PoGB: Protests over Sarfaranga Cold Desert land ruling cross one-month mark

Oct 24, 2024

The situation in the Shigar district of Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan remains tense as residents continue their sit-in protest against a recent court ruling that declared...

PoGB: Protests intensify in Shigar district over state ownership of Cold Desert

Oct 14, 2024

Tensions in the Shigar district of Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan are mounting as a sit-in protest against a recent court ruling declaring the Sarfaranga Cold Desert...

PoGB: Protests against state ownership of Cold Desert continues

Oct 08, 2024

The situation in the Shigar district of Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan remained tense as a sit-in protest against the Chief Court's ruling, which declared the Sarfaranga...

Cold desert Ladakh experienced active flooding during post-glacial warming, says Centre

Jun 16, 2021

New Delhi [India], June 16 : The cold desert of Ladakh Himalaya once experienced large floods that rose much above the present-day river level...

BRO upgrades crucial 110 feet long bridge on Leh-Sarchu Road in 8 days

Apr 19, 2021

Leh (Ladakh) April 19 : Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has in a record eight days revamped and upgraded a crucial 110 feet long bridge...

Farmers begin cultivating asafoetida in Himachal's Lahaul valley, thanks to CSIR-IHBT

Oct 19, 2020

New Delhi [India], October 19 : Farmers of the remote Lahaul valley in Himachal Pradesh are now taking up cultivation of asafoetida (Heeng) on...