Category: Ladakh

Ladakh

Srinagar-Leh highway awaits ‘all weather connectivity’

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Though the government of India (GoI) has approved and sanctioned the construction of two vital tunnels on strategic Srinagar-Leh national highway to make it an all ‘weather road’, however the delay in the execution of these two vital projects has marred the purpose of this project. Much to the respite for the people of Kargil and Leh, the twin districts in Jammu and Kashmir, which remain inaccessible for rest of the country due to inclement weather during winters, it was not less than a dream come true. The strategic 434…

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Police issue traffic schedule for Kargil road

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The Traffic Police today issued a new schedule for the commuters in view of the bad condition of the Sonamarg-Drass road around the Zojila axis. In a statement issued here today, the Superintendent of Police (SP), Traffic (Kashmir-Rural), said the traffic from Drass to Sonamarg would be allowed on odd days (Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday) while traffic from Sonamarg to Drass would be allowed on even days (Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday) of the week. The SP further said, for the traffic moving from Drass to Sonamarg, the cut-off time…

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‘Ladakh to emerge as defecation free region’

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“The Ladakh should emerge as the defecation free by changing the practices of the people through Mission Swachh Bharat,’ said Deputy Director Rural Sanitation in an awareness camp organized at Numa,  183 kms away from Leh. The awareness camp is the one among series of programs held here in Ladakh  to sanitize the locals about the sanitation and its various components, organized jointly by National Welfare Forum an NGO  with Rural Sanitation Department Kashmir. Ahmad Hussain Bhat , Deputy  Director Rural Sanitation  while speaking on the occasion said,   “Ladakh…

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Students from Kargil demand competitive entrance exam centers in Ladakh

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All Ladakh Students Coordination Committee Kargil today staged a protest march in Kargil demanding setting up of UPSC, JKSSRB, JKPSC, SSC and other university level entrance examination centers in both districts of Ladakh region. Various organizations including Islamia School Kargil, Imam Khomeini Trust, Bar Association, Ahle Sunnat Jamat Kargil, Buddhist Association Kargil, Merchant Association, Youth Action Committee and various other organizations also supported the protest. The protest rally started from Hussaini Park and while marching through Kargil market concluded at Lal Chowk where student leaders addressed to the gathering. Student…

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Zojila Pass reopens for traffic; 800 stranded vehicles move towards Sonamarg

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After four days of closure, Srinagar-Leh Highway today reopened for vehicular traffic. The road was closed on 5th November after heavy snowfall at Zojila Pass. Hundreds of vehicles and passengers were stranded on both sides of the pass. In Drass many non-Ladakhi drivers were anxiously waiting for the opening of the road. District Police Kargil today informed that more than 800 vehicles were allowed to move from Drass to Sonamarg on Sunday amid severe cold. Police Officials in Kargil said, “Today we have allowed one-way traffic from Kargil to Srinagar…

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Leh council to get new CEC today

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The Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Leh, is set to get a new Chief Executive Councillor (CEC) as all 26 newly elected councillors will take oath in the presence of top leaders of the BJP and PDP at the historic Polo Ground in Leh on Tuesday. After the oath-taking ceremony, the Deputy Commissioner, Leh, Prasanna Ramaswamy G, who serves as Chief Executive Officer of the LAHDC, Leh, will convene the first session of the newly elected council at the Secretariat, where elected councillors will elect the new CEC. Four…

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Delay in land acquisiton affecting BRO projects in Ladakh region

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In the strategically significant Ladakh region, where Chinese incursions and Indo-China stand-offs take place frequently, impediments faced by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) continue to affect the operational preparedness of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and the Army. The BRO, which largely has the responsibility of constructing and maintaining border roads, faces impediments such as acquisition of land, delay in forest and wildlife clearances and hostile weather. “In the age of drones and in comparison with the Chinese infrastructure on their side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC), we…

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Omar slams PM over UT status for Ladakh

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Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Sunday hit out at the Prime Minister alleging that he had forgotten to inform the people about his promise to “dismember Jammu and Kashmir” for votes in Ladakh which was assured the status of Union Territory by the BJP during the recent polls here. “How disingenuous of the Hon PM to forget to tell the people of Bihar that his party promised to dismember J&K for votes in Ladakh,” Omar wrote on micro-blogging site, Twitter. Omar was referring to the recent Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development…

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RSS timely intervention facilitates BJP’s victory in Leh district

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Sangh’s affiliates carried out door-to-door campaigning for saffron party The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) once again came to the rescue of the BJP as it helped the saffron party register its maiden victory in the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Leh, results for which were announced today. The RSS cadre in Leh worked as foot soldiers for the BJP in the last stages of electioneering as the saffron party was finding it difficult to coordinate work at ground level to counter the Congress, which has a strong base in…

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Leh council poll verdict today

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Counting of votes for the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Leh, which governs the district politically, will be conducted tomorrow and results are likely to be available by 4 pm. The ruling alliance partner BJP and the Congress are locked in a straight contest in the election, which was held on October 17. The counting of votes, polled in all 26 constituencies of the Leh Council, will be held at Government Degree College, Leh. The counting process will be completed in two phases. The overall poll percentage in the…

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