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Ladakh notifies Sankoo as its eighth district.
16 Oct 2026
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States
Ladakh notifies Sankoo as its eighth district123
Sankoo, carved from Kargil with four tehsils, became the UT's eighth district by notification S.O. 284 on 16 October 2026.
- Ladakh notified Sankoo (Suru Valley, Kargil region) as its eighth district on 16 October 2026 (notification S.O. 284)
- Tehsils: Sankoo, GM Pore, TSG and Taisuru
- Five districts (Sham, Nubra, Changthang, Zanskar, Drass) were notified on 27 April 2026, making seven
- LG V. K. Saxena announced it as a long-standing local demand
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Polity
Centre discusses proposed Article 371(K) safeguards for Ladakh45
Talks on 9 September 2026 in New Delhi between the MHA and the Leh Apex Body and Kargil Democratic Alliance considered a new Article 371(K)-style provision for Ladakh. Later reports say the groups rejected the Centre's draft.
- Talks held 9 September 2026 in New Delhi
- Centre floated safeguards on the lines of Articles 371A and 371G and a directly elected body with legislative powers over land, culture, language and environment
- Chief Secretary Ashish Kundra said it would not amount to statehood
- Ladakh a UT since 31 October 2019, no legislature
- Sixth Schedule: Arts 244(2) and 275(1)
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Polity
Ladakh plans Autonomous Hill Development Councils in all seven districts67
The Centre/Ladakh administration proposed Autonomous Hill Development Councils, one for each of Ladakh's seven districts, alongside a UT-level body under a customised Article 371. Ladakh groups LAB and KDA objected that the plan was made unilaterally and could dilute the powers of a proposed UT-level representative body.
- The Centre/Ladakh administration proposed Autonomous Hill Development Councils, one for each of Ladakh's seven districts, alongside a UT-level body under a customised Article 371
- Ladakh groups LAB and KDA objected that the plan was made unilaterally and could dilute the powers of a proposed UT-level representative body
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States
Meghalaya makes Khasi and Garo official languages; Ladakh gets five new districts89101112
Meghalaya's Cabinet approved the Official Languages Ordinance on 16 April and it was promulgated on 27 April, giving Khasi and Garo official status alongside English and replacing the 2005 State Language Act. On 27 April Ladakh's Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena approved five new districts, taking the UT from two districts to seven.
- Meghalaya Cabinet approved the ordinance on 16 April 2026; Meghalaya Official Languages Ordinance 2026 promulgated 27 April
- It repeals the Meghalaya State Language Act 2005; Khasi and Garo get official status alongside English
- Use in the Assembly needs further amendments and rollout will be phased
- Ladakh LG approved the notification on 27 April; new districts inaugurated on 29 April
- New Ladakh districts: Nubra, Sham, Changthang (from Leh) and Zanskar, Drass (from Kargil)
- Ladakh now has seven districts
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Polity
Sonam Wangchuk released after Centre revokes NSA detention order13141516
The Home Ministry revoked Sonam Wangchuk's detention under the National Security Act on 14 March 2026 and he walked out of Jodhpur jail after about 170 days, with the Centre citing the need for dialogue in Ladakh.
- Released from Jodhpur Central Jail on 14 March 2026 after about 170 days
- MHA revoked the NSA detention order 'with immediate effect' to foster dialogue in Ladakh (revoked, not quashed by a court)
- Detained 26 September 2025, two days after deadly Leh protests over statehood and Sixth Schedule status
- His wife's habeas corpus petition was pending in the Supreme Court (hearing due 17 March)
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