Leh

Why was Sonam Wangchuk on a hunger strike in Leh? What are his demands?

The engineer-innovator, who gained national fame after inspiring the lead character in the Bollywood movie 3 Idiots, is demanding an extension of the Constitution’s Sixth Schedule for Ladakh and environmental protection from ‘unchecked industrial and commercial expansion’

BRO projects will help Ladakh to progress rapidly: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

Addressing the gathering during the inauguration of several projects at Leh in Ladakh, Rajnath Singh said that the lack of infrastructure development in Jammu and Kashmir since decades after independence was one of the reasons for the rise of terrorism in the Union Territory

Centre plans to begin work on 18 ropeway projects spanning 90 km in next few months

The Union government has more such projects in the pipeline, work for which will take off soon. Some of the ropeway projects will connect Jammu & Kashmir to Leh, the northeast-- Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur as well as the southern states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra

Ladakh: Earthquake jolts Leh, extensive damage feared

The epicentre of the earthquake was reportedly 189 kilometres north of Alchi in the Leh district of Ladakh. The earthquake is said to have emanated from 10 kilometers under the ground

Helicopter services open for tourists in Ladakh, check how to book rides

The service has been opened with two choppers - a five-seater B-3 chopper as well as a larger Mi-172, according to PTI

Watch | Kids sing 'Dil Beparvah' amidst Ladakh's Nubra Vally, melts hearts online

The video catches the perfect sync among all the kids while strumming and singing. It was posted by Instagram content creator Sneha Desai

Army to hold concert dedicated to martyrs of battle of Rezang La on 4 May

In the battle of Rezang La, on 18 November 1962, the Kumaon Regiment fought a Chinese attack where 110 soldiers were killed

India, China hold eight-hour-long military talks over Eastern Ladakh border dispute

India has been insisting that the resolution of outstanding issues in all friction points including in Depsang is essential for an overall improvement in ties between the two countries

Akshay Kumar's Bell Bottom screened at mobile cinema hall in Ladakh

Akshay Kumar took to Twitter and described the mobile theatre, where Bell Bottom was screened, as "an amazing feat".

Disengagement in Ladakh trades territorial claims for time to meet bigger strategic challenges ahead

As ever-more-powerful China aggressively projects powers across its peripheries, from the South China Seas to the Himalayas, India will have to grow the resources to meet the challenge