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Leh Violence Anniversary: Wangchuk Demands Amit Shah’s Resignation, Asks Why Inquiry Report Remains Unreleased

September 25, 2026 Editor

Sonam Wangchuk Demands Amit Shah's Resignation Over Leh Violence, Seeks Inquiry Report

Sonam Wangchuk Fears ‘Encounter’, Demands Amit Shah’s Resignation Over Leh Violence By: Javid Amin | 24 September 2026 One Year After Four Deaths in Leh, Ladakh Activist Seeks Release of Judicial Inquiry Report and Warns of Growing Distrust Leh: One year after four people were killed during violence in Leh, climate activist Sonam Wangchuk has intensified his criticism of the Centre, demanding the resignation of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, seeking publication of the judicial inquiry report into the September 24, 2025 violence and saying he fears he could be…

Omar Abdullah Warns Ladakh: Seek Written Assurances, Not Verbal Promises From Centre

September 17, 2026 Editor

Omar Abdullah Warns Ladakh: Seek Written Assurances, Not Verbal Promises From Centre By: News Desk | 16 September 2026 Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has delivered a pointed message to Ladakh’s political leadership at a moment when Leh and Kargil are once again negotiating with New Delhi over the region’s constitutional and political future: do not rely on verbal assurances from the Centre. Get them in writing, and get them signed. Speaking to reporters in Pulwama on September 16, Omar said Ladakh had its own political demands…

Kashmir EV Winter Test: Can Electric Vehicles Survive Snow, Cold & Himalayan Roads?

September 15, 2026 Editor

Kashmir’s EV Winter Test: Can Electric Cars Survive Snow, Sub-Zero Nights and Himalayan Roads? By: News Desk | 14 September 2026 Srinagar: An electric car may look perfectly comfortable on a summer drive through Srinagar. The calculation changes when temperatures fall below freezing, roads become slippery, mountain climbs increase energy consumption and the nearest fast charger may be many kilometres away. That is the less visible challenge facing India’s electric vehicle transition in the Himalayan region. The national EV story is increasingly one of falling battery costs, expanding model choices…

Ladakh Leadership Split After MHA Talks: Why Chhewang and Wangchuk Disagree on What Comes Next

September 13, 2026 Editor

Ladakh Talks Split Leadership: Thupstan Chhewang Says Progress Made, Wangchuk Calls It a Disappointment By: News Desk | 12 September 2026 Leh/New Delhi: A fresh political divide has emerged within Ladakh’s civil society movement after former BJP MP Thupstan Chhewang defended the September 9 talks with the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, describing the meeting as fruitful and accusing sections of the leadership, including activist Sonam Wangchuk, of failing to present the positive developments discussed with the Centre. Chhewang’s assessment directly contradicts the public reaction of the Leh Apex Body…

Ladakh Apex Body Warns of ‘Bigger Agitation’ Ahead of September 9 MHA Talks: What Is at Stake for Ladakh?

September 5, 2026 Editor

Centre-Ladakh talks could become a decisive test of trust as LAB and KDA seek statehood, constitutional safeguards, an elected legislature and justice over last year’s violence By: News Desk | 04 September 2026 Ladakh’s September 9 Moment: Talks With Delhi Could Decide What Comes Next For Ladakh’s political leadership, September 9 is no longer just another date on the negotiation calendar. It is becoming a test of whether years of dialogue with New Delhi can produce something tangible. The Leh Apex Body (LAB), one of the principal civil society platforms…

Ladakh’s Air Map Is Changing: Thoise and Kargil Move Closer to Civilian Flights

August 23, 2026 Editor

Thoise & Kargil Airports Move Closer to Civilian Flights: Ladakh’s Air Connectivity Enters a New Phase By: News Desk | 22 Aug 2026 Ladakh air connectivity | Thoise Airport civilian flights | Kargil Airport civilian flights | Nubra Valley flights | Ladakh tourism Ladakh’s remote border regions could soon become significantly easier to reach by air. Plans to introduce civilian flight operations from Thoise Airport in Nubra Valley and Kargil Airport have moved forward following a high-level review involving the Ladakh administration, Ministry of Defence, Indian Air Force (IAF), Airports…

GoI Gives District Collectors More Citizenship Powers: What the New Border-State Move Really Means for J&K, Ladakh and CAA

August 20, 2026 Editor

India Citizenship Rules 2026: What District Collector Powers Mean for J&K, Ladakh and CAA By: News Desk | 19 Aug 2026 India’s Citizenship System Is Moving Closer to the Border A new move by the Union government to put more citizenship decisions in the hands of district-level authorities is likely to attract attention far beyond the administrative circles where it originated. The reason is simple: citizenship is one of the most sensitive powers of the Indian state. It determines who legally belongs to the Republic, who can access the full…

5.5-Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Leh: Ladakh Gets Another Reminder of Its Seismic Vulnerability

August 13, 2026 Editor

5.5-Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Leh, Ladakh: No Major Damage Reported By: News Desk | 13 Aug 2026 A 5.5-magnitude earthquake jolted Leh in Ladakh early Thursday morning, August 13, sending residents rushing out of homes and buildings. No casualties or major structural damage were reported in the immediate aftermath, but the shallow earthquake has once again highlighted the seismic vulnerability of the fragile Himalayan region. According to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), the earthquake occurred at 6:05:15 am IST at a depth of approximately 10 kilometres. The recorded coordinates were…

Dalai Lama Returns to Ladakh’s Devachan Campus After 32 Years, Completing a Spiritual Circle in Leh

August 10, 2026 Editor

Dalai Lama’s 32-Year Return to Devachan: Why His Leh Visit Matters By: News Desk | 09 Aug 2026 Leh, Ladakh: Some journeys are measured not only by distance, but by the years between two moments. For the 14th Dalai Lama, his return to the Devachan Campus of the Mahabodhi International Meditation Centre (MIMC) in Leh on August 9, 2026, carried precisely that sense of history. Thirty-two years after he first visited the campus in 1994 and inaugurated and blessed it when the institution was still in its formative stage, the…

July Rainfall Surplus in J&K and Ladakh: A Wet Month Exposes the Himalayan Region’s Growing Climate Risks

August 8, 2026 Editor

July Rainfall Surplus in J&K & Ladakh: 35% Excess in J&K, 71% in Kashmir and 297% in Ladakh By: News Desk | 07 Aug 2026 July Rainfall Surplus in J&K & Ladakh: When a Wet Month Becomes a Warning July 2026 has delivered an unusual rainfall pattern across Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. According to the rainfall figures supplied for this analysis, Jammu & Kashmir recorded a 35% surplus during July, while the Kashmir Division received 89.9 mm against a normal 52.5 mm—71% above normal. The most striking anomaly came…