Ladakh

Abhishek Bachchan Has Reportedly Quit His First Director's New Film

Entertainment | Monday September 25, 2017

"It has come as a shock to us as this happened less than 24 hours before our unit left to shoot in Ladakh," said producer Nidhi Dutta

2 Top Generals Survive Army Helicopter Crash In Ladakh

India News | Written by Vishnu Som | Tuesday September 5, 2017

The Lieutenant General who heads the Indian Army's 14 Corps based in Leh has survived a helicopter crash in Eastern Ladakh this afternoon. Lt General SK Upadhya was onboard the Army Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopter which is believed to have encountered control-related issued at the Tsogstalu helipad in Eastern Ladakh at 1:30 this afternoon.

Meet The Kung Fu Nuns Of Ladakh

Thomson Reuters Foundation | Tuesday August 29, 2017

Ladakh: As dawn breaks, the sun edges over the expansive jagged mountains of Ladakh to reveal a world where time appears to have stood still. The chant of monks in a centuries-old Buddhist monastery can be heard in the distance. Villagers slowly emerge from whitewashed stone cottages to tend to their wheat and barley fields, and ready their goats t...

China Says 'India Slapped Its Own Face' With A Road In Ladakh

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday August 24, 2017

In a new fit of aggression, China today said that India has "slapped its own face" by deciding to build a road near Pangong Lake in Ladakh where soldiers of the two armies clashed earlier this month.

Rajnath Singh Says China Tension To End Soon, Beijing Makes Angry Comment

India News | NDTV News Desk | Monday August 21, 2017

Days after footage emerged of Indian and Chinese soldiers fighting at the border at Sikkim, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said that the confrontation will end soon. China offered no assurances, instead blaming India again for the altercation that has extended into its third month and for the clashes that erupted with soldiers from both sides throwing...

Leh: Ram Nath Kovind's First Visit Outside Delhi As President

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday August 21, 2017

President Ram Nath Kovind today arrived in Leh on a day's visit to Jammu and Kashmir. This is his first visit outside Delhi after assuming office earlier this month.

Video Shows Clashes Of Indian, Chinese Soldiers At Ladakh

India News | Reported by Neeta Sharma, Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Saturday August 19, 2017

Five days after a scuffle between Indian and Chinese soldiers in Ladakh, a video of the clash has surfaced today. The video, which has been widely circulated on social media, shows many soldiers from the two countries punching and kicking each other and throwing stones.

Ladakh-Like Incidents Not In Interest Of India Or China: Centre

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 18, 2017

India said today it will continue to engage with China to find a mutually acceptable solution to the Doklam standoff, but underlined that incidents like one in Ladakh three days ago were not in the "interest of either side".

Unaware Of Scuffle Between Chinese, Indian Troops In Ladakh: China

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 16, 2017

China today said that it was not aware of the reports of People's Liberation Army soldiers entering Indian territory along the banks of the Pangong lake in Ladakh and said it is committed to peace and tranquillity along the border.

US Encourages India, China To Have Direct Dialogue To Resolve Issues

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 16, 2017

The United States has said that it wants India and China to sit down and have a direct dialogue to resolve their issues.

After Ladakh Clashes, China And India Army Officers Hold Talks: 10 Facts

India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Neeta Sharma, Edited by Parmeshwar Bawa | Wednesday August 16, 2017

Senior army officers from China and India in Ladakh are today holding a flag meeting, used to discuss border spats and control, after yesterday's clashes in which soldiers from the two countries threw stones at each other, resulting in minor injuries Indian border guards stopped Chinese troops from entering Indian territory along a lake. Senior arm...

Indian Troops Foil China's Incursion Bid In Ladakh: Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 15, 2017

Indian border guards today frustrated an attempt by Chinese soldiers to enter Indian territory along the banks of famous Pangong lake in Ladakh resulting in stone pelting that caused minor injuries to people on both sides, officials said.

These overseas destinations are travellers' favourites

Business | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 15, 2017

Domestic bookings to perennial favourites like Goa, Rajasthan, Kerala, Ladakh, Coorg and Delhi continued to increase, say experts.

Matin Rey Tangu Is Not A Tubelight Like Salman Khan. Seen These Instagram Pics?

India News | Wednesday July 19, 2017

The sight of Matin Rey Tangu was the most adorable thing you could have spotted on the sets of Tubelight, evidence of which is on Instagram

Beyond Momos: The Flavourful Guide to Ladakh Food (Ladakhi Cuisine)

NDTV Food Desk | Thursday July 6, 2017

Ladakh food usually means momos and noodle soups for many people, but in reality, the delightful Ladakhi cuisine is so much more.

