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  • 13 new COVID-19 cases, 46 recoveries recorded in a day in Ladakh

    Dec 24, 2020

    Leh, Dec 24: The Union Territory of Ladakh recorded 13 new COVID-19 cases in a day taking the infection tally to 9,309, while 46 patients have been cured during the same period, officials said on Thursday. Out of the 13 fresh cases, 11 were reported in Leh district and two in Kargil, they said. Forty-six patients recovered from the viral disease in a day, bringing down the number of active cases in the region to 237.

  • Ladakh records nine new COVID cases

    Dec 21, 2020

    Leh, Dec 21: Nine fresh COVID-19 cases were reported in Ladakh where 78 patients recovered from the infection during the past 24 hours, bringing down the number of active cases in the union territory to 355, officials said on Monday. Ladakh had recorded a total of 9,279 virus caseload since the outbreak of the pandemic in March, out of which 124 patients, including 81 in Leh and 43 in Kargil, have succumbed to the infection.

  • Leh-Jammu flight operations resume

    Dec 12, 2020

    Jammu: Flight operations between Leh and Jammu, capital cities of union territories of Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir, have resumed after remaining suspended for months due to the coronavirus pandemic, officials said. The Ministry of Civil Aviation had suspended domestic passenger flights across the country in March this year to restrict travel and check the spread of the virus.

  • COVID-19: 73 new cases reported in Ladakh, one more person dies

    Dec 09, 2020

    Leh, Dec 9: One more person died due to coronavirus in Ladakh, which reported 73 fresh cases pushing the virus caseload to 8969 and fatalities to 122 in the union territory, an official bulletin said on Wednesday. With the fresh death, fatalities in Leh district has gone up to 79. The rest of the 43 deaths due to the infection had taken place in Kargil district, according to the bulletin issued by directorate of health services, Ladakh.

  • China says working with India for further de-escalation of border standoff

    Dec 08, 2020

    Beijing, Dec 8: China and India are working for further de-escalation of the border standoff in eastern Ladakh and both sides will have consultations to determine specific arrangements for the next round of talks, a senior Chinese official said on Tuesday. The Chinese and Indian armies held the 8th round of Corps Commander-level meeting on November 6 to resolve the border standoff that erupted in early May.

  • Mercury falls to minus 11.8 deg C in Drass of Ladakh UT

    Dec 05, 2020

    Jammu: The Drass belt of the Union territory of Ladakh became the coldest place in the region recording a minimum temperature of minus 11.8 degrees Celsius, Meteorological department officials said here. The weather remained cold in all the three regions of Kashmir, Jammu and Ladakh, they said. Higher reaches of Kashmir witnessed fresh snowfall while plains received light rains.

  • CSIR team calls on LG Ladakh, discusses initiatives for UT

    Nov 30, 2020

    Leh, Nov 30: A team of scientists from the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) on Sunday called on Lt Governor R K Mathur here and apprised him about the science and technological initiatives to bring Ladakh on a global platform, an official spokesman said.

  • Leh announces fresh COVID restrictions, night curfew from Saturday

    Nov 28, 2020

    Leh: Fresh restrictions to curb the spread of COVID-19 will come into force from Saturday in Leh district of Ladakh Union Territory, prohibiting assembly of more than four people, allowing only 50 per cent staff to attend government offices and plying of vehicles with half of their seating capacity, officials said.

  • Want LAHDC-Kargil to complete its full term, says BJP MP from Ladakh on support to NC

    Nov 22, 2020

    Kargil: Despite their ideological differences, the BJP will continue to support National Conference in Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council-Kargil for a stable administration to ensure the development of the region, BJP MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal said on Saturday. He also asserted that the restoration of pre-August 5, 2019 position, when Ladakh was part of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, is impossible.

  • Ladakh LG highlights environmental issues plaguing UT

    Nov 20, 2020

    Leh: Ladakh Lieutenant Governor (LG) R K Mathur said the Union Territory is facing various environmental issues and the need for an impact assessment has come up time and again for serious consideration. The LG said the Union Territory administration has set a target to provide 24x7 running water supply to every household, school, office, Anganwadi centre in Ladakh by 2022.

  • Ladakh civil secretariat launches e-office solution for conducting official work

    Nov 19, 2020

    Leh: Ladakh launched an e-office solution for conducting official work in its civil secretariat, directorates and other offices, according to an order. Commissioner-Secretary General Administration Department (GAD), Ladakh, Ajeet Kumar Sahu issued a circular regarding the implementation of e-office in the secretariat of the Union Territory administration of Ladakh.

