a man in Leh district of Ladakh and the accused was arrested within three hours of the gruesome crime, a senior police officer said on Thursday. The victim, a native of Achinathang, was found murdered at her residence in Sheynam in the early hours […]
LEH — Ladakh lived up to its reputation as one of the safest place in India with the Union Territory recording only 23 cases of violent crimes in 2021, though the number is almost four times higher than the previous year, according to latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report. Ladakh did not register any […]
SRINAGAR — The army on Wednesday said that it rescued an Israeli national from high altitude in Ladakh after receiving a distress call. In a statement, Srinagar based spokesperson said that today 114 Helicopter Unit received a call for Casevac from Nimaling Camp near Markha Valley. The statement reads that Atar Kahana, an Israeli national, […]
SRINAGAR — Indian Air Force on Saturday rescued an Israeli national from a high altitude area in Ladakh as he was suffering from acute mountain sickness and having difficulty in breathing. In a statement, a Srinagar based spokesperson said that n today 114 Helicopter Unit received a call for Casevac (Casualty Evacuation) from Nimaling Camp […]
KARGIL — Three people were rescued from flash floods by the administration and the Army in Kargil district of the Union territory of Ladakh, officials said on Tuesday. The administration was informed on Monday evening that three people were trapped in Taisuru’s Youljuk village due to a sudden rise in the water level in a […]
LEH — Seven soldiers were killed and several others injured when a vehicle carrying them skidded off the road and fell into the Shyok River in Ladakh on Friday, Army officials said. The accident took place in the Tuktuk sector at around 9 am at a place which is around 25 kilometers from Thoise in […]
LEH — Twelve passengers, including five children, trapped inside an overturned mini-bus following an accident were rescued by the Army and provided necessary medical assistance here, a defence spokesperson said on Tuesday. Two passenger mini-buses collided with each other on the Shyok-Durbuk road on Monday, following which one of the vehicles turned turtle, he said. […]
NEW DELHI — China has begun constructing a second bridge across the Pangong Lake that will be capable of accommodating heavy armoured vehicles, months after completing another bridge in the same region that is claimed by India, reported Hindustan Times. According to the HT report, second bridge is being constructed parallel to the first bridge, […]