Kashmir's hand-woven Pashmina shawls, which are made of the warmest and the softest wool in the world, may soon become a rarity following the mass deaths of Ladakh's Changthangi goats caused by the recent heavy snowfall and damage of pastures as a result of the invasion of locusts.
Police said militants attacked a patrol party of the CRPF with a powerful grenade at Habak road crossing on the strategic Srinagar Leh highway.
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The minimum temperature in Srinagar was recorded at a low of minus 0.5 degrees Celsius.
"India wants peaceful relations with its neighbours... But we should not lower our guard and have to remain vigilant to face any challenge," Antony said while interacting with troops in the 14 Corps headquarters in Leh.
The incident took place on Wednesday afternoon in Demchok sector, located 250 km east of Leh, where the work for linking a village with 'hot spring' was being undertaken under the MNREGA.
One of the critically injured person succumbed to injuries in the Kargil district hospital where the injured are being treated.
'It could have moved from the use of small arms to artillery fire.' 'Anything could have happened like what happens on the LoC.'
The army rejected Jawan Sindhav Jogidas's allegations that he was forced to be a Sahayak as a punishment.
