International Yoga Day is observed across the Ladakh region with full enthusiasm. Due to Covid-19 restrictions in the place, various sections of the public have participated in the International Yoga Day at their homes. Ladakh Lieutenant Governor RK Mathur has led the region with Tadasana and Bhujangasana on International Yoga Day.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''AIR correspondent reports that Leh was announced as the venue for International Yoga Day for this year. Had Covid-19 pandemic not been there, Leh in Ladakh would have celebrated International Yoga Day with none other than the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. However, as per the SoPs for Yoga Day by the Ministry of Ayush, Ladakh observed Yoga Day with the theme of Yoga at Home : Yoga with family.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''&nbsp;Reports are received that in the northern frontiers of Himalayas, the frontline defence force ITBP and Indian Army at the highest battlefield Siachen, have observed International Yoga Day daring the harsh weather conditions.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''Along the passion, Yoga is one of the factors that keeps the forces going in challenging&nbsp; conditions in the toughest climate and terrains.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''UT administration trained villagers and the students even inthe far flung and bordering villages in Yoga with the help of Nehru Yuva Kendra and the Ministry of Ayush's National Research Institute of Sowa-Rigpa.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">People in bordering villages have enthusiastically participated in International Yoga Day at their homes and roof tops.&nbsp;</span><br />
News On AIR | June 21, 2020 1:41 PM
Ladakh celebrates International Yoga Day