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Scroll cries ‘gerrymandering’ and pushes Muslim exclusion fears in Ladakh while ignoring one basic fact, districts are not electoral constituencies

Scroll linked Ladakh’s new districts to future delimitation fears, but the restructuring only created administrative units. Ladakh’s difficult terrain, sparse population and long pending local demands were central to the decision.

Muslim organisations oppose creation of 5 new districts in Ladakh: Read why the administrative restructuring was needed and how it will have no impact...

The Nubra, Sham, and Changthang districts were carved out of the existing Leh district, while Zanskar and Drass were formed out of the existing Kargil district.

Centre resumes dialogue with Ladakhi bodies after violent protests; statehood and Sixth Schedule in focus

The Union Home Ministry has invited representatives of Ladakhi bodies on 22nd October to resume talks that had hit a roadblock following violence on...

Activities of Sonam Wangchuk ‘prejudicial to national security’: Leh DM to Supreme Court

The Leh DM stated that when Sonam Wangchuk was detained on 26th September 2025, the activist was “categorically informed both of the factum of his detention under the National Security Act, 1980, as well as the factum of his transfer to Central Jail, Jodhpur, Rajasthan”.

Ladakh administration announces Magisterial Inquiry into Leh violence, public asked to provide information by 18 October

The Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council has initiated a magisterial inquiry into the violent clashes that occurred in Leh on September 24, 2025, which...

Leh Apex Body refuses to attend Oct 6 talks with Central govt, demands judicial probe on Sept 24 violence and apology for ‘anti-national’ remark

The Leh Apex Body has withdrawn from talks with the Central government, saying they won’t be travelling to Delhi on October 6. The LAB has...

Leh violence: Controversial activist Sonam Wangchuk arrested under NSA before his press conference

The Central government accused Sonam Wangchuk of delivering provocative speeches in an alleged attempt to pull off “Arab Spring-style protests" and “Gen Z protests in Nepal”.

Two days after viral news, Ladakh Congress leader claims he was not involved in violence, party threatens criminal proceedings against media and netizens

Two days after the viral photos and videos, Congress councillor Phuntsog Stanzin Tsepag has issued a statement, shared by Alt News' Md Zubair, saying that the person in the viral photos and images is not him.

Centre cancels FCRA licence of Sonam Wangchuk’s NGO after Ladakh unrest

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has revoked the FCRA licence of Sonam Wangchuk’s non-profit, the Himalayan Institute of Alternative Learning (HIAL), citing repeated violations of India’s foreign funding laws for NGOs.

As violence breaks out in Leh, read how ‘activist’ Sonam Wangchuk has been provoking locals against the Indian State for the past several years

Perhaps the most alarming video of Sonam Wangchuk is the one where the 'climate activist' seekign inspiration from the Arab Spring, a series of violent uprisings that toppled governments in the Middle East,

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