A soldier was killed on Sunday at Ladakh’s Siachen Glacier while performing duty at the world’s highest battlefield.
This is the first Apricot Blossom Festival of the season, organised by the Department of Tourism, Leh, in collaboration with Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) and villagers of Skurbuchan.
Arrangements are being made to operate at least 22 flights daily from the Kushok Bakula Rimpochee (KBR) Airport, Leh, to cope with the rush of visitors to Ladakh during the coming tourist season.
India’s decision to introduce a standardised curriculum in Himalayan Buddhist monasteries marks a significant shift in how the country views both education and national security.
Taking serious note of the authorities' failure to file their response on "poor medical facilities", a division bench of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh on Wednesday expressed anguish over the non-serious approach of the Union Territories (UTs) of J&K and Ladakh regarding the issue.
Mathur stated that Ladakh has four forms of renewable energy, viz. solar, wind, hydel and geothermal.
Ladakh for the first time this season exported huge quantity of Apricot to Dubai. Apple was also dispatched to various cities within the country.
Located in the midst of Zanskar River Valley at 12,000 feet, Nyerak village remains cut off in winter and is only accessible through the route over frozen Zanskar river involving a 36 Kms trek.
The meeting discussed the regulation and management of labourers in the district before the start of the working season, keeping in view the rising cases of COVID-19 in Leh.
Moreover, a group of 40 women players, 20 from Leh and 20 from Kargil also attended the 30 days Ice Hockey Developmental Camp at Kaza.
