KARGIL — Prime Minister Narender Modi on Monday said India as a growing nation has been able to deal effectively with internal and external enemies of the country and time is not far when “enemy free nation.” “India as a nation has launched a war against its internal and external enemies and time is not […]
NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday morning landed in Kargil, where he will celebrate Diwali with soldiers. Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) through its Twitter handle, informed about his arrival in Kargil on Monday morning. Earlier, Modi extended Diwali wishes to people through his personal Twitter handle. “Wishing everyone a Happy Diwali. Diwali […]
LEH — Ladakh Lieutenant Governor R K Mathur on Sunday directed officials to install central heating facilities at all health centres before the onset of winter and cover all residents under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) and Universal Health Insurance schemes. Chairing a meeting of the State Health Society of Ladakh’s governing body, […]
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 […]