Two families will lose livelihood due to Article 370 scrapping: Ladakh MP Jamyang Tsering
5 years, 5 months ago

Two families will lose livelihood due to Article 370 scrapping: Ladakh MP Jamyang Tsering

Op India  

BJP MP from Ladakh Jamyang Tsering Namgyal said today in Lok Sabha that only two families will lose the livelihood due to the abolition of Articles 35A and 370, while it will ensure a bright future of Kashmir. Participating in the debate on the bill to bifurcate Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories, Tsering said mistakes done by prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru are being rectified now. Jamyang Tsering said that under Kashmir, the development, political aspiration, identity, language of Ladakh have become extinct, and Article 370 and the Congress party are responsible for the same. Referring to a question on what will be lost after Article 370 is scrapped which was asked by an MP from Kashmir, Tsering said, one thing will be definitely lost, two families will lose their livelihood, other than nothing will be lost.

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Ladakh to get 95% job quota for locals and one-third reservation for women
1 month ago

Ladakh to get 95% job quota for locals and one-third reservation for women

India Today  

Ladakh has received a significant proposal from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, offering 95% reservation in government jobs for locals. Thupstan Chhewang, former BJP MP and chairman of the Leh Apex Body, attended the talks and clarified that a separate public service commission for Ladakh would not be feasible due to the lack of a local legislature. FOUR MAJOR …

‘People have found their voice’: Omar Abdullah on passage of Article 370 resolution
2 months ago

‘People have found their voice’: Omar Abdullah on passage of Article 370 resolution

Hindustan Times  

Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said people of the Union Territory have ‘found their voice’ after the passage of the resolution on Article 370, a legislation that gave special status to the former state and was scrapped in August 2019. Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah speaks during the J&K Assembly session, in Srinagar, …

Yearning for change: The Hindu Editorial on Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh going to the polls
8 months ago

Yearning for change: The Hindu Editorial on Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh going to the polls

The Hindu  

Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh, the Union Territories bifurcated from the legacy border State of J&K, are among the few States/UTs where polling is taking place across many phases. The enduring distrust between the Kashmiri polity and New Delhi also explains why the traditional parties in the former have sought to oppose the postponement of the polls in the Anantnag-Rajouri …

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. …

Modi makes rare pre-election Kashmir trip, but struggles to ‘win hearts’
10 months ago

Modi makes rare pre-election Kashmir trip, but struggles to ‘win hearts’

Al Jazeera  

The Indian leader’s development pitch for the disputed region leaves Kashmiris asking when political grievances will be addressed. Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir – In his first speech in the main city of Indian-administered Kashmir since scrapping its semi-autonomous status in 2019, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed the move had brought development and prosperity to the region’s residents. The 2019 break …

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. …

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 …

INTERVIEW | ‘Ladakh administration is working in a better way’: BJP leader Tarun Chugh
1 year, 4 months ago

INTERVIEW | ‘Ladakh administration is working in a better way’: BJP leader Tarun Chugh

The Hindu  

Published : Sep 07, 2023 11:00 IST - 3 MINS READ BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh, who is party in-charge for Jammu and Kashmir, Telangana and Ladakh, told Frontline in an interview on September 2 that his party’s target is all-round development of the region, with tourism and trade promotion a high priority. Excerpts: What is BJP’s stand on …

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 …

No Indian company or MNC invested in Ladakh in past three years: MHA
1 year, 9 months ago

No Indian company or MNC invested in Ladakh in past three years: MHA

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Home Affairs informed the Rajya Sabha on April 5 that no Indian company including multinationals had invested in Ladakh in the past three years, and no land had been bought from people outside the Union Territory during the same period. Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said in a written reply, that 185 persons from outside …

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, 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 …

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 …

Time to ring in the polls in Jammu and Kashmir
2 years, 8 months ago

Time to ring in the polls in Jammu and Kashmir

The Hindu  

It’s what Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not say during his visit to Palli village in Jammu this week that was more important than what he did in a nearly 40-minute-long address to the public gathering. But the constitutional change effected in August 2019 was very much on his mind, as he used Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir and “ghati” in …

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 …

Why India’s Ladakh is witnessing growing discontent
3 years ago

Why India’s Ladakh is witnessing growing discontent

Al Jazeera  

Unprecedented shutdown earlier this week in the strategic Himalayan region underscores its demand for more autonomy. Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir – Earlier this week, the region of Ladakh, a Himalayan desert in Indian-administered Kashmir that borders China and Pakistan, witnessed an unprecedented shutdown to demand statehood and protection of land and jobs. “Generally, people are seeking some kind of constitutional safeguards …

Article 370: For All The Puffery Over J&K, BJP's Gains Were Short-Lived
3 years, 5 months ago

