A silent march, jointly called by the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) as part of their ongoing agitation for statehood and constitutional safeguards under the Sixth Schedule, was thwarted in Leh on Saturday as authorities imposed prohibitory orders and snapped mobile internet.

However, Kargil witnessed a peaceful silent march, with KDA leaders condemning the restrictions in Leh and welcoming the announcement of a judicial probe into the 24 September police firing that left four people dead and over 90 injured.

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Police and paramilitary forces were deployed in strength in Leh and its adjoining areas amid a call by two agitating groups for a two-hour silent march from 10 am and a three-hour blackout from 6 pm across Ladakh to express solidarity with th

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