Jamyang Tsering Namgyal Joins BJP Campaign, Vows Support for Tashi Gyaltsan

VoL Desk, May 03: “I had not left the party, but it was a small disagreement that was aimed to run the party smoothly. I will strive hard to make Adv. Tashi Gyaltsan triumphed with a huge majority in the election,” said sitting Member of Parliament from Ladakh, Jamyang Tsering Namgyal today. He has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party election campaign.

Speaking to media JTN said that the Bharatiya Janata Party has taught them to keep nation first, party second and self-third and following t...

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Modernizing Infrastructure: Advisor UT Ladakh Reviews Progress of Records Room Construction

Leh, May 02: The Advisor to UT Ladakh Dr Pawan Kotwal convened a meeting to review the construction of the Modern Records Room and Revenue Records in the UT of Ladakh at VC Hall secretariat Leh Ladakh. 

The meeting deliberated upon the ongoing construction of the Modern Record Rooms in various tehsils of UT Ladakh and highlighted the detailed progress of their work. 

Advisor Dr Pawan Kotwal directed the officials to expedite and complete the ongoing construction work within the mention...

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Advisor Dr Pawan Kotwal convenes meeting reviews functioning of Handloom & Handicraft Dept.

Leh, May 01: The Advisor to the Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor, UT Ladakh, Dr. Pawan Kotwal chaired a meeting to review the functioning of the Handloom and Handicraft wings of Industries & Commerce Department UT Ladakh at VC Hall, Secretariat Leh.

At the outset of the meeting, a comprehensive presentation was given by the Handloom and Handicrafts wings of the Industries & Commerce Department on the Handicraft Department’s achievements until 2023-24.

The meeting was focused on replicating ...

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Tsering Namgyal to Run as Congress Candidate in Ladakh

VoL Desk, May 02: The Leh Congress Committee announced the mandate of congress given to the LAHDC Leh, Councillor, Tsering Namgyal to contest the election from the Ladakh parliamentary constituency. The announcement was made in a press conference late in the evening on Wednesday.

The press conference was attended by the President and Ex MLA, Nawang Rigzin Jora, the contesting candidate Tsering Namgyal, and other members of Leh Congress Committee.

While addressing to media persons, Nawa...

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Advisor UT Ladakh Chairs Meeting to Review 4G Saturation Project

Leh, May 02: The Advisor to the Union Territory of Ladakh, Dr Pawan Kotwal presided over a meeting to discuss the ongoing implementations of the 4G Saturation Project in the Union Territory of Ladakh. 271 4G BTS/Tower sites have been sanctioned under this project to provide voice/data connectivity to uncovered villages & hamlets of UT Ladakh. The project aims to enhance digital connectivity across Ladakh, ensuring that both Leh and Kargil districts are equipped with high-speed 4G internet se...

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Awareness Programme on ‘Drugs and Substance Abuse’ held at Kendriya Vidyalaya, Leh

Leh, May 2: The Department of Information and Public Relations in collaboration with the Education Department, Health Department and Ladakh Police, Leh today organised an awareness programme on ‘Drugs and Substance Abuse’ at Kendriya Vidyalaya, Leh.

The programme is in continuation with the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, GoI and Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh’s concerted effort to address the pressing issue of drug menace. This awareness campaign on drug and substanc...

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Chief Engineer PHE & I&FC Ladakh chairs review meeting on expenditure, preparedness measures

Kargil, May 01: A review meeting of Irrigation and Flood Control (I&FC) Division Kargil was convened at the office of Chief Engineer PHE & I&FC Ladakh.

The meeting was presided over by Chief Engineer, Er. Maqbool Hussain and attended by Executive Engineers, Assistant Executive Engineers, all Junior Engineers, officials from the planning section and drawing branch.

The meeting held discussion regarding the latest expenditure of released funds for the current fiscal year. Additionally, t...

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Review meeting of schemes taken up by Rural Development Department

Leh, May 1: The Director of the Rural Development Department, Syed Sajjad Qadri, Ladakh held a meeting to review the Financial/Physical progress of schemes taken up in the Rural Development Department in the DC Conference Hall on May 01.

The main agenda of the meeting was to review the physical and financial progress under the special development package, review the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Ac...

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AstraZeneca acknowledges rare side effect associated with Covishield vaccine

New Delhi, April 30: In a significant acknowledgment, AstraZeneca has conceded in court documents that its Covid-19 vaccine, marketed globally under various brand names including Covishield and Vaxzevria, may lead to a rare side effect. The revelation was disclosed in legal papers submitted to the UK High Court in February, as reported by various media outlets.

The pharmaceutical giant stated in the document that a rare side effect known as Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (TTS) ...

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In ‘In Retreat’, Journeying to a Rarely Seen Ladakh Bound for Cannes

Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine As Light, starring Kani Kusruti and Vidya Prabha as Malayali nurses, has been selected for the Competition section – the first Indian title to bid for the Palme d’Or top prize since Shaji Karun’s Swaham in 1994. Her classroom peer Maisam Ali’s In Retreat is in the ACID Cannes sidebar programme, which is run by the Association for the Diffusion of Independent Cinema. (Reported the Scroll.in)

In Retreat follows the inner and outer journey of an urban nomad pla...

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