UT Ladakh holds first meeting of Wetland Authority

Leh, Sep 22.  The first meeting of the Wetland Authority for UT of Ladakh was held under the chairpersonship of Advisor Ladakh, Umang Narula, today, at the UT Secretariat.  

The member-secretary of the Authority, Preet Pal Singh briefed the members about the duties and responsibilities of the Authority as mentioned in the Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017. 

It was decided that wetlands in Ladakh would be identified using a combination of available geospatial imageries ...

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Yaad-e-Moheb, day-long literary programme held at Kargil

KARGIL, SEPTMBER 21, 2021: As a part of various events being organized in the district under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, Ladakh Academy of Art and Languages (LAACL) Kargil in collaboration with the  Association of Baltis in Himalayas (ABH) organized a day long seminar cum poetic symposium on the theme Yaad-e-Moheb at Auditorium Hall Kargil here today.

Executive Councilor for Social Welfare Aga Syed Hassan Arman Mosavi was the chief guest, while former Commissioner Secretary Revenue and promi...

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11th International Peace Conference held at CIBS, Leh

Leh, Sept 21: The 11th International Peace Conference on the occasion of UN- International Day of Peace was held at Central Institute of Buddhist Studies, Leh today.

The peace conference was organised by the All India Council for Human Rights, Liberties and Social Justice (AICHLS), New Delhi and Mahabodhi International Meditation Centre (MIMC), Leh in collaboration with Ladakh Buddhist Association, All Ladakh Gompa Association, Anjuman Imamia, Anjuman Moin-ul-Islam, Christian Community, ...

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School Education Dept organises PFMS capacity building training

Leh, Sept 21: A two-day training/handholding programme for the complete rollout of EAT (Expenditure, Advance and Transfer) and DBT (Direct Benefit Transfer) Modules of PFMS (Public Financial Management System) started at PARAS Hall, Boys Higher Secondary School Leh. It was organised by the School Education Department, Ladakh in collaboration with the State Directorate, PFMS, UT Ladakh.

The School Education Department has one of the largest numbers of PFMS users in UT Administration. The t...

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CEC Feroz chairs meeting on streamlining of traffic movement in Kargil Town

KARGIL, SEPTEMBER, 21, 2021: Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor, LAHDC, Kargil Feroz Ahmad Khan chaired a meeting of the concerned officers regarding streamlining of traffic management in Kargil town at Council Secretariat here on Monday.

Deputy Commissioner and CEO, LAHDC, Kargil Santosh Sukhadeve, SSP Kargil Anayat Ali Choudhary, SP Traffic Ladakh Muhammad Rafi Giri, ASP Kargil Iftikhar Talib Choudhary, Councillors of Kargil Town, Poyen and Baroo Minjee Constituencies Haji Muhammad...

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Additional Secy Ministry of Rural Development reviews various schemes

Leh, Sept 20, 2021: The Additional Secretary, Alka Upadhyaya, Joint Secretary, Nita Kejriwal and team of NRLM experts from the Ministry of Rural Development (Rural Livelihood Division), reviewed the DAY- National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), RURBAN Mission, PMAY, PMGSYA, MNREGA at Leh today. Secretary, Rural Development, Ladakh, Saugat Biswas attended the meeting along with the Director RDD and Senior Officers of the Department.  

This was a part of hand holding initiative by GoI for ...

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1st LG Horse Polo Cup to held at Drass

KARGIL, SEPTEMBER 18, 2021: In order to discuss the necessary arrangements and preparations related to the conduct of 1st LG Horse Polo Cup being organized by the Department of Youth Services and Sports UT Ladakh in collaboration with Polo Promotion Committee Drass under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav at Goshan Drass, Deputy Commissioner and CEO, LAHDC, Kargil Santosh Sukhadeve convened a meeting of the concerned officers at DC Office here today.

Additional Superintendent of Police Kargil Iftikh...

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Schools closed in Leh as Ladakh reports 71 new COVID-19 cases

Leh, September 18, 2021: All schools in Leh district were closed for 15 days from Saturday after Ladakh reported 71 fresh cases of COVID-19, the highest single-day rise in the past over two months, taking the overall infection tally to 20,702, officials said.

A majority of the new cases were detected from Druk Padma Karpo School Shey, prompting the District Development Commissioner (Leh) Shrikant Balasaheb Suse to notify the school campus as a containment zone to stop further spread of th...

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Directors of IIT Delhi, Mumbai, Kanpur to visit Leh and Kargil

IIT Delhi to partner Higher Education Department, UT Ladakh on innovation, entrepreneurship, enhancing quality of education and setting up of engineering institution in Ladakh

Leh, Sept.17: A high-level team comprising Directors of Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD), Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) & Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK) is visiting Ladakh from 19-23 September. The IITs will partner with the Department of Higher Education to review various asp...

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GMDC Zanskar Gets Science laboratory

CEC attends paper reading, poetry session by LAACL Kargil, conference on social, emotional and ethical learning by Flowering Dharma

KARGIL, SEPTEMBER 16, 2021: Chairman and Chief Executive Councilor, LAHDC, Kargil Feroz Ahmad Khan inaugurated science laboratory at Government Model Degree College (GMDC) Zanskar here today.

The science laboratory has been established at a cost of Rs 60 lacs under State Capex and District Capex Budget.

The CEC while congratulating the students and staf...

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