Ladakh leaders urge Centre for tribal-area status to protect land, identity
5 years, 4 months ago

Ladakh leaders urge Centre for tribal-area status to protect land, identity

The Hindu  

Prominent leaders of Ladakh have made a fervent appeal to the Centre to declare the region a tribal area under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, saying the biggest concern for its people is to protect their land and identity. In a memorandum to Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda, Ladakh MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal said the region is a predominantly tribal area with tribals making up to 98% of its population. “After the Centre announced its decision to make Ladakh a Union Territory, the biggest concern of the tribal population here is to protect their identity, culture, land, and economy,” the BJP MP said at the launch of a nine-day Aadi Mahotsav here on August 17. Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council Chairman Haji Anayat Ali also met the tribal affairs minister and discussed issues related to land acquisition, job reservation and other concerns of the youth of Ladakh. Addressing the tribal festival, Mr. Munda said: “I have got to know that tribals make up to 95 to 97 per cent of Ladakh’s population and I promise you that we will do whatever is required from a constitutional perspective to protect them.” According to Article 244 and the sixth schedule, tribal-dominated areas in four states — Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram—are called “tribal areas”, which are technically different from the “scheduled areas” under the Fifth Schedule.

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Amit Shah announces 5 new districts for Ladakh; ‘focused attention’ says PM Modi
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Amit Shah announces 5 new districts for Ladakh; ‘focused attention’ says PM Modi

Live Mint  

The Ministry of Home Affairs on Monday announced the creation of five new districts within the Union Territory of Ladakh: Zanskar, Drass, Sham, Nubra, and Changthang. “In pursuit of PM Shri@narendramodi Ji's vision to build a developed and prosperous Ladakh, the MHA has decided to create five new districts in the union territory. The new districts, namely Zanskar, Drass, Sham, …

Centre to create 5 new districts in Ladakh, says home minister Amit Shah
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Centre to create 5 new districts in Ladakh, says home minister Amit Shah

Hindustan Times  

The Ministry of Home Affairs has decided to create five new districts in the union territory of Ladakh, said home minister Amit Shah on Monday. Union home minister Amit Shah In a post on X, Amit Shah said the creation of new districts will take the benefits meant for the people to their doorsteps by bolstering governance in every nook …

In first election since UT status, Ladakh records 67.15% turnout
7 months, 2 weeks ago

In first election since UT status, Ladakh records 67.15% turnout

The Hindu  

The Ladakh Lok Sabha seat recorded 67.15% voting, till 5 p.m. on May 20, in its first-ever election since the region was made a Union Territory in 2019. According to the Chief Electoral Officer of the Union Territory, Leh district, where Buddhists are in majority, recorded 62.5% polling, and Kargil, Ladakh’s Muslim-majority district, recorded 71.45% voting. Political activist Sajjad Kargili, …

Ladakh turns restive over unkept promises
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Ladakh turns restive over unkept promises

Hindustan Times  

On February 3, Ladakh saw its biggest-ever demonstration and complete shutdown, over four key demands — statehood, inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, job reservation for locals, and a parliamentary seat each for Leh and Kargil. In 2019, as part of its abolition of Jammu and Kashmir’s special constitutional status, New Delhi granted Union Territory status to Ladakh. …

Statehood demand: Centre to rope in legal experts for next meet, say Ladakh leaders
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Statehood demand: Centre to rope in legal experts for next meet, say Ladakh leaders

Hindustan Times  

The leaders from Ladakh and Union home ministry officials met for another round of talks at New Delhi on Saturday and deliberated upon sixth schedule, statehood and public service commission for the region, said Congress councillor from Leh City and leader of Opposition in Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council of Leh Tsering Namgyal. The date for the next meeting has …

Sonam Wangchuk To Go On 21-Day Fast As Ladakh Demands Statehood, Inclusion Under 6th Schedule
11 months ago

Sonam Wangchuk To Go On 21-Day Fast As Ladakh Demands Statehood, Inclusion Under 6th Schedule

ABP News  

Ladakhi icon and educational reformer Sonam Wangchuk has announced that he will commence on a 21-day fast after he led a massive gathering of approximately 30,000 people at Leh's Polo Ground to demand the Union territory's inclusion under the 6th Schedule of the Constitution along with statehood. "LADAKH KI AKHIRI MANN KI BAAT 3rd Feb saw Ladakh's biggest ever rally …

