Member NCM chairs meeting with religious organizations of Kargil

KARGIL, JANUARY 09, 2022: To address various issues concerning the public, Member, National Commission for Minorities (NCM), Government of India, Rinchen Lhamo today chaired a meeting with representatives of various religious organizations of Kargil district at Conference Hall, Baroo.

In her introductory remarks, the member NCM said she is committed to addressing all the issues of the people of Ladakh and collective efforts from different quarters of the society is an important requiremen...

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LAHDC Leh felicitates NCM Member Rinchen Lhamo

Discuss implementation of minority welfare schemes in Leh

Leh, Jan 09: The Executive Council of LAHDC Leh led by Dy Chairman, Tsering Angchuk felicitated Smt. Rinchen Lhamo, Member of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM), Govt. of India at the Council Secretariat, Leh.  Smt. Rinchen was appointed as a member of the NCM, GoI recently. Executive Councillor for Animal/Sheep Husbandry, Tashi Namgyal Yakzee; Executive Councillor for Minority Affairs, Ghulam Mehdi Ashoor; Executive Coun...

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DIG Ladakh Police, Sheikh Junaid convenes maiden meet with stakeholders in Kargil

KARGIL, JANUARY 08, 2022: To ensure people-friendly policing, DIG Ladakh Police, Sheikh Junaid Mehmood today convened a maiden meeting after his appointment in Ladakh with different stakeholders of Kargil including political, religious and civil society members here at Conference Hall Baroo.

Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Choudhary Iftikhar Ahmad, representatives of Imam Khomeini Memorial Trust, Anjuman Jamiat Ulema Isna Ashriya Kargil, Ahl Sunnat Wal Jamat, Sikh Community, Anj...

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Ladakh Victim Assistance Scheme, 2022 notified

Leh, January 7: The Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh has notified Ladakh Victim Assistance Scheme in terms of Section 357A of CrPC, 1973 after its reorganisation as a new Union Territory.

The thrust of the scheme is to provide economic assistance to the Victims or his/her dependent(s) who have suffered loss or injury or both as a result of crime especially sexual offences including rape, acid attacks, crime against children, human trafficking, disabilities and burns affected on...

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National Institute of Fashion Technology announces admission, special reservation for natives of Ladakh

Srinagar: The National Institute of Fashion Technology has started the admission process for year 2022 with the release of application form on its official website nift.ac.in/admission.

The Institute is looking forward to encourage maximum participation of students from Ladakh region in the admission process. NIFT Srinagar has a special reservation for natives of J&K and Ladakh UT. 

The applications are invited for various undergraduate, post-graduate and PhD programmes at the 17 campu...

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NCM member Rinchen Lhamo makes maiden visit to Leh

Leh, Jan 07: The newly appointed member of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM), Government of India from UT Ladakh, Rinchen Lhamo made her maiden visit to Leh after assuming the charges. NCM member Rinchen Lhamo today chaired a meeting with the heads of different religious organisations at the DC Conference Hall.

Addressing the meeting, Rinchen Lhamo expressed gratitude to the religious heads for attending it. She highlighted the role of the Commission in resolving the issues of ...

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Winter tuitions in Kargil to be allowed in second week of January

KARGIL, JANUARY 06, 2022: Chairman and Chief Executive Councilor, LAHDC, Kargil Feroz Ahmed Khan, who is currently in Jammu, today said that education has been top priority of LAHDC Kargil during the Covid-19 pandemic and Rs 2 Crores has been allotted for winter tuitions for Kargil.

The CEC is currently in Jammu to inspect the works of Kargil Girls Hostel, construction of Library block at Kargil Boys Hostel Channi and resolution of land issue regarding Kargil Bhawan Jammu with Jammu Devel...

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UT Ladakh to conduct survey of Non-Abadi Deh areas

Leh, January 7: Principal Secretary (Revenue/Financial Commissioner), Pawan Kotwal chaired a meeting, hosted by the Survey of India (SOI), to discuss the survey/resurvey work of the Union Territory of Ladakh.

SOI is the National Mapping Agency of the country under the Department of Science & Technology.

In the meeting, the Principal Secretary reiterated that the survey of Abadi Deh areas has already been undertaken by SOI under the Survey of Villages Abadi and Mapping with Improvised...

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Zojila closes for all civilian vehicular movement

KARGIL, JANUARY 06, 2022: Office of the Divisional Commissioner, Ladakh in a notice today announced closure of Zojila Pass for all type of vehicular movement till further order due to snowfall.

“Due to continuous spell of snowfall and extreme whether at Zoji-la axis resulting
in heavy accumulation of snow on the axis, the Srinagar-Leh highway passing through the pass has become unworthy of vehicular movement”, maintained the notice.

“Therefore, in the interest of general public the Srinagar- Le...

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LAHDC Leh, Secretary Agriculture inaugurates sale of fresh and organic vegetables

Leh, January 5: On the joyful occasion of New Year 2022, the Department of Agriculture, Leh, organised a programme for the sale of fresh and organic vegetables at the Main Market, Leh, as a part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. Secretary, Agriculture, Ravinder Kumar inaugurated the programme in presence of Executive Councillor, Agriculture, Stanzin Chospel and Chief Agriculture Officer, Tsetan Tashi.

The vegetables on sale were produced at the Model Ladakh Winter Greenhouse at Gupuk Farm i...

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