Livestock depredation by the endangered snow leopard (Panthera uncia) is an increasingly contentious issue in Himalayan villages, especially in or near protected areas. Mass attacks in which as many as 100 sheep and goats are killed in a single incident inevitably result in retaliation by local villagers.

Tourism’s footprint is too big for Leh’s infrastructure

Eight years of reforms have turned government schools around in Leh district

Solar is Ladakh s way out of the diesel trap

But will there be a place for traditional institutions in modern local self governance?

Ladakh s leadership is alive to many problems. But, challenges are not easy