VoL Desk, May 12: During his Friday sermon, Sheikh Hussain Lutfi, the Imam of Jumma Musalla Mosque in Minji, expressed his anguish over various recent local and national issues, including the repeated closure of Zojila Pass.
Sheikh Hussain Lutfi, who is also a member of the Guardian Council of Imam Khomeini Memorial Trust (IKMT), criticized the Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh for the repeated closure of the pass, despite having good machinery, which he called a matter of sham...
VoL Desk, May 12: In a bid to secure teaching jobs in the Kargil district, Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) qualified teacher aspirants have reached out to the Chief Executive Councilor (CEC) of LAHDC-Kargil.
The aspirants have requested the CEC to advertise vacant posts for teachers in the district through the LAHDC-District Subordinate Service Recruitment Board (DSSRB) at the earliest.
In an application submitted to the CEC, the teacher aspirants have pointed out that the DSSR...
LEH, May 9: Thupstan Chhewang, the President of Ladakh Buddhist Association (LBA), has reiterated his demand for the 6th Schedule of the Indian Constitution to be implemented in the Ladakh Union Territory to safeguard the interests of locals. He called for a boycott of investment by non-locals in the region to protect land, jobs, and business, stressing that only through the implementation of the 6th Schedule can these be secured.
“Since Ladakh became a Union Territory, safeguarding local...
VoL Desk, May 10: The Central Government is reportedly considering a proposal to empower the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Councils (LAHDCs) of Leh and Kargil to protect the land, environment, culture, language, and heritage of the region, reported a news report recently.
This move is expected to provide more financial and administrative powers to the councils to carry out development work and ensure adequate safeguards. While a similar proposal was discussed a year ago but didn’t ma...
VoL Desk, May 09: Taqi Khan Nayab, a literary scholar and poet, has been elected as the General Secretary of Shoba E Adab, Jamiat Ulema Isna Ashriya Kargil (JUIAK), Ladakh during the Annual Meeting held at Meeting Hall Isna Asharia Complex Kargil.
The meeting was chaired by Sheikh Nazir Mehdi Mohammadi, the President of JUIAK Ladakh, and members discussed the achievements and future plans of Shoba E Adab.
The newly elected team includes Padma Shri Akhone Asgar Ali Basharat as Joint Sec...
Leh, May 08: The Haj Committee UT Ladakh orgainsed an orientation/training programme for the provisionally selected Haj pilgrims for the year 2023 from Leh district at Sindhu Sanskriti Kendra Leh today in the presence of chief guest Member of Parliament, Ladakh, Jamyang Tsering Namgyal.
It was informed that a total of 475 Haj applications were filed from UT Ladakh for Haj Pilgrimage 2023 and in a historic achievement, all the 475 applications were approved by the Ministry of Minority Affa...
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Ganderbal, May 9, KNT: The Srinagar-Kargil Highway continues to be blocked for the 2nd day due to multiple avalanches at Zogila Pass. According to reports, hundreds of passenger vehicles and trucks are stranded on either side of the road.
Police said that the highway will remain blocked till May 10. While talking to the news agency Kashmir News Trust SDPO Kangan Muzaffar Jan said that after the snow avalanches yesterday, the highway is blocked and no traffic will be allowed t...
VoL Desk, May 09: Residents of Baroo village adjacent to Kargil town are distressed by the surge in the number of stray dogs, causing damage to crops and instilling fear in children, according to villagers today.
The Constituency Councillor, Sheikh Ghulam Mehdi, along with the villagers of upper Baroo, gathered at the Baroo Khankah, village centre to raise their concerns with the media.
Speaking to Voice of Ladakh, an elderly woman expressed her worry that the increasing number of do...
Kargil, May 08: Following reports of emergence of an insect defoliator (yellow tail moth) in Hardass Gond area of Kargil district, Chief Horticulture Officer Kargil, along with Chief Agriculture Officer Kargil and the concerned field functionaries of Horticulture and Agriculture Department today visited villages like Karkitchoo, Hardass Gond/Thang, Chanigond for on spot inspection and assessment of the infestation.
It has been observed the presence of web on fruit trees particularly on ap...
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Sonmarg, May 8, KNT: Two vehicles skidded off the road and rolled down the cliff after a snow avalanche came barreling down on the Srinagar-Kargil highway at Zojila Pass, Police said.
The incident occurred near Panimatha Captain Mode at Zojil Pass.
The ill-fated vehicles were on their way to Kargil from Srinagar.
Station House Officer, Police Station Sonmarg, Fayaz Ahmed told news agency Kashmir News Trust that a passenger vehicle (Xylo) and a Camper rolled down after a...
