Srinagar, Oct. 21 -- Ladakh lieutenant governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Tuesday notified the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Councils (Amendment) Regulation, 2026, promulgated by President Droupadi Murmu, paving the way for the establishment of hill councils in all eight districts of the Union territory, including the newly created Sankoo district.

The notification comes after failed talks between Union ministry of home affairs (MHA) and the Ladakh leadership remained inconclusive.

So far, Ladakh leaders and MHA officials have held several rounds of talks in New Delhi and Leh. The Ladakh leadership is demanding statehood and the Sixth Schedule, which the Centre has not agreed to.

"I am pleased to announce that upon the promulgation of...