Category: Ladakh

Ladakh

LAHDC Leh accuses govt of releasing insufficient funds for flood victims, stage demo

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Protesters playing politics, 20 crore not final package: Dorjey Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Councils Leh along with District Congress Committee (DCC) members today staged a protest demonstration against State government for not allocating “sufficient funds” for flood affected areas in Leh. Councillors said the allocation of Rs 20 crore as relief for flood affected areas in Leh is too meagre. They said, the amount released by State government for the relief and rehabilitation of flood affected people in Leh is “too little and too late”. Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor…

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Protests erupt in Kargil after taxi drivers assaulted in Leh

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The recent agreement between Leh and Kargil taxi unions brokered by Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Asgar Samoon was severed last night after five taxi drivers were attacked at Leh Taxi Stand by unknown people. The attack resulted in injuries to three drivers who were hospitalized later. In the agreement, two unions had agreed that the presidents of the two unions would be responsible for any breach of the agreement  or attack on taxi drivers. Police sources said that an FIR has been lodged against the attackers and the search operation is…

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Army rescues 400 stranded tourists from flood-hit Ladakh

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About 400 stranded tourists have been evacuated by the Army from flood-hit areas of Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir as several villages of the region were cut off from the mainland. “Army troops swiftly launched a large scale rescue and relief operations in all flood-affected areas to save precious lives,” Defence Spokesman at Army’s Northern Command, Col S D Goswami said. “Heavy rains, flash floods since last month have affected large parts of Ladakh region. Inundated roads, submerged villages, damaged bridges have caused havoc during prime tourist season,” he said.…

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31 including 23 Britons rescued from flash floods in Leh

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31 people, including a group of 23 British trekkers, trapped after flash floods in Leh district of Jammu and Kashmir were on Friday airlifted. “A group of 23 British citizens comprising one male (group leader) one female teacher, 21 girl students, eight local guides and cooks were trapped due to flash floods between Markha and Sko areas of Leh on August 5,” a police spokesman said. On receiving information, a party from Leh police station and headed by Head Constable Mohammad?Isa trekked 12-hour journey with ration and set the rescue?operation in…

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British trekkers rescued amid flash floods in Himalayas

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A group of British trekkers have been airlifted from a remote part of Kashmir after becoming trapped following flash flooding in the Himalayas. The group of 20 students and three teachers were trekking in Ladakh region when they became trapped on Tuesday. They were located by ground teams after a two-day search and 10 have since been airlifted to safety by the Indian Air Force, Kashmir officials said. The rest will be rescued on Friday, after bad weather hampered efforts. A Foreign Office spokesman said: “We are providing consular assistance…

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Chief Minister Orders Assessment of Damages in Leh during recent floods

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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today issued directions to the Ladakh Affairs Department as well as district administration Leh to immediately carry out assessment of damages caused due to flash floods. Mr Sayeed issued the directions for immediate assessment of damages due to flash floods so that a comprehensive proposal is forwarded to the Central Government for seeking financial assistance for providing relief and succor to the affected families, an official spokesman said. The Chief Minister also directed the concerned authorities to take all necessary restoration and…

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23 foreign trekkers stranded after Kashmir cloudburst

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Twenty-three foreign trekkers were stranded on Wednesday in Leh district of Jammu and Kashmir’s Ladakh region after the water level rose in mountain streams due to cloudbursts, an official said. “Due to overnight cloudbursts, the water level increased in several mountain streams in Leh district and 23 foreign trekkers are held up in Nagti Sku area”, a senior police officer told IANS on Wednesday. Intermittent rains and cloudbursts in the region this week caused damage to many houses besides damaging crops as well. “Teams have been sent to the area…

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Cloudburst damages 20 houses in Kargil

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At least 20 residential houses were damaged after a cloudburst struck Choskore Wakha village in Kargil district Tuesday night. Official sources said that the cloudburst triggered flash floods in Choskore Wakha village, some 42 kilometers from main Kargil town. “The cloudburst and subsequent flash floods damaged 20 residential houses. The district administration shifted the victims to safer places,” officials said. They added that people living in hilly areas of the district have been advised to move to plain areas as there were apprehensions of more cloudbursts during inclement weather. CNS

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Flash floods affect 4 Leh villages, no casualties reported

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Heavy rains in Leh district of Jammu and Kashmir caused flash floods, resulting in damage to several residential houses, police said here on Monday. “Flash floods caused by heavy rainfall affected four villages in Leh district late last night,” a police official said. He said the affected villages were Vanilla, Shakti, Chuchut and Basigo — all falling under the jurisdiction of Leh police station. “Several houses have been damaged due to the flash floods but there are no reports of any human casualties so far,” the official added. An official…

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Kashmir Range DIG reviews security situation in Leh

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A senior police officer today reviewed the overall security situation in the border district of Leh in Jammu and Kashmir. “DIG Central Kashmir Range G H Bhat visited Leh and reviewed the overall security of the border district,” a police spokesman said here. During his visit, the DIG addressed jawans and met civil society members of the district besides chairing a meeting of the district administration in which all the top officers Leh participated, the spokesperson said. “In the meeting, the overall security scenario of the district, the crime and…

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