China has started importing Indian rice after a gap of two years and placed orders for shipment of about 5,000 tonnes of non-basmati rice due to competitive prices offered by India compared to other nations, according to the All India Rice Exporters Association (AIREA).
The report read, "In June 2020, the PLA and Indian troops engaged in a massive physical brawl in the Galwan Valley, located in the far-western Ladakh region along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) separating the two countries."
Almost all major and minor water bodies of the Valley freeze and the perennial water reservoirs of Kashmir get replenished due to heavy snowfall during this period.
Social media giant Twitter has apologised in writing to a key parliamentary panel for wrongly showing Ladakh in China and has promised to correct the error by the month-end, the committee's chairperson Meenakshi Lekhi said on Wednesday. Twitter's deposition has come in form of an affidavit signed by Damien Karien, Chief Privacy Officer of Twitter Inc, for wrong geo-tagging of India's map, Lekhi told PTI.
The Indian Army has completed establishment of habitat facilities for all troops deployed in eastern Ladakh to ensure operational efficiency in the harsh winter months, it said on Wednesday.
The Indian Army established habitat facilities for troops deployed in Ladakh sector.
A 5-years-old student of LKG saluted Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) jawans near a border village in Ladakh.
Fresh snowfall lashed higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Saturday, which led to the closure of Srinagar-Leh road for traffic, while the plains were lashed by rains, officials said.
The whole world knows Ladakh has become union territory and people of Ladakh have accepted it, said Ladakh BJP president Jamyang Tsering Namgyal on November 14 after Twitter showed Leh as a part of Jammu and Kashmir instead of Ladakh.
The Union Ministry of Electronics & IT issued notice to Twitter on November 9 for showing Leh as part of J&K instead of Union Territory of Ladakh. The notice was directed Twitter to explain in 5 days as to why legal action shouldn't be taken against them for disrespecting India's territorial integrity.
After the standoff that lasted more than six months in eastern Ladakh, it seems India and China are close to a breakthrough over disengagement on the Line of Actual Control (LAC), news agency ANI reported quoting defence sources.
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat said that India will not accept any shift in Line of Actual Control and that China is facing unanticipated consequences for its misadventure in Ladakh.
The eighth round of Corps Commander-level talks between India and China is likely to take place this week with an aim to carry forward negotiations on the disengagement process in eastern Ladakh as their troops brace for a harsh winter.
The eighth round of Corps Commander-level talks is set to be held between the Indian Army and the Chinese PLA today. During the talks, the Indian Army will press for comprehensive disengagement of troops by the Chinese PLA from all the friction points in eastern Ladakh.
The eighth round of Corps Commander-level talks between India and China is likely to take place this week with an aim to carry forward negotiations on the disengagement process in eastern Ladakh as their troops brace for a harsh winter.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday dismissed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's claims over Chinese transgression in Ladakh as "baseless".
Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said that India has dealt with the 'worst crisis' in decades along its border with China with firmness and maturity despite facing the challenge of the coronavirus pandemic.
After Saudi Arabia released new 20 Riyal banknote, India has now asked the country to take corrective steps on the misrepresentation of its territorial boundaries on the new notes.
BJP President JP Nadda on Monday termed BJP's victory in Leh Autonomous Hill Development Council election as historic after the party won 15 out of 26 seats. The election on 26 seats was held on Thursday. BJP, Congress, AAP and independent candidates had contested the elections.
The BJP has won 15 seats, Congress 9 and independent candidates 2 in Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council election which took place on Thursday. BJP, Congress, AAP and 23 Independent candidates contested the polls for 26 seats.
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