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JAMMU, Sept 29: As the Leh Apex Body (LAB) today announced that it will stay away from talks with the Government till normalcy and conducive atmosphere are restored in Ladakh, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs said the Government has always been open for dialogues on Ladakh matters with LAB and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) at any time. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp "We would continue to welcome the discussion with LAB and KDA through the High Powered Committee (HPC) on La ...Read More >
The curfew was imposed on Wednesday evening after violence during a shutdown call by Apex Body Leh (ABL) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) on demand for statehood for Ladakh resulted in four deaths and injuries to 80 others. SRINAGAR: Leh remained under curfew for the third consecutive day on Friday, with mobile internet suspended, even as no fresh violence was reported two days after four people were killed in protests in the border region. A home affairs ministry (MHA) team held meetings ...Read More >
SRINAGAR: Ladakh representatives withdrew Monday from scheduled talks with Union home ministry's high-powered committee, demanding a judicial inquiry by a retired Supreme Court judge into the Sept 24 firing by security forces in Leh that killed four protesters and wounded more than 80. In response, govt said it has always been "open for dialogues on Ladakh matters with Apex Body Leh (ABL) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) at any time" and "would continue to welcome the discussion".ABL also so ...Read More >
The Centre remains open to dialogue with Ladakh's Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), expressing confidence in future results, despite LAB's withdrawal from talks. LAB demands a judicial probe into recent violent protests, which saw four deaths and activist Sonam Wangchuk's detention, and the release of all detainees before resuming discussions. The Centre on Monday said it is always open to talks on Ladakh matters with the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and the Kargil Democratic All ...Read More >
Ladakh Violence: The Leh Apex Body announced suspension of talks with the Centre until judicial inquiry into police firing is constituted and all activists, including Sonam Wangchuk, are released. Leh, Sep 29 (PTI) The Leh Apex Body (LAB), spearheading the agitation for statehood and constitutional safeguards in Ladakh, on Monday announced suspension of talks with the Centre until a judicial inquiry into the police firing is constituted and all activists, including Sonam Wangchuk, are released ...Read More >
Tensions escalated across Uttar Pradesh, particularly in Bareilly, Barabanki, Mau, and Varanasi, following "I Love Muhammad" campaign protests. Bareilly experienced violent clashes, prompting extensive police raids, arrests of a prominent cleric, and massive security deployment. Authorities are investigating pre-planned conspiracies to disrupt communal harmony. Tensions escalated across Barabanki and Mau districts following violent clashes in Bareilly over the "I Love Muhammad" campaign, prompt ...Read More >
The Leh Apex Body (LAB) called off proposed talks on Tuesday (September 30, 2025) with MHA officials, Cherring Dorjay Lakruk, co-convenor of LAB said, as the demands for the judicial enquiry into the death of four people on September 24 was not met. It said it will stay away from talks with the High-Powered Committee of the Home Ministry till normalcy is restored in Ladakh and a conducive atmosphere is created. LAB Chairman Thupstan Chhewang made the announcement shortly after the fourth victi ...Read More >
The Leh Apex Body (LAB) announced it will boycott talks with the Home Ministry until peace is restored following the police firing that killed four protestors in Ladakh, demanding a judicial inquiry and the release of detained leaders. In a major decision, the Leh Apex Body (LAB) on Monday announced its decision to boycott the ongoing talks with the Home Ministry until peace that has been shattered after the killing of four people in police firing was not restored in the region. They will also ...Read More >
An indefinite curfew was imposed in Leh town on September 24 following clashes. Leh: Ladakh's tourism sector, already reeling from setbacks earlier this season, has been dealt another blow with the curfew in Leh following last week's violence. Stakeholders said the industry was first hit by widespread cancellations after the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir, and the fresh disturbances have further dented travellers' confidence. An indefinite curfew was imposed in Leh town ...Read More >
Guwahati- Zubeen Garg's wife, Garima Saikia Garg, on Monday said that the singer's family wants to know what had happened in his last moments that led to his death, and that a proper inquiry should be conducted. "We want to know what happened to him, why it happened and how this negligence could be allowed to happen? We want answers," Garima told reporters after the conduct of the 11th day rituals for the singer here. She said all those who were there with him on the yacht (before his death) a ...Read More >
