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All flights to and from Leh cancelled after IAF's C-17 Globemaster gets stuck on runway
India | May 16, 2023, 07:52 PM ISTIndian Air Force (IAF) C17 had taken off from Chandigarh for maintenance sortie to Leh. After reaching there, it got stuck on the runway due to some technical error in the aircraft.
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India to host G20 meetings in Srinagar next month: Time to nail Pakistan's lies about J&K
India | Apr 19, 2023, 05:55 PM ISTTaking the region’s weather into account, the months of April-June have been selected as the ideal months for hosting the G20 tourism stakeholders’ meeting in Srinagar and Leh as the Valley looks most picturesque during this period.
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Ladakh: Locals hold protest in support of Dalai Lama; call for shutdown on THIS date
India | Apr 15, 2023, 10:06 PM ISTThe protesters alleged that under a conspiracy, a doctored video of Dalai Lama is being used to defame the spiritual leader.
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'In 1962 China captured our area in Ladakh with Pandit Nehru as our PM...': Rajnath Singh in Jammu
India | Jul 24, 2022, 06:58 PM ISTKargil Vijay Diwas: In 1962 China captured our area in Ladakh, with Pandit Nehru as our PM. I will not question his intentions. Intentions can be good but the same does not apply to policies. However, today's India is one of the most powerful countries in the world, said Rajnath Singh.
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Avoid planning stays in Pangong Lake area without prior booking: Ladakh administration to tourists
India | Jun 18, 2022, 12:55 PM ISTThe advisory was issued on Friday to ensure safe and secure visit and stay of the tourists in the Union Territory of Ladakh.
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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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Cold wave sweeps parts of Kashmir valley; Leh records minus 14.2°C
India | Dec 17, 2021, 02:32 PM ISTThe mercury in the world-famous resort of Gulmarg settled at minus 8.6 today.
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Leh: 2-day monastic festival 'Thiksey Gustor' concludes
India | Nov 24, 2021, 11:36 AM ISTThe 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.
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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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IAF Chief VR Chaudhari reviews operational preparedness of Force in Ladakh
India | Oct 17, 2021, 02:01 PM ISTChaudhari visited the Air Force Station at Leh and IAF deployments at forward areas in Northern Sector on Saturday, the force said.
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Leh schools to reopen for Classes 9 to 12 from October 14
Education | Oct 11, 2021, 11:42 AM ISTAuthorities in Ladakh's Leh district announced the reopening of all private and government schools for classes 9 to 12 from October 14.
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PM Modi terms inauguration of national flag made of Khadi in Leh 'unique tribute' to Mahatma Gandhi
India | Oct 03, 2021, 09:42 PM ISTPM Modi also encouraged the countrymen to make Khadi, handicraft products a part of their lives and strengthen the resolve to build a self-reliant India.
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On Gandhi Jayanti, world's largest khadi tiranga flag unveiled in Leh
India | Oct 02, 2021, 04:17 PM ISTUnion Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said that the unveiling is a 'moment of great pride for India'.
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Sports Minister Anurag Thakur flags off cycle rally in Leh as part of Fit India Movement
India | Sep 25, 2021, 01:43 PM ISTSpeaking at the event, Thakur said, "Prime Minister Narendra Modi started this Fit India campaign in 2019 to make aware people of health and fitness".
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Schools closed in Leh as Ladakh reports 71 new Covid-19 cases
Education | Sep 18, 2021, 12:16 PM ISTAll schools in Leh district were closed for 15 days from Saturday after Ladakh reported 71 fresh cases of Covid-19.
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Mini inflatable movie theatre enthrals locals in Ladakh
News | Aug 28, 2021, 05:08 PM ISTLadakh now has its first first-ever mobile mini-theatre, which was conceptualized with the idea of providing movie experience to remote areas with difficult living conditions. The inflatable theatre was installed at an altitude of 11562 feet. The initiative was taken to bring the movie experience to the remotest areas of India and can be expanded to the rest of the country.
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Aim is to make Ladakh people 'AatmaNirbhar': Om Birla
News | Aug 26, 2021, 07:53 PM ISTLok Sabha Speaker Om Birla arrived in Leh, Ladakh on August 26. He said, "Development of the Union Territory (Ladakh) will be done as per the geographical requirements and with an aim to make the local population 'AatmaNirbhar'. Tourism will be bolstered to generate employment opportunities for locals."
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Watch: Artificial Lake bursts near Leh's Rumbak blocks Indus River
News | Aug 22, 2021, 10:20 AM ISTDistrict Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) of Leh informed on August 21 that an artificial lake near Rumbak has burst which resulted in the blockage in the Indus River and creating an artificial lake in the area.
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Boulders roll down, block Manali-Leh highway in HP's Lahaul-Spiti district
India | Aug 15, 2021, 01:22 PM ISTState Disaster Management Director Sudesh Kumar Mokhta said according to the information received from the Lahaul-Spiti District Emergency Operation Centre, boulders came down near Killing Sarai in Lahaul valley, blocking the Manali-Leh national highway-3.