KARGIL, APRIL 15, 2021: Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor, LAHDC, Kargil Feroz Ahmad Khan while underlining the importance of sports for youngsters said that sports promote healthy living, understanding, camaraderie and goodwill thereby leading a fit population who are productive enough to contribute towards progress and well being of the society.
The CEC stated this while addressing young players and athletes during a felicitation ceremony organized by the District Kargil Olympic Assoc...
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Pawan Kotwal get charge of four departments as Principal Secretary
Leh, April 13, 2021: The Union Territory administration of Ladakh has ordered posting of Pawan Kotwal, an IAS officer of erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir cadre of 1994 batch as Principal Secretary Administration of UT of Ladakh.
He has been assigned the duties of Administrative Secretary of four departments including Health and Medical Education, Forest, Ecology and Environment, Revenue and Planning, Development and Monitoring Department.
With Spike in Covid Cases DC Leh visits Care Centres
Leh, April 14: Keeping in view the sudden spike in the number of Covid-19 cases, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Leh, Shrikant Suse, today conducted a day-long visit to Covid-19 Care Centres (CCC) in Leh town and surrounding suburban areas. He inspected the White House, Lachumir Spituk, Radha Swamy Ashram, Chuchot Yokma and The Last Resort, which are the designated CCCs.
DC Leh Shrikant Suse inquired about the arrangement at these centres like food, cleanliness, medical care etc. He directed nod...
Director RDD inspects water storage tank at Sabu
Leh, April 13, 2021: Director, Rural Development Department (RDD), Leh, Tahir Hussain, today visited the site of the water storage tank at Saboo village.
Assistant Commissioner Development (ACD), Leh; Block Development Officer (BDO), Leh; Sarpanch and officials of the concerned departments accompanied Director RDD to the site.
The proposed water storage tank at Saboo village is implemented under the Special Development Package (SDP) and State Sector Plan (SSP).
Director RDD took st...
Ramzan began: Kargil face shortage of essential commodities
KARGIL, APRIL 12, 2021: Eyeing on the beginning of Holy month of Ramzan, the shortage of essential commodities has posed a major concern to people in Kargil District.
In this regard the Imam Khomeini Memorial Trust Kargil in a Public Notice has appealed the Union Territory and LAHDC administration to make hasty and necessary arrangements of the essential commodities.
While demanding for early opening of Zojila Pass, the socio-religious organization has appealed the shopkeepers and merchants to...
125 Covid cases report in Leh
Leh, Apr 13: As per the media bulletin released by the Directorate of Health Services UT Ladakh, a total of 125 positive sample reports of Covid-19 were received yesterday. All the positive reports were received by CMO Leh.
The bulletin further details that UT Ladakh has discharged 16 patients yesterday. All the patients were discharged by CMO Leh. With this, the total number of COVID-19 active cases in UT Ladakh has gone up to 721; 666 in Leh district and 55 in Kargil district.
The bu...
Apricot Blossom Festival held at Turtuk
Leh, April 12: The Apricot Blossom Festival-Chuli Mentok 2021 organised by the Tourism Department, Ladakh, in collaboration with the Cultural Academy, Ladakh, as a part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav today started amid much fanfare at Turtuk village of Leh district. The objective of organising the festival is to popularise the apricot blossoming season on the national and international tourist map besides attracting tourists during this time of the year.
Executive Councillor (Minority/Forest)...
Eyeing on Ramzan, ADC chairs meeting to review arrangements
KARGIL, APRIL 12, 2021: On the direction of the Deputy Commissioner and CEO, LAHDC, Kargil Santosh Sukhadeve, Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Kargil Tsering Motup today chaired a meeting of the concerned district officers to take stock of the availability of essential commodities and necessary arrangements by the District Administration in view of the ensuing holy month of Ramadan.
Assistant Commissioner Revenue (ACR) Shabir Hussain, Assistant Director Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer ...
Kargil Passengers suffer as flight cancelled from Srinagar, Jammu
JAMMU, APRIL 12, 2021: Hundreds of passengers, irked by the continuous cancelation of flights from Jammu to Kargil, returned hopelessly once again from the Jammu airport today.
Speaking to the Voice of Ladakh a passenger named Ghulam Mehdi said that the flight C-130 landed at the Jammu Airport but since morning it refused to airlift the passengers on the pretext that the weather is bad in Leh.
However at the same time many other private flights operated from Jammu to Leh. At the end, the fligh...
Ladakh Literary Conference, 2021 concludes in Kargil
KARGIL APRIL 11, 2021: 2 Days Ladakh Literary Conference, 2021 organized by Ladakh Academy of Culture and Languages (LAACL), Kargil concluded at Conference Hall Baroo here today.
Executive Councillor for Tourism Er Phunsog Tashi was the chief guest on the occasion while those who sat in the presidium along with the chief guest for the morning session included the Deputy Secretary Culture, LAACL, Leh Tsewang Paljor, noted Urdu poet Jigmet Nurboo Khayal Ladakhi, eminent Balti poet and writer Ba...