Overview

• All schools up to Class 8 reopened and shops were allowed to operate, with small buses permitted from 10 am to 6 pm under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita.
• The district magistrate ordered a magisterial inquiry into the September 24 violence, appointing SDM Nubra Mukul Beniwal to report within four weeks.
• Courts granted bail to 26 detainees while around 30 remain in custody, as the Ladakh Buddhist Association and All Ladakh Gonpa Association pressed for a judicial probe, compensation, and the release of Sonam Wangchuk.
• Mobile internet remains suspended across Leh and prohibitory orders against gatherings continue even as markets reopened and daily activity resumed during relaxed hours.
• Lt Governor Kavinder Gupta reviewed the security situation, while the Leh Apex Body and Kargil Democratic Alliance paused talks with the Centre pending a judicial inquiry and broader releases.