Kargil, July 27: The Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Shri Kavinder Gupta, held an introductory meeting with Councillors of LAHDC Kargil at the Conference Hall. He also held an introductory meeting with the Head of Departments (HoDs) of various departments in Kargil district.
Reiterating his intent to fulfil the responsibilities entrusted to him by the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India and the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India to meet the aspirations of the people of Ladakh, LG Gupta em...
Virtually lays foundation/e-inaugurates several projects worth Rs 180.24 crores in Kargil district
Kargil, July 27, 2025: District Administration, Kargil, hosted an event at the Auditorium Hall to welcome Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Shri Kavinder Gupta, on his maiden visit to Kargil after assuming the charge of LG Ladakh.
LG Gupta also e-inaugurated various projects worth Rs 180.24 crores on the occasion. He virtually laid the foundation stone for the construction of a 300-m...
Leh, July 27,2025: In a major step towards preventive healthcare for young girls in Ladakh, LAHDC, Leh today launched the Free Cervical Cancer Vaccination ( Gardisal 9 vaccine ) Drive for adolescent girls aged 15 to 18 years. The campaign was formally inaugurated by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama at Jewetsal Photang, Choglamsar, in the presence of local officers, health professionals, and members of the society.
The launch ceremony saw the presence of several key dignitaries including H...
Leh, 26 July 2025: An Intensified TB Screening Camp was conducted at BRO Camp Sakti by the Health Department, UT Ladakh, in collaboration with Border Roads Organisation (Project Himank), organized by 846 AMIR and 51 RCC. The camp focused on early detection of TB among migrant workers and BRO personnel.
Brigadier N.S. Ajai Chandra, VSM, DDG (Medical), emphasized that TB is curable and stressed the importance of early screening. Senior BRO officials including Lt. Colonel Prince Arvind DADMS...
Kargil, July 25, 2025 – Hon’ble Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor (CEC), LAHDC Kargil, Dr. Mohd Jaffer Akhoon today conducted an extensive inspection of the flood-affected areas of Samrah Chiktan and Kukarchey Chiktan following recent flash floods and cloudburst incidents that caused damage to public and private property.
CEC Dr. Akhoon was accompanied by Executive Councillor for Works, Kacho Mohammad Feroz, Executive Councillor Zakir Hussain, Hon’ble Councillor , Deputy Commissione...
Leh, 25.07.2025: As part of the ongoing Month of Compassion initiative, a special outreach programme was successfully organised at PAGIR by Lead District Manager (LDM), Leh Stanzin Dolkar, in collaboration with State Bank of India, Choglamsar branch. The event aimed to promote financial inclusion and social protection for the differently-abled community supported by PAGIR.
The programme was honoured by the presence of Assistant General Manager, UTLBC, Tsering Angmo, who lauded the initia...
Kargil, July 24, 2025 – Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor (CEC) of LAHDC Kargil, Dr. Mohd Jaffer Akhoon, convened a high-level meeting today to review the feasibility of constructing a Multi-Level Car Parking facility near the old taxi stand in Kargil.
The meeting was attended by Executive Councillor Kacho Mohammad Feroz, Deputy Commissioner and CEO LAHDC Kargil Rakesh Kumar, Additional Deputy Commissioner Imteeaz Kacho, Executive Engineer R&B, Executive Officer Municipal Committee,...
Leh, 24 July, 2025: The Shakti Yatra ‘Wheels of Valour’ Bike Rider Team, comprising 30 passionate riders- 22 women and 8 men, riding from Jammu to Rezangla in Eastern Ladakh, met the Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Shri Kavinder Gupta, at Raj Niwas, Leh.
It was informed during the interaction that their journey commenced on 18 July from Jammu, and the riders are on a spirited mission to commemorate Kargil Vijay Diwas on 26 July. This year, their yatra is driven by the theme, ‘A Rid...
Leh, July 24, 2025: Brigadier Vishal Srivastava, Chief Engineer of Project Himank, called on the Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Shri Kavinder Gupta, at Raj Niwas, Leh. During the meeting, Brigadier Srivastava presented a comprehensive briefing on the strategic initiatives undertaken by Project Himank in eastern Ladakh.
The briefing encompassed the scope of Project Himank’s area of responsibility, with a particular focus on the progress of major road construction projects vital to ...
For quite a long time now, I, a solitary campaign-soldier, had carried a crusade for Ladakhi language to be continued as a state or regional language, the status that the language had all the way from the commencement of Jammu and Kashmir State Constitution in the year 1957 along with Balti language, another major spoken language in the region till the bifurcation of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories, that of Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir in 2019. Regrettably...