6th schedule demand: Call for shutdown in Ladakh today
11 months, 1 week ago

6th schedule demand: Call for shutdown in Ladakh today

Hindustan Times  

Peeved over inordinate delay by the Union government in fulfilling the long-pending demands, including sixth schedule, of the people of Ladakh, the Leh Apex Committee, led by Buddhist leader Thupstan Chhewang, has given a call of Leh Chalo Andolan for Saturday. “The people from Changthang, Nubra, Kargil and other areas of the region would take out a protest rally from …

Extend Ladakh’s territorial control to Gilgit-Baltistan in PoK: Ladakh’s socio-political bodies
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Extend Ladakh’s territorial control to Gilgit-Baltistan in PoK: Ladakh’s socio-political bodies

The Hindu  

January 23, 2024 11:04 pm | Updated January 24, 2024 02:43 am IST - SRINAGAR Ladakh’s main socio-political groupings, Leh Apex Body and Kargil Democratic Alliance, have asked the Centre to extend Ladakh’s territorial control up to Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and ensure internal stability by granting Statehood with guarantees of the Sixth Schedule to fight the threat from China. …

Ladakh natives not enthused by plans to deregulate land
1 year, 2 months ago

Ladakh natives not enthused by plans to deregulate land

The Hindu  

The Lieutenant Governor’s administration in Ladakh has framed a public industrial land allotment policy to draw investments to the Union Territory. However, land was a limiting factor to industrial growth in the region,” the policy document said It said after the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir State into two Union Territories; UT Ladakh required an Industrial Land Allotment Policy backed …

Local sentiments: The Hindu Editorial on the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council-Kargil election
1 year, 2 months ago

Local sentiments: The Hindu Editorial on the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council-Kargil election

The Hindu  

The National Conference -Congress alliance has pulled off a thumping victory in the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council-Kargil election, blunting the efforts put in by the Bharatiya Janata Party over four years to expand its base in Kargil since it came under the direct rule of the Centre in 2019. Ladakh, comprising Muslim-majority Kargil and Buddhist-majority Leh districts, was granted …

Ladakh Hill Council election results send strong message to BJP and Modi government
1 year, 3 months ago

Ladakh Hill Council election results send strong message to BJP and Modi government

The Hindu  

Published : Oct 09, 2023 18:20 IST - 4 MINS READ The landslide victory of the National Conference and Congress alliance in the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Council elections in Kargil is viewed by many as a strong rebuke to the BJP’s policies in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Political observers believe that the results will exert considerable pressure on the …

Protests on the rise in Ladakh as push for statehood gains momentum
1 year, 4 months ago

Protests on the rise in Ladakh as push for statehood gains momentum

The Hindu  

Published : Sep 07, 2023 11:00 IST - 7 MINS READ The trans-Himalayan territory of Ladakh is at present living two realities. Historic resolutions have been passed in the two autonomous hill development councils in Leh and Kargil, in keeping with the ground situation where demands for Statehood and inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution rule supreme. The …

Ladakh’s struggle for identity and survival
1 year, 4 months ago

Ladakh’s struggle for identity and survival

The Hindu  

With the Centre increasingly alienating Ladakhis, is this another storm waiting to burst? WATCH THE PROMO: Kunzang, a staff nurse at the Sonam Nurboo Memorial Hospital, says that much of Ladakh is on tenterhooks, fretting over the influx of “outsiders”, a possibility thrown open by its Union Territory status, which ended the Ladakhis’ exclusivity in land and jobs. “For seven …

Editor’s Note: New Delhi must see Ladakh beyond border security
1 year, 4 months ago

Editor’s Note: New Delhi must see Ladakh beyond border security

The Hindu  

The Centre’s focus on border security is putting the people and the environment of Ladakh at risk. Ladakh’s people would complain bitterly about Kashmiri domination and demand Union Territory status. The government’s ostrich stance that admitting to any incursion is in itself anti-national would be amusing if it were not so dangerous and self-defeating—it gives the newly aggressive China that …

Unable to give exact date when J&K Statehood would be restored, Centre tells Supreme Court
1 year, 4 months ago

Unable to give exact date when J&K Statehood would be restored, Centre tells Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The Centre on Thursday conveyed to the Supreme Court its inability to commit to an exact time period within which the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir would be restored to full Statehood. Chandrachud, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta assured the court that the Union Territory status of Jammu and Kashmir was only a “temporary phenomenon”. Mr. Mehta had on Tuesday …

