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, …
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 …
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 – …
