Battle of routes in Ladakh as taxi drivers from Kargil not allowed to ply in Leh; hunger strike continuesAs per the taxi operators from Kargil, the taxi operators in Leh don’t allow them to travel in the interior or far off places in Leh includ...
13 Aug, 2021, 11.57 AM IST
Ladakh scraps permit system for domestic tourists, green fee staysThe good news is that they can do so from the comfort of their hotels using the online portal, officials told TOI. All visitors also need t...
07 Aug, 2021, 10.53 PM IST
President visits Baramulla; Drass trip cancelledOfficials said that the President’s flight couldn’t take off from Srinagar due to bad weather. Instead, he visited the War Memorial in Bara...
27 Jul, 2021, 10.55 AM IST
Nitin Gadkari says wants to make Auli an attraction for tourists across worldOriginally developed as a paramilitary base, Auli's skiing slopes are popular among tourists and professionals alike. In winter, Auli hosts...
09 Jul, 2021, 05.03 PM IST
JK govt plans to build 600 km highway along border to explore picturesque tourist sitesWhile picturesque Keran and Machhal are located along the Line of Control in Kupwara district, Gurez is a valley surrounded by snow-capped ...
08 Aug, 2020, 03.36 PM IST
In 20 years, Kargil goes from battle zone to tourism hubIn 2018, the number of tourists had increased to around one lakh from just 300 in 2000.
27 Jul, 2019, 01.39 PM IST
Congress wants to open sensitive areas for touristsThe underdeveloped and restricted areas in Kargil, could be promoted along with Kargil War Memorial, which is already famous and attracts t...
28 Jun, 2016, 12.54 AM IST
Maximize your summer holiday, hit the roadsA small suggestion to double your fun quotient this summer, take a road trip and embrace all the mysteries and surprises that come your way.
05 May, 2016, 05.17 AM IST
Kargil coldest at minus 17; dry weather in JK in coming daysThe weather would remain dry in the state over the next 24 hours and there would not be any large change in it for the four days ahead.
11 Feb, 2015, 03.56 PM IST
Cold conditions return to Jammu & Kashmir; Kargil the coldestHowever, sunny morning provided relief to the denizens with local Met deptt predicting dry weather in the state over the next few days.
10 Feb, 2015, 02.44 PM IST
Cold wave persists in Kashmir, Kargil freezes at minus 21 degree CelsiusMeT official said the nearby Leh town in Ladakh recorded a low of minus 13.1 degrees Celsius, one degree up from minus 14.1 degrees Celsius...
06 Feb, 2015, 02.00 PM IST
Cold intensifies in Kashmir Valley; Kargil shivers at minus 17 degree CelsiusMercury in Kargil town settled at minus 17.0 degrees Celsius, down by nearly 6 degrees from previous night's minus 11.4 degrees Celsius, Me...
24 Jan, 2015, 12.33 PM IST
Kashmir freezes; Leh coldest in J&K at minus 14 degrees CelsiusKargil was the second coldest place recording a low of minus 14.4 degrees Celsius, a drop of over one degree from minus 12.8 degrees Celsiu...
18 Dec, 2014, 01.31 PM IST
- Jammu and Kashmir reels under severe cold; Leh records -18.8 deg C
There has been a drastic drop in temperature since 'Chillai Kalan', a forty-day period of extreme chilling weather, began on Dec 21.
01 Jan, 2012, 03.35 PM IST
- Kargil battlefields bustling with tourists
Tiger Hill and Tololing, two strategic posts heroically captured by the Indian Army, have become major tourist attractions.
12 Jul, 2009, 02.26 AM IST
- Ladakh attracts more foreign tourist than domestic
World's highest inhabited plateau Ladakh in the Jammu and Kashmir is a foreigners' delight as it receives more tourists from abroad than do...
26 Feb, 2008, 12.49 PM IST
- Kargil to get Rs 28 cr for tourism
The Kargil district in Jammu and Kashmir is all set for a facelift, thanks to a Rs 28 crore plan for promotion and development of tourism h...
11 Jul, 2007, 01.30 PM IST