Kargil, July 15, 2025 — On the third day of his constituency tour, Hon’ble Member of Parliament Haji Hanifa Jan, accompanied by Executive Councillor Zakir Hussain, Councillor Silmo Feroz Ahmad Khan, Councillor Sodh Manzoor Hussain, and nominated Councillor Gurmeth Angchuk, visited several villages in the Batalik region.
The team covered key locations including Batalik, Darchiks, Garkone, Gargardoo, Chulichan, Lalung, Silmo, Barchey, Apati, Yourbaltak, Tumail, and Chutumail. During the vis...
Kargil, July 15, 2025 – On behalf of the people of Kargil and the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Kargil, Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor, Dr. Mohd Jaffer Akhoon, extended heartfelt gratitude to Brig. (Dr.) B.D. Mishra (Retd.) for his distinguished and sincere service as the Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh.
Dr. Akhoon acknowledged that the Hon’ble LG’s frequent visits to Kargil have left a profound impact on the collective consciousness of the people. The...
Srinagar, July 14, 2025 – Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor (CEC) of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Kargil, Dr Mohd Jaffer Akhoon, called on the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir, Omar Abdullah, and submitted a comprehensive memorandum of demands concerning pressing public welfare issues faced by the people of Kargil district.
The memorandum highlighted several urgent concerns including the appointment of a Nodal Officer to assist patients from Kargi...
Kargil, July 15, 2025 –Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor (CEC), Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Kargil, Dr Mohd Jaffer Akhoon today held a detailed meeting with the Managing Director & CEO of Jammu and Kashmir Bank Ltd., Shri Amitava Chatterjee, to discuss key issues concerning banking infrastructure and services in the Kargil district.
During the meeting, the CEC emphasized the need for strengthening banking outreach and accessibility across the region. He raise...
Leh, July 14, 2025: Dr. Pawan Kotwal, Chief Secretary of the Union Territory of Ladakh, chaired a review meeting today to assess the progress of referring vacancies to the designated recruiting agencies: the Ladakh Subordinate Services Staff Selection Board (LSSSSB), the Leh Autonomous Hill Development-Subordinate Services Recruitment Board (LAHD-SSRB), and the LAHDC-Kargil Subordinate Services Recruitment Board (LAHDC-KSSRB).
The meeting reviewed that, out of 841 vacancies to be referred...
Kargil, July 14, 2025: As part of a focused initiative to foster self-reliance and entrepreneurial thinking among the youth of Ladakh, Enterprising Ladakh Centre, the flagship program of the Department of Higher Education, UT Ladakh kicked off a three-day Entrepreneurship Awareness Program (EAP) at ITI Kargil on Monday.
The program is a step towards empowering the region’s youth and women through innovation, skill development, and enterprise creation. It is being implemented by the Entre...
Kargil, July 13, 2025 — The Deputy Commissioner and CEO, LAHDC Kargil, Rakesh Kumar, visited Yaldor village and held a public darbar to address local issues. During the interaction, he received several public representations and assured the villagers of prompt and necessary action.
Later, the DC visited Gyamsokh village, where the 12 Dogra Regiment of the Indian Army is stationed. He also visited the Zero Point of the Army post, accompanied by the Commanding Officer.
As part of his vis...
Kargil, July 11, 2025 — In a significant development in the field of education, the University of Ladakh has formally launched a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Horticulture course at its School of Agriculture Science and Technology campus in Kargil.
The inauguration ceremony was led by the Vice Chancellor of the University of Ladakh, Professor Dr. Saket Kushwaha, who formally opened the college by cutting the ribbon. The event was attended by university professors, scientists, and other dign...
The Union Territory of Ladakh is poised to witness a historic transformation in its administrative landscape as the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) prepares to operationalize five new districts: Sham, Nubra, and Changthang in Leh, and Zanskar and Drass in Kargil. This long-awaited initiative, approved in principle by the MHA in August 2024, will expand Ladakh’s administrative map from two districts to seven—bringing governance closer to people in some of India’s most remote, underdevelo...
New Delhi, July 9, 2025: The Chief Secretary of the Union Territory of Ladakh, Dr. Pawan Kotwal, met the Secretary of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), Shri Shashi Ranjan, at the UPSC Headquarters in New Delhi today. Also present during the meeting were Joint Secretary (Jammu, Kashmir & Ladakh), Ministry of Home Affairs, Shri Prashant Lokhande, and Secretary, General Administration Department, UT Ladakh, Shri Michael M. D’Souza.
The meeting involved detailed deliberations on the...
