Drass, October 10/ VOL News Desk/ The Deputy Commissioner Drass, Imteeaz Kacho (JKAS), today visited the uninhabited Botokul Village, Kaobal Gali Army Post and other locations in the Mushko Valley. He was accompanied by Sub-Divisional Magistrate,Drass, Vishal Atri(JKAS); Tehsildar (HQ) to the Deputy Commissioner Abdul Aziz and other officials.
During the visit, the Deputy Commissioner interacted with Army officials stationed at the military post at Kaobal Gali where he was briefed about...
Kargil, October 7/ VOL News Desk/ Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor (CEC), LAHDC Kargil, Dr Mohd Jaffer Akhoon today attended the inauguration-cum-concluding ceremony of the Rabani Agri Processing Unit of sea buckthorn thorn at Brakoo, Sankoo.
The event was attended by Executive Councillors LAHDC Kargil Aga Syed Mujtaba Musavi and Syed Ali, Chief Horticulture Officer Kargil Ali Raza, District Agriculture Officer Kargil Raziya Banoo, Co-founder of Rabani Agri Processing Unit Mohd Has...
Zanskar, October 6, 2026/ VOL News Desk/ Deputy Commissioner, Zanskar, Shri. Omkar Rajendra Gundage, today chaired a meeting of district officers at the Dak Bungalow Conference Hall, Padum, to discuss the submission of proposals under untied grants and review overall departmental functioning.
During the meeting, Heads of various departments apprised the Deputy Commissioner of various departmental issues and requested necessary intervention for their timely resolution.
The Deputy Commis...
Leh, October 5/ VOL News Desk/ In a significant step towards strengthening Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) and improving foundational learning among children, Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Shri Vinai Kumar Saxena, today inaugurated Saksham ICT Labs established across 100 Anganwadi Centres in the Union Territory. The Lieutenant Governor inaugurated one such lab physically at the Anganwadi Centre at Government Primary School, Killibuk, Thiksey, while the others were inaugurated virt...
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Leh, Sep 17, KNT/ VOL News Desk/ The Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF), Leh, has arrested a hairdresser after allegedly recovering 13.13 grams of a heroin-like substance from his possession during an operation based on specific intelligence input.
The arrested person has been identified as Jaskreet Singh, son of Dharmender Singh, a resident of Ludhiana, who is working as a hairdresser at a reputed salon in Leh.
According to the ANTF, the substance was recovered during a sear...
Kargil, July 22: Joint Director, Information Department, UT Ladakh, Mohd Taqi, today chaired an awareness meeting with representatives of the local media, members of the Press Club Kargil, digital influencers, and officials of the Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR), Kargil, to discuss the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting’s newly launched ‘Gems of India’ Challenge and to ensure its effective outreach across Ladakh.
During the meeting, the Joint Director briefed the...
Minjee, February 11, 2026: The Wal-Fajr Committee, Minjee, posthumously conferred the prestigious Wal-Fajr Award 2026 on late Haji Ghulam Haider Lali in recognition of his contributions to educational reform, literature, and theatre in Kargil district.
The award was received by Lali’s son, Mohammad Ali, from Sheikh Ghulam Mehdi Sayyidain on the occasion of Youmullah — the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution — held at Musalla Imam, Minjee Gound.
Speaking on the occasion, organiser...
Leh, December 10/ VOL News Desk/ As part of the ongoing “Mimang–Si–sJabstogs – Administration at Your Doorstep” initiative, a public outreach camp was successfully conducted at the MES Colony Community Hall, Agling, under the supervision of Nodal Officer Dr. Tundup Namgial, Deputy Director, PGF, Upshi, Leh, with the aim of extending government services and welfare schemes directly to the public.
The programme began with a warm reception accorded by the Nambardars to the Nodal Officer, off...
Leh, December 8/ VOL News Desk/ A special outreach programme titled “Mimangs-Si-sJabstogs – Administration at Your Doorstep” was held today at the Community Hall in Gongmaling, Choglamsar, under the supervision of Nodal Officer Smt. Kunzang Wangmo, Chief Horticulture Officer, Leh.
The initiative aimed to bring government services, welfare schemes, and grievance-redressal mechanisms directly to the public, ensuring last-mile delivery across key developmental sectors. A total of 22 officers...
Nubra, November 24/ VOL News Desk/ As part of the ongoing Mimang-si-rJabstogs initiative, a public outreach camp was successfully conducted today at Khalsar village under the chairmanship of Tehsildar Diskit, Sh. Tufail Iqbal.
The camp was organized with the objective of delivering various government services and welfare schemes directly to the doorstep of the villagers. All Heads of Departments of the Diskit Sub-Division actively participated in the programme and delivered detailed prese...
