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Ladakh gets new policies on quota, domicile status • June 4, 2025, 3:31 AM ET (The Hindu)
Centre notifies domicile rules, seeks to address Ladakh job, quota concerns • June 3, 2025, 8:00 AM ET (The Indian Express)
Consensus on who qualifies as domicile of Ladakh after stakeholders meet in Delhi • May 28, 2025, 5:36 AM ET (The Indian Express)
Government mulls 15-year stay requirement for Ladakh domicile tag • May 27, 2025, 8:30 AM ET (The Hindu)

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Ladakh, India: a Buddhist monk in Nubra valley
Indus River in Ladakh, India
Ladakh union territory, India
Ladakh, India: Zanskar River
Crossing the frozen Zanskar River
Ladakh, India: Tso Moriri, a lake in the Rupshu region
Indus River and Himalayas
Ladakh Range
Tourists riding Bactrian camels in Ladakh, India
Snow leopard: a big cat found in the mountains of Central Asia and the northern Indian subcontinent
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Chandigarh. Statuettes at the Rock Garden of Chandigarh a sculpture park in Chandigarh, India, also known as Nek Chand's Rock Garden. Created by Nek Chand Saini an Indian self taught artist. visionary artist, folk artist, environmental art
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Jodhpur. Rajasthan. Jaswant Thada an architectural landmark in Jodhpur, India. A white marble memorial, built in 1899, by Sardar Singh in memory of Maharaja Jaswant Singh II. Indian architecture
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