May 25,:A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court is set to pronounce at 3:30 pm today its verdict on the quantum of punishment for convicted Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik, who had earlier pleaded guilty of all the charges including those under the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), in a terror funding case.
Special judge Praveen Singh had on May 19 convicted Malik and had directed NIA authorities to assess his financial situation to determine the amou...
Leh, May 22: Ladakh Biodiversity Council (LBC) along with Himya Biodiversity Management Committee (BMC), supported by SECURE Himalaya Project, exhibited local bioresources from Ladakh in Chennai during the celebration of International Day for Biological Diversity 2022 celebrated by the National Biodiversity Authority (NBA).
The programme was inaugurated by the Minister of Forest, Environment and Climate Change, GoI, Bhupender Yadav at Chennai today. It is pertinent to mention that Adviso...
KARGIL, MAY 23, 2022: The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department (RD&PRD) in collaboration with Shoqpa Foundation is celebrating menstrual hygiene week across Kargil district which started today.
Starting from today, volunteers from Shoqpa Foundation will be visiting 30 panchayats over the next seven days and sensitize women and adolescents about the importance of Menstrual Hygiene Day, menstrual health and hygiene management.
On the first day, the volunteers visited Karkitchoo...
Leh, May 23: The Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Department (RD&PRD) in collaboration with Shoqpa Foundation is celebrating menstrual hygiene week across Leh district starting from today.
The goal of the week-long campaign is to educate and create awareness among people about sustainable menstruation and importance for women to take care of their health.
The volunteers from Shoqpa Foundation today visited Nimmo, Saspol, Kharu, Leh, Chuchot and Thiksey blocks.
The volunteers fro...
Leh, May 23: A delegation comprising Councillor Barsoo, Ghulam Mohd Ansari; Nambardar, Mohd Ali; Panches, Mohd Ibrahim and Mohd Shafi called on the Advisor, Ladakh, Umang Narula at UT Secretariat today.
The delegation raised several issues on behalf of the people of Barsoo Valley pertaining to improvement in infrastructure and education sectors, including construction of school and primary health centre; internet and communication issues; improving road connectivity, etc.
They also b...
VoL Desk, May 22: The Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), which came on joint platform on the issues faced by the Union Territory of Ladakh are holding a joint meeting in Kargil on May 26, said a reliable source to the Voice of Ladakh. However, the meeting date is tentative.
The meeting is aimed to chalk-out agitational programme in the absence of any call for holding negotiations by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs. While a final decision will be taken in the joi...
Leh, May 23: The Director Recruitment, Army Recruiting Office, Srinagar informed that vacancies in army are likely to become available based on orders of Govt of India for which advertisement/recruitment process shall start in due course of time.
The youth of Ladakh are advised to be prepared for the recruitment process and get enrolled as and when the vacancies are advertised.
For any query regarding eligibility criteria and for clarification after advertisement of the vacancies etc.,...
Leh, May, 22: The UT of Ladakh got world’s highest ‘Bungee jumping’ on Zanskar River which was inaugurated by Member Parliament Ladakh, Jamyang Tsering Namgyal at Tsogsti village, here today.
Located at a distance of five kilometres from the Sangham, the confluence of Indus and Zanskar River, the world’s highest Bungee jumping sport, is expected to attract more tourists in Tsongsti village, said Member Parliament after the inauguration.
Owner Sonam Wangyal said that it’s a world famous...
Kargil, May 22: Sardar Patel University, Mandi, inked a pact with the University of Ladakh (UoL) on Friday for pursuing programmes of mutual interest, reported the Tribune India quoting sources from UoL.
The media house quoted a spokesman for the university who says, “Professor CL Chandan, Vice Chancellor of Sardar Patel University, Mandi, and Professor SK Mehta, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ladakh, exchanged memorandum of understanding (MoU) documents yesterday in Mandi. Both uni...
KARGIL, MAY 23, 2022: Government Degree College Drass on Saturday conducted an election to the Student Council for the post of President, General Secretary, Cashier, and Class representatives under the supervision of Principal GDC Drass, Dr Amjad Ali Abassi.
The objective of the election was to promote civic responsibility, leadership, scholarship and human relations with the student body. The election was conducted to make it fair, fruitful and effective. A mock drill was conducted in th...