Leh (Ladakh) [India], September 29 (ANI): Two of the four individuals who lost their lives during the September 24 violence in Leh were reportedly cremated on Sunday under tight security. The final rites of the remaining two are scheduled for Monday, also amid heavy security arrangements. The unrest, which prompted police to open fire during protests on September 26, claimed four lives in all. Authorities have maintained heightened vigilance throughout the region to prevent further incidents. ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 29 (PTI) Homegrown Premier Energies on Monday announced securing multiple solar contract worth USD 19.95 million (around Rs 177 crore) Republic of Benin, West Africa. These projects are part of a national initiative by the Government of Benin to expand access to reliable, sustainable clean energy, Premier Energies said in a statement. Implementation will be carried out by Premier Energies in collaboration with the General Directorate of Energy Planning and Rural Electrification, ...Read More >
Leh (Ladakh) [India], September 29 (ANI): Two of the four individuals who lost their lives during the September 24 violence in Leh were reportedly cremated on Sunday under tight security. The final rites of the remaining two are scheduled for Monday, also amid heavy security arrangements. The unrest, which prompted police to open fire during protests on September 26, claimed four lives in all. Authorities have maintained heightened vigilance throughout the region to prevent further incidents. ...Read More >
A Kargil war veteran, who served in the Ladakh Scouts as a Havildar between 1996 and 2017, Tharchin had been running a garment shop in Leh after retirement. His distraught family is unable to come to terms with the nature and circumstances of his death. AT THEIR three-bedroom house on a hill in Saboo locality, around 8 km from Leh, the family of Tsewang Tharchin sits around his embalmed dead body, reciting Buddhist prayers. Relatives and friends stream in to pay their last respects to Tharchin, ...Read More >
He appealed for calm, cooperation and upholding of Ladakh's traditions of peace and said the Union Territory's peace and brotherhood will not be allowed to be disturbed at any cost. The meeting was attended by Chief Secretary Pawan Kotwal, Director General of Police S D Singh Jamwal, Additional Director General, CRPF, Rajesh Kumar and senior officers of the Army and Indo-Tibetan Border Police , a spokesperson of the Raj Bhavan said. He said the officers briefed the Lt Governor on the latest de ...Read More >
The Sixth Schedule under Article 244 provides for the formation of autonomous administrative divisions -- Autonomous District Councils (ADCs) -- that have some legislative, judicial, and administrative autonomy within a state Protestors demanding statehood and the Sixth Schedule for Ladakh set a BJP office on fire, and police fired teargas shells to disperse them on Wednesday (September 24). This triggered a massive shutdown sponsored by the Leh Apex Body (LAB) in Ladakh's Leh town. Four were k ...Read More >
Leh remains under curfew for the fifth consecutive day following violent protests over statehood and Sixth Schedule demands, with the Lt Governor scheduled to review restrictions. Four people died and scores were injured in Wednesday's clashes, leading to numerous arrests, including climate activist Sonam Wangchuk. Mobile internet services are suspended as authorities maintain a strong security presence. Curfew remained in force in this violence-hit town for the fifth consecutive day on Sunday, ...Read More >
Leh: The last rites of two of the four youths killed in the September 24 violence were performed in curfew-bound Leh town on Sunday amid tight security, with no relaxation in restrictions, officials said. "The situation remained by and large normal with no untoward incident reported from anywhere," an official said, adding mobile internet services in the town remained suspended. Prohibitory orders banning assembly of five or more persons also remained in force in other major parts of the Union ...Read More >
Ladakh is currently under a tense lockdown. Security barricades choked the roads to the cremation grounds and the homes of two men in their early 20s -- Stanzin Namgyal and Jigmet Dorjay -- Sunday, when their last rites took place. As media vehicles stood idle at the barricades, civilians wanting to offer condolences at the funeral ground were stopped by the security forces. A strict protocol remained in place, allowing the presence of "not more than 30-40 people". At home and at the cremation ...Read More >
Ladakhis asked for a voice. The BJP responded by killing 4 young men and jailing Sonam Wangchuk. Stop the killing. Stop the violence, says the Congress leader Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday alleged that Ladakh's people, culture, and traditions were under attack by the BJP and RSS, as he batted for inclusion of Ladakh under the Sixth Schedule. His remarks came in the wake of last week's violence in Leh in which four people were killed in firing by the security forces and scores of other ...Read More >
