Secy Tourism discuss arrangement for Ladakh Nomadic Festival 2021

Leh, August 14: Secretary, Tourism and Culture, UT, Ladakh, Kacho Mehboob Ali Khan convened a meeting regarding the arrangement of Ladakh Nomadic Festival 2021. The festival is scheduled to be held at Korzok Phoo on August 30 & 31. The festival is organised by Ladakh Academy of Art, Culture and Languages, Leh. 

 While reviewing the arrangement, Secretary Kacho Mehboob said that the objective of holding the Festival is to help sustain the centuries-old tradition and culture of the people o...

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Ladakh to host the first Himalayan Film Festival

Leh, August 10: The UT Administration of Ladakh is hosting the first edition of “The Himalayan Film Festival-2021” (THFF) from September 24 to 28, 2021 at Leh in collaboration with the Directorate of Film Festivals, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, GoI. 

Popular films from the Himalayan states viz Assam, Sikkim, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir  and Ladakh besides Indian Panorama...

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Principal Secretary Health visits health centres at Sankoo, Tai Suru

Inspects health care facilities, progress of various health programs

 KARGIL, AUGUST 11, 2021:  On the 3rd day of his Kargil visit, Principal Secretary Health Ladakh Dr Pawan Kotwal visited Sankoo and Tai Suru Block and took stock of patient care facilities at various health centres in the area including Community Health Centre (CHC) Sankoo and Primary Health Center (PHC) Panikhar.

The Principal Secretary Health also visited the 20 bedded hospital at Gond Mangalore and took stock of th...

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NABARD distribute Apricot Harvesting Nets at Aryan Valley

Kargil, August 10, 2021: NABARD distributed apricot harvesting nets among farmers of Darchik, Sanachey and Garkon villages in Aryan Valley of Kargil here today.

The distribution drive was organized in association with Himmotthan Society, a unit of Tata Trusts. A total of 82 harvesting nets were distributed among the apricot growers of three villages. Three Solar Apricot Dryers also will be installed, one each in these villages by the end of August, informed a press release issued by the B...

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Taxi Union Kargil meets Divisional Commissioner

KARGIL, AUGUST 10, 2021: Divisional Commissioner cum Secretary Transport Ladakh Saugat Biswas met with the representatives of the Taxi Union Kargil to discuss the route permit issue at Tourist Facilitation Centre here on Sunday.

Deputy Commissioner and CEO, LAHDC, Kargil Santosh Sukhadeve, Additional Deputy Commissioner Kargil Tsering Motup and representatives of Taxi Union Kargil were present on the occasion while the RTO, Ladakh; ARTOs of Leh and Kargil attended the meeting through video co...

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Principal Secy Ladakh reviews status of 90-bedded hospital, other arrangements

Leh, August 9: Principal Secretary, UT Ladakh, Dr Pawan Kotwal convened a meeting with the concerned officers of Leh & Kargil District to review the status of 90 bedded hospitals and other arrangements.

 Later, Dr Pawan Kotwal visited SNM Hospital and inspected the new state of the art 10 bedded Paediatric ICU ward, additional 10 bedded adult ICU ward, 70 new Oxygen beds, 500 LPM PSA oxygen generating plant, latest MRI Machine worth Rs.14.00 crore, and latest Digital X-Ray Plant worth Rs....

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Successful trial landing of Pawan Hans MI- 172 helicopter conducted at Sapi

KARGIL, AUGUST 07, 2021: Successful trial landing of Pawan Hans MI-172 helicopter was done at newly constructed helipad at Sapi village in the presence of the Deputy Commissioner and CEO, LAHDC, Kargil Santosh Sukhadeve here today.

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kargil Anayat Ali Choudhary, Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Kargil Tsering Motup, Former Executive Councilor and Councilor Choskore Constituency Nassir Hussain Munshi, Executive Engineer R&B 2nd Kacho Mehmood Ali, Nod...

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CEC, DC visit upper Baroo

Listen to public demands, grievances

 KARGIL, AUGUST 06, 2021: In order to take stock of the public grievances and issues of Upper Baroo,  Chairman and Chief Executive Councilor, LAHDC, Kargil Feroz Ahmad Khan along with the Deputy Commissioner and CEO, LAHDC, Kargil Santosh Sukhadeve visited the area here today.

Councilor Baroo Minji Constituency Sheikh Ghulam Mehdi, Municipal Committee Ward Members of Baroo Halqa and community members of Baroo, Biamathang, Baroo Colony, Baroo Tsok we...

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Cultural academy Leh conduct 10-day workshop at Hanley

Leh, August 06: Ladakh Academy of Art Culture and Languages, Leh organised a ten-day astrology and chhams workshop at Hanley monastery as a part of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav’. Monks participated in traditional astrology and chaams  workshop.

His Eminence Thuksey Rinpoche was the chief guest on the concluding function. Rinpoche expressed his appreciation and added that the workshop on rignas-chu (ten streams of knowledge) will benefit at large.

Deputy Secretary of Culture Academy, Le...

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“Paani Maah” campaign launch in Kargil to provide clean drinking water

KARGIL, AUGUST 04, 2021: Under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), Pani Maah (Water Month) in Kargil District was kick started by the Chairman and Chief Executive Councilor, LAHDC, Kargil Feroz Ahmad Khan in presence of the Deputy Commissioner and CEO, LAHDC, Kargil Santosh Sukhadeve at the Council Secretariat here today.

Pani Maah is a comprehensive 1 month campaign which was launched by the Lieutenant Governor Radha Krishna Mathur on 25th July in UT Ladakh which will run at the block and panchayat le...

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