Leh, Sept. 10 -- The government is moving towards a decision to constitute a Union Territory-level body in Ladakh, elected directly through constituencies, that would be vested with legislative and financial powers, Chief Secretary of the Union Territory of Ladakh, Ashish Kundra, said on Thursday.

A meeting of the Ladakh sub-committee and the Ministry of Home Affairs was held yesterday. It was attended by the leadership of the Apex Body and the Kargil Democratic Alliance.

"A meeting of the sub-committee was held yesterday at the Ministry of Home Affairs, attended by the leadership of the Apex Body and the Kargil Democratic Alliance from Ladakh. Building upon the progress made in the previous meeting, discussions focused on establishing ...