  • Twitter has apologised in writing for 'Ladakh in China' error: Lekhi

    Nov 18, 2020

    New Delhi: Social media giant Twitter has apologised in writing to a key parliamentary panel for wrongly showing Ladakh in China and has promised to correct the error by the month-end, the committee's chairperson Meenakshi Lekhi said on Wednesday. Twitter's deposition has come in form of an affidavit signed by Damien Karien, Chief Privacy Officer of Twitter Inc, for wrong geo-tagging of India's map, Lekhi told PTI.

  • Ladakh records 97 fresh COVID-19 cases, four more deaths

    Nov 17, 2020

    Leh, Nov 17: Ladakh's COVID-19 tally climbed to 7,493 on Tuesday with 97 fresh cases, while the death toll mounted to 93 as four more people succumbed to the disease, officials said. All deaths and fresh cases were reported from Leh district, they said. Of the total 93 deaths recorded so far in the union territory, 53 are from Leh and 40 from Kargil district, according to the officials.

  • Multidisciplinary team visits Ladakh to speed up implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission

    Nov 05, 2020

    New Delhi: A multidisciplinary team from the National Jal Jeevan Mission comprising officials of the ministry and experts visited Ladakh to help in the implementation of the mission, the Jal Shakti Ministry said. Both the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh plan to provide tap water connections to every rural household by 2022. The JJM aims to provide tap connections to rural households by 2024.

  • Ladakh records 84 fresh cases of COVID-19

    Nov 04, 2020

    Leh, Nov 4: Ladakh has recorded 84 fresh cases of COVID-19, taking the virus caseload in the union territory to 6441, according to an official bulletin. The union territory has recorded a total of 76 deaths, while 5701 patients have been cured of the novel disease so far.

  • Three-member panel to identify works of art, artifacts and archival record of Ladakh

    Nov 01, 2020

    Jammu: A three-member panel is being set up to identify works of art, artifacts, and archival records pertaining to Ladakh, as assets, liabilities, and administrative posts of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir were apportioned between the union territories of J&K and Ladakh, according to a notification. The apportionment was notified by the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha-led Jammu and Kashmir administration.

  • Ladakh records 54 new COVID-19 cases, tally now 6,139

    Oct 31, 2020

    Leh: Ladakh has recorded 54 new COVID-19 cases, pushing the infection tally to 6,139, officials said. Sixty-nine more patients recovered from the disease, bringing down the active cases in the UT to 628, they said. A total of 74 people have died of COVID-19. While 36 fatalities were reported in Leh, the rest of the 38 deaths had taken place in Kargil. Of the new cases, 44 were reported in Leh and 10 in Kargil, the officials said.

  • Land law amendments: Cong accuses BJP of 'deceiving' people of Ladakh

    Oct 28, 2020

    Leh:The Ladakh unit of the Congress accused the BJP of "deceiving" the people of Ladakh by amending land laws that will allow people from outside to buy land in the union territory. The Congress said "it is a gift of the BJP to Ladakhis" for voting it to power in the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Leh.

  • 20 new COVID-19 cases in Ladakh; total count 5,933

    Oct 26, 2020

    Leh, Oct 26: Twenty more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Ladakh, taking the number of infections in the union territory to 5,933, an official bulletin said on Monday. Of the new cases, 15 were reported from Leh and five from Kargil, the bulletin said, adding that the virus has claimed 71 lives. So far, 74 people have been cured of the disease out of which 73 were from Leh and one from Kargil. The total recoveries stand at 5,126, officials said. There are only 736 active COVID-19 cases in the UT now, they said.

  • LAHDC polls: Counting of votes underway, BJP wins six seats

    Oct 26, 2020

    Jammu, Oct 26: The BJP won six seats while an Independent candidate bagged one seat on Monday, as counting is underway for polls to 26 seats in the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, officials said. BJP, INC and Independents are leading on three seats each, as per trends. BJP, INC, AAP and 23 Independent candidates contested the polls for 26 seats. Leh recorded a 65.

  • Ladakh records 28 fresh COVID-19 cases: Kargil gets first RTPCR lab

    Oct 24, 2020

    Leh, Oct 24: With 28 fresh cases, the COVID-19 tally of the Union Territory of Ladakh has shot up to 5,840, an official bulletin said on Saturday. Ladakh has so far recorded 68 deaths due to COVID-19, while the number of cured patients has gone up to 4,984 with 82 people being discharged from various hospitals in the last 24 hours, the bulletin released by the Directorate of Health Services said.

  • Campaigning for LAHDC Leh polls ends; voting on Thursday

    Oct 20, 2020

    Leh, Oct 20: The campaigning for elections to the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) Leh ended on Tuesday evening, 48 hours before the first democratic exercise in the region which was carved out of the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir state and granted Union Territory status last year.

