CEC Feroz Khan chairs meeting with PD-COR to discuss irrigation water, flood control, water conservation

KARGIL, APRIL 24, 2022: Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor (CEC), LAHDC, Kargil Feroz Ahmad Khan in presence of Deputy Commissioner/CEO, Santosh Sukhadeve today chaired a meeting with PD-COR to discuss irrigation, water and flood issues in Kargil.

The PD-COR is a semi-government agency dedicated to look after the issues like irrigation water, flood control and snow/water conservation.

The agency is on an extensive tour to Ladakh to explore the project sites to develop a concept no...

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CEC reviews Development of Geothermal Energy in Leh

Leh, April 23: The Chairman/CEC, LAHDC Leh, Adv. Tashi Gyalson reviewed the progress on Geothermal projects and explore the feasibility of other potential sites in the district with the concerned stakeholders.

The Officials apprised CEC of the progress done in developing geothermal energy in the areas of Leh district. In an effort to harness clean energy, the meeting deliberated on various ways of exploring potential sites of geothermal energy and developing clean and renewable energy res...

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Secretary Padma interacts with faculty members of GDC Drass, visits Anganwadi Centres in Drass

KARGIL, APRIL 24, 2022: On the second day of tour to Kargil, Commissioner Secretary for Higher Education, Social welfare and Technical Education, Padma Angmo Saturday had a meeting with the Principal and faculty of Degree College Drass.

Principal GDC Drass apprised the Secretary that the revised DPR of the college has been submitted to the Department. Secretary Padma assured that the construction work of college building will be started within this working season and hoped its completion ...

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Kargil Administration! Attention Please

For the last many years, inflation is a major concern for people across the country for which Ladakh is not an exception. The increasing rates of fuel, food and civil supplies, traffic, and other fines, are already widening the hole in public pockets. This is added by some other peripheral expenses that identified recently in the Kargil market.

As a student, we need printouts of notes and research articles on daily basis. The Internet Café and Xerox shops charge Rs 10 per page, five if pr...

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Secretary Padma tours Kargil, visits GDC Kargil, ITI Kargil, Anganwadi centres

Directs to make newly-constructed girls’ hostel functional at the earliest

KARGIL, APRIL 22, 2022: Commissioner Secretary for Higher Education, Social Welfare and Technical Education, Padma Angmo on the first day of her visit to Kargil district inspected Anganwadi Centres under Chiktan project and Kargil project under ICDS and visited Government Degree College Kargil, Government Industrial Training Institute Kargil.

The Commissioner /Secretary Social Welfare visited Anganwadi centres at Bemath...

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LAHDC Kargil condemns “baseless, false allegations” by BJP Spokesperson

Kargil, April 22, 2022: A meeting of the Executive Council of LAHDC Kargil was held today wherein among other routine official business the social media tweet of BJP Spokesperson, Mohd Hassan Pasha through his personal tweet account alleging
LAHDC Kargil and District Administration for corruption, financial embezzlement
during the last 4 years also came into discussion.

The Executive Council condemned the allegations and termed them baseless. The Executive Council demanded written apology from ...

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Baseej-e-Zaraat To Sell Lily Flowers Outside Ladakh

VoL Desk, April 20, 2022: Baseej e Zaraat wa Baghbani (BZB), IKMT paid sincere gratitude to Director I&C, UT Ladakh, and General Manager District I&C Kargil for giving the opportunity for the organization to host the Experts from IHBT (CSIR) Palampore HP / PMFME New Delhi and Leh.

It is a privilege for the Farming community of Kargil that Merchants of Flora Produces was also accompanied by the team.

The good news for the progressive farmer is that Flower growing will now fetch fascinat...

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IKMT Condemn Bomb Blast at Kabul School

Kargil, April 21, 2022: Imam Khomeini Memorial Trust (IKMT) Kargil on behalf of the people of Kargil is outraged and strongly condemns the twin bomb attack on Abdur Rahim Shahid High School in Kabul on Tuesday martyring scores of innocent school children and injuring more than hundred belonging to the minority Shia Hazara Community by terrorists, stated a press release issued by the organization.

We believe that takfiri terrorists have committed yet another crime against the ethnic-religi...

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Explosion at Afghanistan’s Shia mosque kills five, several wounded

A large explosion has hit a Shia mosque in Afghanistan’s northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif, killing at least five people and wounding several dozen others.

Mohammad Asif Wazeri, the spokesman for the Taliban commander in Mazar-i-Sharif, told Reuters that the blast happened inside a Shia mosque in the 2nd District on Thursday, leaving more than 20 killed and injured.

Hospital sources said at least five people were killed and several dozen injured as the explosion went off when worshipers ...

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NRLM to aim for Livelihood to Enterprise in Ladakh – Secretary, Rural Development Dept

Leh, April 20: The Commissioner/Secretary, Rural Development & Panchayati Raj Department, Ladakh, Saugat Biswas chaired a review meeting on the status of implementation of the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM). 

NRLM is a poverty alleviation project implemented by the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India in June 2011. This plan is focused on promoting self-employment and the organisation of the rural poor.

Assistant Commissioner Development, Leh and Kargil gave a d...

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