The meeting organised by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) in Leh focused on preservation and promotion of Ladakh’s unique livestock and animal genetic resources.
The army on Monday observed Vijay Diwas across Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh to commemorate the supreme sacrifice made by gallant soldiers and defeat of Pakistan in 13 days to end the war on 16 December, 1971.
Justice Bhat, who is a former judge of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir & Ladakh, called on the Lt. Governor and submitted the report to him.
The Chamathang hot spring in Ladakh is being developed as an attractive eco-tourism destination, said the Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor UT Ladakh, Dr Pawan Kotwal on Saturday.
Union Minister of Power Manohar Lal Khattar has said that work is underway on a 13-gigawatt solar power plant in the Union Territory of Ladakh.
Nine foreigners were among 13 people who have been rescued by the police after they were stranded due to heavy snowfall in Ladakh's Zanskar area, sources said on Tuesday.
For the first time, Indian Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar will visit Ladakh in the first week of July to urge youth from the Union Territory to join the maritime force.
The Tibetan troops recruited by the Chinese Army for helping them in high-altitude areas are now visible as part of the People's Liberation Army border defence patrols along the Line of Actual Control in Eastern Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh, according to the sources.
Flash-flood devastates roads in India's northmost Turtuk area of Ladakh
On the occasion, security personnel performed yoga at the world's highest battlefield Siachen Glacier (18, 875 ft) to the plains of Jammu (1000 ft).
