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Ladakh

Cold desert getting warmer, remedial measures stressed

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A gradual rise in temperature and receding glaciers during summer have turned out to be a challenge for people of the cold desert in Ladakh. Experts and local residents believe that some “drastic and immediate remedial measures” are required to deal with the changing climate in the region. What is more worrying is that “glacier lake bursts” (melting of glaciers and formation of lakes), which is triggering floods in Ladakh, has become a regular phenomenon. Man-induced anthropogenic interference and global warming are attributed as the main reasons for it. “In…

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Sgr-Leh highway opens for one way traffic

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One-way traffic resumes on highway connecting Ladakh with Kashmir after 6 days Traffic on the highway, connecting the Ladakh region with Kashmir valley was restored from Thursday after remaining suspended from December 11 due to snowfall and slippery road conditions. However, the administration has already announced to close the highway for winter months from December 20 to avoid any accident due to slippery road conditions as the mercury drops to below minus 10 degree Celsius to minus 15 degree at several places. Traffic police sources said, “We allowed one-way traffic…

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Proud moment for Ladakh: Two locals attend UN conference

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Two persons from the Ladakh region, representing India at the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP 21 or CMP 11) in Paris, have brought a proud moment for the remote region. Jigmet Takpa, Chief Conservator of Forests, Ladakh, and Director, Ladakh Renewable Energy Development Agency, Leh, and Stanzin Dorjai Gia, Director, Himalaya Film House, who belongs to remote Gya village, 70 km east of Leh, are representing India at the conference. Takpa was officially invited by the general secretary of COP 21 to attend the conference from November 30…

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Srinagar-Leh highway closed, 400 vehicles stranded

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The 434-km Srinagar-Leh highway—connecting Ladakh region with Kashmir Valley—was closed for traffic on Thursday evening after fresh snowfall in Zojilla area, officials said. Riyaz Ahmad, Deputy Superintendent of Police (Traffic) Ganderbal told that the decision to re-open the highway will be taken after green signal from the Border Roads Organization and Vijayak, responsible for clearing the thoroughfare. “The BRO cleared the road up to Zero Point from Sonamarg side but fresh snow hampered further clearance,” he said. The DSP said 400 vehicles from Drass and Sonamarg side are stranded on…

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Kargil BJP pitches for opening Kargil-Skardu road to allow divided families meet

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Welcoming Deputy Chief Minister’s statement regarding opening of LoC routes, Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) and its youth organisation Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morhca (BJYM) today appreciated the proposed move. BJP State Executive Member Mohammad Subhan Jaffary said BJP Kargil welcomes and appreciates this statement of Deputy CM and appeals Government of India and the State government to go ahead with this pro-people step. In its statement, BJP Kargil said, “We think we cannot win the hearts and minds of people of State until we address their demands.” Reminding about protests, BJP…

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Rs 21,000 cr in Ladakh’s kitty from PM’s package

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Emphasis to be on better road connectivity, power supply in arid region The Ladakh region has been allocated nearly Rs 21,000 crore for various projects under the Prime Minister’s Rs 80,000-crore package for the state. The prime focus will be on an all-weather road to the region which generally remains cut off from the rest of the country for almost six months due to closure of the 434-km-long Srinagar-Kargil-Leh highway and the 474-km-long Manali-Leh highway in harsh winters. The power sector is another key area that will be given a…

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Leh council to seek Rs350 cr for rebuilding flood-hit infra

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The newly-constituted Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Leh, in consultation with the district administration has decided to submit a detailed proposal of Rs 350 crore to the state government for rebuilding the infrastructure damaged in the floods in August this year. The proposal also comprises the provision of compensating the affected families which lost their loved ones, if any, in the floods. Of the total projected demand, Rs 100 crore is required to restore the damaged government infrastructure in the district. “We have worked out a proposal of Rs…

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Srinagar-Leh highway open till November 23

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The Sonamarg-Zojila stretch of the strategic Srinagar-Leh highway will remain open till November 23 to clear all stranded vehicles. The road, which is the only surface link connecting Ladakh with the rest of the state through Kashmir, remains closed to traffic during winter due to accumulation of snow on the Sonamarg-Zojila stretch. The decision to keep the road open till November 23 was taken at a meeting convened under the chairmanship of Kashmir Divisional Commissioner Asgar Hassan Samoon here today. It was decided that 50 heavy vehicles would ply on…

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Exhibition showcases rock art heritage of Ladakh

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The first of its kind exhibition on rock art heritage of Ladakh was today inaugurated by Chief Executive Councillor (CEC), Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Leh, Sonam Dawa in Leh town. The exhibition showcases the presentation of a collection of prehistoric rock art of Ladakh over last 15 years by Tashi Dawa, a zoology lecturer at Degree College, Leh. The exhibition is being organised and sponsored by the Leh Development Authority (LDA), Leh. Tashi Dawa gave a brief presentation on his collection of the rescued rock piece and rock…

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Police busts ATM cloning gang in Leh

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District Police Leh today detained two suspects who were in process of obtaining PIN numbers illegally from the customers at an unguarded ATM in Leh town by pretending themselves as customers and cloning the ATM cards by placing some device on machine. In recent past District Police Leh has been receiving complaints about withdrawals of money from various accounts of customers of Leh at various locations in the National Capital Region (NCR) without their knowledge and accordingly District Police Leh constituted a special team led by Dy SP Hqr Leh…

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