Sources said there are reasons for concern for the Indian side as the Chinese are building new highways and connecting roads, constructing new habitats and settlements near the Line of Actual Control.
The main attraction of the festival were monks attired in traditional outfits performing colourful mask dances on rhythmic beats of religious musical instruments demonstrating the victory of good over evil.
Although there has been an increasing trend of weekly tests conducted in the Union Territory, a decrease has been noted in the proportion of RT-PCR testing. Kargil (26.8 per cent) has recorded less than the government mandate of 70 per cent RT PCR contribution.
The MEA said the two sides agreed on the need to find an early resolution to the remaining issues while fully abiding by bilateral agreements and protocols so as to restore peace and tranquillity.
Ladakh has registered 211 Covid-related deaths -- 153 in Leh and 58 in Kargil -- since the outbreak of the pandemic last year.
India and China currently have around 50,000 to 60,000 troops along the Line of Actual Control.
Chaudhari visited the Air Force Station at Leh and IAF deployments at forward areas in Northern Sector on Saturday, the force said.
The military talks between India and China on October 10 to end border disputes did not result in any resolution with the Chinese not agreeing to "constructive suggestions" provided by the Indian delegation.
Threatening India will lose a war if, at all one breaks over border disputes with China, Beijing seems to have probably forgotten how Indian soldiers killed their PLA troops without weapons in the Galwan Valley clash last year in Ladakh.
Jammu recorded 20.1, Katra 15.8, Batote 9.1, Banihal 8.0 and Bhaderwah 9.2 as the night's lowest temperature.
The 13th round of military talks between India and China did not produce any resolution of the remaining issues in eastern Ladakh, the Indian Army said on Monday a day after the dialogue.
"'China here to stay.' Where? On our land," Rahul Gandhi said on Twitter, tagging a report on General Naravane's statement on the PLA build-up.
Soldiers of India and China clashed last year resulting in the loss of several lives on both sides. The clashes erupted after the transgression by Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) in the Galwan Valley.
"We're hopeful of having the 13th round of talks in the second week of October," Army chief Naravane said on Ladakh standoff.
Since the border standoff last year, India has been holding China's provocative actions responsible for triggering it.
External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said China continues to deploy a large number of troops and armaments in the border areas and it was in response to Chinese actions that Indian armed forces had to make appropriate counter deployments.
Speaking at the 6th JP Morgan 'India Investor Summit', he said, "India made it clear to the Chinese side that peace and tranquility in border areas was essential for development of our relationship."
All schools in Leh district were closed for 15 days from Saturday after Ladakh reported 71 fresh cases of Covid-19.
S Jaishankar conveyed to his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi that as for Asian solidarity, it is for China and India to set an example.
China’s Western Theatre Command oversees the Xinjiang and the Tibet Autonomous Regions, as well as the border with India, making it the largest geographical area under one command in the PLA.
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