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A day after Wangchuk compares Ladakh situation with Tibet; Central Tibetan Administration calls comparison misplaced, inaccurate

SRINAGAR: A day after Leh Apex Body (LAB) member and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk compared situation in Ladakh with Tibet, the Central Tibetan Administration, based in Dharamshala, Friday evening expressed deep concern over remarks of Wangchuk called the comparison misplaced and inaccurate and stating “Tibet continues to remain under China's authoritarian rule.”

Nepal floods: Spooked by visuals & reports, tourists cancel bookings, tour operators hit

A Darjeeling couple had planned a 15-day trip to Mansarovar via Kerung in Sept. The Rs 4.4-lakh tour package included permits for entering Tibet. They cancelled the trip after watching videos of Kerung being swept away. Kolkata travel agents...

Nepal floods swept ​bodies 200km downstream, 3 found in UP

A significant collapse in the Himalayan region caused a seismic disturbance, leading to a violent flood surge that reached Rasuwagadhi at the Nepal-Tibet border within a mere seven minutes. Recovery efforts extended across multiple districts in both Nepal and...

Nepal flood toll hits 392; 288 Indians among 1,468 missing

Latest available National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority tally put 910 people missing or “out of contact” in Nepal, which includes MEA’s assessment of 288 Indian citizens remaining “uncontactable” as of late Thursday evening. Nepal has not released...

160 killed in deadly Nepal deluge; at least 133 Indians among 844 missing

Nepal Police put the toll at 157, while Chinese authorities reported three deaths and 265 people missing in Tibet’s Gyirong county. Nepal Police said 579 others — 466 foreigners from 28 countries and 113 Nepalis — remained untraced, including...

Evening news wrap: RSS demands strict action over Ram Temple donation scam; Centre summons Meta over Instagram ads promoting child abuse material & mo...

The RSS has demanded strict action regarding alleged embezzlement of Ram Temple donations in Ayodhya, welcoming the SIT probe. India maintains the Indus Waters Treaty remains suspended due to Pakistan's alleged support for terrorism. The Centre has summoned Meta...

Why Nehru recognised Tibet as a part of China — CDS Anil Chauhan explains

Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan stated that Jawaharlal Nehru recognized Tibet as part of China to foster a strong relationship, recalling the Panchsheel agreement. He emphasized that India must reconsider its perspective on Himalayan boundaries, particularly in...

All safeguards followed in Wangchuk case: Govt

Referring to the activist’s speech, the solicitor general said he had stated that Ladakhis could not choose their own representatives while China and Tibet etc have autonomous rights which is highly objectionable. “This is a preventive action so that...

After 10-yr chase, wildlife sleuths nab the ‘ghost’

Interpol-wanted wildlife trafficker Yangchen Lachungpa, a decade-long fugitive, was apprehended in a remote Sikkim village. Her arrest, following a complex operation, marks a significant breakthrough in combating international wildlife smuggling. Authorities believe her network linked Indian tiger reserves to...