Srinagar: Ladakh representative says environmentalists and Leh Apex Body (LAB) members Golden Wangchuck should be included in the next round of talks with the Centre.Speaking at a gathering organized by the LAB to welcome Wangchuk in Leh on Sunday, its co-chairman Tsering Dorjay Lakrook said the environmentalist should be included in any future conversations given … 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
JAMMU: A top Union home ministry panel has raised questions over whether Ladakh’s inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of the constitution by Ladakh’s top political body would provide sufficient safeguards, a sign that New Delhi is weighing constitutional limits, financial costs and governance models as demands for statehood grow in the region.During talks in New … Read more