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Rajnath Singh pays tribute at Kargil War Memorial; praises 'Indian soldiers' unmatched courage'
India | Jul 26, 2026, 10:36 AM ISTDefence Minister Rajnath Singh paid tribute to India's Kargil heroes at the Drass War Memorial, saying the Kargil War showcased the unmatched courage of Indian soldiers. He also recalled how a US military general praised the bravery of Indian troops.
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Ladakh gets five new districts as LG Saxena approves proposal | Check names
India | Apr 27, 2026, 11:44 PM ISTThe decision had earlier received approval from the Ministry of Home Affairs in August 2024 under the leadership of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
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Vehicle ahead of Kiren Rijiju's convoy falls into river in Ladakh: Here's what happened next | Watch
India | Aug 26, 2025, 12:23 PM ISTUnion Minister Kiren Rijiju shared a video of a vehicle that fell into the river just ahead of his convoy in Ladakh while he was on his way to Drass.
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Kargil Vijay Diwas 2022: India pays tributes to gallant Kargil war heroes, martyred soldiers
India | Jul 26, 2022, 10:16 PM ISTKargil Vijay Diwas 2022 LIVE Updates: The Kargil War was fought between May 8, 1999, to July 26, 1999, against Pakistan intruders, who in the winters of 1998 transgressed into the Indian territory across the LoC.
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Cold wave sweeps parts of Kashmir valley; Drass records minus 25.6°C
India | Jan 27, 2022, 01:12 PM ISTAn official of the IMD said due to clear night sky, minimum temperatures are likely to drop further below the freezing point in the two UTs during the next 48 hours.
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Drass in Leh freezes at minus 27.2°C; mercury plunges below freezing point across Kashmir
India | Jan 12, 2022, 02:20 PM ISTIn Ladakh’s Leh, the minimum temperature was recorded at minus 13.9 degrees Celsius. Drass, the second coldest place in the world after Siberia, recorded a low of minus 27.2 degrees Celsius.
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Srinagar records season's coldest night, Dras freezes at -12.1° Celsius
India | Nov 09, 2021, 12:02 PM ISTThe Meteorological Department (MeT) office said Srinagar recorded the coldest night of the season so far on Tuesday as the minimum temperature dropped to 1.6.
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Minimum temperature dips across J&K, Ladakh; Drass freezes at minus 13
India | Oct 31, 2021, 10:10 AM ISTSrinagar recorded 2.6, Pahalgam minus 3.2 and Gulmarg zero as the minimum temperature.
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Frost bites Valley, Drass freezes rock solid at minus 28.5
India | Jan 12, 2021, 11:04 AM ISTThe minimum temperature was minus 0.9 degrees Celsius in Srinagar on Tuesday while the maximum was 4.1 on Monday. This has made both the day and the night frosty cold for the locals.