Retired Brigadier B.D. Mishra takes oath as new Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh
1 year, 10 months ago

Retired Brigadier B.D. Mishra takes oath as new Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh

The Hindu  

Mishra was sworn in as Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Ladakh on Sunday, at a time when the region is witnessing a major upheaval over demands for Statehood and for a special status under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, which provides autonomy and protection for tribal populations. The previous L-G’s administration also faced allegations of using an …

Why India’s Ladakh region is now fighting for full statehood
1 year, 10 months ago

Why India’s Ladakh region is now fighting for full statehood

Al Jazeera  

Three years after Ladakh was separated from Indian-administered Kashmir, residents say they want more safeguards for land and livelihoods. We wanted separation of Ladakh from Jammu and Kashmir but we didn’t want it this way,” Ladakhi politician Chering Dorjay told Al Jazeera. ‘Ladakh could become another Tibet’ Sonam Wangchuk was one of the prominent Ladakhis who in 2019 endorsed the …

Ladakh Statehood demand | Protest calendar ready, says former BJP MP
1 year, 10 months ago

Ladakh Statehood demand | Protest calendar ready, says former BJP MP

The Hindu  

Hundreds of Ladakh residents gathered in Delhi on Wednesday to demand Statehood and constitutional safeguards for the Union Territory. Rejecting the high powered committee constituted by the Ministry of Home Affairs on January 2, the speakers said that any dialogue would henceforth be held directly with Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Former BJP MP from Ladakh, Thupstan Chhewang said that …

Ladakh, a fragile region, needs autonomy
1 year, 10 months ago

Ladakh, a fragile region, needs autonomy

The Hindu  

February 15, 2023 12:15 am | Updated 12:12 pm IST The normally peaceful residents of Ladakh are in agitation mode. They are set to gather in Delhi today to pursue their demand for special constitutional status, which would allow them to decide on a development path that safeguards the region’s fragile ecological and cultural heritage. In 2019, the BJP government …

Fire and ice: The Hindu Editorial on Ladakh
1 year, 11 months ago

Fire and ice: The Hindu Editorial on Ladakh

The Hindu  

Picturesque Ladakh has been on edge ever since it was carved out as a Union Territory from the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir in 2019. Leh’s political and religious bodies formed the Leh Apex Body in 2020, headed by former BJP leader and former Member of Parliament Thupstan Chhewang. In Kargil district, political parties, including the National Conference and …

Centre sowing seeds of militancy in Ladakh by alienating the youth: Education reformer Sonam Wangchuk
1 year, 11 months ago

Centre sowing seeds of militancy in Ladakh by alienating the youth: Education reformer Sonam Wangchuk

The Hindu  

As demand for protection of land, culture and jobs under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution gathers steam in Ladakh, Sonam Wangchuk, an education reformer and one of the most popular voices from the region, said on Thursday that the Centre’s policy was alienating the youth by sowing seeds of militancy. Mr. Wangchuk, an engineer who is also a climate …

Key socio-political outfits in Ladakh reject Centre’s plan, harden stand on Statehood
2 years ago

Key socio-political outfits in Ladakh reject Centre’s plan, harden stand on Statehood

The Hindu  

Ladakh’s two top socio-political bodies, the Leh Apex Body and Kargil Democratic Alliance, on Saturday rejected the Union Home Ministry’s high-powered committee for protection of land and jobs for the people of the Union Territory. The decision was taken during an emergency meeting of the LAB and KDA in Jammu after studying the recent announcement by the MHA on the …

Explained | Why has a high-power Ladakh committee been formed?
2 years ago

Explained | Why has a high-power Ladakh committee been formed?

