MPS Baroo organizes awareness on drug abuse, illicit trafficking

KARGIL, JUNE 28: Mutahhary Public High School (MPS) Baroo conducted an awareness programme on the occasion of the international day against drug abuse and illicit trafficking in collaboration with Baqirya Health care and research center Kargil.

Chief patron Guardian Council and Board of Management (BOM), MPS Baroo graced the occasion as a chief guest while Dr. Oliyat Ali ENT Specialist from Baqirya Health Care and Research Center (BHC&RC) Kargil graced the occasion as guest of honor as we...

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Baseej-e-Zaraat Kargil transports first consignment of Lily flowers to National market

KARGIL, JUNE 28: The first-ever consignment of Lily flowers goes out of Kargil District for sale in the National market, informed the Baseej-e-Zaraat, IKMT Kargil today.

The first consignment taken by a Kashmir-based flower vender contains 500 flower sticks. While it was informed that more than one lac flower of Gladiolus and Lilly have been distributed by the Baseej-e-Zaraat among farmers to grow across Kargil.

In the coming days, flower production being a cash crop is expected to add...

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Reserve Bank Integrated Ombudsman conducts Townhall Meeting at Kargil

Meeting aimed to strengthen consumer grievance redressal mechanism under “One Nation-One Ombudsman Scheme”

KARGIL, JUNE 27, 2022: To create awareness about banking consumer protection and grievance redressal mechanism available under Reserve Bank-Integrated Ombudsman Scheme (RBIOS) 2021, a Townhall Meeting was organized today by the Office of Reserve Bank Integrated Ombudsman, Jammu here at Townhall, Kargil.

Deputy Commissioner and CEO, LAHDC, Kargil Santosh Sukhadeve, was the chief gu...

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Apex Body Leh holds meeting, to strengthen movement for four-point agenda

Kargil, June 27: The Apex Body of People’s Movement for 6th Schedule for Ladakh, known as Apex Body Leh, held a meeting chaired by Thupstan Chhewang Former MP and President LBA.

In this meeting, Chairman Apex Body Thupstan Chhewang briefed his recent meeting with Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi.

The Apex body in the meeting decided to stand firm and continue to struggle on the four-point demand. Regarding these objectives, Apex Body Leh is scheduled to meet Kargil Democratic Allia...

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Doctors studied under Ladakh quota must serve for 5 years

Otherwise, they are liable to pay a penalty of Rs 50 lakh, according to an order issued last week by Ladakh’s Health and Medical Education Department.

KARGIL, JUNE 28: Faced with an acute shortage of doctors, the administration in Ladakh has modified its government service policy and made it mandatory for those who get admission in medical colleges in Jammu Kashmir and elsewhere in the country against seats reserved for Ladakh to compulsorily serve in the UT for a minimum five years after...

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Lamdon Senior Sec. School Leh close down after influenzas type illness reports

VoL Desk, June 27: The Office of the Deputy Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer, Leh has directed to close Lamdon Senior Secondary School, Leh as influenzas like illness reported from the school.

The Chief Medical Officer reported 91 cases of influenzas type illness cases from the school students.

Subsequently, the DC who is also the District Disaster Management Authority in a letter to the Principal, Lamdon Sr. Secondary School, Leh ordered the closure of the school.

The Admin...

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Sub-Foreign Post Office gets functional at Leh

Leh, June 25: The Sub-Foreign Post Office (SFPO) was made operational at GPO Leh by the Commissioner of Customs, Amritsar. Since then, the stakeholder is availing the facility of SFPO and till date about 21 parcels have been exported to as many as 14 Countries.

On his visit to Leh on June 16, Rahul Nangre, Commissioner Customs met Director Industries, UT Ladakh, Moses Kunzang,  Postal staff and some exporters. He discussed about the facilities at SFPO, difficulties being faced, if any, an...

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LAACL, HeAeZ jointly organize District Level Multilingual Mehfil-e-Mushaira

Kargil, June 26, 2022: The Ladakh Academy of Art, Culture & Languages, Kargil UT Ladakh in collaboration with Halqa-e-Arbab-e-Zouq, Kargil today jointly organized a District Level Multilingual Mehfil-e-Mushaira under the banner of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.

The program was organized in the seminar hall of the academy in which poets belonging to different languages of Kargil district participated and recited their poetry.

As many as 34 poets from different parts of Kargil recited their co...

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Basant Rath resigns as IGP to join ‘electoral politics’ in Kashmir

Srinagar, CNS, 26-June:IGP Basant Rath has resigned from the Indian Police Service (IPS) to join electoral politics in Kashmir. He posted his resignation letter on social media on Sunday.

The 2000 batch IPS, Basant Rath is presently posted in Home Guards and Civil Defence. Rath surprised his followers and friends early this morning at 4.20 am when he posted his resignation letter dated 25 June on social media.

“Politics is a noble profession”, Rath wrote.

“If I ever join a political...

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Secretary Ministry of Power Alok Kumar reviews status of Ladakh’s power sector

Stresses to focus on long term and effectiveness of projects

Leh, June 25: Secretary, Ministry of Power, Government of India, Alok Kumar chaired a meeting to review the status of power sector in UT Ladakh.

Secretary, Power Development Department (PDD), UT Ladakh, Ravinder Kumar; Deputy Commissioner, Leh, Shrikant Suse; Chief Engineer, PDD Ladakh; Group General Manager, NHPC Ladakh; Superintending Engineer, PDD Ladakh; Senior General Manager, PGCIL and representatives from RECPDCL, SECI...

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