The Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), which bring together politico-religious groups from the Union Territory of Ladakh, on Tuesday extended their support to the 10-day protest fast by Sonam Wangchuk, an award-winning educationist, for the granting of Sixth Schedule status to the region. | Photo Credit: S.R. Raghunathan The Leh Apex … Read more
Social reformist Sonam Wangchuk does yoga during his five-day climate fast to “save Ladakh” in Phyang. | Photo Credit: PTI The story so far: Ladakhi innovator and engineer Sonam Wangchuk completed his five-day “climate fast”, in an effort to draw the attention of Indian leaders to the region’s fragile ecology and to secure its protection … Read more
GUWAHATI: BJP-led government in Arunachal Pradesh wants the state to be placed under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution. A resolution to this effect is likely to be tabled in the state assembly on Thursday. The Sixth Schedule, besides giving considerable autonomy to the tribal community, empowers the state to enact laws for land protection. … Read more