The Hindu  

The story so far: On January 2, the Ministry of Home Affairs constituted a high-powered committee chaired by Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai for the Union Territory of Ladakh. The committee will discuss measures to protect the region’s unique culture and language taking into consideration its geographical location and strategic importance; ensure protection of land and employment for …

Members of high-powered committee on Ladakh say Union Home Ministry order is vague, avoids mention of Sixth Schedule
2 years ago

Members of high-powered committee on Ladakh say Union Home Ministry order is vague, avoids mention of Sixth Schedule

The Hindu  

A day after the Ministry of Home Affairs constituted a high-powered committee to “ensure protection of land and employment” for the people of Ladakh, at least two members of the committee told The Hindu that the notification is vague and does not address their demand for inclusion under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution. The 17-member committee that’s headed by …

MHA constitutes high powered committee to ensure protection of land and employment for Ladakh
2 years ago

MHA constitutes high powered committee to ensure protection of land and employment for Ladakh

The Hindu  

More than two years after Ladakh became a Union Territory, the Ministry of Home Affairs has constituted a high-powered committee headed by Minister of State Nityanand Rai to “ensure protection of land and employment” for the people of Ladakh. The 17-member committee that includes Ladakh Lieutenant Governor R.K. Mathur will “discuss measures to protect the region’s unique culture and language …

Union Home Ministry evades direct reply on Ladakh’s inclusion under Sixth Schedule of Constitution
2 years ago

Union Home Ministry evades direct reply on Ladakh’s inclusion under Sixth Schedule of Constitution

The Hindu  

Evading a direct reply on the possible inclusion of Ladakh under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, the Union Home Ministry has informed a Parliamentary panel that the main objective of the inclusion of tribal populations under the said schedule is to ensure their overall socio-economic development, which the Union Territory’s administration “has already been taking care of since its …

Kargil hill council passes resolution for Ladakh’s statehood, jobs for locals, special status
2 years, 1 month ago

Kargil hill council passes resolution for Ladakh’s statehood, jobs for locals, special status

The Hindu  

The Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council-Kargil, an elected body of the Union Territory of Ladakh, has passed a joint resolution and demanded statehood and special status under the sixth schedule of the Constitution for the region. The joint resolution demanded a full-fledged statehood for Ladakh, protection under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, separate Lok Sabha seats for Kargil and …

LAHDC-Leh Passes Resolution Seeking Constitutional Safeguard to Ladakh
2 years, 2 months ago

LAHDC-Leh Passes Resolution Seeking Constitutional Safeguard to Ladakh

News 18  

In a significant development, the Leh chapter of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council on Wednesday passed a resolution seeking constitutional safeguards to the Union Territory of Ladakh. The second one was moved by Councillor Lower Leh and Leader of the Opposition, Tsering Namgyal, seeking constitutional safeguard on the lines of 6th Schedule of the Indian Constitution,” the statement said. …

Kargil Democratic Alliance, Leh group observe bandh seeking Ladakh Statehood
2 years, 2 months ago

Kargil Democratic Alliance, Leh group observe bandh seeking Ladakh Statehood

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 02, 2022 16:28 IST The Kargil Democratic Alliance together with the Leh Apex Body, a collective of several trade unions, tourist bodies, and religious and political groups, observed a Ladakh bandh on November 2 to press for their core demands, including Statehood for the Union Territory, which was carved out of the erstwhile State of Jammu and …

A deeply insecure Union Territory
3 years ago

A deeply insecure Union Territory

The Hindu  

Just a day before the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act of 2019 was passed, Ladakh enjoyed a classical three-tier administrative system. The Autonomous Hill Development Councils of Leh and Kargil read along with the framework of J&K’s special status and its bicameral legislative system gave Ladakh autonomy and participatory democracy. The Hill Councils had the powers over land in Ladakh …

Growing demand for Statehood in Ladakh
3 years ago

Growing demand for Statehood in Ladakh

The Hindu  

Two years after Article 370 was read down by Parliament, certain sections of people in the newly created Union Territory of Ladakh are back to demanding Statehood and a greater say in development projects as they feel dis-empowered due to bureaucratic overreach. A day later, Ladakh’s only member in Lok Sabha from the BJP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal demanded constitutional safeguards …

After J&K All-Party Meet With PM Modi, Centre Calls Ladakh, Kargil Parties on July 1
3 years, 6 months ago

After J&K All-Party Meet With PM Modi, Centre Calls Ladakh, Kargil Parties on July 1

News 18  

After holding talks with Jammu and Kashmir-based parties, the Centre has now invited parties and civil society members from Kargil and Ladakh for talks on July 1. The meeting was the first between the Centre and mainstream Jammu and Kashmir politicians after the abrogation of Article 370 and the division of the erstwhile state into two union territories in August …

Ladakh MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal snubs Gupkar alliance; says group has no right to speak on behalf of UT
3 years, 6 months ago

