The Chinese Army is building permanent concrete structures near the Line of Actual Control, which will allow its troops access the disputed areas with India in a very short time.
The army has rescued 447 tourists stuck at snow-bound Nathu-La near the India-China border in Sikkim following a snowstorm, defence officials said on Friday.
Troops of India and China involved in a physical brawl along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) last week near Naku La area in Sikkim
The tourists were returning from Nathu La and Tsomgo (Changu) Lake on Friday evening when snowfall in the region blocked roads, leaving over 300 to 400 civil vehicles stranded at various points on Jawahar Lal Nehru Road, East Sikkim District Magistrate Kapil Meena said.
"The PLA troops interacted with the visiting Indian delegation and presented a cultural programme comprising several events to celebrate the occasion," the Army said.
China has agreed to allow Indian pilgrims to Kailash-Mansarovar through Nathu La in Sikkim after the route was closed last year in the wake of the Doklam stand-off.
A Chinese daily today said that Beijing welcomes Nirmala Sitharaman's greeting and hopes this friendly gesture is also welcomed by Indians.
China on Monday expressed readiness to jointly maintain peace along the border areas with India, saying that the frontier post visited by the Indian defence minister was the "best witness" to the UK-China treaty of 1890
The Sikkim route to Mansarovar was opened in 2015, enabling pilgrims to travel the 1500-km long route from Nathu La to Kailash by buses.
The Kailash Mansarovar yatra through Nathu La has been cancelled, an official said today.
New Delhi: China on Monday opened the second land crossing in Tibet via Nathu La to allow the first batch of Indian pilgrims undertaking the arduous Kailash- Manasarovar Yatra, in the latest confidence-building measure between
Naiduila (China): China today opened the second land crossing in Tibet via Nathu La to allow the first batch of Indian pilgrims undertaking the arduous Kailash Manasarovar Yatra, in the latest confidence-building measure between the
Yadong (Tibet): China and India will open the Nathu La border point in Sikkm tomorrow to enable pilgrims to travel Kailash-Manasarovar by bus from the border without the ordeal of trekking and travelling on horse
Gangtok: Indian pilgrims would be able to visit Kailash Mansarovar in the Tibetan Autonomous Region of China through the new route of Nathula in Sikkim from next year, state Tourism department officials said here today.Things
Gangtok: The eighth season of India-China border trade via Nathula ended for the year today. The seven month trade started in May this year and took place four days a week. On the last day,
Kolkata: A Border Personnel Meeting between India and China was held at Nathu La in Sikkim, defence officials said. Uniformed members from both sides on Sunday attended the BPM organised by India, a defence release
Gangtok, June 27: The Mountain Black Cat Division of the Indian Army has rescued 230 tourists last night when they were stranded near Changu Lake (13300 ft height) , 15 km away from Nathu La,
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