VoL Desk, May 04: Bazm-e-Adab, a well-known literary organisation of Kargil expressed deep concern over the use of the term “Bhoti” for the Ladakhi local language and script with the demand to include it in the Eight Schedule of the Indian Constitution.
The organisation last week in a letter to the Lieutenant Governor, Ladakh Radha Krishna Mathur raised objection regarding using the term “Bhoti” for the languages spoken across Ladakh.
Giving reference to the recently moved private bill...
Ladakh UT Administration has already embarked on efforts to make Ladakh carbon neutral after PM Modi’s announcement of the same in his Independence Day speech in 2020. Accordingly, a Workshop on State Energy Efficiency Action Plan for stakeholders was also held in both Kargil and Leh aimed to assess the current energy consumption pattern of the UT. This step could be seen as a good fortune for the ecologically fragile Ladakh. But as discussed by PM Modi himself this target of making Ladakh c...
CEC Feroz Khan chairs emergency meeting to assess situation aftermath of damage to Zamstiyang Bridge
KARGIL, APRIL 30, 2022: Chairman/Chief Executive Counscilor (CEC) LAHDC, Kargil, Feroz Ahmad Khan chaired an emergency meeting to chart out an alternative plan for meeting the exigency situation arisen due to the sudden damage to Zamstiyang Bridge.
The meeting was attended by Deputy Commissioner/CEO LAHDC Kargil, Santosh Sukhdeve, Superintending Engineer (R&B) Kargil, Assistant Commissi...
VoL Desk, April 30, 2022: The second series of annual inter-private schools Quranic recitation program organised by All Private Schools Association, Kargil (APSAK) under the patronage of Board of Management, MPS Baroo held today at Mutahhary Public School Baroo.
Around 11 Private Schools from all over Kargil took part in the recitation competition. The proceeding begun with the welcome speech by Principal MPS Baroo, Murtaza Khalili to all the participants and Guests.
The Inter School Quranic C...
Ganderbal, May 1, (CNS) : Accident took place at Zojila national highway in which an oil tanker driver died on spot here in Ganderbal district on Sunday morning.
Reports reaching CNS that an oil tanker (PB08CP-0866) on way towards Kargil skidded off the road near Zojila axis.
They said the oil tanker fell down into the deep gorge resulting in the death of the oil tanker driver identified as Muzafar Iqbal son of Muhammad Iqbal, a resident of Kewal Budal village of Rajouri district.
Police source...
Leh, April 30: Two-day literary seminar and symposium on ‘Development of Literature in Ladakh’ organised by Ladakh Academy of Arts, Culture & Language, Leh concludes today.
Three books titled ‘Snyan tspon legskyes’ (A Gift of poetry) authored by Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, ‘Lamayuru Monastery: The Secret Moonland on the Earth’ by Dr Khanpo Konchok Rigzin, and ‘Tamchos Gonspa Chigpa’ by Khanpo Nyima Gyaltsan were launched on the concluding day.
Executive Councillor, Animal/Sheep Husbandr...
Leh, April 29: Advisor to Hon’ble Lt. Governor, Umang Narula chaired the1st State Level meeting of Narco Coordination Center (NCORD). The NCORD is a mechanism for effective coordination among all the drug enforcement agencies and other stakeholders, and also to provide a common platform for discussions on drug-trafficking-related issues.
Deputy Director General (NR) NCB, Gyaneshwar Singh gave a comprehensive presentation on ‘NCORD Mechanism’ and the current drug scenario. He informed the ...
Leh, April 30: Given the upcoming festival of Eid-ul- Fitr, the Department of Cooperative, Leh is offering special discounts on consumer items of daily use through its retail outlets in the vicinity of Leh town area and villages and in the Nubra subdivision starting from April 29.
The Cooperative Super Bazaar located behind the BSNL Office near New Bus Stand is also offering discounts on various furniture and furnishing items other than the offers on consumer items.
Cooperative Depart...
Jammu, April 28: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India today said there were 56 autonomous bodies in J&K and Ladakh that had failed to submit their accounts for audit, many of them for decades. The CAG, in a report, said that delay in submission of the accounts entailed the “possibility of a fraud”. It said the bodies had been asked to submit the accounts time and again for annual audit. A total of 811 annual accounts were awaited from these autonomous bodies as on October 2019....
VoL Desk, April 29, 2022: Border Road Organisation (BRO) laborers are not provided basic amenities of toilet, toiletry, and sanitation, reported a page ascribed to the Aam Aadmi Party Ladakh on Facebook today.
In a clip, the Facebook page shows a number of BRO laborers ruining the sanctity of River Indus. The pollution of the River Indus is a concern to people and villages dependent on the river for farming and drinking water.
The Aam Aadmi Party page requested the BRO HQ Upshi to prov...
