Ladakh Stalls Activist's Desert Flower School Over Approvals
The Ladakh administration says the Himalayan Institute of Alternatives, Ladakh's Desert Flower School, started working without the necessary approvals from the competent authority. Angmo, wife of activist Wancghuk, criticised the administration over the stalled kindergarten and said officials were worse than the British. The school's legal status is now in dispute.
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Context: Ladakh became a union territory in 2019, and Sonam Wangchuk, a well-known education reformer, has long pushed for local rights and a say in how the region is run. Approvals for new schools are one of the routine steps officials check.
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