Nature has carved different creatures in the universe in a very different way to make it beautiful for the sake of living things and to enhance the beauty of the environment. A natural spot that has recently become popular among tourists and picnickers is the eye-catching waterfall at Tambis. To date, it remained hidden from the general public. Only locals and few people were aware of the hotspot and it became popular among outsiders recently.
The waterfall is around 10-15 meters in heigh...
KARGIL, JUNE 19, 2021: In an event at Tourist Facilitation Centre, Director Rural Development Department (RDD) Tahir Hussain Zabdawi flagged off seven garbage management vehicles to six blocks of Kargil district. This event held besides awareness camps in Panchayat Halqa Shilikchay and Goma Minjee. The resource persons in the awareness camps emphasized on segregation of degradable and nondegradable wastes. Theories in their speech were ideal; while to know the reality, implemented on ground ...
Disasters are a world problem. They don’t discriminate and nobody is untouched by it. However, early warning and early response for prevention at peacetime make a difference. We cannot stop disasters from taking place. What humans can do is, manage the risk. We can prepare for disasters, mitigate the risk and respond wisely to reduce tangible and intangible losses. Covid19 is an eye-opener for us. An overwhelming biological disaster that has paralyzed life throughout the world.
The Union ...
KARGIL, JUNE 10, 2021: After two years of struggle and public pressure, the Labour and Employment Department Union Territory of Ladakh on 7 June 2021 came up with a “notification” for “Employment (Subordinate) Service Recruitment Rule, 2021”. The said rule reserved the appointment of services for “residents” of Ladakh.
The announcement of the “rule” triggered public reactions on social media sites. Taking concern on public reactions, Voice of Ladakh correspondent assembled reactions from ...
KARGIL, MAY 31, 2021: Ploughing of agricultural fields commences between mid of March in suburb villages of Kargil town. And with a difference of few days, other villages in Kargil district also plough fields. The period extends to the month of May in far-flung areas where farmers grow only one crop. However, 25-35 days after ploughing water for first irrigation is needed as per a normal routine. Pathetically, village Lankore that is adjacent to the Kargil town got water for first irrigation...
COVID-19 virus was fatal to humans, receding to businesses, antagonism to social life, and ruinous to school education among other sectors. The education sector is the most affected among all. The local administration in Ladakh believed that daily children assembly in schools can be a potential carrier for the virus to households all over the district besides being the most vulnerable age group to Covid 19 virus. Before all other sectors, schools were closed first. When, as per past routine,...
KARGIL, MAY 25, 2021: Villayat Ali, with few chunky books, notebooks, and a mobile phone travels three to four kilometers daily on foot from his home in Majadass towards the national highway to get access to internet connectivity. His village Karkit is not connected with telecom service yet. Internet access is not a hobby or fun for him, but a genuine need to attend his college classes on Zoom Application amidst the COVID-19 lockdown.
Villayat is pursuing graduation with a major in Natura...
Throughout history, the world has witnessed the worst plagues and epidemics that have devastated mankind. The Prehistoric Epidemic: Circa (3000 B.C.) in China and the Zika Virus Epidemic (2015) in South America and Central America are two of the worst epidemics and pandemics in history, spanning prehistoric to modern times. Another threat to humanity has been first observed in the form of Coronavirus also known as COVID-19. Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a n...
KARGIL, MAY 11, 2021: In view of the surge in COVID-19 positive cases, increase in positive rate across district in the recent days and as per the advice of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare GoI to all District Magistrates to undertake containment measures to restrict intermingling amongst people so that spread of infection can be controlled, District Magistrate and Chairman, District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), Kargil Santosh Sukhadeve on Monday issued an order for imposit...
KARGIL, MAY 10, 2021: The Union Territory Administration of Ladakh since its formation vociferously claimed that there is abundance of funds in the new administrative setup. However, the sufferings of the retired government employees, who have not received their pension since March this year, tell a different narrative about the funds in UT Ladakh.
The UT Administration has not released the Pension funds to the Jammu and Kashmir Bank since last two years that means since formation of UT i...
