In a meeting with the Union Home Minister Amit Shah President of BJP in Ladakh region, Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, called for an amendment in the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council Act.

Kargil administration says move significant and historical as it will help establish a new and well-planned township in Kargil region.

Move comes ahead of talks with Union home ministry about status of Ladakh region.

The 52-year-old actor was admitted to the intensive care unit of Nanavati Hospital two days ago: sources

Kargil Democratic Alliance holds first meeting with Omar Abdullah, seeks restoration of Article 370.

The inaugural blast for the 14.83 km tunnel was initiated virtually by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari. When launched, it will be the longest bi-directional tunnel in Asia, connecting the Kashmir Valley to Ladakh.

Anurag Thakur reached Leh on Wednesday morning to formally launch the party's poll campaign for the LAHDC, Leh which is going to polls on October 22.

The Kargil District Administration also directed that schools and colleges in the area shall remain closed till further orders.

"Don't do it. Misadventures are normally not repeated. You will get a bloodier nose next time," Army Chief General Bipin Rawat said.

Satpal Singh, who had killed Captain Karnal Sher Khan of the Northern Light Infantry and three others during Kargil War in 1999, now directs traffic in a small town in Punjba’s Sangrur district.

The President was scheduled to take part in the function at Drass War memorial in the morning but bad weather prevented him from reaching the venue.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that in 1999, he was working for the BJP in Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh.

Defence minister Rajnath Singh, who is visiting Kargil, will also dedicate to the nation two bridges built by the Border Roads Organisation at Ujh in Kathua, and Basantar in Samba district.

While Governor Satya Pal Malik has constituted a committee of senior officials to look into the demands of the people of Kargil, the political parties are calling the move an eyewash.