Here's how India is helping its soldiers keep warm along the LACIndia is strengthening its border defenses with high-tech bunkers along the India-China border. These bunkers can accommodate 120 troops an...
18 Mar, 2024, 05.35 PM IST
Leh administration seeks army's help to demine a border villageThe Leh administration has sought the army's help in sanitising the area in Lukung village of eastern Ladakh, where two labourers were kill...
19 Aug, 2023, 09.48 AM IST
Over 20 strategic roads close to LAC have year-end deadlineMost of these proposed single-lane roads will traverse into the Changthang cold desert sanctuary and require green clearances. In fact, sev...
03 Aug, 2023, 08.36 AM IST
Ladakh sets Guinness world record for high altitude frozen lake half-marathonNamed as the 'Last Run' to remind the people about the climate change and need to save the Himalayas, the marathon was organised by the Adv...
21 Feb, 2023, 10.02 AM IST
Ladakh to host India's first frozen-lake marathon at Pangong TsoIt is being organised by the Adventure Sports Foundation of Ladakh (ASFL) in collaboration with the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Coun...
12 Feb, 2023, 06.13 PM IST
Northern Army commander visits forward areas along LACOfficials said Lt Gen Dwivedi on Thursday visited forward areas at Lukung in eastern Ladakh and also reviewed induction of new weapons and ...
24 Jun, 2022, 01.02 PM IST
Boundaries of sanctuaries in Ladakh to be 'rationalised'The Ladakh administration is holding a series of meetings to expedite the process, which will impact not only the rich biodiversity of the ...
04 Apr, 2022, 12.50 AM IST
Green clearance for 38 outposts in Arunachal, Ladakh along China borderThe approvals - paving the way for scaling up strategic border infrastructure - have come amid reports of repeated incursion by Chinese sol...
15 Oct, 2021, 11.33 PM 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
'Galwan heroes' likely to be honoured posthumously on Republic DayCol Babu, the commanding officer of the 16 Bihar regiment, was among 20 Indian soldiers who laid down their lives in the fierce hand-to-han...
11 Jan, 2021, 06.22 PM IST
Army builds memorial in Ladakh for soldiers killed in Galwan Valley clashThe memorial, located at Post 120 in eastern Ladakh and inaugurated earlier this week, mentions the heroics of the 'Gallants of Galwan' und...
04 Oct, 2020, 02.22 PM IST
Rajnath Singh personally conveyed appreciation to soldiers for displaying bravery in Galwan clashIn his visit to eastern Ladakh on Friday, Defence Miniser Rajnath Singh personally conveyed his appreciation and compliments to the Army pe...
19 Jul, 2020, 06.54 PM IST
Talks with China on border standoff progressing but cannot guarantee what extent it will be resolved: Rajnath Singh"Talks are underway to resolve the border issue(with China). Whatever progress has been made, the issue should be resolved. But, I cannot g...
17 Jul, 2020, 07.57 PM IST
Defence minister Rajnath Singh arrives in Leh to carry out security reviewHis trip comes days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's surprise visit to Ladakh on July 3 during which he also addressed troops and signa...
17 Jul, 2020, 02.14 PM IST
Want peace, but India won't cede an inch: Jamyang Tsering NamgyalThe Lok Sabha member from Ladakh, BJP’s Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, visited several areas of eastern Ladakh including Pangong Lake area amid t...
09 Jun, 2020, 10.55 AM IST
Strategic 'climate-controlled' ITBP post in Ladakh expected to be operational this year after delaysThe BoP or the border out post is located in Lukung, close to the Pangong Tso lake area of Ladakh, where Indian and Chinese soldiers are cu...
08 Jun, 2020, 05.45 PM IST
Jawans posted at Ladakh to get climate-controlled outpostsITBP plans to construct 50 such BoPs in the region, where temperatures usually hit minus 40 degree celsius costing between Rs 700-800 crore...
12 Sep, 2016, 11.36 AM IST