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Ladakh records 27.87% voter turnout by 11 am

May 20, 2024, 12:35 PM - 2 min read

Ladakh has been in the news recently for demonstrations against the union government's demand for sixth-schedule status, statehood, reservation of jobs, land, and separate statehood.

LS Polls: Ladakh demands Sixth schedule, statehood, employment

May 18, 2024, 11:25 AM - 2 min read

After the abrogation of Article 370, Ladakh, which shares its border with both Pakistan and China, was carved out as a Union Territory without legislature.

The main points in Namgyal’s agenda include statehood for Ladakh , establishment of a public service commission there and separate Lok Sabha seats for Leh and Kargil districts as well as exclusive rights over resources in Ladakh for the indigenous people, land rights, and job reservations.

6th Schedule rollout key point in Cong Ladakh candidate’s agenda

May 15, 2024, 02:39 PM - 2 min read

The main points in Namgyal’s agenda include statehood for Ladakh , establishment of a public service commission there and separate Lok Sabha seats for Leh and Kargil districts as well as exclusive rights over resources in Ladakh for the indigenous people, land rights, and job reservations.

Ladakh suffered most after August 2019, claims independent candidate Haneefa Jan

May 11, 2024, 11:45 AM - 2 min read

He said the rights guaranteed under Article 370 and 35-A were snatched when the erstwhile state was bifurcated into two union territories.

The lone Ladakh Lok Sabha seat has Leh, a Buddhist-dominated district with 88,877 voters and Kargil, with 95,926 voters who are predominantly Shia Muslim.

Kargil’s additional voters could shift dynamics in Ladakh LS polls

May 10, 2024, 04:36 PM - 2 min read

The lone Ladakh Lok Sabha seat has Leh, a Buddhist-dominated district with 88,877 voters and Kargil, with 95,926 voters who are predominantly Shia Muslim.

Ladakh LS polls: Buddhist Leh fears vote split may aid Muslim candidate

May 9, 2024, 09:53 AM - 2 min read

In Ladakh's lone Lok Sabha constituency, the situation has evolved into a clash between Buddhist-dominated Leh and Muslim-majority Kargil.

The entire rank and file of the National Conference in the Kargil district of the union territory of Ladakh have “rebelled” against the party leadership’s decision to concede the Ladakh parliamentary constituency to the Congress for the ongoing General Elections.

‘INDIA’ bloc collapses in Ladakh under heavy weight of communal polarisation

May 7, 2024, 08:28 PM - 2 min read

The entire rank and file of the National Conference in the Kargil district of the union territory of Ladakh have “rebelled” against the party leadership’s decision to concede the Ladakh parliamentary constituency to the Congress for the ongoing General Elections.