Srinagar, Jan. 16 -- The High Powered Committee (HPC) on Union territory of Ladakh will hold its first meeting, after the September clashes last year, on February 4, marking the resumption of suspended deliberations between the Centre and representatives from the Union territory.

The meeting to be chaired by minister of state for home affairs Nityanand Rai will take place here as Leh Apex Body (LAB) and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) continue to stick to their core demands, seeking constitutional safeguards and greater political autonomy for the Union territory created in 2019.

Earlier, the Government of India in a letter to Ladakh chief secretary has informed that the meeting of the HPC will be held in the last part of January. ...