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His motivation for starting HIAL stems from a desire to address the educational and developmental challenges specific to Ladakh's unique geographical and cultural context. [43] [44] [45] Sonam Wangchuk's establishment of HIAL is a continuation of his commitment to educational reform in Ladakh, building on the foundations laid by SECMOL.
The Indian union territory of Ladakh consists of two districts, with the intention to create 5 new districts announced on 26th August 2024. [1] Each district elects an autonomous district council . Until 31 October 2019, the districts of Kargil and Leh were part of the former state of Jammu and Kashmir .
The 2024 Indian general election was held in Ladakh on 20 May 2024 to elect 1 member of the 18th Lok Sabha. [1] [2] These elections are the first elections to be held in Ladakh after the separating of the territory from Jammu and Kashmir under the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 and granting it a separate Union territory status.
There are a handful of private news outlets. Reach Ladakh Bulletin, [151] a biweekly newspaper in English, is the only print media published by and for Ladakhis. Rangyul or Kargil Number is a newspaper published from Kashmir covering Ladakh in English and Urdu. Ladags Melong, an initiative of SECMOL, was published from 1992 to 2005 in English ...
Though later he announced his decision to return to the National Conference at a news conference, termed by JKNC chief Farooq Abdullah as his "Homecoming" [5] [6] however due to political circumstances [7] [8] he had to clarify later on that he would be only lending unconditional support to the UPA and won't be re- joining the JKNC.
Politics of Ladakh is exercised within democratic setup of the Indian-administered union territory of Ladakh. Major power centres are Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh [ 1 ] and Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil [ 2 ] alongside Ladakh Lok Sabha constituency . [ 3 ]
He was one of the founding members of International Association for Ladakh Studies. He has a chair in the name of Gyalwa Lungchen Rabjam at the Central Institute of Buddhist Studies, Leh in recognition of his services to Buddhist studies. His book "Kunsel Melong" is a study of the history of Ladakh from pre-historic times up to 1947.
Jamyang Tsering Namgyal (born 4 August 1985), also known by his initials JTN, is an Indian politician who served as a Member of Parliament in Lok Sabha for Ladakh, India's largest parliamentary seat geographically.