Ladakh MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal snubs Gupkar alliance; says group has no right to speak on behalf of UT

Firstpost  

Narendra Modi meets J&K politicians: Gupkar alliance neither has the right to speak on behalf of the people of Ladakh nor has the authority to talk about the land in Ladakh, says Jamyang Tsering Namgyal Ahead of the all-party meet that Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Jammu and Kashmir politicians on Wednesday, Ladakh MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal Wednesday tweeted out …

Panel to look into Ladakh issues
4 years ago

Panel to look into Ladakh issues

The Hindu  

A committee would be constituted under Minister of State for Home G. Kishan Reddy to find an appropriate solution to the issues related to language, culture and conservation of land in the Union Territory of Ladakh, the Home Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. The committee, led by Mr. Reddy, would comprise members of the delegation that met the …

Order on New Land Laws Does Not Impact Ladakh, Say MHA Officials After Gupkar Alliance’s ‘For Sale’ Charge
4 years, 2 months ago

Order on New Land Laws Does Not Impact Ladakh, Say MHA Officials After Gupkar Alliance’s ‘For Sale’ Charge

News 18  

A home ministry notification allowing non-Kashmiris to buy land in the erstwhile state is limited to J&K and does not impact Ladakh, officials told News18, refuting claims by the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration that the new laws have made land owners vulnerable to land sharks from outside the union territories. Slamming the amendment in land laws, PAGD spokesperson Sajad …

Now, outsiders can buy land in Jammu and Kashmir
4 years, 2 months ago

Now, outsiders can buy land in Jammu and Kashmir

The Hindu  

People as well as investors outside Jammu and Kashmir can now purchase land in the Union Territory as the Centre on Tuesday notified new land laws for the region, ending the exclusive rights of locals over the land granted under now a brogated Article 370. Under the ‘transfer of land for the purpose of promotion of healthcare or education’, the …

Centre issues new land laws for J&K, but not Ladakh: Here is why
4 years, 2 months ago

Centre issues new land laws for J&K, but not Ladakh: Here is why

India Today  

In a significant development, the Centre on Tuesday brought in a major amendment in land laws for Jammu and Kashmir that gives powers to anybody from the country to buy land in the Union Territory, but interestingly the same has not been applied to Ladakh. Subsequently, Ladakh MPs Thiksay Rinpoche and Thupstan Chhewang, former Jammu and Kashmir minister Chhering Dorje …

Polling for Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council Begins in Leh Amid Security Measures
4 years, 2 months ago

Polling for Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council Begins in Leh Amid Security Measures

News 18  

The voting for the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh has begun across the district on Thursday amid tension on the Line of Actual Control. “It is hereby ordered that a public holiday shall be observed within the limits of Leh district on account of 6th LAHDC election on the date of poll, as fixed on 22nd October”, Commissioner-Secretary, General …

As Ladakh gears up for maiden council polls in shadow of stand-off, BJP sends in big guns
4 years, 2 months ago

As Ladakh gears up for maiden council polls in shadow of stand-off, BJP sends in big guns

Firstpost  

The election to the LAHDC, which is the district’s highest-elected body, is the first such exercise in the region since the Centre carved out the Union Territory from the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir on 5 August last year Ladakh in the past few months has been in the national news because of the border stand-off with China. As …

Ladakh Buddhists who hailed India’s Kashmir move not so sure now
4 years, 2 months ago

Ladakh Buddhists who hailed India’s Kashmir move not so sure now

Al Jazeera  

A year after India scrapped Kashmir’s special status, anger and apprehensions in Ladakh over their future. Dorge said people in Ladakh fear that New Delhi can change or pass new laws without their approval since “most of the people running the show of the union territory administration are not from Ladakh”. Last year, Kargil protested against the Modi government’s decision …

Ladakh’s political, religious leaders agree on boycott of hill council elections over non-inclusion in Sixth Schedule
4 years, 3 months ago

Ladakh’s political, religious leaders agree on boycott of hill council elections over non-inclusion in Sixth Schedule

The Hindu  

In an unprecedented move, Ladakh has come together to boycott the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council elections, to be held on October 16. Keeping aside their differences, political and religious leaders from Leh and Kargil have decided to campaign against the LAHDC elections in order to safeguard the region’s demography, environment and diversity. Under the apex body People’s Movement for …

