Ladakh

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

NHRC tells UTs of J&K, Ladakh to intimate it about custodial, encounter deaths

5:51 pm July 2, 2020

New Delhi: The NHRC has asked the Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh to intimate it about any custodial or encounter death, in accordance with guidelines, officials said on Thursday. In case of custodial deaths, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) should be intimated within 24 hours, and within 48 hours of the incident in case of an encounter […]

Work to begin shortly on Zojila tunnel: Gadkari

5:28 pm July 2, 2020

New Delhi: Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said work will begin shortly on the strategic Zojila tunnel for all-year connectivity between Kashmir and Ladakh regions. The tunnel project, stalled for about six years, holds strategic significance as Zojila Pass is situated at an altitude of 11,578 feet on the Srinagar-Kargil-Leh National highway and remains […]

India needs to deal with China decisively, not with symbolic gestures like banning apps: Cong

11:51 pm June 30, 2020

New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday said India needs to deal with China decisively and not with symbolic gestures like banning apps with Chinese links. India on Monday banned 59 apps with Chinese links, including hugely popular TikTok and UC Browser, saying they were prejudicial to sovereignty, integrity and security of the country. The ban, which comes in the backdrop of ongoing stand-off with China along the Line of […]

France condoles death of 20 Indian soldiers in Galwan; conveys ‘steadfast’ support to India

10:44 pm June 30, 2020

New Delhi: French Defence Minister Florence Parly has condoled the death of 20 Indian soldiers in a violent clash with Chinese troops in Galwan Valley and conveyed to her Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh France’s “steadfast and friendly” support to India in these “difficult circumstances”, diplomatic sources said Tuesday. In a letter to Singh on Monday, the French defence minister also offered to visit India soon to explore ways to […]

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India should raise Tibet issue in bilateral talks with China: Tibetan leader

11:29 pm June 29, 2020

New Delhi: India should raise the Tibet issue in bilateral talks with China and make it one of its core issues, Lobsang Sangay, the head of the Tibetan government in exile, on Monday said, amid the Sino-India standoff in eastern Ladakh. Tibet is one of the factors that there is tension between China and India, Sangay said during a webinar organised by the Foreign Correspondents Club. Tibet […]