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Chinese troops make fresh incursion bid

Close on the heels of over a dozen incursions since the face off in Ladakh in April from across the Line of Actual Control (LAC), Chinese troops made a fresh attempt to violate the International Border at Chumar area in North east of Leh on July 20 but were forced back by Indian troops.

Chinese troops enter Chumar again; vandalise Indian posts

In another incursion, Chinese troops intruded into the Chumar sector in Ladakh — the same area which had sparked off tensions in April — and smashed some bunkers besides cutting wires of cameras installed at the border post.

400 people stranded on world's highest motorable road rescued

The Army and police on Saturday rescued 400 civilians trapped in landslides at Khardung La Pass, the world's highest motorable road.

The civilians, including women and children, in 150 vehicles were

Army officers, jawans clash in Leh; CoI ordered

A group of army officers and jawans clashed in an artillery regiment near here following an incident of alleged misbehaviour involving an orderly prompting the army to order a court of inquiry into th

Sunshine women in snowbound Ladakh

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The findings of the report of the U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs that India is not a safe place for a girl child created ripples across the country, and shocked many Indians, but not i

Chinese troops painted PLA insignia on stones during border incursion

Chinese troops had painted rocks with 'red star' - insignia of People's Liberation Army - during their recent incursion into Indian territory in Chumar division of Nyoma sector, about 300 kms from her

Chinese troops enter Indian territory; dismantle old bunkers

Chinese troops are reported to have entered into Indian territory and destroyed some old Army bunkers and tents in Chumar division of Nyoma sector, about 300 kilometres from here.

While some reports

Ladakh Hill Council adopts new emblem

The Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) has decided to adopt an insignia similar to the national emblem by replacing the Jammu and Kashmir’s logo, drawing a sharp reaction from PDP which said it was “unfortunate”.

Leh in Guinness for planting 50,033 saplings

The “cold desert” of Leh on Sunday entered the Guinness World Records after 50,033 saplings were planted at a village here in 33 minutes by 9,000 volunteers under a drive supported by Buddhist monks t

Prez visits Leh, assures all help

Visiting cloudburst-hit Leh, President Pratibha Patil on Wednesday lend a comforting shoulder to the survivors of the flood disaster assuring all help in their rehabilitation and appealed to them not

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