Why are people in India’s Ladakh protesting against central …
WEB11 Mar 2024. More than four years ago, when India’s Hindu nationalist government carved out Ladakh from Indian-administered Kashmir, the regional capital, Leh, erupted in joy. A majority of its...
Ladakh: The thousands of Indians protesting in freezing cold - BBC
WEBMar 22, 2024 · Ladakh, India's northern-most region, is a desert inhabited by 300,000 people from the Muslim and Buddhist communities. The Leh region is dominated by Buddhists while the Kargil region is...
Ladakh shutdown: Massive protests in Leh in demand for …
WEBFeb 4, 2024 · Massive protest rallies were seen in the Leh district of Ladakh on Saturday as locals observed a complete shutdown to press for their four demands - statehood for Ladakh, inclusion of Ladakh in the sixth schedule of the Constitution giving it a tribal status, job reservation for locals, and a parliamentary seat each for Leh and Kargil.
Ladakh: The thousands of Indians protesting in freezing cold - BBC News
WEBIn India's high-altitude Ladakh region, thousands are protesting in sub-zero temperatures. In 2019, the government fulfilled their longstanding demand for a region separate from Indian ...
‘Way of life is going away’ - CNN International
WEBApr 17, 2024 · Protesters in Ladakh's high-altitude city of Leh have been calling for more political rights for the remote territory. Courtesy Sonam Dorje. Herders on front line of India’s Himalayan dispute...
Why Ladakh has turned to mass protests in freezing temperatures - The Hindu
WEBFeb 14, 2024 · What has triggered the current wave of protests in Leh and Kargil? What are Ladakhis demanding? What lies ahead?
Why India’s Ladakh region is now fighting for full statehood
WEB17 Feb 2023. On August 5, 2019, when Ladakh was separated from Indian-administered Kashmir and turned into a federally governed territory, the streets in its main city – the Buddhist-majority Leh...
Why India’s Ladakh is witnessing growing discontent
WEBDec 17, 2021 · Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir – Earlier this week, the region of Ladakh, a Himalayan desert in Indian-administered Kashmir that borders China and Pakistan, witnessed an unprecedented...
Ladakh border march called off, protesters say peaceful agitation …
WEBApr 6, 2024 · The Leh Apex Body has announced that they are withdrawing the planned border march and stated they will continue their struggle in a peaceful manner through chain hunger strikes and protests.
Protests in remote Ladakh enter 3rd week ... - Associated Press News
WEBMar 24, 2024 · Thousands of people in the remote region of Ladakh have been protesting for over two weeks in freezing temperatures, demanding constitutional provisions from the Indian government to protect their territory’s fragile ecology and to have autonomy over land and agriculture decisions.