Headlines from Ladakh.
Srinagar, Nov 5: An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 hit Xinjiang, China near the Ladakh border on Thursday night, with tremors felt in Jammu and Kashmir. According to primary data source GFZ/EMSC, the quake occurred at 10:26 pm on November 5, 2026. Its epicenter was located at 35.6°N latitude and…
SRINAGAR: The Administration of the Union Territory of Ladakh on Thursday notified the delimitation of constituencies for the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Councils (LAHDCs), specifying constituency boundaries and the Panchayat Halqas and villages falling within each segment. The delimitation…
SRINAGAR: Mild tremors were felt in several parts of the Kashmir Valley on Thursday night after a magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck China’s Xinjiang region near the Ladakh border. The earthquake occurred at 10:26 pm on November 5, 2026, according to preliminary data from the German Research Centre for…
Leh, Nov 5: Ladakh administration on Thursday notified the delimitation of 100 constituencies of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Councils (LAHDC) in eight districts, specifying the panchayat halqas and villages or wards falling under each constituency. The move paves the way for elections in…
SRINAGAR: The Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh has authorised Returning Officers to decide questions relating to disqualification of candidates during the Municipal Committee Elections, 2026. According to Order issued by the Housing and Urban Development Department on Wednesday, the…
NEW DELHI: Landmines along the Line of Control (LoC) shattered the limbs of three of them, while the brutal Kargil cold claimed a fourth's leg. Undeterred, six soldiers from the Indian Army have rebuilt their lives through sport, returning from the Asian Para Games in Japan with a gold, an Asian…
SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh has promoted three In-charge Bench Secretaries to the posts of Bench Secretaries on a regular basis, with effect from August 25, 2026. According to an order issued by Registrar General M K Sharma on November 4, 2026, the officers promoted are…
SRINAGAR: The Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has stayed the operation of a challenged order in a case involving the Siraj Ul Uloom Welfare Foundation, while directing the authorities to ensure that students enrolled in the school run by the respondent are not affected in their ongoing studies…
The Election Commission will announce the Special Summary Revision schedule for J&K, Ladakh, and Himachal Pradesh separately, considering prevailing weather conditions.
SRINAGAR: The Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has dismissed the medical bail plea of an accused facing charges under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, holding that his medical condition did not require release from custody as the necessary treatment and specialist…
SRINAGAR : The Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has ruled that the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has unlimited pecuniary jurisdiction over consumer cases instituted before the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 came into force, holding that claims exceeding Rs 50 lakh cannot be rejected…
New Delhi, Nov 05: The Election Commission on Thursday said the Special Summary Revision of electoral rolls in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh will be annouced in due course of time. The Commission said the schedule for roll revision in these three States/UTs will be announced in due…
Kashmir, Observer, Jammu, Srinagar, Latest Kashmir News, Kashmir News, Kashmir Latest News The Election Commission on Thursday said the Special Summary Revision of electoral rolls in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh will be annouced in due course of time. The post ECI to Announce Special…
SRINAGAR: The Ladakh Administration has retained Zahida Bano as Director of Social and Tribal Welfare at her present place of posting in Leh, modifying an earlier transfer and posting order following consideration of her representation. The General Administration Department issued a corrigendum on…
SRINAGAR: The Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has ordered that the ban on the operation of engine-powered boats, including jet skis, motor boats and shikaras, in Dal Lake will continue, while directing the administration to prepare a comprehensive policy balancing environmental protection…
SRINAGAR: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk has questioned the Ladakh administration’s reported move to restrict activities at the Himalayan Institute of Alternatives, Ladakh (HIAL), alleging that the institution is being targeted despite receiving national and international recognition. In a…
Leh: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk has strongly criticised the Ladakh administration over a notice directing the Himalayan Institute of Alternative Learning (HIAL) to halt activities at Desert Flower School in Phyang until the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh decides the matter. Taking…
Srinagar, Nov 05: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk has questioned the Ladakh administration's reported move against the Himalayan Institute of Alternatives, Ladakh (HIAL), alleging that the institution is being targeted despite receiving national and international recognition. In a statement…
Surat (Gujarat) [India], November 4: insideFPV, a Gujarat-based defence technology company, has become the first Indian company to trial a kamikaze FPV drone under active electronic warfare at approximately 18,000 feet in Ladakh. Advik, an indigenous kamikaze FPV drone developed by insideFPV, was…
SRINAGAR: The Ladakh Administration has constituted a high-level coordination committee to oversee the implementation of the Supreme Court’s directives on strengthening digital infrastructure in police stations, ensuring real-time uploading of First Information Reports (FIRs) and integrating…
SRINAGAR: The Ladakh Administration has ordered the transfer and fresh assignment of 10 Ad-hoc Public Law Officers, Law Officers and District Litigation Officers across various departments, with immediate effect and until further orders. The transfers have been ordered by the Department of Law and…
Srinagar, Nov 4: The High Court of J&K and Ladakh Monday stayed the operation of an order passed by the Principal and Sessions Judge Shopian allowing the reopening of Darul Uloom Jamia Siraj-ul-Uloom, which had been declared an unlawful entity under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA…
Srinagar, Nov 04: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has quashed the preventive detention of a Pulwama resident booked under the Public Safety Act (PSA), observing that extraordinary powers of preventive detention cannot be used as a substitute for ordinary criminal proceedings or to…
