CEC Kargil chairs meeting regarding issue of official language of Ladakh

Kargil, Dec 30, 2024: Chairman/Chief Executive Councillor, LAHDC, Kargil, Dr. Mohd Jaffer Akhoon today held a meeting regarding the issue of the official language of Ladakh.

Councillor, Sajjad Hussain, Abdul Samad, Advocate Khadim Hussain, Aga Syed-ain-ul Huda, Padma Shri Awardee Akhone Asgar Ali Basharat, besides eminent scholars, writers, literary personalities representing various languages of Kargil including Shina, Purgi, Balti and Brokskat were present in the meeting.

During...

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Ladakh Ethnic Groups Unite to Demand Multi-Language Official Status


Kargil, December 29, 2024 – A crucial meeting was convened by the Ladakh Academy of Arts, Culture & Languages, Kargil, on December 26, 2024. The meeting brought together distinguished scholars, poets, and language experts representing various languages spoken in the region. The attendees deliberated extensively on the linguistic and cultural concerns of the Union Territory of Ladakh, resulting in the adoption of a series of resolutions to protect and promote the region’s linguistic diversity...

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Ladakh Language Conflict: Imam Juma JUIA, IKMT Kargil raises concern over “Bhoti”

Kargil, December 20, 2024 – In their respective Friday sermons, Hajjat-ul-Islam Sheikh Hamid Nasiri and Hajjat-ul-Islam Sheikh Ibrahim Khalili addressed pressing social and administrative issues during gatherings organized by prominent religious organizations in Kargil.

Speaking at Musallah ya Imam Manji Gund under the management of Imam Khomeini Memorial Trust, Sheikh Hamid Nasiri expressed strong objections to the use of the word “Bhoti” for the language spoken in Ladakh that is also be...

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PCLS Kargil Demands Exclusive Use of “Ladakhi” to Represent the Language of Ladakh

News Desk, Dec. 18: Purig Cultural and Literary Society (PCLS) Kargil, Ladakh demanded to recognize and use the word “Ladakhi” only for the language spoken across Ladakh and not by any other name which could limit its scope of being a language having wider acceptability.

The PCLS members made the statement during a press conference today in Kargil which was joined by Taqi Khan Nayab (poet), Sajjad Ali Shujaat (poet), Abass Yawar (theatre artist), Haji Mohd Ali Butto (poet), and Ahmad Ali ...

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LBA, LGA Condemn PIL Challenging “Bhoti” as Threat to Cultural Heritage

VoL Desk, December 15: Ladakh Buddhist Association (LBA), Ladakh Gonpa Association (LGA) and Ladakh Cultural Foundation (LCF) in a press conference expressed strong disapproval of the PIL filed in the Jammu and Kashmir high court which challenges the use of “Bhoti” for the Ladakhi language.

The organizations emphasized that “Bhoti” is a crucial part of Ladakhi identity, deeply tied to the region’s Tibetan Buddhist heritage. They argued that this legal challenge was an attack on Ladakhi cu...

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