VoL Desk, March 19: On the 14th day of hunger strike, Sonam Wangchuk was joined by Dr. Munish Tawang, President of the National Federation for New States (NFNS), and express his support and solidarity with Sonam Wangchuk, he said that the demands of people of Ladakh is their democratic demand.
While taking to the media, Tawang disclosed that upon his arrival in Leh, he convened a meeting with members of the Leh Apex Body, affirming unwavering support for their cause.
He underscored the...
Leh, Mar. 18: The Director of the Election Commission of India, Shubhra Saxena, chaired a review meeting on the election preparedness of the 1 Ladakh Parliamentary Constituency in Leh.
A thorough review of all aspects of election preparedness by various agencies was conducted during the meeting.
The review meeting was attended by Yetindra Maralkar, Chief Electoral Officer, Ladakh, Sheikh Junaid Mahmood, DIG, Ladakh (SPNO), the District Election Officers of Leh and Kargil, the Senior Su...
Kargil, March 18: The three-day training session for entrepreneurs organized by District Industries Centre (DIC) Kargil in collaboration with the Quality Council of India (QCI) culminated at Auditorium Hall, Kargil.
The program was aimed to empower local entrepreneurs with the requirements of packaging (FSSR-2018) and labelling (FSSR-2020) for food commodities.
A trainer from QCI, Shubah Tripathi spoke about entrepreneurship, emphasizing the significance of food packaging and labelin...
Vol Desk, March 17: A delegation met with the Lieutenant Governor, Brigadier (Dr.) BD Mishra, to advocate for the removal of B.Ed. as a mandatory eligibility criterion for the position of Computer Science Lecturer.
The delegation argued that requiring a B.Ed qualification for a technical subject such as Computer Science is unnecessary. They cited the example of Jammu and Kashmir, where despite NCTE guidelines, a relaxation has been granted, and urged for a similar provision to be extended...
Vol Desk, March 17: A delegation of nurses from the Health Department recently met with Lieutenant Governor Brigadier (Dr.) BD Mishra to address crucial concerns within their profession. During the meeting, they raised two primary issues: the establishment of separate seniority lists for nurses within the Health Department and the Medical Education Department, and the amendment of recruitment rules pertaining to Public Health Nurses.
The Director of Health Services confirmed that a unifie...
VoL Desk, March 17: A delegation of aspirants recently convened with LG Ladakh at the LG Secretariat to request an expedited release of their results for the Junior Assistant positions conducted by the Staff Selection Commission (SSC).
During the meeting, the Secretary of the General Administration Department (GAD) in Ladakh briefed the LG on the recruitment process, highlighting that SSC had advertised 90 Junior Assistant positions in 2022 and subsequently conducted a written examination...
Leh, Mar 16: Additional District Development Commissioner, Leh, Sonam Nurboo convened a meeting on the implementation of the plan for strengthening of co-operative movement in Leh District in the DC conference hall on March 16.
The primary objective of the meeting was to find ways to strengthen the cooperative societies and to ensure their overall functioning. ADDC, Leh stressed the importance of maintaining online data base of Cooperative Societies in the national portal and how it needs...
Kargil, March 16: Secretary, Power and New & Renewable Energy Department, UT Ladakh, Vikram Singh Malik as part of his tour to Kargil district via Dha-Hanu in Aryan valley, visited Power Project at Hanu and Dha and took stock of the status of the projects.
He was accompanied by Chief Engineer, PDD, Chief Project Engineer, PDC, Superintending Engineer, PDD, Executive Engineer, CD-I Khaltsi, Executive Engineer, EPD Leh and all AEE/JEs of the concerned division at the site inspections.
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VoL Desk, March 17: Hundreds of students hailing from Ladakh congregated at Delhi’s Budh Vihar to initiate a day-long protest cum hunger strike, advocating for the inclusion of Ladakh into the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution and demanding Statehood for the region.
The protest, spearheaded by the All Kargil (Ladakh) Students’ Association Delhi (AKSAD) and Ladakh Students’ Welfare Society Delhi, saw active participation from numerous students enrolled in various universities and institut...
VoL Desk, March 16: A committee formed for the extension of the Municipal Area of Kargil has submitted its proposal to the UT Administration proposed to extend the Municipal Area of Kargil.
The proposed area includes Tumail Colony, up to Rangyul resort on the eastern side, beyond Ringmospang on the southern side including Chutuk Brokbo up to Hotel Chutuk Heights, and Kharul up to Harka Bahadur Bridge on the northern side.
The proposal has been published in the Public domain inviting ob...
