Leh, January 03, 2026/ VOL News Desk/ Prominent Buddhist leaders, youth, and women from across Ladakh have established the “Voice of Buddhist Ladakh” (VBL) to amplify their concerns amid ongoing dialogues with the central government.
Since Ladakh was declared a Union Territory in 2019, widespread apprehensions have emerged among residents about protecting land, culture, environment, youth employment, and the lack of public representation in governance. To address these, a High Powered Com...
Leh, January 26, 2025 – Chering Dorjay Lakrook, Co-Chairman of the Apex Body Leh, addressed the media today regarding the recent discussions held with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on 15 January , 2025. The talks included key issues such as Sonam Wangchuk’s ongoing Pad Yatra to Zojila and the broader concerns surrounding domicile and job reservations in Ladakh.
Lakrook stated that the Pad Yatra has been paused temporarily, awaiting the outcome of the next round of talks with the MHA....
By Mussa Tumaily
Leh, January 22, 2025 – The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Ladakh has sharply criticized the elected representatives of the region, including local councillors and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ladakh, accusing them of not giving enough attention or seriousness to the pressing issues of Ladakh. The remarks were made by Skarma Tokdan, District Coordinator of AAP Ladakh, during a press conference held today.
While the party expressed its discontent with the inaction of the e...
mussa Tumaily
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has proposed significant measures for Ladakh, including a 95% reservation in government jobs for locals, one-third reservation for women in hill councils, and steps to address land-related concerns. These announcements were made during a high-powered committee (HPC) meeting held on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, with regional leaders in attendance. The Centre has also expressed its commitment to draft provisions ensuring “constituti...
Leh,Oct 20: Hon’ble Chairman/CEC Adv. Tashi Gyalson, LAHDC Leh called on Hon’ble Union Home Minister, Sh. Amit Shah, today at his residence in Delhi.
During the meeting, CEC Gyalson expressed heartfelt gratitude to the Hon’ble Home Minister for the recent establishment of five new districts in Ladakh, which he described as a significant step towards enhancing local governance and development in the region.
Additionally, CEC requested for a suitable date for dialogue, and also discuss...
VoL Desk, March 04: Leh Apex Body (LAB) and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) held a meeting with the Officials of Ministry of Home Affairs today at New Delhi. After the meeting a press release was issued by the Apex Body and KDA, which stated that the meeting ended without any concrete outcome.
As per the press release, the Subcommittee members subsequently had a meeting with Home Minister Amit Shah at his residence, where they got no positive and satisfactory response from the Centre...
VoL Desk, November 04: The Ladakh leaders, comprised of seven members each from the Apex Body Leh and Kargil Democratic Alliance, convened with the Ministry of Home Affairs in Delhi on Monday.
In an interview, Chhering Dorjey Lakruk stated that while the MHA attentively heard their demands and grievances, the meeting cannot yet be deemed a success as there is no assurance to fulfill their requests. Although the MHA pledged to engage in further discussions, a concrete timeline for the sub...
VoL Desk, Nov. 24: Reliable sources have indicated that the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) and the Leh Apex Body (LAB) received invitations from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs to discuss crucial issues concerning Ladakh once again.
Reports initially suggested that leaders from these organizations in the two Ladakh districts would be summoned to Delhi only after the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) Kargil elections. However, a meeting is now slated for December 4 to...
Leh, Sept 11: Secretary Border Management, Ministry of Home Affairs, Atal Dullo chaired a meeting to review the progress of various border road projects being implemented by BRO, ITBP and CPWD in Ladakh.
Advisor UT Ladakh, Dr Pawan Kotwal, Principal Secretary Sanjeev Khirwar, Additional Director General, Western Command, ITBP, Administrative Secretaries, and other officers from ITBP, BRO, CPWD and concerned officials of the UT Administration attended the meeting held at DC conference hall...
