As Ladakh recovers from tragedy of 24 September violence, demands for statehood & Sixth Schedule protections persist. People fear loss of cultural identity, land rights & ecological balance.
India was fighting both China and Pakistan during Operation Sindoor. In such a situation, it is utter folly to alienate key border regions like Ladakh and Manipur.
King Singay Namgyal Chowk, which leads to the funeral ground, was covered with barbed wire barricades and security personnel, some of them in riot gear, lining the road.
Wangchuk was expected to address the press in Leh. His office earlier in the day said he would do so virtually but the activist was arrested before he could address the press.
The book launch of Maj General (Retd) Lakhwinder Singh’s book Artillery’s Thunder: The Untold Kargil Story revisited some of the questions that still linger.
After CDS Gen Chauhan admitted to loss of IAF assets during Op Sindoor, Congress president Kharge says Modi on election blitz, hiding behind bravery of armed forces.
Speaking at Kargil Vijay Diwas Shradhanjali Samaroh in Drass, PM said names of those who laid down their lives for sake of national security 'remain etched in our collective memory'.
The general, who was chief of the Army staff at the time, further says the Army took the risk of divesting holding formations to strengthen troops in the Kargil sector.
In the first eight months of the current fiscal year, New Delhi’s net tax intake didn’t even hit the halfway mark of what it expects to collect by March 31.
As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.
Speaking at annual press conference, Army chief reiterated that India does not recognise 1963 Sino-Pakistan border pact under which Pakistan illegally ceded Shaksgam Valley to China.
UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.
Government is WRONG in jailing Sonam Wangchuk. Keep the heat on Bismee! and The Print.