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Rahul Gandhi rides motorcycle from Leh to Pangong Lake

Rahul Gandhi rides motorcycle from Leh to Pangong Lake in Ladakh on eve of father's birth anniversary. Visiting Kargil next week. En route, meeting commoners, youth, watching football match. Visit to Kargil significant as LAHDC elections on Sep 10. NC, Cong announce pre-poll alliance.

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Nine soldiers die in Ladakh road accident: Army

The accident took place at Kerey in southern Ladakh.

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

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.

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Kargil hill council polls: legal wrangle between Ladakh govt. and National Conference far from over

The administration of the Union Territory and the National Conference were in a legal battle over the party symbol. The administration had refused to grant the symbol of a ‘plough’ to the NC on the grounds that the election authority of Ladakh was not a Commission and had no such…

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Eastern Ladakh row: India and China agree to resolve remaining issues

India, China agree to resolve remaining issues along LAC in eastern Ladakh expeditiously. Both sides had positive, constructive talks, exchanged views in open manner. 19th round of military talks agreed to maintain peace, tranquillity in border areas.

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India, China hold 19th round of Corps Commander-level talks to end LAC stand-off

India and China held the 19th round of Corps Commander-level talks, as part of the ongoing efforts for overall disengagement and de-escalation to resolve the stand-off in eastern Ladakh

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IAF had airlifted 68,000 personnel to Ladakh: Defence sources

Indian Air Force deployed entire transport fleet to carry 68000 troops, 330 vehicles and 90 tanks to eastern Ladakh. IAF also deployed fighters, helicopters and UAVs for surveillance and deterrence. Strengthened air defence network with radars and surface-to-air guided weapons.

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India, China to hold 19th Corps Commander talks on August 14

India and China are set to hold the 19th round of Corps Commander talks on August 14 at Chushul as part of ongoing efforts to resolve the standoff in eastern Ladakh. The talks, to be led by Lt. Gen. Rashim Bali, come less than a month before the G20 leaders…

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NC retains party symbol to contest Ladakh council polls: Omar Abdullah

The court ordered the UT of Ladakh to allot Hal (Plough) symbol for candidates of the party to contest the Hill council elections.

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First batch of Agniveers graduate from Sikh and Ladakh Regimental centres, 61 Calavry

The first batches of 520 Agniveers graduated from the Sikh Regimental Centre, Ramgarh in Jharkhand, 141 Agniveers graduated from Ladakh Scouts Regimental Centre, Leh and 40 Agniveers from 61 Cavalry in Jaipur in ceremonial parades at the respective centres.

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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

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Exploring climate, culture, community; ‘sā Ladakh’ unveils Asia’s highest altitude land art exhibition

Asia’s highest-ever contemporary land art group exhibition, titled “sā” was launched — at an astounding altitude of 3600m — on August 1 in Leh, Ladakh, focussing on the intersection of climate, culture and community in high altitude environments. Read further on Dynamite News :

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Off-duty soldier missing from south Kashmir

An off-duty soldier went missing in south Kashmir’s Kulgam on July 29 evening, officials said. A search operation has been launched to trace the soldier, posted in Ladakh.

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Melting of Ladakh glacier could form three glacial lakes: Study

Accelerated melting of the Himalayan Parkachik Glacier in Ladakh could give rise to three glacial lakes with an average depth ranging between 34 and 84 metres, scientists have found

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Army Chief General Manoj Pande visits forward areas of Ladakh to review operational preparedness

Indian Army Chief General Manoj Pande visited forward areas of Ladakh to review the operational preparedness. Read further on dynamite News:

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Survey for new rail line to link Ladakh with rest of country is complete, says Ashwini Vaishnaw

The survey for a new rail project connecting the Union Territory of Ladakh with the rest of India has been completed, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed Parliament on July 26. The 498-km proposed line is planned to start from Bilaspur in Himachal Pradesh and via Manali will reach Leh.

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What are cloudbursts and is climate change making them more frequent?

Intense rainfall in the Himalayan regions of India’s Kashmir state and adjacent mountainous cold desert of Ladakh earlier this week destroyed roads and caused flooding of dozens of villages

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Army officer dies, three others injured in Siachen fire incident

Army officer killed, 3 injured in Siachen fire incident: Captain Anshuman Singh died at Siachen glacier in Ladakh. Injured air evacuated for treatment, condition stable.

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China pitched four tents in ‘buffer zone’ in Ladakh, says councillor

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army pitched four tents in a “buffer zone” in eastern Ladakh’s Chushul two days ago, of which three tents were removed after the Indian Army objected to their presence, according to Chushul councillor

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Army inducts new weapons in Eastern Ladakh to tackle emergency situations

The Army in the recent past has inducted the made-in-India Dhanush howitzer which has been developed based on the Transfer of Technology for the Bofors howitzers and has been made more advanced. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Navy Chief leads outreach programme in Ladakh

Navy Chief Admiral R. Hari Kumar hosted a major outreach programme ‘Julley Ladakh’ (Hello Ladakh) in Leh over two days, July 6 and 7, which the Navy said was aimed to “enhance greater participation of the youth from Ladakh

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Monks, masks and mountains — all you need to know about Karsha Gustor

In Ladakh’s Karsha Monastery monks don vibrant masks and silk attire to perform the Cham dance during the annual monastic festival, Karsha Gustor

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Navy launches outreach programme in Ladakh for greater participation of youths in armed forces

The Indian Navy on July 6 said it has embarked on a multi-dimensional outreach programme in Ladakh, especially to ensure greater participation of the youth from the Union Territory in the defence services.

The Hindu

India, China ramp up infra on north bank of Pangong Tso lake

Three years after the violent clash between Indian and Chinese forces in Galwan followed by tanks facing each other around the Pangong Tso — a lake spanning eastern Ladakh and western Tibet — there is hectic activity in the area from both sides. While China is rushing to complete a…

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Childline to be merged with Emergency Response Support System in nine States and Union Territories

In the first phase, the Ministry plans to merge the Childline 1098 service with the Emergency Response Support System (ERSS) number 112 by the end of June in nine States and Union Territories — Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Goa, Mizoram, Ladakh, Puducherry, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and…

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