Dras
Town in Ladakh, India
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Dras, also known locally in Shina as Himababs, Hembabs, or Humas, is a town and hill station, near Kargil in the Kargil district of the union territory of Ladakh in India. It is on the NH 1 between Zoji La pass and Kargil. A tourist hub for its high-altitude trekking routes and tourist sites, it is often called "The Gateway to Ladakh". The government's official spelling of the town's name is "Drass".
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J&K: First Women Ice hockey development camp started at Drass in minus 19 degree temperatureThe youngsters are playing Ice skating and Ice Hockey in naturally formed Ice rinks.DNA - Published | |
President to celebrate Dussehra with jawans in DrassBreaking away from the tradition, President Ram Nath Kovind will celebrate Dussehra this year with jawans in Ladakh's Drass area. According to a Rashtrapati Bhavan communiqué issued on Wednesday, the..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Kargil Diwas: President Kovind, PM Modi, Army Chief General MM Naravane pay tribute to fallen braveheartsThe operation was launched by the Indian Army to recapture the Indian territories from Pakistani intruders in the Kargil-Drass sectorDNA - Published | |
Kargil Vijay Diwas: President Kovind to pay homage to armed forces at DrasIndiaTimes - Published | |
Kargil Vijay Diwas eve: Lamps lit at memorial, epic battles recalled as military personnel, families converge in DrassIndiaTimes - Published | |
Hot winds from Pakistan, absence of weather system that brings rains behind high temperature in Himalayan areasDrass in Ladakh, which is one of the coldest places in the country and where the temperature drops to below minus 20 degrees celsius, had recorded 22.6 degrees celsius. Several parts of north India are..IndiaTimes - Published | |
