UT Ladakh constitutes Destination Management Committee for both districts

VoL Desk, Feb. 25: The Commissioner Secretary, Ajeet Kumar Sahu in an Order No: -45-LA(GAD) of 2023 has constituted a “Destination Management Committee” (DMC) for Leh and Kargil Town for the Implementation of Swadesh Darshan 2.0 (SD 2.0) in UT of Ladakh.

The committee is comprised of Collector/Deputy Commissioner/CEO, LAHDC, Leh/Kargil as Chairperson, Superintendent of Police, Leh/ Kargil, Superintending Engineer, PWD (R&B), Leh/ Kargil as members, Chief Planning Officer Leh/ Kargil as Me...

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DC Santosh chairs expenditure review meeting of CAPEX budget 2022-23

Kargil, Feb 25, 2023: Deputy Commissioner/CEO, LAHDC, Kargil, Santosh Sukhadeve today chaired a meeting of district officers in his office chamber to review progress of expenditure achieved on different works under the District Capex Budget 2022-23.

During the meeting, the Deputy Commissioner sought details from the officials of the respective departments regarding expenditure achieved till February 2023.

SE, PWD, Chief Executive Officer, KDA, ACD, District Treasury Officer, SDM Zanska...

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DC Kargil reviews JJM Annual Action Plan 2023-24

Kargil, Feb 25, 2023: Deputy Commissioner/CEO, LAHDC, Kargil, Santosh Sukhadeve today chaired a meeting with District Water and Sanitation Mission (DWSM) members and officials of the PHE Department to review Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) Annual Action Plan 2023-24.

ACD Ghulam Muhammad, CPO Abdul Hadi, Medical Superintendent Dr Liyaqat Ali, CEO Mushtaq Ahmad, CAO Kacho Muhammad, Executive Engineer Mechanical, Kargil Muhammad Hassan, Executive Engineer PHE, Division Kargil Muhammad Hassan, DPO P...

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LG to airlift stranded Ladakhi passengers from Chandigarh

VoL Desk, Feb. 24: The new Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Brig, (Dr) B.D. Mishra (Retd), arranged to airlift Ladakhi passengers from Chandigarh who are stranded in Delhi and Chandigarh, tweeted the LG office today.

“This is a request to my dear fellow Ladakhis, who are stranded in Delhi and want to travel back to Ladakh; we have arranged to airlift you all from Chandigarh, IAF MCC (Indian Air Force) base”, read a tweet by the LG office.

“Please contact Ladakh Bhawan in New Delhi for fu...

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Archery tournament concludes at Barchey Colony, Kargil Town

Kargil, Feb 24, 2023: A local archery tournament organized by Sports & Education Association Barchey concluded today at Barchey Colony, Kargil.

Joint Director, Information, Ladakh, Imteeaz Kacho was the chief guest on the occasion while Advocate Asgar Ali Yarkain was the guest of honour. BDC Sodh Zakir Hussain, Sarpanchs, Panchs, Archery Players and locals also attended the event.

The Joint Director, Information lauded the efforts of the Sports & Education Association, Barchey in organ...

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ADC conducts market checking at Kargil

Kargil, Feb 24, 2023: In order to put checks on expired food items and overpricing, a team of officials headed by Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Kargil, Ghulam Mohi-Ud-Din Wani today conducted a massive market checking at different places and fined the defaulters.

The team included Tehsildar Kargil, Chief Inspector and TSO Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) Kargil, Food Safety Officer, Tax Inspector and Tax Collector, MC Kargil, and police team of Police Post Bazar, ...

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DoIC Ladakh organises one-day PMFME seminar in Leh

Leh, Feb 23: Department of Industries and Commerce, UT Ladakh today organised a one-day seminar on the Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) scheme in collaboration with the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MOFPI) and the Dalit Chambers of Commerce and Industry (DICCI) at Sindhu Sanskriti Kendra, Leh.

Executive Councillor, Industries, LAHDC Leh, Ghulam Mehdi presided over the event.

The seminar aimed to encourage the SC/ST and other minority e...

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CEC Tashi convened meeting to review implementation of Labour welfare schemes

Leh, Feb 23: Chairman/CEC, Adv. Tashi Gyalson convened a meeting today to review the implementation of Labour welfare schemes in the district.

Dy Chairman, Tsering Angchuk; EC Labour & Employment, Ghulam Mehdi Ashoor; DC/CEO LAHDC Leh, Shrikant Suse; ADDC/ACD Leh, Sonam Norboo, and Assistant Labour Commissioner Leh, Delex Namgyal attended the meeting.

The officials discussed early resumption of Building and Other Construction Worker Welfare Board (BOCWWB) scheme for Leh district, the r...

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“Prescribe drugs only by generic names”, PS Ladakh orders Health Department

VoL Desk, Feb. 22: In a significant step towards use of generic medicines, Principal Secretary, Health and Medical Education Department, UT Ladakh, Dr Pawan Kotwal has ordered the consultants and Medical Officers to prescribe drugs only by their generic names.

The PS in an ORDER No. 04 (H&ME) UTL of 2023, Dated: 21.02.2023 maintained, “It is impressed upon all the consultants/ Medical Officers of Health & Medical Department Ladakh to Prescribe drugs only by their GENERIC NAMES and to writ...

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4 km Tunnel To Be Built At Shinku La For All-Weather Connectivity to Ladakh

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave its nod for the construction of the 4.1-km Shinku La tunnel on the Nimu-Padam-Darcha road link to provide all-weather connectivity to the border areas of Ladakh.

Providing details of the cabinet decision, Union minister Anurag Thakur said the tunnel will be completed by December 2025 at a cost of ₹ 1,681 crore.

The length of the tunnel will be 4.1 km. An approach will also be built by December 2025.

The Shinku La tunnel will provide all...

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