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SRINAGAR: Kargil local authorities have urged the Centre to start civilian flights, saying connectivity remains severely affected in winter when surface routes close.Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council -Kargil (LAHDC) chief executive councillor (CEC) Mohd Jaffar Akhoon and Ladakh MP Mohmad Haneefa raised the demand in a meeting with Union home minister Amit Shah in New…
Fresh snowfall in the higher reaches and rainfall in lower areas of Ladakh’s Kargil district have affected normal life across several parts of the region since last night, with authorities reporting disruptions to traffic and urging commuters to remain cautious, newsonair reported. According to officials, continuous snowfall has been reported from high-altitude areas including Zanskar,…
NEW DELHI: A rally was organised in Kargil on Wednesday under the banner of the Imam Khomeni Memorial Trust to express solidarity with Iran and its Supreme Leader Ayatollah Syed Ali Khamenei, amid unrest and heightened international attention on developments in the country.The rally commenced from multiple locations across the town. One procession started from…
PANAJI: Kargil War veteran and South Goa MP, Capt Viriato Fernandes, received a notice from Election Commission as part of SIR of electoral roll to appear with documents to prove his identity, prompting state chief electoral officer (CEO) to blame the BLO for dereliction of duty leading to auto generation of the notice.Goa CEO Sanjay…
KOLKATA: A Kargil war hero, who was in Leh protecting India’s borders when the last Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls was held in Bengal in 2002, is among the 32 lakh-odd citizens queuing up for hearings to get back their voting rights.Sanjib Bhattacharya, 64, who served in the Indian Army’s Bofors unit from…
Ranveer Singh starrer ‘Dhurandhar’ is now set to release in theatres this Friday, December 5. The film directed by Aditya Dhar has been in the news lately as Major Mohit Sharma’s brother, Madhur Sharma had raised objections regarding it. As the matter came to the Delhi High Court, the judiciary asked the censor board to…
SRINAGAR/NEW DELHI: Union home ministry has invited representatives of Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) for talks in New Delhi on Oct 22, weeks after both Ladakhi groups withdrew from dialogue following the Sept 24 police firing that left four dead and over 70 wounded during violent protests demanding statehood and Sixth…
SRINAGAR: Authorities stopped Saturday a silent march called by Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) in Leh but allowed it to proceed in Kargil, amid heavy security deployment and a regionwide internet shutdown. The march was planned to mourn four people killed in alleged police firing during the September 24 protests demanding…
SRINAGAR: Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) released Monday photos of youth leaders from Leh Apex Body (LAB) arrested after the September 24 violence in Leh and urged their immediate release.KDA’s Sajjad Kargili said among the arrested are climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, Jigmet Paljor, Imtiyaz Hussain, Irfan Bari, Chosphel, and about 30 others.“They face charges that appear…
After Ladakh group, Kargil bloc too quits talks, sets conditions SRINAGAR: Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) joined Apex Body Leh (ABL) in withdrawing from talks with the Centre, demanding a judicial probe into the Sept 24 firing by security forces in Leh that killed four protesters and wounded more than 80.Talks with the Union home ministry’s…
