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Topic: Ladakh

Ladakh drops Martyrs’ Day & Sheikh Abdullah’s birth anniversary from state holiday list

National Conference founder Sheikh Abdullah's birthday is on 5 December and Martyrs’ Day — when 22 Kashmiri Muslims were killed while protesting against Dogra regime — is on 13 July.

No funds, Modi govt puts on hold its Rs 2,600-crore education plan for J&K and Ladakh

After Article 370 move, HRD ministry had drawn up major plan to improve education infrastructure in J&K and Ladakh. Officials now say they don’t have adequate funds.

Modi govt looks to support J&K’s saffron, peach & walnut farmers with Nabard push

FM Nirmala Sitharaman says she will visit J-K with Nabard chairman to look at ways in which the Centre can extend support to Jammu-Kashmir & Ladakh.

Centre now has power to declare any area in J&K, Ladakh as ‘disturbed’ under AFSPA

With Jammu & Kashmir now officially broken into 2 union territories, the power to declare an area disturbed under AFSPA has moved from district magistrates to the home ministry.

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.

On Camera

We celebrate Harappa excavation—and dismiss Keeladi, Sinauli archaeological digs as politics

In the storm around Sinauli, many academics dismissed claims of chariots being found. And the public misinterpreted the chariots as a device planted by the govt to fortify Hindutva.

Naidu matches Jagan’s Rs 13L crore investment playbook, with a ‘speed of doing business’ caveat

Naidu’s summit brings in MoUs on same scale as Jagan’s, but CM says his plans built on speed, certainty & investor trust, with escrow accounts, simplified incentives & real-time oversight.

Drone manufacturer ideaForge wins orders worth over Rs 100 crore from Army

ideaForge has formed a joint venture to manufacture and market UAVs in the US. Its Q6 UAV is now included in NATO and allied procurement systems.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.