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 — An unusual chatter on the Internet intercepted by the army alerted security agencies in the Kashmir valley, leading to the detention of a Chinese national who had entered Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir without permission, officials said on Sunday. Hu Congtai, 29, arrived in Delhi on November 19 on a tourist visa, which […]
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 […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned to December 8 the hearing on a plea filed by the wife of jailed climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, terming his detention under National Security Act as “illegal, and an arbitrary exercise violating his fundamental rights.” A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and N V Anjaria deferred […]
JAMMU — The Indo-Tibetan Border Police force, which guards the 3,488 km-long India-China LAC, is establishing 10 all-women border posts along this arduous and icy frontier, the director general of the paramilitary said. The force, as part of its ambitious “forwardisation” plan, initiated post the 2020 military clash in Ladakh, has also moved its 215 […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a plea filed by Sonam Wangchuk’s wife which termed the climate activist’s detention under the stringent National Security Act as illegal and an arbitrary exercise violating his fundamental rights. The top court had on October 29 sought response of the Centre and the […]
JAMMU — Ladakh Lieutenant Governor Kavinder Gupta on Wednesday acknowledged that some people are unhappy with what they see as “imbalanced” representation in the ongoing dialogue with the Centre, but expressed hope that all issues would be resolved through discussions. He lauded the Jammu and Kashmir Police for busting a white-collar terror network and averting […]
LEH — Ahead of their next round of talks with the High Powered Committee of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ladakh representatives have submitted a draft proposal to the ministry seeking statehood and Sixth Schedule status for the Union Territory. The 29-page document, submitted to the home ministry on Monday, has also demanded general amnesty […]