Ladakh
Jan 19, 2020 02:58
A thick blanket of fog covered the national capital Saturday morning. The minimum temperature in the city was 8.4 degrees Celsius, a notch above the normal, and visibility was reduced to 50 metres in the Palam area during the morning hours due to a dense... read more
Jan 13, 2020 08:32
The Chadar trek or the Zanskar gorge is a winter trail in the Zanskar. Traditionally the only means of travel in the area during the harsh winter months, the trail has become popular with adventure tourists. read more
Jan 09, 2020 11:31
The Centre has decided to lower the quota from existing 50 per cent to 33 per cent for local officers from state services to IAS, IPS and Indian Forest Service in Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh. read more
Jan 07, 2020 14:01
Earlier norms allowed the former state to enjoy 50:50 formula for the three all India services -- the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS) and Indian Forest Service (IFoS). read more
Jan 02, 2020 02:42
The main opposition party has launched a programme – ‘Chaurahe Pe Charcha (discussion at street corners)’ – in different parts of the region to galvanise public support in favour of its demand. read more
Jan 01, 2020 01:59
Mobile phone, landline and internet services were disconnected in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir on August 4, a day before the Centre withdrew its special status and divided it into two Union territories — Jammu & Kashmir with a legislative... read more
Dec 31, 2019 03:55
The 33 vacant posts of non-gazetted officials in district courts of J&K and Ladakh that the HC has opened for eligible candidates from all over the country, include those of senior and junior scale stenographers, typists, compositors, electricians and... read more
Dec 27, 2019 13:12
A lockdown and communication blackout was imposed in Jamu and Kashmir to prevent protests against the change to the state’s constitutional status and reorganisation. read more
Dec 17, 2019 12:47
The step has been taken to ensure safety and welfare of the region’s students pursuing higher education outside Ladakh. Read on to know more... read more
Dec 10, 2019 13:20
Usually, Rohtang Pass is officially closed for traffic on November 15 and reopened in May for which snow clearance begins in March. This is for the first time that the BRO took up the challenge to clear the stretch after intermittent snowfall. read more
Nov 28, 2019 03:36
The ministry of road transport and highways in a notification Wednesday amended the Motor Vehicle Act 1988 to insert the new vehicles registration tag for the Union Territory. read more
Nov 24, 2019 01:19
Wangchuk, who inspired Aamir Khan’s character Phunsukh Wangdu in the film 3 Idiots, is the founding director of the Students’ Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh. read more
Nov 19, 2019 00:52
The fact that 25 handloom stalls, many of them run by Kashmiris, have been set up at the National Craft Mela at Manimajra’s Kalagram this year against 12 last year, is testimony to the fact read more
