Leh, October 12/ VOL News Desk/ Ladakh continues to witness impressive tourist footfall, with September 2026 recording 55,582 tourist arrivals, against 34,610 tourists in September 2025, marking a year-on-year increase of 60.60%.
Between January 1 and September 30, 2026, Ladakh received 4,60,667 tourists as compared to 3,35,872 visitors during the entire year of 2025. The tourist arrivals during the first nine months of 2026 have already surpassed the total footfall recorded in the previo...
Kargil, October 12/ VOL News Desk/ Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor, Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Kargil, Dr Mohd Jaffer Akhoon today flagged off a consignment of seabuckthorn pulp from Council Secretariat Kargil being dispatched to Delhi by Rabbani Agri Processing Unit, Sankoo, marking an important milestone in promoting local agro-processing and expanding market access for Ladakh’s indigenous produce.
The dispatch marks the unit’s final consignment of 20 me...
Kargil, October 11, 2026/ VOL News Desk/ Administrative Secretary, School Education Department, Union Territory of Ladakh, Ms. Bhanu Prabha, IAS, visited various educational institutions across the Shakar–Chiktan Zone of District Kargil on 11 October 2026 as part of her official tour programme to review the academic environment, infrastructure, hostel facilities, and overall functioning of schools.
During the visit, she inspected Government Middle School Sanjak, Government Primary School ...
Drass, October 10/ VOL News Desk/ The Deputy Commissioner Drass, Imteeaz Kacho (JKAS), today visited the uninhabited Botokul Village, Kaobal Gali Army Post and other locations in the Mushko Valley. He was accompanied by Sub-Divisional Magistrate,Drass, Vishal Atri(JKAS); Tehsildar (HQ) to the Deputy Commissioner Abdul Aziz and other officials.
During the visit, the Deputy Commissioner interacted with Army officials stationed at the military post at Kaobal Gali where he was briefed about...
Leh, October 11, 2026/ VOL News Desk/ Chief Secretary, UT Ladakh, Ashish Kundra, today launched Katabita: The Hidden Doodleland, authored by Padma Angmo and published by Yige Publication, at Rang Thag in Leh.
Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Secretary highlighted the role of children’s imagination in interpreting mythology, spiritual narratives and the cultural heritage of a region. He described the process of documenting children’s imaginative expressions as fascinating, particularly ...
Leh, 09 Oct, 2026/ VOL News Desk/ The Chief Secretary, UT of Ladakh, Ashish Kundra, today chaired the 37th meeting of the Empowered Committee to deliberate on key administrative matters concerning Recruitment Rules (RRs) and staffing requirements of various departments of the UT Administration.
At the outset, Administrative Secretary, General Administration Department (GAD), Rudra P. T. Goud, presented a comprehensive overview of the agenda items for discussion.
The committee held deta...
Drass, October 09/ VOL News Desk/ Deputy Commissioner Drass, Imteeaz Kacho (JKAS), chaired a meeting in the Conference Hall of Tourist Dak Bungalow, Drass, to discuss the growing menace of stray dogs across the district and to review measures being taken to ensure public safety, effective dog population management, vaccination and the establishment of necessary infrastructure.
The meeting was attended by the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM), Drass; Chief Medical Officer, Drass; Chief Anim...
Kargil, October 9, 2026/ VOL News/ Desk Deputy Commissioner Kargil, Rakesh Kumar, IAS, today visited the new additional building of Qamar Ali Akhoon Memorial District Hospital, Kargil, to review the progress of ongoing works and assess the facilities being put in place.
The DC was accompanied by the Executive Engineer, PWD; Executive Engineer, Mechanical; Medical Superintendent, Qamar Ali Akhoon Memorial District Hospital, Kargil, and doctors.
During the visit, the DC inspected various...
Leh, October 8/ VOL News Desk/ Chief Secretary, UT Ladakh, Ashish Kundra, today chaired a review meeting on the creation of posts for the newly created districts, framing of Recruitment Rules (RRs) for junior-scale posts of 15 departments/services, and ad-hoc promotions at the VC Hall, Ground Floor, UT Secretariat.
At the outset, Administrative Secretary, General Administration Department (GAD), Rudra Pratap Goud, made a detailed presentation on the posts proposed for the new districts, t...
Leh, October 8, 2026/ VOL News Desk/ Chief Secretary, UT Ladakh, Shri Ashish Kundra, today chaired a meeting to review the outcomes of the recently held Seabuckthorn Conclave and deliberate on a comprehensive, mission-mode strategy for strengthening seabuckthorn production, harvesting, processing, value addition and marketing in Ladakh.
At the outset, Divisional Commissioner/Administrative Secretary, Agriculture & Horticulture, Ladakh, Shri Shurbir Singh, and Administrative Secretary, Ind...
