The Army paid tribute to Tashi Namgyal, the Ladakhi shepherd credited with alerting Indian troops about Pakistan's intrusion in the Kargil sector in 1999. “Fire and Fury Corps extends heartfelt condolences to the family of Tashi Namgyal - The first informant of Kargil intrusion leading to the War. Shree Tashi Namgyal is survived by a wife, two sons and a …
The BJP on April 23 dropped incumbent Member of Parliament Jamyang Tsering Namgyal and nominated Tashi Gyalson, an advocate who heads the BJP-led Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council-Leh, as its candidate for the Ladakh Lok Sabha seat. Mr. Gyalson was also nominated as a member of a joint-sub-committee from Ladakh that is negotiating a settlement with the BJP-led Central government …