Article 370: For All The Puffery Over J&K, BJP's Gains Were Short-Lived

The Quint  

A joint demand came up just a couple of days ago from elected leaders of Leh and Kargil for the restoration of full statehood and the original “state subject” domicile rules. Like a sharp spotlight, that joint demand lit up the gleaming slipperiness of whatever the Bharatiya Janata Party thought it gained from changing Jammu & Kashmir’s constitutional status. 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 …

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 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 …

No specific report on financial losses in Kashmir following revocation of Article 370: MHA
5 years, 1 month ago

No specific report on financial losses in Kashmir following revocation of Article 370: MHA

India Today  

The Ministry of Home Affairs said on Tuesday that it has no specific report on losses incurred by Kashmiris following the revocation of Article 370, which granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir. The MHA, in a response to a question raised by Rajya Sabha MP Shanta Chhetri, said, "There is no specific report received from Jammu and Kashmir government …

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 …

Jammu and Kashmir gets new identity, Ladakh its wish. What all has changed?
5 years, 2 months ago

Jammu and Kashmir gets new identity, Ladakh its wish. What all has changed?

India Today  

What was proposed on August 5 in Parliament takes effect today, the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the deputy prime minister in the Jawaharlal Nehru government. The two new federal entities are the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, and the Union Territory of Ladakh. According to the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act 2019, the districts of Kargil and …

Life normal in J&K, Ladakh, says fact-finding team in report to MoS PMO Jitendra Singh
5 years, 2 months ago

Life normal in J&K, Ladakh, says fact-finding team in report to MoS PMO Jitendra Singh

India Today  

Rejecting reports of clampdown in Jammu and Kashmir, a group of intellectuals and academicians in their report on the state said things were normal in the three regions of the state but suggested confidence-building measures to ensure equitable development of all regions and people. Kashmiris across the board seek healing from a corrupt, oppressive, social and political culture that has …

Focus turns to domicile laws, land, jobs in proposed Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh
5 years, 4 months ago

Focus turns to domicile laws, land, jobs in proposed Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh

The Hindu  

With the revoking of the special status of Kashmir, Pandits, Dogras and Buddhists have made separate demands for domicile laws in the proposed Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, Ladakh MP, has filed a memorandum with Union Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda for tribal status to ensure that the land rights stayed with the local …

BJP cadre now hope Ram Mandir, Uniform Civil Code come soon
5 years, 4 months ago

BJP cadre now hope Ram Mandir, Uniform Civil Code come soon

India TV News  

The Narendra Modi government's revocation of Article 370, one of the core agendas of the BJP and which opposition parties had scoffed at as impossible, has filled the party rank and file with the hope that the other two core issues of Ram Mandir and a Uniform Civil Code would follow soon. The Bharatiya Janata Party, which during its time …

BJP cadre now hope Ram Mandir, Uniform Civil Code come soon
5 years, 4 months ago

BJP cadre now hope Ram Mandir, Uniform Civil Code come soon

The Quint  

By Ranjana Narayan New Delhi, Aug 18 The Narendra Modi government's revocation of Article 370, one of the core agendas of the BJP and which opposition parties had scoffed at as impossible, has filled the party rank and file with hope that the other two core issues of Ram Mandir and a Uniform Civil Code would follow soon. The Bharatiya …

Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh regions will develop as per wishes of local people, their dreams and ambitions, PM Narendra Modi tells IANS
5 years, 4 months ago

Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh regions will develop as per wishes of local people, their dreams and ambitions, PM Narendra Modi tells IANS

Firstpost  

Editor’s Note: With Prime Minister Narendra Modi completing 75 days in his second avatar as the nation’s helmsman on 14 August, he spoke extensively to IANS on his priorities going forward and also touched upon various sensitive issues from Jammu and Kashmir, medical reforms, criticality of education and rooting out corruption from within the bureaucracy. Today, every Indian is fully …

What’s next for Kashmir? Concerns on 3 key issues mark local discourse
5 years, 4 months ago

What’s next for Kashmir? Concerns on 3 key issues mark local discourse

Hindustan Times  

Two events six months apart have shaken Nazir Ahmad Magrey’s life: The suicide bombing on February 14 that killed 40 paramilitary troopers barely 100 metres from his two-storey house overlooking the Jhelum; and the revoking of Article 370, which granted special status to Jammu & Kashmir, on August 5. It may trigger a spike in militancy,” he said, venting his …

‘With Article 370 gone, future of Ladakh now is very bright’: Jamyang Tsering Namgyal
5 years, 5 months ago

‘With Article 370 gone, future of Ladakh now is very bright’: Jamyang Tsering Namgyal

Live Mint  

Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, the Member of Parliament from Ladakh, has become a social media sensation after his passionate speech in the Lok Sabha last week during the debate on revoking Jammu and Kashmir’s special status. Responding to Modi’s television address to the nation on the scrapping of Articles 370 and 35A and Jammu and Kashmir’s reorganization, Namgyal said: “From the …

