Around 120 people from Ladakh — who had marched to the national capital demanding Sixth Schedule status for the Union Territory — have been detained by Delhi Police.
Initially happy with the abrogation of article 370 and for Ladakh's 'own existence', Wangchuk said, that locals are now concerned about safeguards for both land and ecology.
The existing Autonomous Hill Council did not have legislative powers,
hence reducing the people of Ladakh to powerless subjects with just 1
Member of parliament.
Ladakh’s Leh and Kargil have put aside differences to protest, but officials claim UT has 'highest per capita elected representatives' and further ‘autonomy’ could trigger more fights.
It’s been more than a month since people in Ladakh gathered in Leh for a peaceful protest to demand statehood, separate legislature & inclusion of UT in Sixth Schedule.
From 1947 until now, we as a nation have accommodated democratic aspirations by making necessary adjustments in our maps, boundaries, and special provisions. Let’s do the same for Ladakh
Engineers in Ladakh now collaborate with teams in the Andes and Switzerland, building artificial ice structures and stupas. But a fast warming climate has increased the urgency of villagers, organisations, and researchers.
The engineer, education reformer & Magsaysay Award winner concluded a 5-day 'Save Ladakh' hunger strike last month, garnering support from thousands of people in Ladakh and beyond.
Ladakh battled to become a Union territory for decades, but reality since 2019 has been bleak, say protestors, who are demanding its inclusion under 6th Schedule of Constitution.
Wangchuk has been on fast for last five days in sub-zero temperatures to highlight Ladakh's vulnerability to climate change & its link to rights accorded in Sixth Schedule.
We have failed terribly at two important things. One, we are reacting to this issue only emotionally, not logically. And two, we are not asking the right questions.
WhatsApp privacy policy case is among a string of matters involving practices like restrictive platform rules, pricing & billing policies, reflecting India’s tight scrutiny of market dominance.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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