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On 14 December 2021, the first FM radio station in Ladakh was established in Leh. [150] There are a handful of private news outlets. Reach Ladakh Bulletin, [151] a biweekly newspaper in English, is the only print media published by and for Ladakhis. Rangyul or Kargil Number is a newspaper published from Kashmir covering Ladakh in English and Urdu.
Leh (/ ˈ l eɪ /) [2] is a city in Indian-administered Ladakh in the disputed Kashmir region. [3] It is the largest city and the joint capital of Ladakh. [4] It is the capital of Ladakh since the Medieval Period. [4] Leh, located in the Leh district, was also the historical capital of the Kingdom of Ladakh.
The best time to do the Chadar trek is January to February, [4] when the temperature during the winters drops sometimes to -30 to -35 degrees. [ 5 ] Chadar trek starts from Chilling however with time the organisers tend to drive ahead to about 1 km away from the first camp at Tilad Sumdo (10,390 ft) or motorable Shingra Koma .
The National Weather Service recorded the following snowfall totals for Adams County during the snowstorm on Friday: West, northwest of Cashtown: 4.5 inches West of Cashtown: 4.1 inches
Dras is often called "The Gateway to Ladakh". It is at a height of 10,800 feet (3,300 m) [2] Dras lies in the centre of the valley of the same name (Dras valley). Dras is 140 km from Srinagar and 63 km from Sonmarg. Kargil town is 58 km from Dras on the national highway NH 1 from Srinagar to Leh.
Magnet Hill or Nimoo-Leh Magnet Hill is a gravity hill located near Leh in Ladakh, India. [5] Due to the surrounding geographical features, it has an optical illusion where vehicles seem to roll uphill in defiance of gravity when they are, in fact, rolling downhill. [6] It is 7.5 km southeast of Nimo and 26.5 km west of Leh on Srinagar-Ladakh road.
"Welcome from Model Village", Alchi, Ladakh. 2010. Alchi is a village in the Leh district of Ladakh, India. [2] It is located in the Likir tehsil, on the banks of the Indus River 70km (43.49miles) downstream from the capital Leh. Unlike the other gompas in Ladakh, Alchi is situated on lowland, not on a hilltop. [3]
Chushul [a] is a village in the Leh district of Ladakh, India. [8] It is located in the Durbuk tehsil, in the area known as "Chushul Valley", south of the Pangong Lake and west of the Spanggur Lake. The Line of Actual Control with China runs about 5 miles east of Chushul, across the Chushul Valley. Famous as site for historical battle grounds.