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Union home minister Amit Shah (File photo/PTI) Srinagar: Ladakh’s two main political groupings sought a meeting with Union home minister Amit Shah during his two-day visit to press demands, including Sixth Schedule status and statehood. Shah will attend events tied to Buddha Purnima during his stay in Leh on April 30 and May 1.Leh Apex…
SRINAGAR: A large crowd gathered outside the district jail in Leh on Saturday to welcome the release of former Congress councillor Smanla Dorje Nurboo (36) and former Congress J&K MLA Deldan Namgail (47) after the Jammu and Kashmir high court granted them bail.Police had arrested Namgail on Sept 26, 2025, and Nurboo a day later,…
SRINAGAR: Debate over Ladakh’s campaign for statehood and Sixth Schedule status sharpened Wednesday when Leh Apex Body presented its draft to the public in Leh, drawing pushback from participants who questioned whether the region with a small population of 300,000 and limited revenue base could sustain itself as a state.LAB, a coalition of political and…
People protest over the statehood demand and the inclusion of Ladakh under the Sixth Schedule (File photo: PTI) SRINAGAR: Leh police opened fire on protesters demanding statehood and Sixth Schedule status on Sept 24 in a “reckless and disproportionate use of lethal force” without orders from a magistrate in the Union territory, Congress and Anjuman-Moin-ul-Islam…
SRINAGAR: Ladakh UT administration stated Friday that the judicial probe into the Sept 24 violence in Leh, which claimed four lives, would be held at the Alternate Dispute Redressal Centre, Melongthang, in Leh from Oct 25-28.In an order issued Friday, the UT law and justice department instructed the Directorate of Information and Public Relations to…
SRINAGAR/NEW DELHI: Union home ministry has invited representatives of Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) for talks in New Delhi on Oct 22, weeks after both Ladakhi groups withdrew from dialogue following the Sept 24 police firing that left four dead and over 70 wounded during violent protests demanding statehood and Sixth…
SRINAGAR: Authorities stopped Saturday a silent march called by Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) in Leh but allowed it to proceed in Kargil, amid heavy security deployment and a regionwide internet shutdown. The march was planned to mourn four people killed in alleged police firing during the September 24 protests demanding…
NEW DELHI: Authorities in Ladakh’s Leh district have reimposed restrictions over concerns about potential threats to public peace and order, officials told PTI. This comes just a day after restrictions were lifted following a 22-day curfew triggered by violent protests demanding statehood and Sixth Schedule status for Ladakh. The earlier unrest left four people dead…
NEW DELHI: The ministry of home affairs on Friday ordered a judicial probe into the September 24 violence in Ladakh that led to the death of 4 people. The judicial inquiry would be conducted by retired SC judge B S Chauhan.The move comes a day ahead of protest march and blackout, which is set to…
SRINAGAR: Leh Apex Body (LAB), an umbrella group of political and religious organisations in Leh, announced a silent march and “blackout” on Saturday in solidarity with those killed, injured, and arrested during a September 24 firing on protesters demanding statehood and autonomy for the Union territory (UT). Among those held are environment activist and LAB…
