India, Oct. 30 -- Women-led organisations in Ladakh have suspended their protest against the Union Territory administration's liquor policy after the government agreed in principle to their demands and sought a week to formalise the agreement, climate activist Sonam Wangchuk said on Thursday.

The organisations had been demanding a complete rollback of the newly introduced liquor policy and the declaration of Ladakh as a dry Union Territory. The protests began last week over concerns about the expansion of liquor availability, including the issuance of new bar licences and wine shop permissions.

"Ladakh women leaders suspend their protest against liquor. After the UT administration agreed to all demands and sought a week to finalise the ...