SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In a significant move, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India, announced the creation of five new districts in the Union Territory of Ladakh on Monday. The newly created districts are Zanskar, Drass, Sham, Nubra, and Changthang. India’s Home Minister, Amit Shah, announced the creation of the five districts in […]
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Six killed, 22 injured after bus falls into gorge in Ladakh
LEH — Six people were killed and 22 more injured when a bus skidded off the road and fell into a 200-feet-deep gorge in Ladakh’s Leh district, officials said. The bus, taking staff members of a school to a wedding function, fell into the gorge in the Durbuk area, Leh Deputy Commissioner Santosh Sukhadeve told […]
LAB, KDA hold meet in Ladakh, want Centre to restart dialogue on 4-point agenda
LEH — Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) on Sunday held a joint meeting here, expressing hope that the Centre will restart the dialogue with them on the four-point agenda which included statehood to Ladakh and its inclusion in the 6th schedule of the Constitution. However, the leaders representing the two districts […]
First ever ED raids in UT of Ladakh, searches related to cryptocurrency case
SRINAGAR — In its first ever raids in the Union Territory of Ladakh, the Enforcement Directorate on Friday conducted searches as part of its money laundering probe linked to a fake cryptocurrency operator, officials said. The agency raided at least six premises in Leh in Ladakh, Jammu in J&K and Sonipat in Haryana in the […]
PM Modi to visit Dras today to mark 25th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas
LADAKH — Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Kargil today on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Kargil Vijay Diwas and pay homage to the bravehearts who made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty. PM Modi will visit the Kargil War Memorial at around 9:20 am and pay tribute to the […]
108 kg of smuggled gold seized near Indo-China border in Ladakh; 3 arrested
LEH — The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has seized 108 gold bars, each weighing one kilogram, near Indo-China border and arrested three people, an official of the border guarding force said. Besides the huge quantity of smuggled gold, the seizure also included two mobile phones, a binocular, two knives and several Chinese food items like […]
JCO among five soldiers swept away in flash floods in Ladakh
LEH — Five Army personnel, including a junior commissioned officer, drowned when their T-72 tank sank due to flash floods in the Shyok river near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Nyoma-Chushul area in Ladakh early Saturday, officials said. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh expressed grief over the unfortunate accident. The incident occurred near […]
‘Avoid heat exposure, drink plenty of fluids’: MeT advises people
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Meteorological Department (MeT) on Friday advised people, especially vulnerable individuals, to avoid heat exposure and stay hydrated by drinking plenty of fluids and water. This advice comes as a heat wave is expected to persist in both the Jammu and Kashmir divisions for the next five days. The Meteorological Department (MeT) […]
MeT forecasts dry weather in J&K till May end
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Meteorological Department (MeT) on Thursday predicted predominantly dry weather conditions in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir through the end of this month. “The weather is expected to remain generally dry with the possibility of thundershower activity at isolated places in Jammu and Kashmir from May 23-28,” an official of […]
Did not make any statement on Kashmir: Sonam Wangchuk on claims he sought referendum
LEH — Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk said on Monday a small clip from his recent interaction was “twisted” and “taken out of context” in a way to show that he was talking about Kashmir and giving an anti-national statement. “Twisting statements is not right. I have said nothing on Kashmir,” Wangchuk told PTI here, adding, […]