Earthquake hits Ladakh
India | April 14, 2021 21:50 ISTAn earthquake of 3.6 magnitude on the Richter scale was felt in Ladakh on Wednesday.
An earthquake of 3.6 magnitude on the Richter scale was felt in Ladakh on Wednesday.
The weather remained dry and partially cloudy in J&K on Sunday but rain and snow is expected in the evening, said the Meteorological (MeT) Department.
After a long gap of almost a year, the schools in UT of Ladakh reopened for Class 6 onwards on March 30. They were shut due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Nearly a year after the standoff between India and China in Eastern Ladakh, Army chief General MM Naravane on Tuesday said that India did not lose even an inch of its territory during its months-long faceoff.
India and China on Friday held "in-depth" discussions on addressing the remaining issues along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, holding that disengagement in the North and South banks of Pangong lake provided a good basis to work towards their early resolution.
According to the National Center for Seismology, the tremors were felt at 5:11 am. The epicentre of the earthquake was not known.
Indian and Chinese armies last week concluded withdrawal of troops and weapons from north and south banks of Pangong Tso in eastern Ladakh.
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has felicitated Indian Army Captain Soiba Maningba Rangnamei for his bravery during the clash with the Chinese People's Liberation Army in Eastern Ladakh's Galwan Valley last year.
India and China on Saturday held the tenth round of Corps Commander-level talks at the Moldo border point on the Chinese side of the Line of Actual Control.
After completing the disengagement process from both north and south banks of Pangong Lake, India and China are set to hold the 10th round of Corps Commander level talks on Saturday.
China on Friday released the video of the Ladakh's Galwan clash between Indian soldiers and Chinese PLA which took place in June 2020.
China on Friday released the video of the Ladakh's Galwan clash between Indian soldiers and Chinese PLA which took place in June 2020.
China has officially confirmed that People’s Liberation Army (PLA) troops were killed in clash with Indian soldiers in Galwan valley of Ladakh last year.
Earthquake of magnitude 3.5 hit Ladakh at around 10 pm on Tuesday, National Center for Seismology informed. The quake occurred just days after a strong earthquake of magnitude 6.3 had hit Tajikistan, while tremors for up to 30-40 seconds were felt in Delhi-NCR, other parts of north India.
Intensifying the disengagement process, China has started dismantling military bunkers and tents that it had built up in Finger 5, Finger 6, Finger 7, and Finger 8 areas along the Pangong Tso last year, sources have told India TV.
The Daulat Beg Oldie (DBO) airstrip in eastern Ladakh which is currently being used in the ongoing dispute with China was reactivated by the Indian Air Force (IAF) in May 2008 without taking written permission from the Centre, said former Vice Chief Air Marshal (Retd) Pranab Kumar Barbora. One of the highest advanced landing grounds at an altitude of over 16,800 feet, DBO airstrip can be used for landing aircraft like the AN-32 and the C-130J Super Hercules.
The Ministry of Defence has said that India din't conced any territory to China in eastern Ladakh. It added that New Delhi instead enforced respect for LAC and prevented any unilateral change in the status quo.
Rahul Gandhi has claimed that PM Narendra Modi has given up India's territory to China in Ladakh.
India and China rushed a large number of battle tanks, armoured vehicles and heavy equipment in eastern Ladakh after tension escalated following a deadly clash in the Galwan Valley in June last year.
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