Rahul Gandhi extends Ladakh tour, to visit Kargil ahead of hill council polls

Rahul Gandhi extends Ladakh tour, to visit Kargil ahead of hill council polls

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi extended his Ladakh tour by six days. File. | Photo Credit: ANI Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday extended his Ladakh tour by six days and will meet the youth leaders and address a public gathering in Kargil.  Mr. Gandhi’s change in his otherwise two-day tour comes just weeks ahead of … Read more

PM Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh pay tributes to fallen soldiers on Kargil Vijay Diwas

PM Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh pay tributes to fallen soldiers on Kargil Vijay Diwas

Preparations of the Kargil War Memorial are underway for the 24th Kargil Vijay Diwas, commemorating the triumph of India in the 1999 Kargil War with Pakistan, at Dras, in Kargil on July 25. | Photo Credit: ANI On the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 26 paid tributes to soldiers … Read more

Leh, Kargil bodies extend support to Wangchuk’s 10-day fast

Leh, Kargil bodies extend support to Wangchuk’s 10-day fast

The Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), which bring together politico-religious groups from the Union Territory of Ladakh, on Tuesday extended their support to the 10-day protest fast by Sonam Wangchuk, an award-winning educationist, for the granting of Sixth Schedule status to the region. | Photo Credit: S.R. Raghunathan The Leh Apex … Read more

PM Modi to celebrate Diwali with soldiers in Kargil

PM Modi to celebrate Diwali with soldiers in Kargil

Since coming to power in 2014, the Prime Minister has been visiting different military facilities to celebrate Deepavali Since coming to power in 2014, the Prime Minister has been visiting different military facilities to celebrate Deepavali Continuing with his annual tradition of celebrating Deepavali with soldiers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 24 arrived in … Read more

BRO’s new highway untraceable by enemy, saves hours and gives 365-day connectivity amid tension with China

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LEH (LADAKH) [INDIA]: Amid ongoing tensions at the India-China border, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has almost finished work on the third road, also known as the Nimmu-Padam-Darcha road. This road will give strategic connectivity to security forces as it will be untraceable for the neighbouring countries. The two other roads– Srinagar-Kargil-Leh and Manali Sarchu-Leh … Read more

The Centre would develop Leh and Kargil as smart cities in newly-formed union territory of Ladakh

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The ministry of housing and urban affairs would go beyond the list of 100 smart cities in different states to include two more in Ladakh. Working on a proposal of the ministry of home affairs to improve infrastructure and employment opportunities in Ladakh, the ministry of housing and urban affairs has formed a five-member central … Read more

Leh, Kargil to be developed as smart cities in the newly-formed union territory of Ladakh

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New Delhi: The Centre will develop Leh and Kargil as smart cities in the newly-formed union territory of Ladakh. Working on a home ministry proposal to improve infrastructure and generate job opportunities in Ladakh, the housing and urban affairs ministry has formed a five-member team under Smart Cities director Rahul Kapoor to guide the union … Read more