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Five Indian road trips you just cannot miss
Fashion | Aug 08, 2016, 05:57 PM ISTWe bring you the five most incredible road trips in India you cannot afford to miss, no matter how old you are.
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After Chinese incursion bids, ITBP to set up new command in Leh
India | Sep 28, 2015, 09:27 PM ISTNew Delhi: In the wake of frequent incursion bids by Chinese People's Liberation Army, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) will be establishing a new command at Leh and the process of setting up over 40 modern
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Flash floods affect 4 Leh villages, no casualties reported
India | Aug 03, 2015, 02:22 PM ISTSrinagar: Heavy rains in Leh district of Jammu and Kashmir caused flash floods, resulting in damage to several residential houses, police said here today. "Flash floods caused by heavy rainfall affected four villages in Leh district late last night,"
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Budget 2015: Jaitley says, facilities at heritage sites to be restored
Feb 28, 2015, 02:51 PM ISTNew Delhi: Acknowledging the need to improve facilities at the Unesco World Heritage Sites in India, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Saturday proposed to initiate the restoration process of eight sites including Leh Palace and churches
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Leh coldest at minus 17, Srinagar shivers at minus 4.8
India | Jan 02, 2015, 11:06 AM ISTSrinagar: Jammu and Kashmir's Leh town recorded the coldest night of the season on Friday as the minimum temperature dropped to minus 17 degrees while overnight temperatures remained below the freezing point in the Valley."Leh
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Srinagar and Leh witness coldest night of the season: MeT
India | Dec 04, 2014, 11:59 AM ISTSrinagar: Srinagar and Leh witnessed the coldest night of the season so far as the cold wave tightened its grip further in Kashmir Valley and Ladakh region with the minimum temperatures remaining several degrees below
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A million voters, 123 candidates in Kashmir poll first phase
National | Nov 24, 2014, 02:38 PM ISTSrinagar: A million voters will get to decide the political fate of 123 candidates who are in the fray in the first phase of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections to be held Tuesday.Poll campaign
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Congress banished hopelessness in J-K: Ghulam Nabi Azad
National | Nov 06, 2014, 09:47 PM ISTJammu: Recalling his tenure as Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir in 2006-08, Congress MP Ghulam Nabi Azad today wooed voters, saying hist government had replaced the “hopelessness” in the state with all-round development, and
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Air India evacuates 500 people from Srinagar, Leh
India | Sep 11, 2014, 05:04 PM ISTNew Delhi: Intensifying evacuation efforts from flood-ravaged Jammu and Kashmir, Air India and other carriers today flew over 500 passengers, including about 200 engineering students, here from Srinagar and Leh and carried tonnes of relief
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In Pics: Narendra Modi's maiden visit to Leh and Kargil
National | Aug 13, 2014, 07:04 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi today slammed Pakistan for continuing its proxy war of terrorism against India, saying it has lost the strength to fight a conventional war.“The neighbouring country has lost the strength to fight
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Corruption is the biggest enemy of development, says Narendra Modi in Kargil
National | Aug 12, 2014, 01:47 PM ISTKargil: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that corruption has to be uprooted completely if we have to move forward on the path of development.Modi was addressing a public meeting in Kargil of Jammu and
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi may visit Siachen on August 12
India | Aug 07, 2014, 11:17 AM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi may soon visit Indian Army's forward posts in the Siachen Glacier, the highest battlefield in the world, during his tour of Ladakh.The Prime Minister will be visiting Leh and
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Tibetans head to Leh to participate in 'kalachakra'
India | Jun 30, 2014, 02:55 PM ISTDharamsala: Thousands of Buddhist devotees have started heading to Leh where their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, will participate in the highly venerated 'kalachakra' (Wheel of Time) ceremony next week and pray for world peace.
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Deepti Naval to shoot film in Leh
Bollywood | Jun 27, 2014, 08:08 PM ISTLeh: Veteran actress Deepti Naval, who is here for the third Ladakh International Fillm Festival, says she has movie a script in mind that she'd love to shoot in the fascinating landscape here."I have a
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Airlines add capacity as tourists flock to Leh
May 11, 2014, 07:57 PM ISTLeh (Ladakh): Airlines and charter flights hired by tour operators are making a beeline to Leh as the tourist season sets in the cold desert area of the Himalayas.High returns due to low rates of
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Ladakh records 63 percent polling
India | May 07, 2014, 11:23 PM ISTLeh: Around 63 per cent polling was recorded in Ladakh, the largest Lok Sabha constituency in India in terms of area, where voting went off peacefully today.Ladakh constituency, which is spread over two districts Leh
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Leh goes in deep freeze at -19 degrees
India | Jan 12, 2014, 12:12 PM ISTSrinagar: At almost 19 degrees Celsius below the freezing point, Leh town in the Ladakh region Sunday recorded the lowest temperature of the season in Jammu and Kashmir.The night temperatures in Kashmir also remained several
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J&K remains in grip of cold wave, Leh at minus 12°C
India | Nov 16, 2013, 02:57 PM ISTSrinagar: Jammu and Kashmir continued to be in the grip of cold wave as Leh in Ladakh region recorded a low of minus 12 degrees Celsius last night. Srinagar, the summer capital of the state,
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India flags off another expedition to Siachen
India | Oct 02, 2013, 01:35 PM ISTNew Delhi: Notwithstanding Pakistan's protests, India continues with its civilian mountaineering expeditions to the Siachen Glacier—the world's highest battlefield, as the sixth such batch comprising 23 volunteers was today flagged off from Leh by the
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2nd International Festival of Buddhist Heritage begins in Leh
India | Sep 17, 2013, 07:29 AM ISTLeh: The second International Festival of Buddhist Heritage of Ladakh began here yesterday, with hundreds of delegates from across the world attending the inaugural ceremony held at the Sindhu Sanskrit Kala Kendra. The three-day festival