Leh, July 14 -- The Ladakh administration on Monday announced an Autonomous Hill Development Council (AHDC) for each of its 7 districts, extending the existing framework of elected local self-governance beyond Leh and Kargil. Chief secretary Ashish Kundra also said the proposed Union Territory-level body under a customised Article 371 framework would sit above the seven Hill Councils, exercising legislative, executive, financial and administrative powers. Ladakh moved from two districts to seven in April 2026, when Sham, Nubra, Changthang, Zanskar and Drass were notified. P6...