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Thursday, August 28, 2025
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Topic: Ladakh

Zojila battle of 1948 — when Indians surprised Pakistan with tanks at 11,553 ft

Tanks came as a bolt from the blue for Pakistani soldiers and tribesmen. Blinded by snow amid heavy artillery fire, the highly demoralised enemy ran for their lives.

Jammu & Kashmir to officially split into 2 Union Territories Wednesday midnight

IAS officers Girish Chandra Murmu and R.K. Mathur will be sworn in as Lieutenant Governors for the Union territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh in separate functions on Thursday.

Why Ladakh is unlikely to gain much when it becomes a Union Territory

With most of the former J&K state’s physical assets in the Jammu and Kashmir regions, Ladakh can only stake claim to financial assets that are not in good health.

Modi govt appoints new Lt Governors — Girish Murmu for J&K and RK Mathur for Ladakh

IAS officer Girish Murmu is currently the expenditure secretary in Finance Ministry, while RK Mathur is a former chief information commissioner.

26/11 won’t happen again, Pakistan will get befitting reply on infiltration: Rajnath Singh

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh asserted India has never been on the offensive on the Pakistani side, but would take action until it stopped its infiltration efforts.

Siachen area, world’s highest battlefield, now open to tourists: Rajnath Singh

In a bid to boost tourism in Ladakh, the govt is opening the area from Siachen base camp to Kumar Post to show people the "tough work" done by the Army.

How 5 key sectors of J&K are getting a makeover before state becomes UT

Less than two weeks before J&K is bifurcated into two union territories, authorities are racing against time to ensure the transition is smooth.

The administrative changes that await J&K as it heads towards bifurcation

Once J&K is bifurcated on 31 October, its governor will assume role of a lieutenant-governor, who will preside over security, police & postings of govt officials.

State govt employees can choose between Ladakh and J&K, but final call won’t be theirs

The newly carved union territory of Ladakh is likely to need around 7 per cent of J&K’s current employee pool. 

Darbar Move from Srinagar to Jammu to take place as usual, but without Ladakh

The Srinagar secretariat will shut operations on 26 October and the winter secretariat in Jammu will begin functioning a week later on 4 November.

On Camera

Severe Hyderabad internet outages make it an IT hub without the IT part

Many offices in Telangana have asked their employees to work from home because of heavy rainfall, but it has become impossible due to the internet outages.

All bets off as online gaming bill shakes industry & key players suspend ‘gambling’ on their platforms

The new law, which the government has framed as a moral duty, forced major platforms like Dream11 & Zupee to shut operations, wiping out hundreds of crores in market capitalisation. 

CDS on differences on theaterisation—views welcome, final call to be in nation’s best interests

The Navy has always been on board with the theaterisation plan, but the Air Force feels splitting up air assets into several theatre commands is futile & will tie up critical systems.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.