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Engineer and innovator Sonam Wangchuk claims he has been placed under house arrest at his institute here, a charge denied by police which says he was only prevented from observing a five-day fast at the top of Khardung La. The education reformist, who inspired a pivotal character in the Bollywood blockbuster 3 Idiots, had announced the hunger strike at the 18,380 feet high Khardung La from January 26 to invite the BJP-led Centre's attention to the demands of the people of Ladakh. These include extension of the sixth schedule of the Constitution and environmental protection form unchecked industrial and commercial expansion. In a tweet on Saturday, Wangchuk shared a copy of a bond, which among other things sought an undertaking that he will not make any comments, statements, public speech, hold or participate in public assemblies or any activity related to the recent events in Leh district. "CALLING LAWYERS OF THE WORLD!!! The #Ladakh UT administration wants me to sign this bond eve

Updated On: 29 Jan 2023 | 9:36 AM IST

An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 on the Richter scale occurred 189 km north of Leh's Alchi, said National Center for Seismology

Updated On: 16 Sep 2022 | 9:29 AM IST

The effort that has been put into the look and feel of the place indicates that Karim's is fully invested in Leh

Updated On: 26 Aug 2022 | 4:13 PM IST

A Go First's aircraft, which was heading to Delhi, rejected take off as a dog came on the runway of Leh airport

Updated On: 20 Jul 2022 | 11:33 AM IST

As per the agreement signed for Leh district, NHPC will consider the development of a Pilot Green Hydrogen fuel cell-based Microgrid, including hydrogen production

Updated On: 15 Jul 2022 | 5:43 PM IST

The completion of the project would usher in a new era of emission-free transport in and around Leh, it said, adding India would be among few countries to take a lead in this green mobility space.

Updated On: 13 Jun 2022 | 6:17 PM IST

The e-commerce giant has, over the past few years, built a strong network of partners who play a pivotal role in ensuring on-time deliveries to the most difficult of terrains

Updated On: 26 Apr 2022 | 7:34 PM IST

A notification by Deputy Commissioner Neeraj Kumar said that the traffic would be allowed on the Manali-Leh beyond Darcha towards Leh via Baralacha Pass every day till 1 p.m

Updated On: 25 Apr 2022 | 1:36 PM IST

The pass normally closes by end-November every year, with the onset of winter, when the temperatures dips to sub-zero degrees and opens only by mid April the next year

Updated On: 19 Mar 2022 | 4:50 PM IST

Gambir said only a stretch of 2-3 km is left to be cleared of snow from Srinagar side and the highway is all set to reopen shortly

Updated On: 01 Mar 2022 | 7:54 PM IST

Advanced Light Helicopters of the Army Aviation Squadron carried out a fly past and showered flower petals over the national flag.

Updated On: 02 Oct 2021 | 3:04 PM IST

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday reviewed the construction work of strategically important Zojila and Z-Morh tunnels on the Srinagar-Leh highway. Speaking to reporters at the Z-Morh tunnel site, Gadkari said his ministry is also building 20 tunnels of a total length of 32 km in Jammu and Kashmir and 11 tunnels of a total length of 20 km in Ladakh. The cost of building these 31 tunnels in Union territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh will be around Rs 1.4 lakh crore, the road transport and highways minister said. The Union minister for road transport and highways also said all the projects undertaken by the BJP-led central government should be completed before the 2024 general elections. He said there will be no compromise on the quality of the construction. Gadkari also said that in the past two years, the Modi government has been able to do the same amount of work related to road projects in Jammu and Kashmir that earlier took 50 years. The Z-Morh tunnel between Gagangi

Updated On: 29 Sep 2021 | 12:33 AM IST

The new airport terminal in Leh is likely to become operational by December next year, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Tuesday.

Updated On: 21 Sep 2021 | 4:18 PM IST

All schools in Leh district were closed for 15 days from Saturday after Ladakh reported 71 fresh cases of Covid-19, taking the overall infection tally to 20,702, officials said.

Updated On: 18 Sep 2021 | 11:48 AM IST

Ladakh on Sunday witnessed ideologically different representatives of Kargil and Leh districts joining hands to seek full-fledged statehood along with constitutional safeguards for the region

Updated On: 01 Aug 2021 | 8:33 PM IST

The flight was operated by SpiceXpress, the dedicated cargo arm of SpiceJet.

Updated On: 26 Nov 2020 | 4:56 PM IST

The notice was issued to Twitter by the Ministry of Electronics and IT on November 9

Updated On: 13 Nov 2020 | 12:58 AM IST

A three-tier security cover has been put in place for counting of votes for the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) here on Monday, officials said

Updated On: 25 Oct 2020 | 9:08 PM IST

The tunnel inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday is not just the longest facility at such an altitude but is also a technology marvel in many ways

Updated On: 05 Oct 2020 | 8:00 AM IST

The all-weather Atal tunnel inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday will reduce the distance between Manali and Leh by 46 km and the travel time by four to five hours

Updated On: 03 Oct 2020 | 4:14 PM IST