Ladakh gets one more district

Leh, Oct 16 : The Union Territory administration of Ladakh on Friday notified the creation of Sankoo as a new district, with its headquarters at Sankoo.

According to a notification issued by the Revenue Department, a copy of which lies with news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the new district has been created under Section 5 of the Jammu and Kashmir Land Revenue Act, 1996, through S.O. 284 dated October 16, 2026.

The notification states that the newly created Sankoo district will comprise four tehsils—Sankoo, GM Pore, TSG and Taisuru—along with their respective revenue villages.

It further states that the jurisdiction of Kargil district has been modified by excluding the tehsils and revenue villages now included in Sankoo district—(KNO)