KURUKSHETRA, Anayat Ali (KIMS) — The Ladakh sub-junior Kho-Kho team created history by making its maiden appearance at the 35th Sub-Junior National Kho-Kho Championship 2025, currently underway from January 31 to February 4 at Kurukshetra in Haryana. In their debut match at the national level, Team Ladakh registered a convincing victory against Meghalaya, marking an […]
JODHPUR — Activist and scientist Sonam Wangchuk, who has been lodged in the Jodhpur Central Jail since September 27, 2025, was taken to AIIMS Jodhpur for medical examination early Saturday morning, officials said. He spent approximately an hour and a half in the hospital’s gastroenterology department before being escorted back to prison. According to AIIMS […]
KARGIL, Anayat Ali (KIMS) — The Union Territory of Ladakh achieved a proud milestone at the recently concluded Khelo India Winter Games (Ice Hockey), with the Men’s Ice Hockey Team winning the Bronze Medal and the Women’s Ice Hockey Team securing the Silver Medal at the national level. The achievement holds special significance as both […]
LEH — Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh Kavinder Gupta on Tuesday inaugurated the office of the Directorate of Census Operations in Leh, marking the beginning of preparations for the exercise in the Union Territory in 2027. The Union Cabinet on December 12 last year approved an outlay of Rs 11,718 crore for conducting the Census of […]
LEH — Senior IAS officer Ashish Kundra on Thursday took charge as the chief secretary of Ladakh and reaffirmed his commitment to effective governance, transparent administration and inclusive development across the Union territory, officials said. A 1996-batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre, Kundra took over from Pawan Kotwal, who retired from service on Wednesday, an […]
LEH — One person was arrested for allegedly “abducting” a girl here, police said on Wednesday, while Leh town observed a shutdown in protest of the incident and demanded stern action against the accused. During investigation, it came to light that the minor was allegedly enticed by a person from Kargil and taken to Srinagar, […]
NEW DELHI — The Himalayan Institute of Alternatives (HIAL), founded by Ladakh educator and activist Sonam Wangchuk, is doing “exemplary” work and should be granted recognition by the University Grants Commission, a Parliamentary panel has noted. In its report tabled in Parliament earlier this week, the committee headed by Congress MP Digvijaya Singh expressed its […]
NEW DELHI — The Centre on Monday opposed in the Supreme Court the request made by climate activist Sonam Wangchuk to appear through video conferencing from Jodhpur jail in the case related to his detention under the National Security Act. The top court was hearing a plea filed by Gitanjali J Angmo, wife of Wangchuk, […]
SRINAGAR — The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh on Wednesday issued notice to the Union Territory of Ladakh on a plea filed by five councillors of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) at Kargil challenging Ladakh Lieutenant Governor Kavinder Gupta’s decision to nominate a Muslim to a seat reserved for the […]
JAMMU — Lieutenant Governor Kavinder Gupta on Tuesday paid obeisance at the holy cave shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi and expressed optimism about the future, saying that tourism in Ladakh will expand significantly in the coming days. Talking to reporters after offering prayers at the cave shrine on his birthday, Gupta said tourism in Ladakh […]