Srinagar, Nov 04: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has directed the Union Territory government to formulate a comprehensive policy governing the operation of boats, motor boats, jet skis and shikaras in Dal Lake, while continuing its ban on all engine-powered boats to prevent further…
Ladakh administration said the Himalayan Institute of Alternatives, Ladakh’s (HIAL) Desert Flower School commenced functioning “without necessary approvals from the competent authority”
JAMMU: Educationist Sonam Wangchuk on Wednesday slammed the Ladakh administration, accusing it of pursuing a policy of “witch-hunt” against institutions and individuals questioning its decisions and alleging that the action against HIAL and its school was part of an attempt to "silence dissent" in…
Leh/Jammu, Nov 4 (PTI): Educationist Sonam Wangchuk on Wednesday slammed the Ladakh administration, accusing it of pursuing a policy of “witch-hunt” against institutions and individuals questioning its decisions and alleging that the action against HIAL and its school was part of an attempt to…
SRINAGAR: The Ladakh Administration has prohibited the procurement of digital hardware and infrastructure through the Union Government’s e-Marketplace (GeM) portal for Police Stations and Child Welfare Committees (CWCs), in compliance with a Supreme Court directive. The administration has…
SRINAGAR: Open Merit candidates have been left with just 137 of the 356 postgraduate medical seats in Jammu and Kashmir, while 219 seats have been earmarked for reserved categories, including 14 for candidates from Ladakh. The distribution means that Open Merit accounts for only 38.5 per cent of the…
Kashmir, Observer, Jammu, Srinagar, Latest Kashmir News, Kashmir News, Kashmir Latest News The High Court of J&K and Ladakh has stayed the operation of an order passed by the Principal and Sessions Judge Shopian permitting the reopening of Darul Uloom Jamia Siraj-ul-Uloom, an institution declared…
SRINAGAR: Educationist Sonam Wangchuk on Tuesday accused the Ladakh Administration of targeting his educational initiatives after authorities directed Desert Flower School to halt its activities over pending approvals and a land dispute. Addressing a press conference, Wangchuk and his wife Gitanjali…
Kargil/Jammu: Two Army personnel were killed after their vehicle veered off the road and plunged into a 600-foot-deep gorge in Kargil on Wednesday, officials said. The accident took place at Namika La Pass along Kargil-Leh national highway at around 1.30 pm, the officials said. Two dead, 21 injured…
Kargil Two soldiers killed as army vehicle plunges into gorge in Ladakh , Nov 4: Two Army personnel were killed after their vehicle veered off the road and plunged into a 600-foot-deep gorge in Kargil on Wednesday, officials said. The accident took place at Namika La Pass along Kargil-Leh national…
Kashmir, Observer, Jammu, Srinagar, Latest Kashmir News, Kashmir News, Kashmir Latest News Two Indian Army personnel were killed after a military vehicle skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge near Namika La Pass on National Highway-1 in Ladakh, officials said on Wednesday. The post Two…
SRINAGAR: Two Indian Army personnel were killed after a heavy-duty military vehicle skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge near Namika La Pass on National Highway-01 in Ladakh on Wednesday. The deceased personnel, who were serving as the driver and co-driver of the vehicle, died at the…
The Ladakh administration has directed the Himalayan Institute of Alternatives (HIAL), founded by Sonam Wangchuk, to suspend all activities at its Desert Flower School in Leh until the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh delivers a final verdict in a case concerning the institute. On paper…
SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh has dismissed a petition filed by an Accounts Assistant seeking dismissal of a corruption charge-sheet against him over a discrepancy in the dates appearing on his prosecution sanction order, holding that the difference alone, without material…
The Ladakh administration has directed the Himalayan Institute of Alternative Learning (HIAL), co-founded by Sonam Wangchuk and Gitanjali J Angmo, to refrain from undertaking any further activities at Desert Flower School in Phyang until the matter is decided by the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir…
New Delhi [India], November 4: Through evocative photography and scholarly insights, Shreekant Somany’s book captures the artistic treasures of Ladakh’s historic sites, preserving a visual record of a heritage that stands at a risk of being lost forever. Industrialist, explorer, photographer and…
India's proposed railway link to Ladakh could set a new global record, with plans for a railway station at an altitude of around 5,256 metres above sea level. If completed along the proposed alignment, the station beneath the Tanglang La pass would overtake China's Tanggula railway station to become…
Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Wednesday accused the Ladakh administration of targeting him and his associated institutions, describing its move to stop the commencement of classes and other activities at Desert Flower School in Leh as a “witch-hunt”. His remarks came a day after the…
New Delhi [India], November 4: Through evocative photography and scholarly insights, Shreekant Somany’s book captures the artistic treasures of Ladakh’s historic sites, preserving a visual record of a heritage that stands at a risk of being lost forever.
SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh has permitted the Hindu Education Society Kashmir to withdraw its petition challenging the rejection of renewal of its registration under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010, while granting it liberty to approach the court again if the…
SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh has empowered newly appointed Civil Judges (Junior Division) to exercise specified powers of Judicial Magistrates First Class within their respective districts, including recording confessions and statements, supervising the sampling and sealing…
Srinagar, Nov 04: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has conferred limited powers of Judicial Magistrates First Class upon Civil Judges (Junior Division) appointed recently by the Jammu and Kashmir Government. According to an order issued by Registrar General M K Sharma, the powers will…
The administration said classes and other activities were being started at Desert Flower School without obtaining proper approval from concerned authorities.
From a strategic perspective, the argument is quite straightforward given the origins of the IRNSS concept in the aftermath of the U.S.’s denial of its Global Positioning Service (GPS) during the 1999 Kargil conflict
