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Union Home Minister Amit Shah to Visit Ladakh for Buddha Purnima Celebrations

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Ladakh, April 30 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah is set to visit the Union Territory of Ladakh on a two-day tour starting Thursday, during which he will pay his respects to the sacred relics of Lord Buddha on the occasion of Buddha Purnima on May 1. Ahead of the visit, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) also announced that a meeting of the Sub-Committee will be held on May 22 for discussions with the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA). The previous round of t…

Ladakh to Have Seven Districts as L-G Announces Five New Ones

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Srinagar, April 27 (IANS) Lieutenant Governor (L-G), V.K. Saxena on Monday announced creation of five new districts in Ladakh, raising the number of districts in the Union Territory to seven from the original two.Officials said that the LG of Ladakh has announced the creation of five new districts, Nubra, Sham, Changthang, Zanskar, and Drass, increasing the total districts from two, i.e. Leh and Kargil, to seven.This move aims to decentralise administration, boost development in remote border ar…

Sonam Wangchuk Expresses Concern Over Slow Progress in Ladakh Dialogue

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Srinagar, April 13 (IANS) Climate activist and prominent Ladakhi rights activist, Sonam Wangchuk, on Monday, expressed dismay at the slow pace of progress in the ongoing dialogue between the representatives of the Ladakh union territory and the Centre.Sonam Wangchuk said on X, “Today marks exactly one month since the unconditional revocation of my detention under the NSA, 1980. The revocation order gave us hope that the Centre was willing to correct past mistakes, as it spoke of “building mu…

Ladakh’s Lt Governor Kavinder Gupta Resigns from Post

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Jammu, March 5 (IANS) Ladakh’s Lt Governor Kavinder Gupta on Thursday resigned from his post, barely eight months after assuming the office.Gupta had taken the oath on July 18, 2025, becoming the third LG of the Union Territory.His tenure coincided with rising unrest in the region, where civil society groups and organisations such as the Leh Apex Body and Kargil Democratic Alliance have been protesting for statehood, Sixth Schedule protections, and job reservations for locals.Reports also said t…