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VoL Desk, March 30, 2022: In a major political development, the Bharatiya Janata Party, Kargil unit has withdrawn its support from the National Conference in the current Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil.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