President Ram Nath Kovind declares abrogation of provisions of Article 370
5 years, 5 months ago

President Ram Nath Kovind declares abrogation of provisions of Article 370

India Today  

President Ram Nath Kovind has declared abrogation of the provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution, which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir. "In exercise of the powers conferred by clause of Article 370 read with clause of Article 370 of the Constitution of India, the President, on the recommendation of Parliament, is pleased to declare that, as from …

Bill to split Kashmir in parliament as region remains on lockdown
5 years, 5 months ago

Bill to split Kashmir in parliament as region remains on lockdown

Al Jazeera  

India’s BJP government brings bill to carve two ‘union territories’ out of Muslim-majority state, which is under curfew. Home Minister Amit Shah introduced the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill in the Lok Sabha – India’s lower house of parliament – on Tuesday to bifurcate the state into two “union territories”. “Air tickets are being treated as passes, but only if …

J&K bifurcation: Ladakh MP hails Union Territory status
5 years, 5 months ago

J&K bifurcation: Ladakh MP hails Union Territory status

The Hindu  

Ladakh MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal on Monday hailed the Union government’s decision to amend Article 370 and grant his constituency Union Territory status, saying it will usher in development and strengthen border security. Mr. Namgyal said the decision was necessary for Jammu and Kashmir’s overall development and is in national interest as it will strengthen the border security. People of …

How India's new Union Territories J&K, Ladakh will function
5 years, 5 months ago

How India's new Union Territories J&K, Ladakh will function

India TV News  

The Centre on Monday revoked Article 370 of the Constitution which gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir and brought in the J&K Reorganisation Bill 2019 which splits the state into two Union Territories: Jammu and Kashmir with an Assembly and Ladakh without one. After the Union Cabinet's decision, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday proposed to scrap Article …

How India's new Union Territories J&K, Ladakh will function
5 years, 5 months ago

How India's new Union Territories J&K, Ladakh will function

The Quint  

New Delhi, Aug 5 The Centre on Monday revoked Article 370 of the Constitution which gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir and brought in the J&K Reorganisation Bill 2019 which splits the state into two Union Territories: Jammu and Kashmir with an Assembly and Ladakh without one. After the Union Cabinet's decision, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday …

'Kashmir has always treated Ladakh as a step-mother’: BJP MP from Ladakh welcomes Centre’s decision to make it UT
5 years, 5 months ago

'Kashmir has always treated Ladakh as a step-mother’: BJP MP from Ladakh welcomes Centre’s decision to make it UT

Firstpost  

BJP MP from Ladakh said that citizens of Ladakh have welcomed Centre’s decision to announce Ladakh as Union Territory without a legislature. New Delhi: Asserting that Kashmir has always treated Ladakh as a step-mother, BJP MP from Ladakh, Jamyang Tsering Namgyal said that citizens of Ladakh have welcomed the central government’s decision to announce Ladakh as Union Territory without a …

Jammu and Kashmir to be split into 2 union territories — Ladakh and J&K
5 years, 5 months ago

Jammu and Kashmir to be split into 2 union territories — Ladakh and J&K

Hindustan Times  

The Centre has proposed to reorganize Jammu and Kashmir, carving out two separate Union Territories of Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir, Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced on Monday. Home Minister Amit Shah said the Union Territories of Ladakh was a long pending demand of the people of the region. The decision to “reorganize” the state came after the Home …

One India, no special status for J&K : What BJP promised in its 2019 election manifesto
5 years, 5 months ago

One India, no special status for J&K : What BJP promised in its 2019 election manifesto

India Today  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday announced the revocation of Article 370 - which gave special status to the state of Jammu and Kashmir, thus fulfilling BJP's election promise, and creating tremors across the political circuit. After days of speculation following the deployment of troops in Kashmir, to cancellation of the Amarnath Yatra, evacuation of tourists and finally placing …

Jammu & Kashmir no longer a special status state, Ladakh to be carved out as separate UT
5 years, 5 months ago

Jammu & Kashmir no longer a special status state, Ladakh to be carved out as separate UT

India TV News  

Almost the entire opposition in the Lok Sabha on Monday unitedly opposed the Centre's step to impose unprecedented restrictions in Jammu and Kashmir. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, earlier in the day, proposed to scrap Article 370 of the Constitution which gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir and said the state would be split into two Union Territories: Jammu …

Jammu and Kashmir parties welcome separate division status for Ladakh; BJP's intentions questioned
5 years, 11 months ago

Jammu and Kashmir parties welcome separate division status for Ladakh; BJP's intentions questioned

Firstpost  

However, timing of the decision has lead to fears that the BJP was trying to erode the electoral foothold of Kashmir Valley, of which Ladakh was a part till now Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik’s decision to create a separate administrative division for the arid Ladakh region is being seen as a political gimmick by the Bharatiya Janata …

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