The Leh region - where the violence broke out - is sandwiched between India, China and Pakistan. It is dominated by the Buddhist community, who for decades have demanded a separate region for its people. Meanwhile, the Muslim-majority Kargil district wants to be integrated with Indian-administered Kashmir. Since 2019, both communities have joined together in demanding the restoration of statehood, along with greater autonomy which would give them job quotas. It's not clear what sparked Wednesd ...Read More >
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 27 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday took a veiled dig at the Samajwadi Party in the state and accused it of "family and caste based politics" and alleged that the state was made "bimar" (weak). "Everyone knows how Uttar Pradesh's development was halted because of family (dynastic) and caste based (casteist) politics, how rioting destroyed the businesses in Uttar Pradesh, how the corrupt system made the bureaucracy handica ...Read More >
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 27 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday took a veiled dig at the Samajwadi Party in the state and accused it of family and caste based politics and alleged that the state was made bimar (weak). Everyone knows how Uttar Pradesh development was halted because of family (dynastic) and caste based (casteist) politics, how rioting destroyed the businesses in Uttar Pradesh, how the corrupt system made the bureaucracy handicapped, a ...Read More >
New Delhi: In a press conference, Ladakh Director General (DG) of Police, S.D. Singh Jamwal, addressed the media regarding an incident of violence on 24 September, calling it an "unfortunate incident" and stating that such an event had "never happened in the history of Ladakh." During a press conference, the Ladakh DG of Police confirmed that four people lost their lives and many force personnel and civilians were injured during an unprecedented incident of violence on 24 September. 'Sonam Wan ...Read More >
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 27 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday took a veiled dig at the Samajwadi Party in the state and accused it of "family and caste based politics" and alleged that the state was made "bimar" (weak). "Everyone knows how Uttar Pradesh's development was halted because of family (dynastic) and caste based (casteist) politics, how rioting destroyed the businesses in Uttar Pradesh, how the corrupt system made the bureaucracy handica ...Read More >
Srinagar, Sep 27 (UNI) Leh continued under curfew-like restrictions for the fourth consecutive day, with authorities reporting no new untoward incidents in the region since last evening. Officials said security remains on high alert a day after climate activist Sonam Wangchuk was detained by Ladakh police under the National Security Act (NSA) and shifted to Jodhpur Jail in Rajasthan. "The situation is slowly returning to normalcy and no untoward incident was reported from anywhere," an officia ...Read More >
New Delhi: After Friday prayers, a crowd gathered in support of "I Love Mohammad Saheb" in Bareilly, causing a massive uproar, after which the situation spiraled out of control. Police resorted to lathi-charge to control the crowd. Several people were injured. A case has been registered against Maulana Tauqeer Raza and 50 others have been detained under serious sections. CM Yogi Adityanath is personally monitoring the situation. The rioters vandalized the area and even clashed with the police. ...Read More >
LUCKNOW: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday delivered a sharp rebuke following the clashes between police and locals in Bareilly on Friday, stating that the state government has sent a firm message that disruptions to law and order will not be tolerated. The comments, made while speaking at a 'Viksit UP' event of a media house, appear to be directed at cleric Tauqeer Raza Khan, chief of the Ittehad-e-Millat Council, who had initially called for a protest in support of the "I Love Muhamm ...Read More >
Leh, Sep 27 ( IANS) Curfew continued for the 4th consecutive day on Saturday in Leh town as the sources said climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, detained under the National Security Act (NSA), was shifted to Jodhpur Jail in Rajasthan by the authorities, although there is still no official confirmation of this. Wangchuk was arrested on Friday for inciting violence in Leh town on September 24, which led to the death of four protesters and injuries to 70 others after the security forces opened fire i ...Read More >
SRINAGAR: The Ladakh administration has defended its decision to shift climate activist Sonam Wangchuk -- arrested under the National Security Act (NSA) on Thursday -- to Jodhpur jail in Rajasthan, claiming that he was "indulging in activities prejudicial to security of the State" and that keeping him in Leh was "not advisable in the larger public interest." Two days after violence in Leh over demands for statehood and Sixth Schedule inclusion left four dead and 80 injured, Leh police detained ...Read More >
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