District Child Protection Unit, Kargil conducts awareness cum drawing competition at Az-Zahra Orphanage

Kargil, October 10, 2024: The District Child Protection Unit, Kargil organized an awareness cum drawing competition on the theme “Clean India Green India” at Az-Zahra Orphanage, Kargil, under the Mission Vatsalya Scheme.

Chairperson of Child Welfare Committee, Kargil emphasized on child rights issues and concerns under Juvenile Justice (Care & Protection) Act 2015. He emphasized the importance of safeguarding child rights and promoting a clean and green environment for their well-being.

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Kargil Campus, University of Ladakh observes “National Wildlife Week” 

Kargil, October 08, 2024: The Kargil Campus, University of Ladakh observed “National Wildlife Week” from 2nd to 8th October 2024. The Event was jointly organised by Department of Environmental Science and Biodiversity Research Center, Kargil Campus, University of Ladakh, in collaboration with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the Kargil Wildlife Division, Department of Wildlife Protection Ladakh. This event was designed to cultivate awareness of the critical importance of wildlife conservati...

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New Districts Committee Begins Consultations in Zanskar, Hears Delegations on District Formation

Kargil, October 08, 2024: The New Districts Committee, Ladakh, commenced tour and its series of meetings on Monday by engaging with delegations from the Zanskar Subdivision. The committee, led by Chairman Shri Pramod Kumar Jain, along with members Shri Kacho Asfandyar Khan, Shri Tsering Angchok, and Deputy Commissioner/CEO, LAHDC Kargil, Shri Shrikant Balasaheb Suse, held discussions to gather views and demands regarding the formation of new districts.

The committee began its outreach in Park...

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75.52 percent voter turnout recorded at 21 Thangdumbur Constituency By-election

Kargil, October 05, 2024: The Election Authority, Kargil today smoothly conducted the bye-election of 21-Thangdumbur, LAHDC Constituency, Kargil that recorded 75.52 percent voter turnout.

For smooth conduct of the election, SSP Kargil, Shree Ram R; Additional Deputy Commissioner/Election Officer, Kargil, Suhail Ahmad; ASP Mujeeb Rehman; ACR/Deputy Election Officer, Mohd Sharif; SE PWD/Observer, Skalzang Dorjay; Returning Officer, Aashiq Hussain, ARO, Ghulam Hassan; Sub Divisional Magistrate/...

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MP, Karbalai, Wangchuk under detention; Ladakh leaders calls presser at Delhi

Delhi, October 01: As the veteran Ladakhi leaders including Member of Parliament Mohd Haneefa, former MLA Asgar Ali Karbalai, Environmental activist Sonam Wangchuk and other padyatris arrested by Delhi Police, the Ladakhi leaders addressed a presser at Press Club of India.

In a press note the leaders stated, “We, the people of Ladakh, express our deep concern and disappointment over the government’s decision to prevent the Padyatris, including environmentalist Sonam Wangchuk and members of t...

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AKSAD Condemns Detention of Ladakhi Padyatris in Delhi

VoL Desk, October 01: The All Kargil (Ladakh) Students Association Delhi (AKSAD) has strongly condemned the detention of Ladakhi Padyatris by the Delhi Police. In a press release, AKSAD expressed deep concern over the incident, urging the government to meet the demands of the Ladakhi people.

“We, the students of Ladakh, are deeply disheartened by the government’s refusal to allow the peaceful Padyatris, who have been marching for over a month, to enter Delhi. This peaceful march was a pla...

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Ladakh Observed Bandh Following Detention of Sonam Wangchuk and Pad Yatris

VoL Desk, October 01: Both the districts of Ladakh Union Territory observed a complete shutdown on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, following a call by the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) and Leh Apex Body (LAB). The bandh disrupted daily life and movement across the region.

The protest was triggered by the detention of environmental activist Sonam Wangchuk and Pad Yatris from Ladakh during their “Delhi Chalo” march. Upon learning of the detention in Delhi, the KDA and Leh Apex Body (LAB) immed...

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EC Tashi attends one-day stakeholders’ meet cum workshop of progressive farmers on medicinal plants

Kargil, September 28, 2024: Executive Councilor, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj/ FCS&CA/Forest & Wild Life, LAHDC, Kargil, Er. Punchok Tashi on Saturday attended one-day stakeholders’ meet cum workshop of progressive farmers on medicinal plants conducted at Conference Hall, Baroo, Kargil.

The workshop was organized by Regional Cum Facilitation Centre (RCFC), Northern Region II, National Medicinal Plants Board, Ministry of Ayush, Government of India, in collaboration with School of A...

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Second Batch of Protesters from Kargil Flagged Off for Delhi Pad Yatra

VoL Desk, September 28, 2024: Ladakh’s Member of Parliament, Haji Nahifa Jan, today flagged off the second batch of protesters from the Council Secretariat in Kargil. The group is set to join the ongoing pad yatra to Delhi, advocating for the restoration of democratic rights in Ladakh.

This batch of protesters is led by Co-Chairmen of the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), Haji Asgar Ali Karbalai and Qamar Ali Akhone. Prominent figures present at the flag-off included Executive Councillors...

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IKMT Kargil Holds Massive Procession to Commemorate Hezbollah Leader’s Martyrdom

VoL Desk, September 29: In remembrance of the martyrdom of Hezbollah’s Secretary General, Syed Hassan Nasrallah, the Imam Khomeini Memorial Trust (IKMT) Kargil organized a massive procession condemning the assassination of the resistance leader, citing violations of International Humanitarian Law.

Thousands of mourners gathered in Kargil town on Sunday, chanting elegies and slogans in solidarity with Palestine and against the aggressions of America and Israel. The crowd, carrying flags an...

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