Glorious sermon of Mola Abbas (as) on the roof of Kaabah

Through the blessings of Masoomeen (asws) we are able to share with you this glorious sermon of Moula Abbas (as). Moula Abbas (as) delivered this sermon from the roof of the Kaaba on the 8th of Zil Hajj when Imam Hussain (asws) was departing Mecca to go towards Karbala. In just a few lines Moula Abbas (as) summarizes the reality of Ahlul Bayt (asws) along with the reality of the enemies (la) of Ahlul Bayt (asws).

Hz Abbas (as) delivered this sermon on the roof of the Kaaba when Imam Hussain (...

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Maulana Zaki Baqri has a short message for Moharram 2022

In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.

Peace be upon Hussain (a.s.), upon Ali Ibn Hussain, upon the sons of Hussain, and upon the companions of Hussain. 

Muharram is charismatic, attractive and most significant month. Especially the first 10 days in which the Muslims, particularly believers involve themselves in mourning the commander of the martyrs (Peace be upon him).

Here, if we don’t focus on the message of Azadari and objectives of Imam Hussain (a.s.) the...

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Ladakh Struggling for Existence in a Global Climate Change Scenario

Global climate change has hit hard every place on earth and humans have been failing all their efforts to either restrict it or lessen its effects. Though humans have always been active in finding alternatives to the possibilities that the earth offers. These alternatives have often their own repercussions, inviting yet other challenges to be dealt with. This is largely due to the trampling of boundaries set by nature in the guise of the contemporary yet temporary ways of life. As Vidal De L...

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انسانیت کے علمبردار حضرت امام خمینیؒ


بیسویں صدی کے ایک عظیم اور تاریخ سازشخصیت ۔ظلم وجہالت،بربریت اوربدترین تہذیب وتمدن سے نجات دلانے والے ،دین اسلام پر ایمان کامل رکھنے والے،پختہ عزم ،قوی حوصلہ اور بلند افکارات کے حامل ،انصاف اور انسانیت کے علمبردار،عظیم فقیہ اور ممتاز سیاست مدار حضرت آیت اللہ العظمیٰ سید روح اللہ خمینی ؒ تین دہائیاں گزر جانے کے بعد بھی عظیم الشان کارناموں ،بلند افکارات،ممتاز نظریات اور بے باک تجربات کی صورت میں زندہ وپائندہ ہےاور تادیرسرمشق عمل بن کر نسلوں کو فکری تربیت اور نظریاتی رہنمائی کرتے رہیں گے۔

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JJM: Providing water for all in Kargil

To provide functional tap connections to each household, the Union Territory of Ladakh in general and the Public Health Engineering (PHE) Department in particular, has been at the forefront to provide drinking water to people through Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), a Government of India scheme.

The hamlet of Chay Chay Thang in Kanoor village of district Kargil had no supply of pure drinking water. Nor, it had any water pipeline connection at their houses.

As a result of Jal Jeevan Mission (J...

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Road Safety awareness in Ladakh should take precedence over traffic violations

The man behind wheel plays an important role in most road crashes. In most cases, crashes occur either due to carelessness or due to a lack of road safety awareness of the road user. Hence, road safety education is as essential as any other basic skill of survival.

Despite global stagnancy and uncertainty owing to the Covid-19 pandemic and consequent lockdown, road accidents have managed to claim 29,415 lives just between March and June, with an additional 51970 casualties. Clearly, road ...

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Revisiting NH-301 Realignment: The Paradoxes of Environment and Development

Among many things, the government of India is very keen on developing road infrastructure in UT Ladakh, this has become even more important after the escalation in tension with the country’s largest neighbour. Sharmistha Mukherjee writes in The Economic Times, “the government’s emphasis on infrastructure development in border areas after the escalation in tensions with its largest neighbour, sale of construction equipment to the Border Road Organization (BRO) has increased 50% in the first h...

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Agriculture in Kargil: A shift from traditional equipment to technology

By: Anwar Ali Tsarpa & Md. Hassnain Ebadi

With the passage of time farmers in Kargil have shifted from traditional farming techniques to technology which is resulting in declining in both the quantity and quality of the agriculture produces. Adopting new techniques and technology in agricultural processes without proper thought of the consequences is causing agriculture expensive while the return on production is the least. To reflect on the shift, the Voice of Ladakh correspondent interv...

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General Council meeting LAHDC Leh discuss draft CAPEX budget 2022-23

Passes resolutions on Inclusion of Bhoti into 8th schedule, need for introducing Bhoti as one of the official languages of UT Ladakh & need for a policy on Mental health with prevention of alcoholism as well as drug abuse

Leh, April 04: The 6th LAHDC Leh conducted its General Council Meeting (GCM) to discuss the Draft Capex Budget for the year 2022-23 under the chairmanship of the CEC/Chairman, LAHDC Leh, Adv Tashi Gyalson, in the Assembly Hall of the Council Secretariat, Leh. 

The ses...

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BREAKING: BJP withdraw support from NC in LAHDC Kargil

VoL Desk, March 30, 2022: In a major political development, the Bharatiya Janata Party, Kargil unit has withdrawn its support from the National Conference in the current Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil.

In a press release, the party maintained that under the direction of BJP State President Phunchok Stanzin, the below-mentioned Councillors of LAHDC Kargil hereby decided that BJP is withdrawing support from LAHDC- Kargil from this date.

“The decision was taken after a thoroug...

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