Land row poses threat to Ladakh’s communal harmony, common interests

VoL/ March 28, 2022: After the conduct of Tangpe Cho-Nga in Kargil by the Kargil Buddhist Association (KBA), at the disputed structure that the KBA called “Kargil Monastery”, a heated debate has triggered among the two religious communities in Ladakh’s Kargil District. This could plausibly widen the gap between the Muslim and Buddhist communities of Ladakh which was once known for peace, harmony and coexistence. 

The row sprout when the Kargil Buddhist Association conducted a function cal...

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Secretary Mehboob Ali Khan reviews developmental works in Kargil

KARGIL, MARCH 23, 2022: Secretary, Tourism, Culture, Labour, Employment, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) Department, Kacho Mehboob Ali Khan chaired a review meeting of the concerned departments at Kargil Development Authority (KDA) Office on Tuesday.

The meeting was attended by Director FCS&CA Ladakh Tsering Motup, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Kargil Development Authority (KDA), Abdul Gaffar Zargar, Deputy Secretary, Ladakh Academy of Art, Culture and Languages (LAAC&L...

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Zojila likely to reopen for traffic on Saturday

PTI, March 18, 2022: The strategic 434-km Srinagar-Leh National hHighway is likely to be opened for vehicular traffic on Saturday in a record time of 74 days after its closure for winter months in January, a senior official of the Border Roads Organisation said.

Director General of BRO Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhary also said the ongoing renovation and repair work on Jawahar Tunnel along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway will be completed this year to provide a world class experience to the commut...

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CEC Feroz Khan chairs meeting with newly appointed Superintending Engineer

KARGIL, MARCH 17, 2022: Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor (CEC), LAHDC, Kargil Feroz Ahmad Khan today chaired a review meeting with the newly appointed Superintending Engineer, Nissar Ahmad Bagh at Council Secretariat.

Deputy Commissioner and CEO LAHDC Kargil, Santosh Sukhadeve, Superintending Engineer Nissar Ahmad Bagh, Assistant Commissioner Revenue, Abdul Ghaffar Zargar, Executive Engineer R&B Kacho Mehmood Ali Khan, Executive Officer Municipal Committee Shafaqat Ali, Executive E...

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Ladakh Police Recruitment – 800 to 1200 Aspirants Stranded Outside Ladakh: CEC Kargil

VoL Desk, March 07, 2022: Chairman and CEC, Kargil, Feroz Ahmad Khan in a press conference Saturday raised various issues of the students’ fraternity including the physical test for police recruitment, SSC Ladakh recruitments, and Ladakh recruitment board here at council secretariat.

The physical test for the police recruitment drive is scheduled to begin from March 15, 2022, while the students outside Ladakh who are to appear in the test are concerned about the transport connectivity to ...

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Good news for unemployed youth; SSC advertise 797 posts in Ladakh

VoL Desk, March 02, 2022: The Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh has announced a total of 797 non-gazetted recruitment posts for advertisement by the Staff Selection Commission (SSC), announced the DIPR Leh in a tweet today.

The notice for the said posts will be published in May 2022, noted the tweet.

The posts have been categorized into three levels based on their eligibility viz matriculation, 10+2, and graduation and above. For detailed information, the aspirant candidates ...

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JKBOSE declares Class 12th Result for Kargil district

VoL Desk, February 26, 2022: The result of Higher Secondary part two annual (regular) 2021 of District Kargil has been declared by the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) on Saturday.

The result gazette Annual Regular 2021 shows that 1919 students had appeared in the exams from Kargil district out of which 1463 have passed the exams that makes 76 percent overall result.

Out of total students appeared there were 857 boys and 1062 were girls. Among the aspirants, 1303 appear...

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خمینی(رہ) کوثر است.. ؟ سوشل میڈیاپر بیان بازی کاسلسلہ جاری

کرگل //20فروری/ امام خمینی میموریل ٹرسٹ کی جانب سے منعقدہ انقلاب اسلامی کے 43عشرہ فجر کے دوران انجمن روح اللہ ٹی ایس جی کے اہتمام سے جامع مسجد کرگل میں منعقدہ پروگرام سے خطاب کرتے ہوئے شیخ سیدین نے نظام ولایت فقیہ اور سورہ کوثر سے متعلق آیت اللہ نوری ہمدانی کے فرمان ”خمینی(رہ) کوثر است دشمن او ابتر است) “کو کوڈ کرتے ہوئے کہاتھا کہ جس طرح خمینی(رہ) کوثر است دشمن او ابتر است کہہ سکتے ہیں بلکل اسی طرح خامنہ ای کوثر است دشمن او ابتر است بھی کہہ سکتے ہیں۔

اس بیان کے بعد نجف اشرف میں موجو د کرگ...

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MBBS Compulsory Service Bond: Ladakhi Medical Students Stage Protest at Jammu

JAMMU, FEBRUARY 13, 2022: Demanding revocation of the controversial Compulsory Service Bond for MBBS and BDS students by Ladakh Union Territory Administration, Medical students staged a protest here in Jammu today.

As per a notification dated August 23, 2021, by the Department of Health and Medical Education, UT Ladakh, it was maintained that before securing admission under ST quota, Ladakh union territory quota or any other quota, medical students have been asked to sign a bond tying the...

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Cancer awareness and Prevalent risk factors in Ladakh

Ladakh is the abode of nature’s raw and untouched beauty with Rough Terrains, Snow-capped peaks, and winding roads. The region might be a heaven for adventure travelers, but all is not well for the local residents.

In recent studies conducted by Dr Sajjad Hussain, Consultant Surgeon, District Hospital Kargil, there was an alarming rise of Cancers and Cancer-related deaths in this region, having not even a population of 3 lacs, with various risk factors prevalent and peculiar to U.T Ladakh...

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