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The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday announced Tashi Gyalson, a former party general secretary of the Ladakh unit, as its candidate from the union territory, replacing the incumbent lawmaker Jamyang Tsering Namgyal. “There is a section of leaders who see Tashi as a recent inductee in the BJP and feel Namgyal should contest as an independent,” the functionary said. A …

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 …

The administration of Ladakh on Tuesday removed the mandatory requirement of knowledge of Urdu for recruitment into various government jobs in the Union Territory. The official notification issued by the government made ‘Bachelor’s degree from any recognized university’ the mandatory requirement instead of ‘Knowledge of Urdu along with Bachelor’s degree ’ for the several posts in the revenue department. BJP …

The British daily – Guardian, who seems to be over-enthusiastic about interfering India’s affairs, on Saturday got caught spreading fake news regarding China ‘intruding’ and ‘capturing’ India’s territory during the ongoing stand-off between India and China. In a hurry to discredit the Modi government, the British daily not only passed-off the claims made by a Congress worker as a local …

Union Territory of Ladakh: celebrations in Leh, concerns in Kargil

On August 5, the Central Government announced that a Union Territory of Ladakh is to be created by carving out the region from the State of Jammu and Kashmir. In 2002, all the political parties in Ladakh had merged to form the Ladakh Union Territory Front in demand of Union Territory status because of its religious and cultural differences with …

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Independence Day: Ladakh lives it up in its transition to Union Territory

Ladakh, which will become a Union Territory after the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir, celebrated Independence Day with fervour on Thursday, with local BJP MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal saying the region has got “independence from Kashmir”. Banners bearing slogans like “UT of Ladakh celebrates its 1st Independence Day” were hanging along roads of this picturesque town. “So, we decided to …

Ladakh, which will become an Union Territory after the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir, celebrated Independence Day with fervour on Thursday, with local BJP MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal saying the region has got "independence from Kashmir". Banners bearing slogans like "UT of Ladakh celebrates its 1st Independence Day" were hanging along roads of this picturesque town. "Ladakh got independence from …

’Struggled for 71 years to make Ladakh a union territory’: Tsering Namgyal

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J&K bifurcation: Ladakh MP hails Union Territory status

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 …

Kashmir Ladakh Union Territory Union Territory Status

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 …

Ladakh As Union Territory