After Drass fire incident, UT Admin to augment Police Stations, Posts for firefighting

VoL Desk, Nov. 17: After the unfortunate fire incident that took place at Qadeem Hanfiya Jamai Masjid, at Drass the Ladakh Union Territory Administration is augmenting all Police Stations and Police Posts in Ladakh for firefighting by providing all basic Fire Fighting equipment and training, announced the Ladakh Police Headquarters, at Leh in a press release on November 17.

“An unfortunate fire incident took place to Qadeem Hanfiya Jamai Masjid Drass yesterday at Drass. Local Police of Po...

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DC Leh reviews status of Aadhar enrolment and updation progress

Leh, Nov 22: Deputy Commissioner, Leh, Shrikant Suse, today convened a meeting of District level Aadhaar Monitoring Committee to review the status of Aadhar enrolment and updating in the district with all the concerned departments.

Assistant Manager, UIDAI, Leh, Stanzin Dhonsal presented a detailed report on the ongoing Aadhar enrolment camps and the status of overall live Aadhar enrolment in the district under various categories.

DC Leh stressed that progress of Aadhar enrolment of ch...

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Man in Kathua axes brother, wife to death over ‘land dispute’

Jammu, Nov 22: A man on Tuesday axed his younger brother and his wife to death over ‘land dispute’ in village Marheen of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

Senior Superintendent of Police, Kathua, Ramesh Kotwal said a man identified as Raj Kumar (accused), resident of Chak Wazir Labzoo murdered his younger brother namely Naresh Kumar, 32 and his wife Asha, 24 at their residence in tehsil Marheen.

“Land disputed is stated to the cause of brutal crime,” said the top cop.

He added t...

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ترقیاتی بجٹ کم کرنا وفاقی حکومت کی ناانصافی، وزیر اعلیٰ

ایجنسیز/وزیر اعلیٰ گلگت  بلتستان خالد خورشید نے کہا ہے کہ وفاقی حکومت نے گلگت بلتستان کے ترقیاتی بجٹ میں کمی کرکے ناانصافی کی،پیپلزپارٹی والے تحریک انصاف کی حکومت کے خلاف احتجاج کے لئے نیٹکوکی گاڑیوں میں گئے تھے آج ہم پرتنقید کررہے ہیں۔

پاکستان کے لئے عمران خان لازم ہیں ،ہم چوروں کو حکمران نہیں دیکھنا چاہتے،گلگت بلتستان کو زرعی شعبے میں خودکفیل بنائیں گے۔

محکمہ زراعت کے زیر اہتمام گندم کی سرمائی کاشت کی مہم کے حوالے سے اوشکھنداس میں منعقدہ تقریب سے خطاب کرتے ہوئے خالد خورشید نے کہا کہ ...

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Justice Tashi Rabstan appointed as Executive Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Legal Services Authority

Leh, Nov 22: On November 21, 2022, vide notification No. 617 dated: 21.11.2022 issued by the Department of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Justice Tashi Rabstan, Judge of High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has been appointed as the Executive Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Legal Services Authority.

Justice Tashi Rabstan was born in an agricultural family of Varsudopa on April 10, 1963, in Skurbuchan village, District Leh, UT Ladakh. He did his Graduation and LLB from the Unive...

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At Least 56 Dead In Indonesia Earthquake, 700 Injured

Cianjur, Indonesia: A shallow 5.6-magnitude earthquake killed at least 56 people and injured hundreds when it damaged buildings and triggered landslides on Indonesia’s main island of Java on Monday, officials said.

Doctors treated patients outdoors after the quake — felt as far away as the capital Jakarta — left hospitals without power for several hours.

“You can see it yourself, some got their heads, feet sewn outdoors. Some got stressed and started crying,” West Java governor Ridwan ...

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Fisheries Department celebrates World Fisheries Day

Kargil, Nov 19, 2022: Department of Fisheries today celebrated the World Fisheries Day 2022 at conference Hall Drass.

The BDC’s of Rambirpura and Bhimbhet, Sarpanches, Panches, fish farmers of the district also attended the event.

While interacting with a large gathering of farmers and PRI members, Murtaza Ali Assistant Director Fisheries Kargil highlighted the importance of World Fisheries Day.

He reiterated that this year the department distributed 55000 trout seeds and 70 quintal...

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SVEEP awareness program on SSR held at Kargil Campus UoL

Kargil, Nov 21, 2022: Systematic Voters Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) Kargil today organized an awareness program on Special Summary Revision (SSR) of Photo Electoral Rolls at Kargil Campus, University of Ladakh (UoL).

Deputy District Election Officer, Nargis Banoo, Tehsildar and AERO Sankoo Sajjad Hussain, Incharge Rector Kargil Campus Dr Jaffar Khan, District Nodal Officer SVEEP Kargil Ghulam Rasool, core members of SVEEP besides PRI members, BLOs and students were prese...

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Work quality compromised by contractor in irrigation kul at Chokiyal, Drass: Public, AEE

VoL Desk, Drass, Nov. 18: Villagers of Doks, Chokiyal alleged compromise of work quality by the contractor in an irrigation kul being constructed at the village. The villager expressed the concern in a mass interaction with the weekly Voice of Ladakh correspondent.

The villagers further alleged that the work is started from the end of the channels of the irrigation kul locally called “hRka-yur” instead of the main water source locally called “hRkong/maa-yur”.

In the video the public sh...

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Air connectivity needs to be resumed for Kargil

The UT government is expected to show seriousness in providing the much needed air connectivity and mitigate the sufferings of the people of Kargil district, who have been badly hit on this score as winter sets.

This year due to early snowfall there is great apprehension  of early closure of Zojila and  Srinagar-Leh highway. The road was expected to remain open till at least  ending of December as usual but early snowfall in Zoji-La and its surrounding areas has badly hit the crucial the ...

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