2-day World Forestry Day celebration concludes at GDC Drass

Kargil, March 21, 2023: As part of a series of G-20 events, a two-day program on the World Forestry Day celebrations organized by Kargil Forest Division in collaboration with Government Degree College Drass concluded today at the GDC Drass. 

Executive Councilor Social Welfare, LAHDC, Kargil Agha Syed Mehdi Fazili attended the event as a chief guest, BDC Chairman Drass, Noor Muhammad, DFO Kargil, Muhammad Ali, Principal GDC Drass, Dr Amjad Ali Abassi, professors, staff members, students of...

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Dentists in Kargil request extension of services, LG assures policy draft for government agency postings

VoL Desk, March 20: In a recent meeting, a delegation of dentists working on honorarium in various medical centers and hospitals of Kargil called on the Honorable Lieutenant Governor Brigadier (Dr) BD Mishra. The dentists expressed their concern about the need for an extension of their services on the same posts.

The delegation requested the intervention of the Lieutenant Governor to ensure that every eligible dentist of Ladakh gets a chance to work in a government agency. They also highl...

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LG Ladakh Orders Expedited Procurement of CT-Scan and MRI Machines for Kargil Hospital

VoL Desk, March 20: The Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Brig (Dr) BD Mishra, has taken up the issue of a non-functional CT-Scan machine at the District Hospital in Kargil. During a briefing on the issue, the Lt. Governor expressed his concern about the delay in repairing and maintaining crucial medical equipment, which has caused inconvenience to patients.

The Lt. Governor directed the concerned authorities to expedite the procurement of a new CT-Scan machine for the hospital to avoid furt...

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3-month long skill-based entrepreneurship program concludes at Kargil

Kargil, March 20, 2023: Nehru Yuva Kendra, Kargil, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India on Sunday organized the closing ceremony of the three-month skill-based entrepreneurship program at Singrong-Barsoo.

The program started on 20-12-2022 with the objective to enhance the basic vocational skills of rural youth and enable them to enhance their self-esteem in society. During the three-month program, participants learned the skill of tailoring and cutting.

District Pa...

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Ladakh admin proposes to notify 5.69 lakh kanals for field firing range in Kargil

The administration of Union Territory Ladakh has proposed to notify 5.69 lakh Kanals of land in Drass area of Kargil district as a field firing range.

In a notification, a copy of which is in possession of news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the UT administration has invited objections, if any, from general public over the proposal of firing range.

“Objections in this regard, if any, may be communicated to Deputy Commissioner, Kargil within a period of two months from the date of ...

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Patients Suffer Due To Non-Functional CT Scan Machine At District Hospital Kargil

VoL, Mar 15: Patients in District Hospital Kargil are facing significant difficulties due to a non-functional CT scan machine for the last twenty days.

According to the hospital’s Superintendent, Dr Liyaqat Ali Khan, the breakdown occurred on February 21 and has caused problems for patients for the last twenty days.

The hospital authorities contacted the empaneled consultant for all machinery, Medi City, in Jammu to fix the problem, but the complaint was not registered due to the ME nu...

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IGNOU Regional Centre Srinagar organizes virtual session on pre-admission counselling

Kargil, March 15, 2023: Indira Gandhi National Open University Regional Centre Srinagar today organized an online session on “Pre-Admission Counselling” in collaboration with Government Degree College Drass and Government Degree College Kargil.  

Dr Amjad Ali Abassi, Principal GDC Drass presented welcome speech and gave brief introduction about the college. He also spoke about various problems of students in acquiring Higher Education in different disciplines due to geographical and harsh...

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CEC chairs review meeting of Capex Budget, directs officers to complete formalities within two days

Kargil, March 15, 2023: Chairman/CEC, LAHDC, Kargil Feroz Ahmad Khan in presence of Deputy Commissioner/CEO, LAHDC, Kargil Santosh Sukhadeve today convened meeting to review the expenditure of Capex and LAHDC Subsidy Budget and directed concerned officers to complete all formalities within two days.

The meeting was attended by  Superintending Engineer PHE Maqbool Hussain, Superintending Engineer R&B Abdul Mutalib, Project Officer Wages (ACD) Ghulam Muhammad,  Chief Planning Officer (CPO) ...

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3-day awareness program for senior citizens begins in Kargil

Kargil, March 15, 2023: A three-day awareness-cum-information program for senior citizens of Kargil organized by Elderline-Ladakh (HelpAge India) in coordination with the Department of Social and Tribal Welfare, Department of Health, NHM, and UIDAI started today at Auditorium Hall, Kargil.

During the program, a number of senior citizens visited the venue and their issues related to the Aadhaar card, old age pension, social welfare schemes, golden card were resolved.

Similarly, senior c...

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CEC Feroz Khan, DC, SP take stock of snow clearance works at Zojila Pass

Kargil, March 14, 2023: Chairman/CEC, LAHDC, Kargil Feroz Ahmad Khan along with Deputy Commissioner/ CEO, LAHDC, Superintendent of Police, Kargil today visited Zojila Pass to take stock of snow clearance works on the Kargil-Srinagar road.

The CEC was accompanied by Deputy Commissioner/ CEO, LAHDC, Santosh Sukhadeve, Superintendent of Police, Kargil Anayat Choudhary and other concerned officers.

During the visit, the CEC took stock of the snow clearance measures in order to open the roa...

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