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October 14, 2026 4:24 PM

PM Modi to launch projects worth Rs 3,350 crore in Ladakh on October 15

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and dedicate five development projects worth around ₹3,350 crore in Ladakh on October 15, covering airport infrastructure, strategic road connectivity, hydropower, heritage conservation and water security. PM Modi will address the gathering through video conferencing at around 12.30 pm. The projects include a new passenger terminal at Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport in Leh, built at a cost of ₹640 crore. Spread across 23,800 square metres, the t...

October 14, 2026 10:24 AM

Ladakh integral part of India, says MEA in response to Chinese remarks about the union territory

India on Tuesday reiterated that Ladakh is an integral and inalienable part of the country, rejecting comments made by the Chinese side regarding the Union Territory. “No amount of denial by the Chinese side can change this established fact,” Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in response to media queries. Addressing references to a Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) announcement, Jaiswal said 28 places/features located in Ladakh have been identified with stan...

October 6, 2026 9:41 PM

DRDO conducts maiden live jump of indigenous Advanced High-Altitude Parachute in Ladakh

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has conducted the maiden live jump of the indigenously developed Advanced High-Altitude Parachute (AHAP) at Nyoma (Mudh DZ) in Ladakh, demonstrating its operational capability in challenging high-altitude terrain. The jump was executed from an altitude of 16,000 feet above mean sea level (AMSL), with the parachute deployed at 15,500 feet. The landing was carried out at Nyoma (Mudh DZ), located at an altitude of 13,700 feet, the Ministry o...

October 5, 2026 8:55 PM

LG Saxena inaugurates 100 Saksham ICT Labs across Anganwadi centres in Ladakh

In a significant step towards strengthening early childhood care and education (ECCE) and improving foundational learning among children, Ladakh Lt Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Monday inaugurated Saksham ICT Labs established across 100 Anganwadi centres in the Union Territory. Saxena inaugurated one such lab physically at the Anganwadi centre at Government Primary School, Killibuk, Thiksey, while the others were inaugurated virtually, a Lok Bhavan spokesman said. Of the 100 Saksham ICT Labs,...

October 2, 2026 12:00 PM

Govt identifies 28 places and features in Ladakh on official survey of India map

The Government of India, in consultation with the Union Territory administration of Ladakh, has identified 28 places and geographical features in the Union Territory by standard place and feature names on the official map of the Survey of India. According to the Ministry of Science and Technology, the formal identification of these places and features on the Survey of India map is aimed at facilitating their accurate recognition and creating greater awareness among the public. The 28 p...

September 30, 2026 12:17 PM

Ladakh resumes helicopter services to boost connectivity in winter months

The Ladakh administration has restarted subsidised single-engine helicopter services from Leh to seven destinations across the Union Territory to strengthen intra-UT air connectivity and improve access to remote and far-flung areas during harsh winter months, an official spokesman said on Wednesday. The services, which recommenced from September 29, are being operated by Pawan Hans Limited under a Wet Lease Agreement supported by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the spokesman said. He...

September 25, 2026 4:11 PM

Rajnath Singh felicitates team after 20 unclimbed Ladakh peaks summited in 23 days

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday flagged in a mountaineering expedition after a team from the National Institute of Mountaineering and Adventure Sports (NIMAS), Dirang, made the first recorded ascents of 20 previously unclimbed peaks in Ladakh in just 23 days. The peaks, all above 6,000 metres, are located in the Chamser-Lungser, Gyama Nala and Chokula areas of the Ladakh Range, the Ministry of Defence said in a statement. The team of 20 highly skilled climbers from NIMAS was led by Co...

September 17, 2026 8:08 PM

CBSE launches academic support programme for class 10, 12 govt school students in Ladakh

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), in collaboration with the Ladakh government, is conducting a month-long in-person academic support programme for students of classes 10 and 12 in government schools across the Union Territory, officials said on Thursday. The initiative has been designed to strengthen students’ academic preparedness for the CBSE Board examinations through focused, classroom-based support. Under the programme, academic support classes are being organised in gove...

September 16, 2026 7:21 PM

20 NCC girl cadets complete 250-km high-altitude trek in Ladakh

Twenty NCC girl cadets selected from across the country have successfully completed a 30-day, 250-kilometre high-altitude trek across Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh. The cadets completed the ‘Aparajita-Parang La 2026’ trek, traversing the 5,578-metre Parang La Pass connecting Himachal Pradesh’s Spiti Valley with Ladakh’s Changthang region. The All India Girls High Altitude Long Trek, a flagship adventure activity of the National Cadet Corps, was flagged off at Karzok in Ladakh by Director...

September 9, 2026 8:56 AM

Saxena to discharge J-K LG’s functions during Sinha’s leave

Ladakh Lt Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has been appointed to discharge the functions of the Lt Governor of Jammu and Kashmir during the absence of Manoj Sinha, who is on leave, the President's Secretariat said on Tuesday. Sinha, who took charge as the LG of Jammu and Kashmir on August 7, 2020, is currently in the US on an official visit, official sources said. Saxena will discharge the functions of the Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor in addition to his own duties as Ladakh Lt Governor, according ...