Rahul Gandhi rides motorcycle from Leh to Pangong LakeThe former Congress president is currently on a tour of Ladakh -- his first since the region was made a Union territory after being carved ...
21 Aug, 2023, 12.25 PM IST
Ladakh delegation demand of statehood, sixth schedule in the meeting with MoS HomeThe representatives of Leh Apex Body and Kargil Democratic Alliance from Ladakh on Monday said the meeting with union minister of state for...
20 Jun, 2023, 12.13 PM IST
BRO's new highway untraceable by enemy, saves hours and gives 365-day connectivity amid tension with ChinaThis road will give strategic connectivity to security forces as it will be untraceable for the neighbouring countries. The two other roads...
06 Sep, 2020, 10.04 AM IST
Rs 1,200-crore plan to hook up Nubra, Zanskar in Ladakh to national gridThe government is implementing a Rs 1,200-crore project to hook up Nubra valley in the country’s northern tip, and Zanskar, among the least...
24 Aug, 2020, 10.32 AM IST
Government plans to set up 14-MW solar power units in Leh, KargilThe projects will be developed under the Prime Minister Development Package 2015, Renewable Energy minister said in a reply to a question i...
22 Nov, 2019, 11.53 AM IST
People sitting in air-conditioned rooms do not know what Rs 6000 means for poor farmer: PM Narendra ModiModi said during his days as a BJP worker in the region he used to get demands from people in Delhi to bring vegetables from Leh because of...
03 Feb, 2019, 02.54 PM IST
Leh, Kargil finally plug into national power gridSources told power flowed for four hours through the 220-Kv (kilo-volt) line and its four sub-stations connecting Leh with the northern gri...
16 Jan, 2019, 12.34 PM IST
Nitin Gadkari urges ILFS to explore rail alignment in Zojila tunnelThe Minister during an event for signing of MoU for the tunnel, also asked IL&FS to complete the work faster than the assigned seven years.
25 Jan, 2018, 07.45 PM IST
NHIDCL inks MoU with IL&FS for Rs 6,808 crore Zojila tunnel projectThe project has strategic and socio-economic importance and will be an instrument for the development of the economically backward district...
25 Jan, 2018, 05.45 PM IST
Gadkari urges ILFS to explore rail alignment in Zojila tunnelIL&FS Transportation has been awarded the project for Zojila pass tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir for which a construction period of 2,555 days...
24 Jan, 2018, 10.30 PM IST
Government approves Rs 6,809-crore Zojila Pass tunnel project in J&KZojila pass is situated at an altitude of 11,578 feet on Srinagar-Kargil-Leh National Highway that remains closed during winters due to hea...
03 Jan, 2018, 11.19 PM IST
Oil marketing companies form common plan for ensuring fuel suppliesSupplies are being maintained at all points enroute to Rajouri, Poonch and Kishtwar where road connectivity has been restored since, releas...
10 Sep, 2014, 07.06 PM IST
Centre clears projects worth Rs 438 crore for LadakhRural Development Minister Nitin Gadkari approved 28 projects pertaining to the vast but thinly populated region.
10 Sep, 2014, 05.44 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi to dedicate two hydel projects to J&K tomorrowPM Modi would also lay foundation stone for the first power transmission line from Leh to Kargil and Kargil to Srinagar.
11 Aug, 2014, 01.00 PM IST
- Omar Abdullah launches Jammu-Kargil air service
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today launched a commercial air service to the mountainous area.
07 Jan, 2013, 05.47 PM IST
- Centre to take steps to accommodate J & K's development needs: P Chidambaram
Chidambaram said the Central govt would take all necessary steps to accommodate development needs of J & K, including twin districts of Leh...
23 May, 2012, 07.14 PM IST
- IAF airlifts 200 stranded passengers from Jammu
IAF today airlifted 200 Kargil-bound stranded passengers from Jammu Airport to Leh in Ladakh region of the state, a defence official said.
14 Mar, 2012, 04.22 PM IST