Leh in frontier Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir was the coldest place in the state with the night temperature plummeting to minus 9.5 degrees Celsius. The cold has set in Kashmir as the minimum temperatures have dipped below the freezing point in most places in the Valley along with Ladakh region, MeT office said here today. It said Kargil town, also in Ladakh region, recorded the minimum temperature of minus 5.4 degrees Celsius. Srinagar, the summer capital of the state, registered the coldest night of the season so far…
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Kargil mourning procession turns into Pro-Kashmir Protest
Thousands of people attending the fourth day ceremonies after Ashura in Sankoo near Kargil turned into protest against the recent killings of Muslims in different parts of the world including Kashmir valley. Anjuman-e-Sahib Zaman spokesperson Agha Ahmad Rizvi in a statement appealed for meaningful dialogue with all stakeholders in Jammu and Kashmir to restore peace and normalcy. “Today worst atrocities are being perpetrated in Kashmir including on women and children and Kashmir has been converted into big jail and we strongly condemn it,” the statement said. The procession organised by…
Read MoreUnion Territory Status demand divides Ladakh
Day after Leh’s united face over issue, Kargil district opposes demand The long-standing demand for union territory (UT) status to Ladakh today divided the region on religious lines with the Muslim-majority Kargil area telling the Centre that it was against the division of Ladakh and its separation from the state. The move came a day after the demand of a joint delegation of all political parties, religious organisations and civil society groups in Leh to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday. The Ladakh region comprises Leh and Kargil districts.…
Read MoreNubra valley now open to foreign tourists
The government has ordered relaxation in the protected area permit regime for allowing foreigners to visit the hitherto restricted areas in Leh district. A formal notification in this connection has been issued by the Home Department. According to a spokesman of the Home Department, foreign tourists will now be permitted to visit a number of unexplored areas like Panamik, Phukpochey, Hargam, Taksha, Sasoma, Chaglung, Kobet, Aranu, Khemi, Warshi, Yarma Gompa and Yarma Gonbo monastery in Leh. These areas were thrown open to local tourists last year. Situated at an average…
Read MoreLadakh on high alert; Residents asked to vacate border villages
Amid escalating Indo-Pak tension after the Army’s surgical strikes on terrorist camps in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), Ladakh, which shares vast boundaries with China and Pakistan, has been put on a high alert, following apprehension of “possible aggression” from the other side of the border. While the administration has sounded the alert for all habitations along the Line of Control (LoC), it has kept the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), an unmarked boundary between China and India, on a “close watch.” The Ladakh region has 225-km LoC, 955-km…
Read More10,500 Year-old camping site found in Nubra Valley
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has discovered a 10,500-year-old (8,500 BC) camping site at a height of 14,000 feet en route the Karakoram Pass in Ladakh. There is an evidence of human activity at the camping site for about 800 years. The site is in the Nubra valley on the way to Saser La which leads to the Karakoram Pass. While exploring the Nubra valley in 2015-16, Dr SB Ota, Joint DG, ASI, observed both sides of the hill and valley as the serpentine road gradually climbed along the…
Read MoreLadakh’s involvement in talks on Kashmir crisis imperative: Leh religious organisations
In a significant move, all religious organisations of Leh have jointly appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi that Ladakh’s aspirations should never be ignored while having talks with stakeholders to find a solution to the ongoing crisis in Kashmir. They asserted that Ladakh, having its own identity with no homogeneity with Kashmir in terms of culture, language and ethnicity, needs to be involved in all talks and meetings on Kashmir issue so as to avoid any resentment in future. Religious heads of Leh held a joint Press Conference at Ladakh…
Read MoreCloudburst hits Leh; one killed
A young Nepali boy was killed and public property was damaged when a cloudburst hit Alchinathang Yokma and Alchinathang Gongma villages, 135 km from Leh, today. The cloudburst led to flash floods which damaged irrigation canals, bridges, roads and water supply schemes in several villages in the area. The road connectivity to Arayan valley, a famous spot in Khlasi division, was lost due to the flash floods. Giving details, a resident of Alchinathang Gongma village, Stanzin Phunchok told Kashmir Post over phone that all roads had got damaged. “Water supply schemes…
Read MoreShut down your car engine it will still move at 20 kmph; Magnetic Hill
There is a place in Jammu and Kashmir where even if you shut down your car engine, the vehicle would still moves forward at a speed of 20 kmph. Amazing right! The place is called Magnetic Hill and is located on the Leh-Kargil-Srinagar national highway, some 30 km from Leh. www.JKLTravels.com – www.KashmirTravels.in (Your Travel Partner In Jammu & Kashmir)
Read MoreThree missing Israeli nationals traced in Leh
Three Israeli nationals, including a woman, who lost contact with their embassy during trekking in Leh district, were traced by a search party of district administration and police officials late last night. The Israeli nationals, identified as Ayelet Halael (woman), Eyal Kogat and Yirmy Sneider, had gone missing in the Markha Valley area. Parassana Ramaswamy, Deputy Commissioner, Leh, told Kashmir Post that they got a message from the Israeli Embassy that their three nationals had lost contact with it after complaining of some health problems. “We received a request from the…
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