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Manali-Leh highway partially reopened for traffic after more than 5 months

A notification by Deputy Commissioner Neeraj Kumar said that the traffic would be allowed on the Manali-Leh beyond Darcha towards Leh via Baralacha Pass every day till 1 p.m

BRO to set up new RCC units, task force for development work in Ladakh: DG

The BRO chief also asked the Lt Governor for the allotment of land for carrying out various project works in the union territory

China tried to hack Power Grid systems in Ladakh thrice: R K Singh

Amid reports of Chinese state-sponsored hackers targeting the power grid, the Ministry of External Affairs asserted India has systems in place to safeguard critical infrastructure

Eastern Ladakh situation a work in progress: EAM after talks with Wang Yi

'Frictions, tensions arising from China's deployments since April 2020 cannot be reconciled with normal relationship,' says S Jaishankar on border standoff

India pushes China for resolution of remaining friction points in Ladakh

The Indian side on Friday pushed China for resolution of remaining friction points in Ladakh, during the 15th round of Corps Commander level talks that lasted for around 13 hours, Army sources said.

Will not agree to any change in status quo: EAM on eastern Ladakh standoff

Jaishankar said achieving disengagement is the goal right now and that he was optimistic about the resolution of the issues

Many steps taken to give better opportunities to J&K, Ladakh: President

Modi government has taken many important steps to provide better opportunities for education, health and employment to the people of "hitherto left neglected" states, President Ram Nath Kovind said

India's great wall for Chinese investors, after 2020 Ladakh conflict

How the government bled China-based FDI after the Ladakh conflict

Ladakh shows India needs a light tank to arm itself in high altitudes

Light tanks offer utility not just on the high-altitude Sino-Indian border, but on the mountain border with Pakistan in J&K as well

Rahul Gandhi attacks PM Modi over Ladakh's Pangong Tso lake bridge

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that China was building a strategic bridge on the Pangong Tso lake in Ladakh

Will match Chinese on Ladakh frontier, says Army chief M M Naravane

'We have inducted and billeted 25,000 additional troops along the LAC in Eastern Ladakh', said Naravane

Phunchok Stanzin appointed new Ladakh BJP president, replaces MP Namgyal

Former executive councillor Phunchok Stanzin was on Sunday appointed the new president of the BJP's Ladakh unit, replacing Jamyang Tsering Namgyal

BRO extends access to Zojila that links Ladakh with rest of India

The BRO has extended access of the formidable Zojila at an altitude of 11,649 feet, that links the union territory of Ladakh with the rest of the country and remaining open beyond December 31

New Year: Indian, Chinese troops exchange sweets at border points

India and Chinese troops on Saturday exchanged sweets and greetings at several border posts along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) including in eastern Ladakh to mark the New Year, officials said.

Ladakh reports 28 new coronavirus cases and 21 recoveries in last 24 hours

Ladakh reported 28 new COVID cases and 21 recoveries in the last 24 hours, said the Union Territory Administration on Sunday

19 fresh Covid-19 cases recorded in Ladakh, tally increases to 21,792

Ladakh's tally of COVID-19 cases increased to 21,792 on Saturday with 19 fresh infections, officials said. The death toll remained at 215 and of these, 157 deaths have been reported from Leh and 59 from Kargil, they said. The number of active cases in the Union Territory has dropped to 220 -- 202 in Leh and 18 in Kargil -- from 237 the previous day, according to the officials. Of the 19 new cases, 17 were reported in Leh and two in Kargil, they said. The officials said that 36 patients were discharged from hospitals in Leh, taking the total number of recoveries in Ladakh to 21,357.

Centre must treat people of J&K and Ladakh equally: Omar Abdullah

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Thursday accused the BJP-led Centre of treating the people of Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir "differently" over protection of their land and reservation in jobs and scholarships, and demanded equal treatment. The former chief minister also said that NC leaders and its workers were killed in bomb blasts and attacks because they were not ready to deceive and raise their voice against their country and support gun culture. "We don't demand anything, except justice with us (people of Jammu and Kashmir). When we were told that the aim of abrogation of Article 370 on August 5, 2019, is that there will be one order (system) across the country. Why are there two separate orders for one state," he told a public rally in Ramban district. Abdullah questioned the denial of rights of children of J&K at par with that of Ladakh and said that there are two separate set of state subject laws for both the union territories. "Have our children no such rights

Covid-19 pandemic: Ladakh reports 38 new cases, 1 death

Ladakh has reported 38 new cases of COVID-19, taking the infection tally to 21,435 while one more fatality pushed the death toll to 213, officials said on Friday.

India, China going through 'bad patch' in bilateral ties: Jaishankar

"I don't think the Chinese have any doubt on where we stand on our relationship and what's not gone right with it,' Jaishankar said.

Rajnath inaugurates revamped war memorial in eastern Ladakh

Singh described the monument as an example of the determination and indomitable courage displayed by the Indian Army