  • Ladakh reports 64 fresh COVID-19 cases; 80 patients cured

    Oct 19, 2020

    Leh, Oct 19: Sixty-four people tested positive for coronavirus in Ladakh, taking the virus caseload in the Union Territory to 5,598, officials said on Monday. With 80 more patients recovered from the disease during the past 24 hours, the active cases in the region dropped to 917 755 in Leh district and 162 in Kargil district, the officials said.

  • Eastern Ladakh row: 8th round of Corps Commander talks likely this week

    Oct 19, 2020

    New Delhi, Oct 19: The eighth round of Corps Commander-level talks between India and China is likely to take place this week with a focus on carrying forward their discussions on the disengagement process in eastern Ladakh as the region enters the harsh winter season, government sources said. There was no breakthrough on the disengagement of troops from the friction points during the seventh round of talks on October 12.

  • Talks between India and China are going on; do not want to pre-judge: Jaishankar

    Oct 16, 2020

    New Delhi, Oct 16: The growth of India-China relationship in the last three decades was predicated on maintenance of peace and tranquility along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and that disturbing the "very foundation" of the ties is going to have consequences, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday.

  • Ladakh records 70 new COVID-19 cases: 89 more patients recover

    Oct 13, 2020

    Leh, Oct 13: Ladakh reported 70 fresh COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, taking the union territory's caseload to 5,151, an official bulletin said. All the new cases were detected in Leh district during the past 24 hours, it said. Eighty-nine more patients were discharged from different hospitals on Monday. Seven out of them were from Kargil district and 82 from Leh. So far, 4,126 COVID-19 patients have recovered, while 961 others are undergoing treatment. The number of COVID-19 fatality in Ladakh stands at 64.

  • Ladakh records 85 new COVID-19 cases; 346 patients cured

    Oct 10, 2020

    Leh, Oct 10 : The Union Territory of Ladakh reported 85 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the virus caseload to 4,987, an official bulletin said on Saturday. With 346 more patients cured of the infection, the number of active cases in the region dropped to 1,038 - 772 in Leh district and 266 in Kargil district, the bulletin released by the directorate of health services said.

  • Ladakh to get more than 6th schedule benefits under Modi govt: Anurag Thakur

    Oct 07, 2020

    Leh, Oct 7: Allaying Ladakhis' fear of losing jobs and land, Union minister Anurag Thakur on Wednesday asserted that the Centre would provide more than what was there in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, a demand which had gained momentum after the region was declared a separate Union territory last year.

  • Ladakh records 79 new COVID-19 cases; 50 patients cured

    Oct 07, 2020

    Leh, Oct 7: The Union Territory of Ladakh reported 79 new coronavirus cases, taking the cumulative figure to 4720, an official bulletin said on Wednesday. With 50 more patients cured of the disease, the number of active cases in the region stands at 1195 904 in Leh district and 291 in Kargil district, the bulletin released by the directorate of health services said.

  • 2 quakes hit Ladakh

    Oct 06, 2020

    Leh, Oct 6: A moderate-intensity earthquake of magnitude 5.1 shook Ladakh on Tuesday morning, officials said. There was no report of any casualty or damage to property due to the quake that struck at 5.13 am and lasted for a few seconds, the officials said. Another tremor of 4.4 magnitude hit the Union territory at 11.43 pm, according to the National Center for Seismology. Both the quakes were at a depth of 10 km, it added.

  • Ladakh group withdraws call for boycotting autonomous body polls in Leh

    Sep 27, 2020

    New Delhi, September 27: An influential organisation of Ladakh Sunday withdrew its call for a boycott of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council polls in Leh after the Centre assured its demands for protection of local language, jobs, land and demography will be considered positively.

  • All efforts would be made to promote tourism in Ladakh: L-G Mathur

    Sep 27, 2020

    Leh, September 27: Asserting that tourism was the most adversely affected sector due to the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic across the globe, Ladakh Lieutenant Governor R K Mathur on Sunday said his administration would do whatever possible to promote tourism in the Union Territory. Mathur was speaking at a function after flagging off a cleanliness drive on the occasion of World Tourism Day from Karzoo Zing here, an official spokesman said.

  • One more COVID-related death in Ladakh, toll reaches 40

    Sep 14, 2020

    Leh, Sep 14: The death toll due to COVID-19 in Ladakh has reached 40 after one more patient succumbed to the infection in the Union Territory, officials said on Monday. The 83-year-old patient, who recently tested positive for COVID-19, died in Leh district on Sunday, they said. The officials said this was the seventeenth in Leh due to COVID-19 while the rest of the 23 fatalities had occurred in Kargil district.

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