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Meet the work force behind India's strategic connectivity push in Ladakh
2 years, 1 month ago

Meet the work force behind India's strategic connectivity push in Ladakh

India Today  

“Our chiefs say we have plans to continue working throughout this winter and we are proud to be part of this world-class project,” says a gleaming staff part of the Zojila Pass tunnel construction project. Such are the testimonials from construction workers, part of many infrastructure projects along our borders which help connect critical and strategic places of interest for …

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Tricolour flies high in Turtuk
2 years, 5 months ago

Tricolour flies high in Turtuk

Deccan Chronicle  

One harsh wintry morning in December 1971, Ghulam Hussain left his home in Pharnu village in Pakistan along with his sheep to graze them across the hills in Thang village of Turtuk, which was then under Pakistan control. Hussain was caught in the crossfire of a fierce battle that broke out between the Indian and Pakistani armies on December 8, …

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A people who became Indian overnight
3 years, 3 months ago

A people who became Indian overnight

The Hindu  

Holding a pair of small binoculars in his wrinkled hand, 75-year-old Ahmed Shah has been watching tourists make a beeline to his village for more than a month now. From Pakistan to India Between the midnight of December 14 and December 16, 1971, the Indian Army captured four villages across several hundred square kilometers in the Shyok Valley that were …

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IRCTC Offers a 7-Day Package To Leh-Ladakh, Know Details
3 years, 5 months ago

IRCTC Offers a 7-Day Package To Leh-Ladakh, Know Details

News 18  

Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation has announced a six days and seven nights tour package to Leh-Ladakh at tariffs starting from 32000 per person. Here are all the details about the tour package offered by the IRCTC Tour Itinerary Day 1: Leh Arrival Departure from Ahmedabad airport and Arrival at Leh, transfer to the hotel. Day 03: Leh – …

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Longing and belonging along the LoC
4 years, 1 month ago

Longing and belonging along the LoC

Live Mint  

On one side of the dusty off-road from Turtuk, in Ladakh’s Nubra valley, to the village of Thang, just 2.5km from the mercurial Line of Control, a large rock presents a stark warning: “You are under enemy observation.” Other rocks on the route are inscribed with the words of Baltistan’s beloved poet Qurban Ali, who lived through the 19th and …

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