Wangchuk ends 21-day fast, to continue stir

Award-winning Ladakhi innovator Sonam Wangchuk completed his 21-day protest fast in Leh on Tuesday, with no response from the Centre. He urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and home minister Amit Shah to act like statesmen and accept the demands of the people of Ladakh for statehood for the Union Territory (UT) and implementation of the … Read more

Rally, strike in Kargil seek sixth schedule, statehood for Ladakh

Hundreds of people participated in a protest march and observed a half-day strike in Kargil on Wednesday to press for the demands of statehood and implementation of the sixth schedule of the Constitution in Ladakh. Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), a grouping of political, religious and social organisations, which had called for the protest march, announced … Read more