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Deccan Chronicle
April 29, 2018
It is easy to take a good photo in Ladakh, and while the camera, eye, hand and brain all need to be in sync to take a photograph, I do believe that an investment of time, be it in travelling to, listening, researching or learning about what we are photographing, gives photographs an extended life and weight.
Scoop News
April 29, 2018
Jammu, April 29, (Scoop News)- Various moves by successive governments to facilitate land grabbing in Jammu & Ladakh region, with deep rooted conspiracy to change demographic character of the provinces, which they have successfully achieved already in Kashmir Province by evicting forcibly the Kashmiri Hindu fromÃâà...
DriveSpark.com
April 27, 2018
Salman Khan has been spotted riding a Royal Enfield Classic 350 in Ladakh. The Bollywood actor ... Just about 4 seconds into the video, a second camera cuts in, which shows the duo riding in a relaxed manner with the mountainous landscape of Ladakh forming a beautiful backdrop. Salman Khan AndÃâà...
Mid-Day
April 26, 2018
"There are several regions in India that can be useful for scientists to understand how life exists in harsh conditions, and Ladakh is one of those places. So, in March 2015, we made a 10-day plan with a team of 30 from India, Australia and the US, and headed out with the aim to find out regions that wouldÃâà...
Times of India
April 21, 2018
SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir government has declared tourist destinations and resorts in the Valley and Ladakh region as polythene-free zones, and banned the use of non-biodegradable plastic at its properties, according to an official order. The government aims to achieve sustainable tourismÃâà...
State Times
April 20, 2018
Jammu, Kashmir & Ladakh All Departments Clerical Staff Association protest and demands implementation of 7th pay Commission at D C Office, Jammu. Share 0. Tweet Ãâ÷ Share Ãâ÷ Share 0. Share 0. Jammu, Kashmir & Ladakh All Departments Clerical Staff Association protest Ãâ÷ PreviousÃâà...
United News of India
April 18, 2018
Srinagar, 18 (UNI) The historic 86-km-long Mughal road reopened for one-way traffic on Wednesday after remaining closed for two days due to fresh snowfall, while the national highway, connecting Ladakh region with Kashmir and 300-km-long Srinagar-Jammu highway are through. Traffic on the MughalÃâà...
The New Indian Express
April 17, 2018
SRINAGAR: The historic 86-km-long Mughal road reopened for one-way traffic only on Tuesday after remaining closed due to fresh snowfall and slippery road condition on Monday while the national highway, connecting Ladakh region with Kashmir and 300-km-long Srinagar-Jammu highway, was throughÃâà...
gulfnews.com
April 10, 2018
Discover what lies within the rocky mountain region of India's beautiful Ladakh. Gulf News reader Vishwas Shetty explored the area with ... Shetty said: 'Ladakhi villages nestled amongst the mountains, alongside streams and rivers, have a flair of their own.' gulf news multimedia. More from this section MostÃâà...
gulfnews.com
April 10, 2018
Discover what lies within the rocky mountain region of India's beautiful Ladakh. Gulf News reader Vishwas Shetty explored the area ... Shetty said: 'Ladakhi villages nestled amongst the mountains, alongside streams and rivers, have a flair of their own.' gulf news multimedia. Loading... Feedback; Get TheÃâà...
Business Standard
March 30, 2018
"The Chief of Army Staff was briefed on the operational preparedness in Eastern Ladakh sector. He appreciated the efforts of troops deployed in harsh weather conditions," the spokesman said. He said Gen Rawat's visit has boosted the morale of soldiers deployed in difficult locations in Ladakh. (This storyÃâà...
Daily Excelsior
March 30, 2018
The delegation was led by Thupstan Chewang, MP Ladakh, who urged upon the Union Minister to make arrangement of broadcasting the regional version of monthly programme Mann-Ki-Baat of the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi from All India Radio relay stations in Nubra, Changthang, Drass, Tai-SuruÃâà...