India, China Hold Border Meeting Along LAC In Jammu And Kashmir's Ladakh

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday April 10, 2017

Indian and Chinese troops today held Border Personnel Meetings (BPMs) on the occasion of 'Harvest Festival' along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh sector of Jammu and Kashmir.

3 Soldiers Killed In Avalanche, Hundreds Stranded After Landslides In Jammu And Kashmir: 10 Points

India News | Edited by Shylaja Varma | Friday April 7, 2017

An unprecedented rainfall, multiple avalanches and an unusual April snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir have triggered fears of a repeat of the 2014 floods that caused death and devastation in the Valley. In what could be a relief, the Jhelum waters have started receding, easing fears of a flood. However, the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway remains close...

Avalanche Buries Army Post In Ladakh, 2 Soldiers Rescued, 3 Missing

India News | Written by Nazir Masoodi | Thursday April 6, 2017

The unprecedented April snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir has triggered multiple avalanches, in which an army picket in Batalik sector in Ladakh got buried this afternoon. Five soldiers, who were deployed at the post, had got buried in the snow. Two of them have been rescued. A search is on for the three others, tweeted the Army's Northern Command.

Biting Cold Continues In Kashmir; Ladakh Coldest At Minus 17.7 Degrees Celsius

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 12, 2017

Cold wave continued unabated in Kashmir division, including Ladakh, as the mercury plummeted further, with most places in the region experiencing coldest night of the season.

Brrr... Delhi Freezes At 3.4 Degrees As Winter Chill Sweeps Through North

India News | Edited by Veer Arjun Singh | Thursday January 12, 2017

Temperatures have dropped further and Delhi is freezing at 3.4 degrees Celsius as cold wave intensifies in North India. The weather department has warned that there will be no respite from the piercing cold till Jan 13.

Salman Khan Shares Pic With Om Puri From The Sets Of Tubelight, The Acting Legend's Last Film

Saturday January 7, 2017

Tubelight: "Lost one of the most iconic actors," Salman Khan wrote for Om Puri on Twitter

Heavy Snowfall In Kashmir, Transportation And Electricity Services Hit

India News | Written by Nazir Masoodi | Friday January 6, 2017

Heavy snowfall in Kashmir has thrown life out of gear as roadways, air traffic and power supply have been severely hit in the Valley.

Minimum Temperature Hover Below Freezing Point In Kashmir

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday November 19, 2016

The minimum temperature across the Kashmir division continued to hover below the freezing point, but there was slight improvement in the night temperature at few places, even as a dense layer of fog was witnessed at places in the Valley.

Mercury At Sub-Zero Levels In Kashmir, Kargil Is Coldest

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday November 18, 2016

Most places in Kashmir continued to reel under intense cold with the night temperature staying below the freezing point, while Kargil town in Ladakh region registered the season's coldest night at minus 9.2 degrees Celsius.

Amid Stand-Off With China, Army Finishes Job To Lay Water Pipes In Ladakh

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday November 6, 2016

Unfazed by the 'sit-in' by the Chinese border guards at Demchok in Ladakh that led to a face-off with Indian troops earlier this week, Army engineers have finished the work for laying a water pipeline for irrigation purpose for local villagers in Ladakh division.

After Ladakh Face-Off, China Says No 'Unilateral Action' To Change Status Quo

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday November 4, 2016

China today said actions should not be taken by either side that may "unilaterally change" the status quo of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) as it refuted reports that its troops crossed over to the Indian side in Demchok area in Ladakh region to stop the work of a canal.

Amid Stand-off With China, IAF's C-17 Globemaster Lands 30 km From Border

India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday November 3, 2016

In the middle of an India-China stand-off in Ladakh, the Indian Air Force today landed its giant C-17 Globemaster aircraft very close to the border with China.

China-India In A New Face-Off After Incursion In Ladakh

India News | Reported by Sudhi Ranjan Sen (With Inputs from Reuters) | Friday November 4, 2016

Chinese and Indian soldiers are engaged in a major stand-off in Ladakh after Chinese troops yesterday stopped work on the construction of an irrigation canal being built under the rural development or MNREGA scheme, sources told NDTV.

The Dewarists Season 5 Will be Here Soon. What You Need to Know

Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday October 26, 2016

Each episode of the show - to be hosted by Indian American musician, producer and composer Karsh Kale - is to be shot at locations like Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir, Manali in Himachal Pradesh, and Shillong in Meghalaya, and Madhya Pradesh

Ladakh Army Drill Not Aimed At 'Third Country': China

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 22, 2016

China on Friday described as "normal exchange" the first-ever Sino-Indian joint military exercise in eastern Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir and said the drill was not targeted against any "third country" nor it had "anything to do" with its stance on Kashmir issue.