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The Latest Breaking News from Ladakh

Ladakh delegation calls for statehood at talks with MoS Nityanand Rai

Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai on June 19 met a delegation from Ladakh.

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Union Home Ministry to meet leaders from Ladakh

Amid persistent demands and protests in the Union Territory for statehood, the MHA will hold a meeting with civil society leaders from Ladakh on June 19, 2023

The Hindu

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh pays tributes to 'heroes of Galwan'

The courage, bravery and sacrifice of the Army personnel killed in the Galwan Valley clashes will continue to inspire coming generations, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said while paying homage to them on the third anniversary of the conflict.

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Emil George from Kerala drives through the Indian mainland in 97 days setting a record for the fastest solo car expedition

Emil George Kerala content creators sets record for fastest solo drive on the Indian mainland

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Uighur siblings in India jail since 2013 face deportation threat

Three brothers who fled China’s persecution in Xinjiang and landed in Kashmir now fear New Delhi may send them back.

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Leh, Kargil bodies extend support to Wangchuk’s 10-day fast

The Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), which bring together politico-religious groups from the Union Territory of Ladakh, on Tuesday extended their support to the 10-day protest fast by Sonam Wangchuk, an award-winning educationist, for the granting of Sixth Schedule status to the region.

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It's China's loss, not India's: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Beijing skipping G20 meeting in Kashmir

According to Union minister Jitendra Singh, China’s absence from the G20 summit in Srinagar makes no difference and is their loss rather than India’s. When asked if the standoff at the eastern Ladakh border was a factor in Beijing’s decision to abstain, Singh responded that the Ministry of External Affairs…

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Government must stand firm against China: Congress on eastern Ladakh border standoff

The Congress on May 22 accused the Narendra Modi government of failing to restore the status quo in Depsang in eastern Ladakh in the last three years and said it would be “unforgivable” to allow the situation to worsen.

The Hindu

G-20 meeting will expose false narratives on J&K: Jitendra Singh

Foreign and local delegates attending the third G20 tourism working group meeting arrived in J&K’s summer capital Srinagar on Monday under a heavy blanket of security.

The Hindu

The LAC crisis and the danger of losing without fighting

India is under pressure on the Line of Actual Control and needs to find a way to transfer that pressure back to China

The Hindu

Galwan Valley hero's widow becomes Army officer, posted in eastern Ladakh

Rekha Singh, the widow of Galwan Valley clash hero Naik Deepak Singh, was inducted into the Indian Army on Saturday after the successful completion of training at the Officers Training Academy (OTA), Chennai. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Galwan hero's wife becomes Army officer; posted to eastern Ladakh

Rekha Singh, wife of Naik Deepak Singh who was killed in the Galwan Valley clashes in 2020, has been commissioned into the Indian Army as a Lieutenant, officials said on Saturday.

The Hindu

Indian anger and Chinese indifference quash hopes of border resolution

Starkly different approaches to 2,100-mile line of actual control on show as defence ministers meet in Delhi

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India-China border situation 'generally stable': China's Defence Minister tells Rajnath Singh

After India firmly told China that its violation of the border pacts has “eroded” the entire basis of bilateral ties, China’s Defence Ministry on April 28 said the situation at the Ladakh border is “generally stable”.

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China says India border stable, contrasting with Indian view

China's defense minister says conditions along the disputed high-altitude border with India are “stable overall,” in sharp contrast with the much more pessimistic view from New Delhi

The Independent UK

India accuses China of violating border agreements

India’s defense minister has accused China of eroding the “entire basis” of ties between the countries by violating bilateral agreements, a reference to a nearly 3-year-old standoff involving thousands of soldiers stationed along their disputed border in the eastern Ladakh region

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Chinese Defence Minister to visit India to attend SCO meet

China said its Defence Minister General Li Shangfu will visit India this week to attend the meeting of SCO Defence Ministers from April 27. He is expected to hold talks with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on ending the prolonged eastern Ladakh standoff which has severely strained India-China ties.

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Eastern Ladakh row: India, China look to LAC resolution to ‘enable progress’ in ties

India and China agreed to stay in close contact and work out a mutually acceptable resolution of the remaining issues in eastern Ladakh at the earliest during their military talks on April 23.

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India defends G20 Kashmir venue, countering Pakistan criticism

India on Thursday countered Pakistan's objection to the holding of Group of 20 (G20) meetings in the Himalayan regions of Kashmir and Ladakh, saying it was free to hold meetings on its own territory.

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India says situation with China fragile, dangerous in the Himalayan front

The situation between India and China in the western Himalayan region of Ladakh is fragile and dangerous, with military forces deployed very close to each other in some parts, Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday.

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Ladakh: BRO opens Zojila Pass after closure of 68 days

After closure of 68 days, Border Roads Organisation (BRO) opened the strategic Zojila Pass on the Greater Himalayan Range on Thursday. Read further on dynamite News:

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Earthquake of 3.5 magnitude hits Ladakh's Leh

An earthquake of magnitude 3.5 on the Richter scale struck the Leh district of Ladakh on Monday, as per the National Center of Seismology (NCS). Read further On Dynamite News:

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Post Galwan clash in 2020, Indian Army steps up patrolling near LAC

Following the clash with the Chinese troops in June 2020, Indian Army formations deployed near the Galwan Valley, along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh, have undertaken a range of activities such as surveying border areas to stop a "possible" Chinese aggression. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Chinese, Indian foreign ministers discuss border peace at G20

The relationship between New Delhi and Beijing has been tense since deadly clashes along their border in 2020.

Al Jazeera

Why India’s Ladakh region is now fighting for full statehood

Three years after Ladakh was separated from Indian-administered Kashmir, residents say they want more safeguards.

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