Brighter Kashmir
March 30, 2018
Chief of Army Staff General Bipin Rawat today visited forward areas bordering China in eastern Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir. Gen Rawat arrived at Leh and visited forward posts in Eastern Ladakh, a defence spokesman said here. He said the army chief interacted with troops serving in sub-zeroÃâà...
The Hindu
March 29, 2018
The Trans-Himalayan cold desert, also known as the Tibetan Himalayan region lies in the rain shadow area receiving an annual rainfall of just five cm. Life in this region is sustained by the melting snow in summer. Zanskar, Ladakh and Karakoram are the three major ranges of this part of the Himalaya.
Times of India
March 28, 2018
A theatre festival was held in Leh on March 27 to mark the World Theatre Day. Theatre artistes from Ladakh Theatre Organisation (LTO), dressed in red and black presented a play 'Nad-ngan Phagsub'. The play stressed on the need to eradicate corruption from the society. An organiser Mipham Otsa saidÃâà...
State Times
March 28, 2018
Kacho Ahmad Ali Khan also confirmed that the road condition on Zojila Pass was very good for movement of heavy vehicles also but authorities for the reasons best known to them have kept it closed for Ladakhi vehicles while choosing to allow some selected vehicles having number plates of the Valley toÃâà...
YourStory.com
March 22, 2018
“People living in mountainous regions, in general, and Ladakh, in particular, are a microscopic minority in India. Not only are we an ethnic and linguistic minority, but our climatic and technological challenges too are unique,” contends Sonam Wangchuk, who has dedicated the past three decades of his lifeÃâà...
Livemint
March 16, 2018
The Ladakh region is divided into the Leh and Kargil districts. All of it is mountainous—the Karakoram range lies to its north and the Ladakh and Zanskar ranges to the south. The eastern part of the district lies on the Tibetan plateau and is considered a desert, a very cold one. Endless brown and barrenÃâà...
Outlook India
March 8, 2018
The Ladakhi Women's Travel Company is the kind of travel operator that should exist everywhere in India—it employs local women as guides and offers services solely for the female traveller (though men accompanying them are welcome). It may only offer sightseeing and treks in Ladakh, but sets anÃâà...
United News of India
March 8, 2018
Snow clearance starts on Ladakh highway, Kashmir highway through ... Demanding that entire stretch from Sonamarg, including Zojila, be handed over to Kargil and HIMANK, the residents said people in entire Ladakh region are facing acute shortage of essentials, particularly fresh vegetables. MeanwhileÃâà...
Kashmir Reader
March 8, 2018
Srinagar: The snow clearance operation has started on this side of Zojila Pass on highway, connecting the Ladakh region with Kashmir valley. The highway was closed for traffic in December last year due to accumulation of snow and slippery road conditions, after below freezing temperature. The historicÃâà...
Greater Kashmir
March 8, 2018
... a review meeting, he said that steps taken in recent meeting with officials of National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) at Delhi to review the status of Integrated Cooperative Development Projects are going to play a decisive role in giving a new direction in Ladakh's Cooperative Movement.
United News of India
March 7, 2018
... a review meeting, he said that steps taken in recent meeting with officials of National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) at Delhi to review the status of Integrated Cooperative Development Projects are going to play a decisive role in giving a new direction in Ladakh's Cooperative Movement.
United News of India
March 6, 2018
The delegation requested incorporation of necessary safeguards through the GST Act such as reducing GST rates on all supplies and goods and services to the Ladakh region be put under the minimum tax slab of 5 percent with complete Input Tax Credit; increasing GST exemption for the Scheduled TribeÃâà...
Business Standard
March 2, 2018
Ladakh accounts for more than two-thirds of the land area of the Indian state of Jammu & Kashmir. As a high altitude cold desert, though, it hosts only about 5% of the state's population. It does, though, host a large number of Indian Army personnel, as Ladakh is where two of the longest unresolved borderÃâà...
Kashmir Reader
February 28, 2018
The department-related Standing Committee, which met here under the chairmanship of MLC Surinder Kumar Choudhary, also directed removal of encroachment on government land located around police and security installations, an official spokesman said. He said the committee held a detailedÃâà...
