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  Leh coldest at minus 17, Srinagar shivers at minus 4.8

  India | January 02, 2015 11:06 IST

  Srinagar: 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 | December 04, 2014 11:59 IST

  Srinagar: 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

  Politics | November 24, 2014 14:38 IST

  Srinagar: 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

  Politics | November 06, 2014 21:47 IST

  Jammu:  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 | September 11, 2014 17:04 IST

  New 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

  Politics | August 13, 2014 19:04 IST

  Prime 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

  Politics | August 12, 2014 13:47 IST

  Kargil: 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 | August 07, 2014 11:17 IST

  New 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 | June 30, 2014 14:55 IST

  Dharamsala: 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 | June 27, 2014 20:08 IST

  Leh: 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 19:57 IST

  Leh (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 23:23 IST

  Leh: 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 | January 12, 2014 12:12 IST

  Srinagar: 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 | November 16, 2013 14:57 IST

  Srinagar: 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 | October 02, 2013 13:35 IST

  New 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 | September 17, 2013 7:29 IST

  Leh: 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

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  Rekha Bhardwaj suffers breathlessness in Leh

  Bollywood | September 15, 2013 10:39 IST

  Leh: Singer Rekha Bhardwaj had to be taken to a hospital here after suffering from breathlessness Saturday.Rekha, who is here with her filmmaker-husband Vishal Bhardwaj for the second edition of the Ladakh International Film Festival,

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  Leh: Heavenly paradise on earth!

  Lifestyle | September 09, 2013 6:58 IST

  Leh: One would imagine that Leh, the hottest holiday destination of the country this season, would be teeming with excited tourists. You would have to get past a lot of pushing and shoving to get

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  King of road trip: Himalayan Odyssey

  India | June 30, 2013 23:52 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 30: What will be a biker's dream? Go on a road trip with a bike to the highest motorable road in the world. Royal Enfield flagged off its Himalayan odyssey 10th edition on

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  IAF airlifts 203 stranded passengers from Leh town

  India | January 01, 2013 18:42 IST

  Jammu, Jan 1: Coming to the rescue of stranded passengers in Jammu and Ladakh regions, India Air Force today airlifted 203 stranded people from Leh town to Jammu. "IAF airlifted 203 stranded people including women