New Delhi, April 27 -- Five new districts in Ladakh will soon be created after Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena approved of the plan on Monday, April 27. Terming the decision to create five new districts in the Union Territory a "historic day" for Ladakh, the LG said the decision to create five districts will fulfill aspirations and long-pending demand of the people of Ladakh.

In a post on X, Vinai Kumar Saxena said, "I have approved the notification for creation of five new districts in Ladakh, fulfilling the aspirations and long-pending demand of the people of Ladakh."

The new districts that will be created now are Nubra, Sham, Changthang, Zanskar and Drass. With the creation of the five new ones, the Union Territory will now ha...