Chandigarh, October 12/ VOL News Desk/ The All Ladakh Students Welfare Association Chandigarh (ALSWAC) and Fridays For Future, Chandigarh Chapter, in a peaceful rally today demanding the immediate release of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and Sixth Schedule status for Ladakh.
Students, environmentalists and concerned citizens raised their voices against the shrinking democratic and ecological space in the region. The rally highlighted how unregulated development in Ladakh threatens glaci...
I write as a young person from Kargil, assertions not as political commentaries but as considerations for the next generation who will inherit this land after us. I write because silence in the face of injustice is complicity; because the youth of Ladakh deserve to see their story told in their own words. I have seen democracy die twice in my motherland. Twice have I looked on aghast as freedom and representation disappeared into thin air.
5 August 2019: The Day Democracy Was Disfigured
...لیہ، 24 ستمبر: لیہ ضلع آج شدید کشیدگی کی لپیٹ میں آگیا جب اپیکس باڈی کی قیادت کی اپیل پر ہزاروں افراد بھوک ہڑتال میں شریک مظاہرین کے ساتھ اظہارِ یکجہتی کے لیے سڑکوں پر نکل آئے۔ مظاہرین نے ہاتھوں میں پلے کارڈز اور بینرز اٹھا رکھے تھے اور اپنے مطالبات کے حق میں زوردار نعرے لگاتے ہوئے ہل کونسل لیہ سکریٹریٹ کی طرف مارچ کیا۔
ہمارے نمائندے کے مطابق، مشتعل ہجوم نے ہل کونسل سکریٹریٹ کو آگ لگانے کی کوشش کی، تاہم بروقت فائیر اینڈ ایمرجنسی سروسز کے عملے نے موقع پر پہنچ کر آگ پر قابو پالیا۔ اس واقعے ...
Kargil, May 14, 2025 – The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has called a meeting of the High-Power Committee (HPC) on May 27 in New Delhi to discuss key matters related to Ladakh. The meeting, which had been pending for four months, was initially scheduled for May 20 but was postponed at the request of the Leh Apex Body (LAB).
Invitations have been formally extended to Ladakh’s leaders for the meeting, which will be chaired by Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai. T...
Leh, April 02: The Congress Committee Leh organized a large protest rally at Leh Polo Ground on Wednesday, which saw massive participation from the public and Congress supporters, including from Kargil district. The protesters strongly criticized the BJP-led central government, accusing it of neglecting the people of Ladakh.
Congress leaders and councilors, addressing the gathering, demanded the inclusion of Ladakh under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution to safeguard the region’s emp...
Kargil, March 07, 2025 – The Union Cabinet on Wednesday deliberated on various draft legislations concerning Ladakh, which include provisions for local reservation in government jobs, a quota for women in hill councils, and the recognition of Bhoti and other languages as official languages in the region, according to a report by the Economic Times citing sources.
Last December, during a meeting with Ladakh leaders, the Central government proposed a 95% reservation for locals in government...
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....
VoL Desk, October 20: Jamiat Ulema Isna Ashriya Kargil (JUIAK) has voiced its support for protesters in Delhi advocating for the fulfillment of Ladakh’s four-point agenda.
During a press conference, JUIAK member Sajjad Hussain Kargili highlighted that students from Jawaharlal Nehru University, along with other youth, aimed to show solidarity with Ladakhi demonstrators. However, he criticized the Delhi Police for cracking down on their peaceful protests.
Kargili emphasized that the pre...
New Delhi: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and 20 other protestors were detained by the Delhi Police for protesting outside the Ladakh Bhawan here on Sunday, officials said.
Around 20 to 25 protesters, who were on fast with Wangchuk, were detained and taken to the Mandir Marg police station, they said. Heavy police deployment was arranged to maintain the law and order.
Some of the protesters argued that they were not protesting, but sitting peacefully. A senior police officer said the ...
Delhi, October 01: As the veteran Ladakhi leaders including Member of Parliament Mohd Haneefa, former MLA Asgar Ali Karbalai, Environmental activist Sonam Wangchuk and other padyatris arrested by Delhi Police, the Ladakhi leaders addressed a presser at Press Club of India.
In a press note the leaders stated, “We, the people of Ladakh, express our deep concern and disappointment over the government’s decision to prevent the Padyatris, including environmentalist Sonam Wangchuk and members of t...
