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Pune surgeon completes high-altitude marathon at Pangong Lake

Pune surgeon completes high-altitude marathon at Pangong Lake
Published on Mar 06, 2026 07:40 am IST

Peak dining: Check out these authentic foods the next time you’re in Ladakh

Over the past decade, Ladakhi chefs have begun celebrating their varied and storied cuisine. (DESIGN BY LEELA; PHOTOS: NAMZA DINING AND ARTISANAL ALCHEMY)
Updated on Oct 10, 2025 05:52 pm IST

Sitharaman visits project site for infra-red observatory in Ladakh

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during a visit to the project site for National Large Solar Telescope (NLST), located near the Pangong lake in Merak, Ladakh. (PTI)
Published on Jun 18, 2025 05:46 am IST

Sitharaman visits NLST project site; lays wreath at Rezang La War Memorial in Ladakh

Sitharaman visits NLST project site; lays wreath at Rezang La War Memorial in Ladakh
Updated on Oct 06, 2025 11:20 pm IST

Borders of My Country: 3 transborder lakes that India shares with its neighbours

Lakes that we share with neighbouring countries which are just a border away
Published on Jan 09, 2025 05:28 pm IST

Images show Chinese bridge across Pangong Lake in use

China has completed and operationalised a bridge connecting the north and south banks of Pangong Lake. (HT Photo)
Updated on Jul 30, 2024 05:00 am IST

Satellite images show China digging in close to Pangong Lake in eastern Ladakh

The base, built during 2021-22, has underground bunkers that can be used to store weapon systems, fuel or other supplies, according to images provided by BlackSky, a US-based firm. (HT)
Updated on Jul 07, 2024 06:43 am IST

Rahul Gandhi visits Khardung La mountain pass during bike trip in Ladakh. Watch

Rahul Gandhi during visit to Khardung La mountain pass in Ladakh.
Published on Aug 21, 2023 04:45 pm IST

Rahul Gandhi's bike ride in Ladakh sparks BJP-Congress slugfest over roads

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi embarks on a bike ride to Pangong Tso Lake in Ladakh on Saturday.
Published on Aug 20, 2023 02:34 pm IST

Rahul Gandhi rides motorcycle from Leh to Pangong Lake

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi embarks on a bike ride to Pangong Tso Lake in Ladakh on Saturday. (ANI)
Updated on Aug 20, 2023 01:32 am IST

China again seeks to de-link standoff at LAC with bilateral relations

China's defence minister General Li Shangfu at theSCO defence ministers' meeting in New Delhi on Friday. (PTI)
Updated on Apr 29, 2023 12:14 am IST

Tourists in Ladakh advised not to stay near Pangong Lake without prior booking

Tourists in Ladakh advised not to stay near Pangong Lake without prior booking 
Updated on Jun 19, 2022 09:11 am IST

India doubles down on opposition to China’s second bridge across Pangong Lake

Satellite imagery of the site indicates that the first bridge built by China across Pangong Lake is narrower and has been completed. Both the bridges are in areas that have continued to be under the illegal occupation of China since the 1960s. (Image used for representation). (HT FILE PHOTO.)
Updated on May 21, 2022 01:25 am IST

Bridges across Pangong in area under China's illegal occupation since 1960s: MEA

Ministry of external affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi.
Updated on May 20, 2022 07:15 pm IST

China starts building another bridge across Pangong Lake

The first bridge is being used to move equipment such as cranes needed to build the second one, according to experts who analysed the latest high-resolution satellite imagery of the site. (PTI)
Updated on May 19, 2022 06:35 am IST

China's new claim on PLA disengagement in eastern Ladakh’s Hot Spring area

The Chinese foreign ministry told HT that China is working closely with India to reach an acceptable solution to the standoff in eastern Ladakh ‘as soon as possible’. (AP file)
Updated on Mar 16, 2022 07:03 am IST

Army orders fast patrol boats for surveillance of Pangong lake in Ladakh

Heights on both banks of the Pangong lake have been at the centre of the border row between India and China. (AP photo)
Updated on Jan 01, 2021 09:45 pm IST

Army chief General Naravane reviews troop preparedness in forward areas along LAC

Army Chief General MM Naravane reached the forward areas early on Wednesday and visited troops of XIV Corps, popularly known as the “Fire and Fury Corps” and part of the Udhampur-based Northern Command.
Updated on Dec 23, 2020 08:53 pm IST

Army chief Naravane reviews situation along LAC

Indian Army chief General MM Naravane visits forward areas of Fire and Fury Corps including Rechin La.
Updated on Dec 23, 2020 06:48 pm IST

India, China to hold another round of talks on border standoff soon: MEA

The border standoff has entered its seventh month and tens of thousands of troops from both sides have dug in for the winter along the LAC in Ladakh sector. (AP photo)
Updated on Nov 12, 2020 10:26 pm IST

EAM Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart meet in Moscow amid border tensions in Ladakh

The talks between the two foreign ministers are taking place in the backdrop of a massive spike in border tensions in eastern Ladakh triggered by fresh face-offs between Indian and Chinese troops along the LAC in eastern Ladakh.
Updated on Sept 10, 2020 10:42 pm IST

Fresh Pangong lake face-off complicates Jaishankar-Wang’s face-to-face meet

Participating in an online interaction on Monday night to mark the release of his book The India Way, Jaishankar pointed to the serious situation on the LAC and underscored the need for “very deep conversations between the two sides at a political level”. (Photo @DrSJaishankar)
Updated on Sept 09, 2020 05:36 am IST

Amid impasse on LAC in Ladakh, India says only way forward through talks

The southern bank of Pangong Tso has emerged as the latest bone of contention between India and China along the LAC in Ladakh.
Updated on Sept 03, 2020 07:12 pm IST

India rejigs deployment in Ladakh amid standoff

Army personnel on the Srinagar-Ladakh highway at Gagangeer in Srinagar on Wednesday.
Updated on Sept 03, 2020 05:17 am IST

China in 70 years has not occupied an inch of foreign land: Beijing

Indian Air Force aircraft carrying out sorties in Leh.
Updated on Sept 01, 2020 04:23 pm IST

Despite Chinese cameras and sensors, Indian troops managed to beat PLA in occupying height

An Indian Air Force chopper flies in the skies of of Leh, Ladakh. Sources said the cameras and surveillance equipment has been removed after the Indian side occupied the dormant height within its territory.
Published on Sept 01, 2020 04:17 pm IST

‘Important for India and China to reach some kind of equilibrium’: Jaishankar

During the event, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar said India’s growth “has to be a lifting tide for the entire region” and there is a need to invest in the country’s neighbourhood and build more connectivity projects.
Updated on Aug 31, 2020 11:52 pm IST

China upgrading airbases and air defence facilities along LAC, say experts

The imagery shows the suspected heliport under construction at the tri-junction of the borders of India, Bhutan and China, and at a distance of about 100 km from Doka La (Doka pass) and Naku La (Naku pass).
Updated on Aug 31, 2020 11:39 pm IST

India-China military talks hit a roadblock

There is growing consensus among Indian officials and China experts that military talks are unlikely to deliver further results, and the resolution of the issue will require political and diplomatic intervention.
Updated on Aug 15, 2020 06:28 am IST