The Hon’ble Chief Executive Councillor (CEC), LAHDC Kargil, Dr. Mohd Jaffer Akhoon, along with Executive Councillor Zakir Hussain, Deputy Commissioner Rakesh Kumar (IAS), and Councillor Chiktan Liyaqat Ali Khan, conducted an extensive field visit to several regions severely affected by the recent cloudburst and floods, including Khangral, Samrah Chiktan, Shakar Chiktan, Mundik, Bodhkharboo, and other affected areas nearby. The visit aimed at assessing damages and directing immediate restorat...
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Kargil CEC Participates in Adoption Regulations Training for Mission Vatsalya
Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor (CEC) of LAHDC Kargil, Dr. Mohd Jaffer Akhoon, today attended the One-Day State Orientation and Training Program for Functionaries of Mission Vatsalya and Stakeholders, organised by the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) in collaboration with the Department of Social & Tribal Welfare, Ladakh, and the State Adoption Resource Agency (SARA), Ladakh.
In his address, Dr. Akhoon expressed heartfelt gratitude to the resource persons, Director Socia...
CEC Kargil Chairs High-Level Meeting to Strengthen Education Sector
Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor of LAHDC Kargil, Dr. Mohd Jaffer Akhoon, today chaired a high-level meeting with Bhanu Prabha, Administrative Secretary of Higher Education, School Education, Technical Education & Skill Development, UT Ladakh, to review the progress of ongoing and newly introduced schemes of the School Education Department and to deliberate on measures aimed at strengthening the standard of education in Kargil district.
The meeting was convened at the Conference H...
Youth Action Committee Kargil Demands Revocation of Hospital Parking Fee
Members of the Youth Action Committee Kargil Ladakh today paid a courtesy visit to the Chief Executive Councilor, LAHDC Kargil, at the Council Secretariat Kargil.
During the meeting, the committee members strongly urged the revocation of parking fees at District Hospital Kargil.
The demand is driven by the concern that the parking fee imposes an additional financial burden on poor patients and attendants who visit the hospital, often in emergency situations. The committee emphasized that ...
High-intensity Rainfall at Khawos: Timely Administrative Action Restores Road Access and Services
Acting on the directions of Deputy Commissioner, Kargil, Rakesh Kumar (IAS), SDM Sankoo, along with officials from various departments, rushed to the affected site to assess the damage and initiate immediate relief measures.
Upon inspection, it was found that the main link road to Khawos was blocked by debris, with a significant portion of private land buried under mud, boulders, and uprooted trees. Irrigation channels in the area also sustained severe damage.
Treating the matter as a ...
Full Dress Rehearsal for Independence Day Celebrations Held at Kargil
Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Kargil, Imteeaz Kacho, unfurled the National Flag in presence of SSP-Kargil Shree Ram R, Chief Executive Officer, Tourism Development Authority, Kargil; Joint Director (Finance), Joint Director (Planning), District Panchayat Officer, HQA to DC-kargil, Executive Officer, MC-Kargil and other Officers from the Police and Civil Administration. Male and female school contingents, NCC cadets and the Ladakh Police Band presented march past on the occasion in ...
NDMA conduct Coordination & Orientation Conference for Conduct of Mock Exercise in Ladakh
Kargil, August 12, 2025: The Secretary, Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation & Reconstruction Department, UT Ladakh, informed that a UT-level mock exercise on Earthquake, Cloudburst, and Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) hazards will be conducted across both districts of Ladakh in collaboration with the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
In this connection, NDMA, New Delhi, convened an Orientation and Coordination Conferen...
CEC Kargil Dr Mohd Jaffer Akhoon called on Delegation from Thila Village
Kargil, August 11, 2025: A delegation from Thila village of Barsoo Block today met Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor, LAHDC Kargil, Dr. Mohd Jaffer Akhoon, and submitted a representation seeking the construction of a link road from Thila to Thila Brok, as per the demand of the villagers of Thila.
The delegation requested that the road be constructed through the location shown by the villagers of Thila in Barsoo Block, to address local needs and ensure better connectivity. Responding...
DC Kargil reviews preparedness for Independence Day celebrations
The meeting was attended by SSP Kargil Shree Ram R, ADC Kargil Imteaaz Kacho, Joint Director Finance and CCF, Iftikhar Hussain, SDMs of all sub-divsions virtually attended the event, besides all sectoral heads and district officers were present during the meeting.
During the meeting DC Rakesh took a review of preparatory activities being undertaken by the line departments and necessary facilities and arrangements being put in place for the smooth and peaceful conduct of Independence Day i...
GDC Kargil took out massive Tiranga Rally
The tiranga rally was intiatited from New Academic Block and passed through various locations of the college before it’s culmination near the flaghoisting spot near the administrative block.
About three hundred students enthusiastically took part in the rally besides the faculty members with Tricolors waving in their hands. The students chanted Patriotic songs and slogans during the rally and it enthralled the atmosphere with patriotic zeal and fervor.
The rally culminated with recit...