The Indian Express
February 28, 2018
A Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council panel on Tuesday suggested creation of separate police range for Ladakh region and a women police station for Kargil district, after reviewing the functioning of the home department. The department-related Standing Committee, which met here under theÃâà...
Economic Times
February 28, 2018
JAMMU: As many as 234 stranded passengers were airlifted by the Indian Air Force (IAF) from Udhampur district to Leh in Ladakh region, a defense spokesman ... Ladakh region remains cut-off for over five months annually owing to heavy snowfall in Zojila pass area, along 434-km Srinagar-Leh NationalÃâà...
News18
February 22, 2018
All of us ladies need at least one all girls' trip in our lifetime and where better to go than the beautiful Ladakh. 1. It's Safe. Ladakh is one of the safest places in India and it is mostly due to the culture followed there according to which men consider women equivalent and respect them. Crime rate reported atÃâà...
The Better India
February 22, 2018
Formal Western education came to Ladakh in the 1970s, following strenuous efforts by the region's leaders who had long fought the apathy of the State administration and the Central government. Evidently, the objective of this endeavour was to bring the area in sync with the modern world. Today, there areÃâà...
The Good Men Project (blog)
February 20, 2018
Ladakh is a place where there are high passes. It is a district in the Indian territory of Jammu and Kashmir that presently stretches out from the Kunlun mountain range to the primary Great Himalayas toward the south. Individuals of Indo-Aryan and Tibetan descent live there currently. It is a standout amongstÃâà...
The Better India
December 31, 1999
Well, the Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Department has recently released a video presenting stunning visuals of apricot trees in full bloom in the Aryan Valley in Ladakh. Home to the Drok-pa (Brok-pa) community, who are said to be of Indo-Aryan descent, the villages chosen in the Aryan Valley for thisÃâà...
Luxury Travel Magazine
December 31, 1999
Ladakh is a center for Buddhist art and culture – unique in India. Shakti Himalaya - committed to immersing its guests into this civilization - has developed a range of experiences for small groups and families to tap into this cultural heritage. From May – September, guests can enjoy this series of creative andÃâà...
The Better India
December 31, 1999
However, imagine what it's like travelling over 3000 km from Kolkata to Ladakh on a cycle rickshaw. This is what Satyen Das, a cycle-rickshaw puller from the Naktala neighbourhood in South Kolkata, did in 2014. Today, a documentary film 'Ladakh Chale Rickshawala' detailing his journey from Kolkata toÃâà...
The Quint
December 31, 1999
He was speaking to around 250 Ladakhi students who were watching him from an auditorium in Chandigarh as part of a seminar organised by Ladakh Students Association. Wangchuk was pleased that everything went smoothly barring a few glitches and added that the next day, he addressed another setÃâà...
Times of India
December 31, 1999
KOLKATA: Satyen Das was busy picking up passengers on his rickshaw at Geetanjali Metro station in Naktala when he got to know a documentary film—'Ladakh Chale Rickshawala' — on his rickshaw journey from Kolkata to Ladakh had won the Best Exploration/Adventure Film at the 65th National FilmÃâà...
Scroll.in
December 31, 1999
It is six hours from Leh, Ladakh's district headquarters in Jammu and Kashmir, crossing the Changla Pass, the second highest motorable road in the world. The deep blue lake stretches for 120 km, of which 60% lies in China. The endless brown mountains contrast with the blue and makes the lake comeÃâà...
ANI News
December 31, 1999
As the global warming resulted in shrinking of natural glaciers the farmers in Ladakh are facing acute shortage of water for irrigation especially during the spring season. The winter waste water is stored in the shape of ice stupas which melts slowly during spring time thus providing an alternate source ofÃâà...
Hindu Business Line
December 31, 1999
The villagers of Nang, a tiny hamlet in the hinterland of Ladakh in Kashmir, struggle to make life meaningful. Situated at a height of 12,400 feet above sea level, the rarefied air is distressing to the oxygen-starved lungs for both human beings as well as domestic animals. Braving harsh icy conditions, theÃâà...
