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BRO reopens strategic Zojila pass on Srinagar-Kargil-Leh road

The pass normally closes by end-November every year, with the onset of winter, when the temperatures dips to sub-zero degrees and opens only by mid April the next year

Snow clearance operation in last phase on Srinagar-Leh national highway

Gambir said only a stretch of 2-3 km is left to be cleared of snow from Srinagar side and the highway is all set to reopen shortly

World's largest khadi national flag, weighing 1,000 kg, unveiled in Leh

Advanced Light Helicopters of the Army Aviation Squadron carried out a fly past and showered flower petals over the national flag.

Gadkari reviews construction work of all-weather Zojila, Z-Morh tunnels

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday reviewed the construction work of strategically important Zojila and Z-Morh tunnels on the Srinagar-Leh highway. Speaking to reporters at the Z-Morh tunnel site, Gadkari said his ministry is also building 20 tunnels of a total length of 32 km in Jammu and Kashmir and 11 tunnels of a total length of 20 km in Ladakh. The cost of building these 31 tunnels in Union territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh will be around Rs 1.4 lakh crore, the road transport and highways minister said. The Union minister for road transport and highways also said all the projects undertaken by the BJP-led central government should be completed before the 2024 general elections. He said there will be no compromise on the quality of the construction. Gadkari also said that in the past two years, the Modi government has been able to do the same amount of work related to road projects in Jammu and Kashmir that earlier took 50 years. The Z-Morh tunnel between Gagangi

New Leh airport terminal likely to become operational by Dec 2022: Govt

The new airport terminal in Leh is likely to become operational by December next year, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Tuesday.

Schools closed in Leh as Ladakh reports 71 new coronavirus cases

All schools in Leh district were closed for 15 days from Saturday after Ladakh reported 71 fresh cases of Covid-19, taking the overall infection tally to 20,702, officials said.

Kargil, Leh join hands to push for constitutional safeguards for Ladakh

Ladakh on Sunday witnessed ideologically different representatives of Kargil and Leh districts joining hands to seek full-fledged statehood along with constitutional safeguards for the region

SpiceJet launches dedicated freighter services to Leh in Ladakh

The flight was operated by SpiceXpress, the dedicated cargo arm of SpiceJet.

Govt issues notice to Twitter for showing Leh as part of Jammu and Kashmir

The notice was issued to Twitter by the Ministry of Electronics and IT on November 9

All arrangements in place for counting of votes for LAHDC-Leh polls

A three-tier security cover has been put in place for counting of votes for the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) here on Monday, officials said

Five key facts you need to know about the Atal Tunnel

The tunnel inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday is not just the longest facility at such an altitude but is also a technology marvel in many ways

HP: Atal Tunnel to reduce distance between Manali and Leh by 46 km

The all-weather Atal tunnel inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday will reduce the distance between Manali and Leh by 46 km and the travel time by four to five hours

PM Modi inaugurates 9.02 km long strategic Atal highway tunnel in Himalayas

Atal highway tunnel, one of the world's most challenging and a marvel of engineering motorways, in the Himalayas will bring the infantry combat vehicles closer to the Line of Actual Control

PM Modi to inaugurate strategic Atal Tunnel between Manali and Leh today

After the inauguration function, Modi will also attend public functions at Sissu in Lahaul Spiti and at Solang Valley

AAI building new terminal at Leh airport to handle 2 mn passengers annually

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) said it is constructing a new terminal building at Leh airport that will be able to handle 2 million passengers annually

In close communication with India through diplomatic channels, says China

Army sources said the Chinese Army had tried to transgress into Indian areas using a sizeable number of troops but the Indian Army came to know about their intentions

Light Combat Helicopters deployed for operations at Leh to support IAF: HAL

LCH is a potent weapon platform because of its state-of-the-art systems and highly accurate weapons that are capable of hitting any type of target by day or night, according to HAL

185 CISF personnel to provide round-the-clock security at Leh airport

Ladakh became a UT on October 31 after the central government on August 5 last year revoked the special status given to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir

Abrogation of Article 370: Tracking change Jammu and Kashmir one year later

Government assures Kashmiris they will get to change political representatives as militancy continues

Airtel expands 4G footprint in rural pockets of Leh, Kargil in Ladakh

Over a dozen remote villages in the twin districts of Leh and Kargil in the Union Territory of Ladakh got their first 4G experience over Bharti Airtel's ultra-fast network