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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Pangong lake - The Untold Story

World's highest frozen lake shatters along disputed border between China and India ‪—‬ Earth from space

A 2024 astronaut photo shows the icy surface of Pangong Lake breaking apart in the lofty Tibetan Plateau. The point where the ice meets the water almost perfectly matches a disputed border between China and India.

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The Places In India That Inspired Famous Books, Films And Legends

Some places stay with you long after you've left. Their streets, mountains, rivers, and ancient monuments carry stories that have inspired writers, filmmakers, and storytellers for generations. Across India, several destinations have gone beyond their natural beauty to become the backdrop for legendary tales, bestselling novels, and blockbuster films. Whether…

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Ladakh fines four tourists Rs 2 lakh and seizes their Thar, Creta and Fortuner; here is what they did

Ladakh's Wildlife Department has fined four tourists Rs 50,000 each, totalling Rs 2 lakh, for illegally driving into protected areas including Pangong Lake and the Changthang Cold Desert Wildlife Sanctuary. Incidents included a Toyota Fortuner chasing a Tibetan gazelle, two Mahindra Thars driven into water bodies, and a Hyundai Creta…

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Ladakh fines Rs 2 lakh penalty on four tourists for illegal off-roading in protected areas

Ladakh authorities have levied a Rs 2 lakh fine on four tourists for illegal off-roading in protected wildlife areas, including Pangong Lake. This marks the first stringent action against such violations, aimed at preserving the region's fragile ecosystem. The offenders, from Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Punjab, and Uttar Pradesh, were caught…

The Economic Times

Hyderabad marathoner runs on the world’s highest frozen lake

The World’s Highest Frozen Lake Marathon-2024 is officially registered in the Guinness Book of World Records.

The Hindu

Rahul Gandhi to pay tribute to his father Rajiv Gandhi on his 79th birth anniversary in Ladakh

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will pay tribute to his father and former Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi, on his 79th birth anniversary from the banks of Pangong Lake in Ladakh on Sunday morning. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Rahul Gandhi rides motorcycle from Leh to Pangong Lake

Rahul Gandhi rides motorcycle from Leh to Pangong Lake in Ladakh on eve of father's birth anniversary. Visiting Kargil next week. En route, meeting commoners, youth, watching football match. Visit to Kargil significant as LAHDC elections on Sep 10. NC, Cong announce pre-poll alliance.

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China building bridges in areas occupied by it since ’60s: MEA

NEW DELHI: In another response to reports of a second bridge being constructed across Pangong Lake by China, the government reiterated on Friday that both these bridges are in areas that have remained under China’s illegal occupation since 1960s and that India had never accepted the Chinese claim over these…

The Times of India

After bridge construction over Pangong Lake, official says now China installed mobile towers 'very close' to Indian territory

After China constructed a bridge over the Pangong lake in Ladakh, a senior official of the Chushul region has claimed that it has now installed mobile towers near its side of the border.

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Chinese bridge on Pangong Lake being built in area occupied illegally since 1962: Govt in Lok Sabha

A bridge is being constructed by China on Pangong lake in areas that have continued to be under the illegal occupation of China since 1962, Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan informed the Lok Sabha on Friday, adding that the Government of India has never accepted this illegal…

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Concerns as China builds bridge on lake at disputed India border

Construction of the bridge across Ladakh’s Pangong Lake comes amid military standoff between the two nuclear powers.

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