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Ladakh back on tourism surge: Thailand, Vietnam & US lead foreign tourist arrivals
Ladakh tourism numbers hit a 121 per cent increase in May this year, the start of the region's peak tourism season, compared to May last year. A statement issued by the Ladakh administration on Saturday states that foreign tourist arrivals also rose by more than 15%, with most tourists from Thailand, Vietnam and the US. Tourists from Japan, the UK, Germany and France have also significantly contributed to the sector.
Wangchuk says key points omitted from Ladakh talks draft, warns of hunger strike
Fresh differences surfaced Monday over negotiations on Ladakh’s political future after Leh Apex Body (LAB) accused Centre of omitting key provisions from a draft record of May 22 talks and warned of a renewed agitation, including hunger strikes. LAB member and environmentalist Sonam Wangchuk said representatives had agreed during talks with Union home ministry’s sub-committee that Ladakh would get a democratic structure with an assembly-like body enjoying legislative, executive and financial...
Ladakh talks talk of the town in Kashmir; Mehbooba gives unity call in letter to Omar
Ladakh talks have become talk of the town in Srinagar. Former J&K CM and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti has written to CM Omar Abdullah and all other political parties urging them to unite and make an appeal to the prime minister and the home minister, “to initiate a meaningful and sustained engagement with the people of Jammu and Kashmir”. While she has urged the CM to convene an all-party meeting on the lines of Ladakh, she has also separately written to heads of Congress, BJP, Peoples...
Zoji La tunnel breakthrough today: Gadkari to visit all-weather Kashmir-Ladakh link
ZOJI LA (BALTAL): Zoji La tunnel, an upcoming 13. 1km strategic corridor that will provide all-weather connectivity between Kashmir and Ladakh, is on the cusp of a defining moment with a “breakthrough” final blast set for Tuesday. Only three meters of rock remain now and will be blasted before the two ends of the tunnel -- at Sonamarg (Baltal) in Kashmir and Minamarg in Ladakh -- meet. Emotions ran high Monday as workers, engineers, and officials gathered near the site, preparing it for...
On Indo-China border, model village to come up in Ladakh for nomads
Ladakh Lt Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena Wednesday laid the foundation stone for the first model border village at Chumur, located at an altitude of 16,700 feet along the India-China border. Officials said the first-of-its-kind project in the region will focus on infrastructure development, employment and livelihood generation, all-weather connectivity and greater civilian-defence integration. The initiative aims to facilitate a transition from a largely nomadic way of life to a secure and...
Gadkari sets off final ‘breakthrough’ blast in Zoji La tunnel, signals early completion
ZOJI LA (MINAMARG): Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari pressed Tuesday a button triggering the final “breakthrough” blast in Zoji La Tunnel, removing last three metres of rock and linking two ends of the nearly 14km corridor that will provide all-weather connectivity between Kashmir and Ladakh. With J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah, lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha and officials from the Union territory of Ladakh by his side to witness the historic moment, Gadkari...
'If they are arrested': Sonam Wangchuk warns of six-week fast ahead of CJP protest
Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Thursday announced that he would launch a 42-day hunger strike if Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke or other members of the movement are arrested ahead of the group's proposed protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar. Wangchuk also confirmed that he would travel from Ladakh to join the demonstration. In a video message posted on X, Wangchuk said: "Tomorrow, June 6, I will be coming to Delhi from Ladakh to meet all of you, and I will see you at...
Zojila tunnel breakthrough: Road Pakistan wanted to choke during Kargil gets all-weather shield
The strategically important Zojila Tunnel project has crossed a major milestone, with the two ends of the tunnel now connected to form a single 13-km-long passage beneath the Zojila Pass. Being built by the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) at a cost of around Rs 6,500 crore, the tunnel will provide all-weather connectivity between Kashmir and Ladakh, ending the annual disruptions caused by heavy snowfall at the Zojila Pass, where temperatures can...
Zorawar To TEJASTRA: PM Modi gets a look at India's next-gen arsenal
From a light tank built for the Himalayas and a battle-tested artillery gun deployed in Ladakh to laser weapons designed to counter drones, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Larsen & Toubro's Hazira facility offered a snapshot of India's rapidly expanding indigenous defence ecosystem. The showcase brought together some of the country's most ambitious military platforms and next-generation technologies, highlighting the growing role of the private sector in advancing the Atmanirbhar...
Sending ‘kiss emojis’ to another man? J&K HC refuses wife’s plea in divorce dispute
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh high court has refused to interfere with a family court order that framed a question on whether a woman had been "caught red-handed sending kiss emojis" to another man during proceedings in an ongoing divorce dispute. Justice Rahul Bharti dismissed the wife's petition challenging the framing of the issue in the matrimonial case, observing that no prejudice would be caused to her merely because such a question remained part of the trial. The dispute arose from a...