On July 6, Chinese in civilian clothes approached Line of Actual Control - the disputed de facto border between India and China - and objected to locals celebrating the Dalai Lama’s birthday. read more

Stationed near Chang La pass which is perched at a height of 5,360 metres (17,590 feet), the 13 men, whose home is the low-lying eastern state of Jharkhand, have little experience of cold climes. read more

Respect your fellow travellers and keep the volume down read more

The J&K reservation amendment bill seeks to bring residents of areas adjoining International Border (IB) within the ambit of reservation, on par with persons living in areas adjoining Actual Line of Control (ALoC). read more

Even the BJP’s victories in Ladakh in 2014 and 2019 have been with much smaller margins than in the two PCs in the Jammu region. read more

After his maiden visit, Rajnath tweeted, “Visited a forward post and Siachen base camp today and interacted with the Army personnel serving in this region which is also known as the ‘the highest battlefield in the world’.” read more

Of the total six Lok Sabha seats of the state, National Conference has swept Kashmir valley by winning or leading in all the three constituencies here while BJP has won the three seats of Jammu and Ladakh divisions. read more

The bear had climbed a steep mountain ridge after being chased by the people from the nearby village, but fell into a stream after losing balance as stones were thrown at the animal. read more

An FIR was registered against BJP leaders including party’s Jammu and Kashmir unit president Ravinder Raina and MLC Vikram Randhawa in connection with allegations of offering bribes to some journalists in Leh. read more

Militants had killed BJP’s vice president for Anantnag Ghulam Mohammad Mir, 55, inside his house in Nowgam area of Verinag on Saturday night and shot at former political worker Abdul Rashid Bhat at Tral on Thursday. read more

For the first time in the state’s history, polling in Anantnag Lok Sabha seat was conducted over three phases on account of security reasons. In the first phase, Anantnag district recorded 13.63% polling. read more

Former J&K chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, contesting from her pocket borough of Anantnag, faces main challenge from Congress and National Conference candidates along with 15 other candidates. read more

Officials said 6,97,148 electorate will exercise their franchise at 1254 polling stations in Ladakh and the two south Kashmir districts on Monday. read more

Officials said 6,97,148 electorate will exercise their franchise at 1254 polling stations in Ladakh and the two south Kashmir districts on Monday. read more

This week’s good reads include a new history of Ranjit Singh’s life and times, an exploration of the many ramifications of algorithmic decision making, and a book on trees read more