SRINAGAR: A day after an avalanche killed seven people and injured six others in Kargil at Zojila Zero Point at an altitude of over 11,500 feet, the Kargil Autonomous Hill Development Committee in Ladakh on Saturday accused the Jammu and Kashmir government of lax response and urged the Ladakh Union Territory government and J&K to … Read more
SRINAGAR: Kargil district authorities have urged the Center to start civil flights, saying connectivity remains severely affected during the winter when ground routes are closed.Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council-Kargil (LAHDC) chief executive Mohd Jaffar Akhoon and Ladakh MP Mohmad Haneefa made the demand during a meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi … Read more
Jammu: The Center has made it clear that Ladakh will not get Sixth Schedule status or statehood, two key demands of the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), the region’s two leading political outfits said after talks in New Delhi last week.The Sixth Schedule of the Constitution allows for special administrative arrangements … Read more