VoL Desk, Feb. 17, 2022: Director General, Centre for Scientific and Indistrial Research (CSIR), Dr. Shekhar C Mande briefed the Lieutenant Governor, Ladakh, R K Mathur of the progress regarding UT Ladakh-CSIR collaborative projects.
LG Mathur stressed on the need for commercial plantation of medicinal herbs and also for Juniper keeping in view of its dwindling numbers.
LG also expressed his desire to carry out skill development programs for development of a leather value chain in Ladakh in a ...
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Ladakh Scouts wins 15th CEC Cup Men’s Ice Hockey Championship
Leh, Feb 17: The final match of the 15th CEC Cup Men’s Ice Hockey Championship, 2022 was played between the teams of ITBP and Ladakh Scouts at the Ice Hockey Rink, NDS Sports Complex, Leh today.
Despite a competitive performance from both the teams, it was Ladakh Scouts who sealed victory in the end and lifted the 15th CEC Cup Men’s Ice Hockey Championship 2022.
The Chairman/CEC, LAHDC Leh, Adv. Tashi Gyalson presided over the closing ceremony as the chief guest. Executive Councillors...
LAHDC Leh mulling on appointment of dedicated BRO teams to Nubra, Changthang
Leh, Feb 17: The Chairman/CEC, LAHDC Leh, Adv. Tashi Gyalson called upon the Chief Engineers of Project Vijayak, Brig. Ashish Gambhir and Project Himank, Brig. Arvinder Singh of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) on Thursday. DC/CEO LAHDC Leh, Shrikant Suse was also present during the meeting.
The officials deliberated on the status of various projects in Leh district under the Project Vijayak and Himank of the BRO which includes strategic road constructions of Nimo-Padum-Darcha (NPD), ...
DIPR Kargil organizes workshop on media reporting, editing, photography, GeM
KARGIL, FEBRUARY 15, 2022: Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) Kargil, Ladakh today organized a workshop on media reporting, editing, photography skills and government e-market procurement at Hotel Kargil which was attended by all employees of the department.
For media reporting and editing, the resource person was Mansoor Peer, editor DIPR Kargil who taught the basic reporting and editing skills to the reporters of the department.
He explained in detail the reporting techniq...
Director Industries facilitates trainees of Apricot, leather producers
KARGIL, FEBRUARY 17, 2022: Director Industries and Commerce, Moses Kunzang today facilitated trainees of Apricot jam and juice and leather processing with certificates here at Handloom Department.
The two-day long training for Apricot jam and juice processing was organized in June 2021 by the Industries and Commerce Department and Rural Development Department which 65 trainees had participated and were trained.
The month-long leather processing training was conducted by the Handloom Department...
EJM College Leh students protest tight exam schedule
KARGIL, FEBRUARY 16, 2022: Elizer Jolden Memorial (EJM) College, Leh, University of Ladakh students staged a protest demanding to reschedule of Examination dates at University of Ladakh headquarter Wednesday.
President Students Council, EJM College while briefing media persons on the issues of students said that the recently declared date sheet of the second and fourth Semester has no gap between Examinations of various subjects.
Some students in the fourth semester have backlog papers...
Director Industries visits Drass to promote Black Cumin
Distributes packaging material among beneficiaries
KARGIL, FEBRUARY 16, 2021: Director Industries and Commerce, UT Ladakh Moses Kunzang today visited Drass to promote branding, packaging and marketing of Black Cumin (Zeera) among farmers and entrepreneurs.
During the visit to the sub-division, Moses Kunzang visited Shimsha, Kharbu and Kaksar areas during which he also interacted with farmers.
On the occasion, he distributed packaging material among beneficiaries for Black Zeera pack...
AKSAD Conducts Poetic Symposium on Birth Anniversary of Imam Ali
KARGIL, FEBRUARY 16, 2022: The All Kargil (Ladakh) Students’ Association Delhi (AKSAD) conducted a webinar on the auspicious birth anniversary of Hazrat Imam Ali (A.S) via Google meet on 15 February 2022.
The program held in the form of poetic symposia in which prominent poets of Ladakh took part and gave homage to Imam Ali (A.S). The poets were Akhoon Asgar Basharat, Sajjad Ali Shujat, Khumar Tumaily, Zakir Karbalie, Nasir Ud Din Khafi and Ashraf Ali Sagar.
Sheikh Ansar Hussain, a well known ...
Farmers sell fresh vegetables produced in Ladakh Greenhouses
Leh, Feb 16: Fresh vegetables organically produced in poly-carbonated greenhouses under Ladakh Greenhouse Project were sold at nominal rates to the public through the Department of Agriculture, Leh at Balkhang, Main Market today.
On the occasion, Sub-Divisional Agricultural Officer, Leh, Shakeel-ur-Rehman and Agriculture Extension Officer, Leh, Ghulam Mohd Mir were present.
Around 200kgs of fresh leafy vegetables were procured from the farmers of Shey, Thiksey and Stok villages who we...
GDC Kargil students stage protest, demands online exam
KARGIL, FEBRUARY 16, 2022: Government Degree College Kargil, University of Ladakh (UoL) students staged a massive protest here at University of Ladakh, Kargil campus demanding online exams.
The students said that the classes were conducted online that suffered their studies because of poor internet connectivity. Now the students are not prepared for facing a full-fledged exam.
A student said that they have the syllabus incomplete, while they have not completed the practicals; amidst th...