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SBI Opens 14th Branch In Ladakh, Set In This Picturesque Village

Business | Edited by Sandeep Singh | Saturday September 14, 2019

SBI branches: State Bank of India (SBI) said the new branch is located in Diskit, Nubra Valley (District Leh). SBI said the branch is about 100 kilometres from Leh. SBI is the country's the largest commercial bank in terms of assets deposits and branches.

Jeep Captured From Pak In 1971 Stands As "War Trophy" In Leh Army Camp

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday September 8, 2019

All of 48 years and maybe more, the ''Jarpal Queen'', a symbol of India's triumph against Pakistan, travels through the length and breadth of India as a ''war trophy'' of the Indian Army.

"Pakistan Keeps Crying About Kashmir. When Was It Yours?": Rajnath Singh

India News | Edited by Shylaja Varma | Thursday August 29, 2019

Pakistan has no locus standi on Kashmir, which always belonged to India, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said today at an event in Leh, Ladakh. "I want to ask Pakistan, when did Kashmir ever belong to Pakistan that you keep crying about it," he said in a sharp takedown amid Islamabad's attempts to raise protests over the government's Kashmir decisio...

Naropa Fellows Graduate In Convocation Held At 13,000 Ft In Ladakh

Education | Press Trust of India | Monday August 26, 2019

The first batch of year-long Naropa Fellowship graduated in a ceremony held on Sunday at the iconic Hemis Monastery premises.

Landslides Disrupt Traffic Between Manali And Leh In Himachal Pradesh

India News | ANI | Tuesday August 20, 2019

Himachal Pradesh weather: On Manali-Leh route, a landslide was triggered by relentless rain.

Lt Col MS Dhoni Likely To Unfurl National Flag In Leh On Independence Day

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday August 9, 2019

Former Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is likely to unfurl the tricolour on the occasion of Independence Day in Leh in the newly-created union territory of Ladakh.

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Army Gets Poll Body Notice Over "Vote By Phone" Complaint, Issues Denial

India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar and Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Friday May 10, 2019

Army officers posted in Jammu and Kashmir's Leh province have been accused of violating electoral norms by asking soldiers to specify their voting preferences by phone and casting votes on their behalf instead of adhering to the standard procedure of providing ballot papers. A complaint in this regard was cited in a notice issued by Leh Election Of...

Bribe Case Against Jammu And Kashmir BJP Chief, Lawmaker After CCTV Clip

India News | Written by Nazir Masoodi | Thursday May 9, 2019

The Jammu and Kashmir police have filed a First Information Report or FIR against the state BJP chief Ravinder Raina and a legislator for allegedly trying to bribe journalists in Ladakh last week. The complained was filed after a local court asked the police to file a case against the BJP leaders.

Omar Abdullah Seeks Action Against BJP In Journalists Bribery Case In Leh

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 8, 2019

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah today said action must be taken in the alleged bribery of journalists by BJP leaders in Leh in Jammu and Kashmir.

Election 2019: After Leh Journalists' Bribe Claim, CCTV Clip Emerges. BJP Says Will Sue

India News | Reported by Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Wednesday May 8, 2019

After a group of journalists in Jammu and Kashmir's Leh accused the BJP of "trying to bribe reporters for favourable coverage" to influence the national election, a video has emerged of envelopes being handed out to the media at a press conference held in the mountainous town last week.

Ladakh Seat Ready For Polling, 49 Booths In Leh To Have All Women Staff

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday May 5, 2019

Lok Sabha Election Phase 5 Voting: As many as 49 polling booths in Leh district will have all women staff as all arrangements have been put in place to ensure free and fair polling in the Ladakh parliamentary constituency on Monday, officials said.

Leh Press Club Alleges BJP Trying To Bribe Reporters, Files Complaint

India News | Written by Nazir Masoodi | Sunday May 5, 2019

A journalist body in Ladakh has accused the BJP of "bribing reporters for favourable coverage" to influence the national elections in the constituency which votes on Monday in the fifth phase. An inquiry has been ordered by the district election officer.

To Counter China, An Indo-Tibetan Border Police Command In Leh

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday April 1, 2019

India has operationalized its strategic Indo-Tibetan Border Police command in Jammu and Kashmir's Leh-Ladakh district after moving it from Chandigarh, as part of a plan to counter the ever-increasing Chinese military build-up in the region.

6 IAF Officers, Civilian Killed In Chopper Crash In J&K's Budgam: Police

India News | Edited by Shylaja Varma | Wednesday February 27, 2019

Six Air Force officers and a civilian were killed after an Indian Air Force (IAF) chopper crashed in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam on Wednesday morning, a senior police officer told NDTV. The crash took place in the backdrop of heavy shelling and firing from across the border on a day IAF fighter jets crossed the Line of Control and destroyed a vast t...

Protests Continue In Kargil Over Centre's Ladakh Division Move

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Thursday February 14, 2019

Fresh protests erupted in Kargil district on Thursday, a day after the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) called for a mass civil disobedience movement in the region. Thousands marched through its streets in sub-zero temperatures to seek a review of the centre's decision to grant Ladakh a separate administrative divison with its hea...