New Year ‘Losar’ celebrated in LadakhLEH - The people of Ladakh celebrated their New Year ‘Losar’ on Thursday (December 17) with fervor and zeal. Buddhist monastery celebrates Chemday festival in LehLADAKH - Buddhists in Ladakh recently celebrated the two-day Chemday monastery festival. The festival is celebrated every year according to the Tibetan calendar on the 28th and 29th days of the ninth month. Heavy snowfall disrupts normal life in LadakhLADAKH - Normal life was thrown out of gear as the entire Ladakh region in Jammu and Kashmir received heavy snowfall. Ladakh council demands for permanent huts along LACLADAKH - The Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) of Leh District in Jammu and Kashmir has proposed to build permanent huts for the nomadic shepherds along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). India needs to modernise military inventory: Minister (Interview)
15 day Ladakh festival beginsLADAKH - To attract more tourists, a 15 day long festival commenced in the polo ground of Jammu and Kashmir’s Ladakh region on Tuesday. Biogas plant in Ladakh to serve as a cheap source of energyLADAKH - A biogas plant in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ladakh region will serve as a cheap and a new renewable source of energy once it is dedicated to the people in the region. Month-long Buddhist pilgrimage concludes in LadakhLADAKH - A grand reception was organised by Buddhist monks of Hemis Monastery in Ladakh to welcome the pilgrims on a month-long pilgrimage on foot from Manali in Himachal Pradesh. Farmers in Ladakh take to greenhouses for better yieldLADAKH - Farmers in Ladakh have taken to greenhouses, overcoming the hazards of harsh winters in a novel way. |