Leh, 25.07.2025: As part of the ongoing Month of Compassion initiative, a special outreach programme was successfully organised at PAGIR by Lead District Manager (LDM), Leh Stanzin Dolkar, in collaboration with State Bank of India, Choglamsar branch. The event aimed to promote financial inclusion and social protection for the differently-abled community supported by PAGIR.
The programme was honoured by the presence of Assistant General Manager, UTLBC, Tsering Angmo, who lauded the initia...
Kargil, July 24, 2025 – Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor (CEC) of LAHDC Kargil, Dr. Mohd Jaffer Akhoon, convened a high-level meeting today to review the feasibility of constructing a Multi-Level Car Parking facility near the old taxi stand in Kargil.
The meeting was attended by Executive Councillor Kacho Mohammad Feroz, Deputy Commissioner and CEO LAHDC Kargil Rakesh Kumar, Additional Deputy Commissioner Imteeaz Kacho, Executive Engineer R&B, Executive Officer Municipal Committee,...
Leh, 24 July, 2025: The Shakti Yatra ‘Wheels of Valour’ Bike Rider Team, comprising 30 passionate riders- 22 women and 8 men, riding from Jammu to Rezangla in Eastern Ladakh, met the Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Shri Kavinder Gupta, at Raj Niwas, Leh.
It was informed during the interaction that their journey commenced on 18 July from Jammu, and the riders are on a spirited mission to commemorate Kargil Vijay Diwas on 26 July. This year, their yatra is driven by the theme, ‘A Rid...
Leh, July 24, 2025: Brigadier Vishal Srivastava, Chief Engineer of Project Himank, called on the Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Shri Kavinder Gupta, at Raj Niwas, Leh. During the meeting, Brigadier Srivastava presented a comprehensive briefing on the strategic initiatives undertaken by Project Himank in eastern Ladakh.
The briefing encompassed the scope of Project Himank’s area of responsibility, with a particular focus on the progress of major road construction projects vital to ...
For quite a long time now, I, a solitary campaign-soldier, had carried a crusade for Ladakhi language to be continued as a state or regional language, the status that the language had all the way from the commencement of Jammu and Kashmir State Constitution in the year 1957 along with Balti language, another major spoken language in the region till the bifurcation of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories, that of Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir in 2019. Regrettably...
Zanskar, July 23, 2025 – Deputy Commissioner/CEO, LAHDC Kargil, Rakesh Kumar, convened a comprehensive review meeting with Block Development Officers (BDOs) of the Zanskar Division to evaluate the progress of ongoing developmental works under various schemes such as (CCDA), District CAPEX, MGNREGA, and other state sector schemes.
The Deputy Commissioner instructed concerned officers to submit a detailed inventory of all works, including their current status, categorization under respectiv...
Leh, July 23, 2025 – As part of the “Month of Compassion” initiative being observed across Nubra Sub-Division throughout July 2025, the Department of Agriculture actively participated by organizing awareness and outreach camps aimed at promoting compassion, sustainability, and community development through agriculture.
The department conducted one-day awareness camps at Kobet on 18th July and at Turtuk Youl on 19th July 2025. The objective of these camps was to revive traditional agricul...
Khaltsi, July 23, 2025 – As part of the ongoing Month of Compassion initiative, the Stop Diarrhoea Campaign was launched at Primary Health Centre (PHC) Khaltsi on 10th July 2025. The event witnessed active participation from the Block Medical Officer (BMO), Pediatrician, Community Health Officer (CHO), Child Development Project Officer (CDPO), Supervisor, ANMs, ASHAs, and Anganwadi Workers (AWWs).
During the campaign, ORS and Zinc distribution was carried out in collaboration with the Hea...
Kargil, July 23, 2025 – Dr. Mohd Jaffer Akhoon, Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor (CEC) of LAHDC Kargil, today inaugurated a three-day total knee and hip replacement surgery camp organised by the Baqirya Health Care and Research Center (BHC&RC) in collaboration with the Department of Health, LAHDC Kargil. The camp is scheduled from July 22 to July 25, 2025.
The inauguration ceremony was attended by Chief Medical Officer Kargil, Medical Superintendent, Director of the Knee Division a...
Kargil, July 23, 2025 – Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor (CEC) of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) Kargil, Dr. Mohd Jaffer Akhoon, met with a delegation of Old Taxi Stand vendors at his office chamber today.
The delegation brought to the CEC’s attention the hindrances created by ongoing floor tiling works, which they stated would significantly hamper their business during the peak season.
The vendors requested that the tiling work commence from one side of th...
