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Ladakh Liquor Policy Row: Women’s Protest Enters Day Six as Sonam Wangchuk Accuses LG Administration of ‘Firing Alcohol Cannons’

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Leh Women’s Protest Against Liquor Shops Enters Day Six; Sonam Wangchuk Targets Ladakh LG

Leh Women’s Protest Against Liquor Shops Enters Day Six as Sonam Wangchuk Targets Ladakh Administration By: News Desk | 26 October 2026 Leh: A growing protest against the expansion of liquor outlets in Ladakh has brought questions about public health, cultural traditions and community participation into sharp focus, with women from different religious communities continuing their sit-in in Leh and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk accusing the Union Territory administration of encouraging alcohol availability despite public opposition. The agitation, centred at Nawang Dorjay Stobdan (NDS) Memorial Park in Leh, had entered…

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Ladakh Talks Hit Deadlock: LAB, KDA Reject Centre’s Draft; Next Meeting on October 22

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Ladakh Talks Deadlock: LAB, KDA Reject Centre's Draft; Next Meeting October 22

Ladakhi representatives say the Centre’s proposal falls short of demands for constitutional safeguards and meaningful elected governance; distribution of legislative, executive and financial powers remains the central sticking point By: News Desk | 15 October 2026 Leh: Talks between representatives of Ladakh’s leading civil society organisations and the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) ended without a breakthrough on Thursday, with the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) expressing dissatisfaction with the Centre’s draft proposal on constitutional safeguards and governance for the Union Territory. The two sides…

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

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

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…

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Restrictions Under Review, To Be Eased Soon: LG Ladakh Assures Relief Amid Public Concerns

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Restrictions Under Review, To Be Eased Soon: LG Ladakh Assures Relief Amid Public Concerns

LG Ladakh Announces Review of Restrictions, Promises Easing Soon By: Javid Amin | 05 October 2025 In a bid to address mounting public unease, Lieutenant Governor Brig. (Retd.) B.D. Mishra on Sunday announced that the Ladakh administration is reviewing several existing restrictions and will ease them “soon,” aligning with “evolving ground realities and public sentiment.” Speaking during a public outreach event in Leh, the LG emphasized that Ladakh’s governance model would remain transparent, accountable, and people-centric, reiterating that “the future of the Union Territory depends on collective effort between the…

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