Ladakh Celebrates Independence Day Year After Being Declared UT, Lt Guv Assures Protection & Development
4 years, 4 months ago

Ladakh Celebrates Independence Day Year After Being Declared UT, Lt Guv Assures Protection & Development

News 18  

The Union Territory of Ladakh on Saturday celebrated the 74th Independence Day as Lt Governor R K Mathur used the opportunity to dispel apprehensions of the locals with regard to protection of land and fear of inundation by outsiders. In his Independence Day address at Leh Polo-ground where he unfurled the tricolour and inspected the guard of honour, the Lt …

Ladakh face-off | Sonia Gandhi promises support to Army, government
4 years, 6 months ago

Ladakh face-off | Sonia Gandhi promises support to Army, government

The Hindu  

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to tell the nation how Chinese troops could ‘occupy’ Indian territory, why did India lose 20 brave martyrs and his government’s ‘thinking and strategy’ to resolve the dispute. Ladakh face-off | India will protect every inch of its territory, says Narendra Modi Earlier, in a video, former Congress chief …

Ladakh: Identity concerns
4 years, 11 months ago

Ladakh: Identity concerns

The Hindu  

In the middle of December 2019, when an intense cold wave swept through north India and temperatures in Ladakh hovered below freezing point, a group of students sat on a hunger strike at an altitude of 3,500 metres demanding protection under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, which allows the formation of Autonomous District Councils to safeguard the rights of …

‘Centre in talks with J&K, Ladakh on special status’
5 years ago

‘Centre in talks with J&K, Ladakh on special status’

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Home Affairs is holding consultations with the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh to grant them “special status” on the lines of Article 371 of the Constitution, a senior government official said. In Maharashtra and Gujarat, the provision enables separate ‘boards’ in certain areas for “equitable allocation of funds for developmental work” and “adequate opportunity …

Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh shown as separate Union Territories in new map of India; country now has 28 states, 9 UTs
5 years, 2 months ago

Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh shown as separate Union Territories in new map of India; country now has 28 states, 9 UTs

Firstpost  

The Union Territory of Ladakh consists of Kargil and Leh while the rest of the erstwhile state is in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The Union Ministry of Home Affairs on Saturday released a new map of India, showing the two recently-created Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh. The Ministry of Home Affairs said the Union …

UT status good, but Ladakh needs protection: Ladakhi educationist Sonam Wangchuk
5 years, 2 months ago

UT status good, but Ladakh needs protection: Ladakhi educationist Sonam Wangchuk

India Today  

Internationally renowned Ladakhi educationist and environmentalist, Sonam Wangchuk, has expressed concern that there are "no safeguards for fragile ecology" while the region was granted status of a Union Territory after being split from Jammu and Kashmir. He has asked the Union government to accord Schedule 6 of the Constitution for tribal areas and assure protection of culture and business or …

Ladakh residents happy, thank govt for new status
5 years, 2 months ago

Ladakh residents happy, thank govt for new status

India Today  

Ladakh has been granted the status of a Union Territory, bifurcated from Jammu and Kashmir. Radha Krishna Mathur took oath as the first lieutenant governor in the presence of High Court Chief Justice Geeta Mittal. The event was organised by the government, Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council and BJP workers. The demands also include protection of language and no discrimination …

Ladakh Union Territory formation: People in Leh celebrate, look forward to 'inclusive development'; Kargil observes black day
5 years, 2 months ago

Ladakh Union Territory formation: People in Leh celebrate, look forward to 'inclusive development'; Kargil observes black day

Firstpost  

Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday transitioned from a state into union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh, nearly three months after Parliament abrogated the state’s special status. The people of Jammu and Kashmir have accepted the carving out of Ladakh as an union territory, said BJP MP from Ladakh Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, who stole the show during a debate …

Former bureaucrat RK Mathur takes oath as Ladakh's first LG after Jammu and Kashmir officially split into two UTs
5 years, 2 months ago

Former bureaucrat RK Mathur takes oath as Ladakh's first LG after Jammu and Kashmir officially split into two UTs

Firstpost  

With a population of nearly three lakh, Ladakh is strategically located as it shares borders with Pakistan as well as China. Leh: Former bureaucrat Radha Krishna Mathur was sworn-in on Thursday as the first Lieutenant Governor of the strategically located Union Territory of Ladakh, which came into existence after the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir. Mathur, who will turn 66 …

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