IAF helicopter makes emergency landing in Ladakh, pilots safe

IAF helicopter makes emergency landing in Ladakh, pilots safe

An Apache helicopter of the Indian Air Force (IAF) made an emergency landing in Ladakh and sustained damage due to undulating terrain and high altitude, the IAF said on April 4. The incident took place on April 3 and both the pilots on board are safe, it said. The IAF has ordered a Court of … Read more

Morning Digest | Graziers confront Chinese soldiers in eastern Ladakh; Centre starts survey to assess women participation in workforce, and more

Morning Digest | Graziers confront Chinese soldiers in eastern Ladakh; Centre starts survey to assess women participation in workforce, and more

Union Minister of Women and Child Development Smriti Irani and Union Minister Bhupender Yadav release a booklet during the ‘Women in the Workforce for Viksit Bharat’ event, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: ANI Centre starts survey to assess women participation in workforce The Union Ministries of Labour & Employment and Women & Child Development … Read more

Earthquake of magnitude 3.4 strikes Ladakh

Earthquake of magnitude 3.4 strikes Ladakh

The epicentre was located at a latitude of 35.44 and a longitude of 77.36, with a depth of 10 km. | Photo Credit: Photo Courtesy: https://riseq.seismo.gov.in An earthquake of magnitude 3.4 on the Richter scale struck Ladakh on December 2. The tremors were felt in the region at 8.25 a.m., according to the National Center … Read more

Centre agrees to examine measures to ensure “constitutional safeguards” for Ladakh 

Centre agrees to examine measures to ensure “constitutional safeguards” for Ladakh 

Students demand separate statehood for Ladakh and inclusion of the Union Territory (UT) in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: ANI The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has agreed to examine the demand of civil society groups in Ladakh to provide “constitutional safeguards” for the … Read more

Are driving holidays India’s next big travel trend?

Are driving holidays India’s next big travel trend?

Many people have been to Kibber Wildlife Sanctuary in Ladakh, year after year, hoping to catch a glimpse of the snow leopard. Photographer Nitin Pasricha however, was among the lucky few to catch a rare sighting on his first trip. He was part of a 10-night guided driving holiday through the Spiti Valley when his … Read more

BJP expels senior leader after his son, Buddhist girl went ‘missing’ in Ladakh

BJP expels senior leader after his son, Buddhist girl went ‘missing’ in Ladakh

A senior officer-bearer of the BJP has been accused of ‘love jihad’ and expelled after his son married a local Buddhist girl in Ladakh, triggering massive protests from local Buddhists in Leh for the past two months. The Ladakh Buddhist Association (LBA) on Wednesday organised a rally and ensured a shutdown in Leh, to press the demand … Read more

A Coimbatore team is back from their first visit to Hanle Dark Sky Reserve in Ladakh

A Coimbatore team is back from their first visit to Hanle Dark Sky Reserve in Ladakh

The Milky Way at night sky in Hanle | Photo Credit: Akshay Satish A stunning view of the Milky Way in a 180 degree arc extending from the South to the North at the night sky in Hanle, Ladakh, India’s first dark sky reserve, is an unforgettable memory for a bunch of young students from Coimbatore. … Read more

People in Ladakh concerned about grazing land taken away by China: Rahul Gandhi

People in Ladakh concerned about grazing land taken away by China: Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi interacts with locals during a visito to Maan village in Ladakh on August 20, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who is touring Ladakh, on August 20 said the locals have raised the issue of China taking away the grazing land with him and also expressed unhappiness over … Read more

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

Ladakh’s lessons of balance

Ladakh’s lessons of balance

Designer Deepshikha Khanna of Good Earth spends eight days in Ladakh and comes back with sheep wool shawls and a deeper appreciation of true sustainability Source link