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Chinese checks

India needs a more robust response to border incursions

India, China fail to resolve Ladakh issues at 13th round of military talks

The talks took place in the backdrop of a brief face-off between the two sides near Yangtse in the Tawang sector of Arunachal Pradesh nearly two weeks ago

China creates 5 new 'areas of concern' in Ladakh

India hopes for further disengagement of troops

Eastern Ladakh standoff: India, China to hold military talks on Sunday

The Indian side is expected to seek disengagement as soon as possible in the remaining friction points besides pressing for resolution of issues in Depsang Bulge and Demchok.

Three units of IAF get chief's citation for role in eastern Ladakh

Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhary on Friday awarded 'unit citation' to three squadrons of the Indian Air Force for their role in boosting India's military presence in eastern Ladakh last year

Prompt actions in eastern Ladakh testament to combat readiness: IAF chief

The Indian Air Force's prompt actions in response to developments in eastern Ladakh last year were a testament to the combat readiness of the force, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Chaudhari said

Rahul Gandhi attacks govt on issue of Chinese incursions in Ladakh, U'khand

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday hit out at the government over alleged Chinese incursions in Ladakh and Uttarakhand.

Increase in Chinese troops across Ladakh matter of concern: Army chief

Naravane said India had made matching deployments in terms of troops and infrastructure in its areas along the LAC

World's largest khadi national flag, weighing 1,000 kg, unveiled in Leh

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

Will change development scenario in J-K, Ladakh in next 2 years: Gadkari

Over Rs one trillion is being spent only for tunnels in Ladakh, and Jammu and Kashmir

From Z-Morh to Zojila tunnels, Ladakh to get a bit closer to Srinagar

Work at Z-Morh is expected to be over by next year against the target of December 2023 while the Zojila project would be over by 2026, says an official

India closely monitoring Chinese drone activity along LAC in Eastern Ladakh

Having deployed over 50,000 troops along Line of Actual Control with India opposite eastern Ladakh, Chinese military is extensively using drones that are flying close to the Indian positions there.

Ladakh reports five fresh coronavirus cases, tally reaches 20,776

Five more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Ladakh, taking the overall infection tally in the union territory to 20,776, officials said on Saturday. Ladakh has registered 207 Covid-related deaths -- 149 in Leh and 58 in Kargil -- since the outbreak of the pandemic last year. As many as 20,405 patients have recovered till date. The officials said 5,253 people were tested for COVID-19 in the twin districts on Friday and five of them returned positive result. All the new cases were reported from Leh. Five COVID-19 patients were discharged in Leh in a 24-hour span, the officials said, adding the umber of active cases in Ladakh stands at 164 that included 161 in Leh and three in Kargil.

China's 'provocative behaviour' disturbed peace in eastern Ladakh: India

India on Friday strongly rejected China's fresh comments blaming it for the Galwan valley clashes

Schools closed in Leh as Ladakh reports 71 new coronavirus cases

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.

Jaishankar calls for early resolution of remaining LAC issues with Wang Yi

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has told his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi that the two sides should work for an early resolution of the remaining issues along the LAC

World's highest motorable road at 18,600 ft inaugurated in Ladakh

A strategically important road, which connects Leh to the Pangong Lake, was inaugurated here on Tuesday by Ladakh MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal

Airbnb, SEWA extend partnership for rural women hosts in Ladakh

Airbnb will train SEWA members on home sharing, hospitality, quality standards and responsible hosting practices under the 'Hum Sab Ek' (We are One) initiative

Tata Power Solar gets Rs 386-crore PV plant project in Ladakh

Tata Power Solar Systems has been awarded a project to build a solar PV plant with 50MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in Leh, Ladakh. The 50MW solar PV plant will be built on EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) mode. According to a statement by Tata Power, the order value of the project is Rs 386 crore. The commercial operation is expected to start from March 2023. This will be India's first co-located large scale BESS solution as well as first large scale solar PV project in the Union Territory of Ladakh to be set up at a high altitude of 3,600 meters above sea level, it stated. With the addition of this project, the order pipeline of Tata Power Solar now stands at 4GWp with order value of Rs 12,414 crore. The scope of work includes design, engineering, supply & procurement, construction of solar photovoltaic grid connected power plant project and BESS on a turnkey basis along with ten years of operations and maintenance services. "This project is a testament

BRO constructs highest motorable road of the world in eastern Ladakh

The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has constructed the highest motorable road in the world at the height of 19,300 feet at Umlingla Pass in eastern Ladakh, the defence ministry said on Wednesday.