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In the summer of 1999, after a gap of almost 28 years, the Indian Air Force received orders on May 26 to take the fight to the enemy. The whine of jet engines echoed across airfields in the north — from Srinagar, Awantipur, Pathankot, and Adampur — along with feverish activity across these bases, all…
SRINAGAR: Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) rejected a proposal for a territorial or regional council for Ladakh and reiterated its demand for statehood and Sixth Schedule safeguards after meeting lieutenant governor Vinai Kumar Saxena during his recent visit to Kargil.KDA, an amalgam of political and religious groups, said it remains open to fresh proposals from Centre…
NEW DELHI: Multiple avalanches struck the Srinagar–Leh national highway on Friday, killing seven people and injuring five others, officials said.The avalanches hit the stretch between Zero Point and Minimarg in the afternoon, trapping several vehicles under snow and debris, they said.Officials said rescue teams were immediately rushed to the spot and a rescue operation was…
SRINAGAR: Ladakh Buddhist Association (LBA) has written to Union home minister Amit Shah seeking a “strict” anti-conversion law in the Union territory forthwith, flagging potential threats of communal violence in the strategically sensitive border region.While the letter didn’t specify the immediate reason for the demand, it came amid reports that a Buddhist girl from 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…
