Ladakh bodies gather for protests in New Delhi demanding statehood
Representatives of two prominent bodies of Ladakh are gathering to hold a scheduled protest today in New Delhi in support of statehood. Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) and Leh Apex Body(LAB) have scheduled the protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. Ladakh educationist Sonam Wangchuk, who had recently gone on a five-day ‘climate fast’, to ‘save […]
Ex-Army Brigadier BD Mishra Is New LG of Ladakh, Presidents Also Appoints 12 Other Governors
Srinagar: The Government of India shifted Ladakh Lieutenant Governor Radha Krishna Mathur and announced his successor in Brigadier (Dr) BD Mishra on Sunday. BD Mishra, a former brigadier of the Indian Army and ex-Commander of the Counter Hijack Force of the National Security Guard (NSG), popularly known as the Black Cat Commandos, has been the […]
Jammu And Kashmir High Court Rolls Out Virtual Hearing Of Cases From Ladakh
LEH, Feb 4: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Saturday started taking up cases from the Union Territory of Ladakh by way of virtual hearing thereby allowing litigants and lawyers to appear and plead their cases from Ladakh itself. Acting Chief Justice Tashi Rabstan, who hails from Ladakh, rolled out the initiative by hearing […]
Ladakh to construct 174.44 lakh litres capacity reservoirs
The administration of Ladakh has been planning, under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), reservoirs of capacity 174.44 lakh liters to provide 55 Litre Per Capita Per Day (LPCD) water to individual rural households on a regular basis, reported The Daily Excelsior. This information was shared in the Lok Sabha in reply to a written question […]
Leh Apex Body calls for mass rally for land, jobs safeguards
Following the statement of eminent educationist and reformist from Ladakh, Sonam Wangchok, Leh Apex Body and Kargil Democratic Alliance have called for a mass rally on 31st January. The people of Ladakh have been seeking constitutional safeguards for jobs and land. The protestors are saying that the Union government has failed to protect the identity […]
Listen to Ladakh and safeguard tribals: Kharge to Centre
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday demanded that the central government should listen to the demand of the people of Ladakh on statehood and protect their interests. Kharge said, “People of Ladakh are unitedly demanding statehood for the Union Territory, and safeguards for the tribal people of the region under the Sixth Schedule of the […]
Chinese President Xi Inspects Combat Readiness of Troops Stationed Along India-China Border in Eastern Ladakh
Chinese President Xi Jinping has held a video conversation with the soldiers stationed along the India-China border in eastern Ladakh and inspected their combat readiness, official media here reported on Friday. Xi addressed the troops from the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) headquarters here on the border defence situation in Khunjerab under the Xinjiang Military Command. […]
Ladakh Admin Launches Online Booking Facility For Kargil Air Service
LEH/JAMMU, Jan 16: The Ladakh administration has set up an online ticket booking facility for air services run by the Indian Air Force in the Union Territory, officials said. The Union Territory administration has started operating subsidised helicopter services from Ladakh. The service will cater to passengers from far-flung areas of Ladakh on approved routes […]
Stand with J&K to safeguard unique identity, Mehbooba Mufti tells Ladakhi leaders
People’s Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday urged Ladakhis to stand with the people of Jammu and Kashmir for a collective struggle to safeguard their unique identities and interests. The former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister was reacting to reports that Ladakhi leaders had unanimously opted out of the high-powered committee formed by the Union […]
Leh Apex Body, KDA To Stay Away From Proposed Meeting Of Centre’s High Powered Panel
SRINAGAR: In a significant development, the Leh Apex body and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) Saturday decided not to participate in the proposed meeting of High Power Committee constituted by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) stating the agenda for the meeting excludes the points being advocated by the two bodies of Leh and Kargil. Meeting […]
