UT Ladakh Admin addresses outbreak of FMD

Leh, June 10: Secretary, Animal and Sheep Husbandry, UT Ladakh, Ravinder Kumar, joined the meeting convened by Joint Secretary, Livestock Health, Ministry of Fisheries Animal Husbandry and Dairying, GoI, Upamanyu Basu to discuss the recent outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in the region and its control measures.

Deputy Commissioner, Leh; Deputy Commissioner, Kargil; Director, Animal and Sheep Husbandry and concerned officers of the department were present in the meeting.

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Tussle resurface between Leh and Kargil taxi union

KARGIL, JULY 10, 2021: President Taxi Union Kargil Mohammad Ibrahim in a press conference expressed resentment over alleged restriction on ply of Kargili vehicles in Leh district despite of having permit for movement in entire Ladakh.

The restriction row erupted when the NHPC limited hired 20 vehicles from Taxi Union Kargil for movement of Parliamentary Standing Committee. When the vehicles moved towards Leh, the contract with the NHPC is on the verge to get cancelled due to interference ...

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Secretary Labour and Employment Ladakh convenes officers meeting at Kargil

KARGIL, JULY 09, 2021: In order to discuss the necessary arrangements for the proposed Rozgar Mela in Kargil besides various employment generation possibilities in the district, Secretary Tourism, Culture, Labour and Employment Ladakh Mehboob Ali Khan convened a meeting of the concerned officers at Conference Hall Baroo here today.

Deputy Commissioner and CEO, LAHDC Kargil Santosh Sukhadeve, Additional SP Kargil Iftikhar Talib Choudhary , Director Tourism Ladakh Kunzes Angmo, officers of ...

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Secretary Ravinder Kumar visits Zanskar

KARGIL, JULY 09, 2021: Secretary Power, Sports and Agriculture Ravinder Kumar visited Zanskar today to take stock of the status of various developmental works under different sectors. 

During the course of the tour, the Secretary Power chaired a meeting of the concerned officers to take stock of the present status of power distribution in Zanskar Sub Division.

Managing Director, Convergence Energy Service Limited (CESL) Snigdha Verma, Chief Operating Officer (COO) Global Himalayan Expe...

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Ladakh to implement SVAMITVA Scheme soon

Leh, July 08: Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Dr Pawan Kotwal chaired a meeting regarding the implementation of the SVAMITVA Scheme in the Union Territory of Ladakh.

Discussion regarding the villages to be covered for a drone and Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS) Network based survey, identification of sites for setting up of CORS network, MoU with Survey of India for drone survey of rural areas and implementation of the scheme were held during the meeting.  

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Operationalisation of Civilian Flights to Kargil Airport reviewed

Leh, July 7: Advisor Ladakh, Umang Narula attended a meeting under the chairmanship of the Union Home Secretary, Ajay Kumar Bhalla to discuss various issues pertaining to Ladakh.  

The meeting was attended by Pradeep Singh Kharola, Secretary, Civil Aviation, Govt. of India; Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary, J&K; Piyush Goyal, Additional Secretary, MHA; Navin Kumar Choudhary, Principal Secretary, J&K; Manish Tiwari, Joint Secretary, MHA and Ravinder Kumar, Administrative Secretary, Hortic...

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گلگت سے اضافی بجلی لوئر ہنزہ کو دینے کیلئے منصوبہ تیار

ایجنسیز/7جولایی/محکمہ برقیات گلگت ریجن نے گلگت میں اضافی بجلی کو لوور ھنزہ کو فراہم کرنےکیلئے منصوبہ تیار کرلیا ہے۔ جبکہ جگلوٹ گورو اور جوتل کے عمائدین اور عوام نے دھمکی دی ہے کہ گورو پاور ہاوس سے کسی اور علاقے کیلئے بجلی کی ٹرانسمیشن لائن لگانے کے کام کا آغاز کیا گیا تو پول اور ٹرانسمیشن لائن کو اکھاڑ پھینگ دینگے۔

محکمہ برقیات کی جانب سے جگلوٹ گورو گلگت کے پاور ہاوس سے 33 کلو واٹ ٹرانسمیشن لائن کو لوور ھنزہ کے علاقوں کو بجلی فراہم کرنے کیلئے باضابطہ منظوری دی گئی ہے ۔ جگلوٹ گورو سے لوور ھنزہ...

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Parliamentary Standing Committee convenes meeting with UT Admin, LAHDC

Leh, July 6: The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports, under the chairmanship of Dr Vinay Prabhakar Sahasrabuddhe, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, convened a meeting with the officials of UT Administration and LAHDC Leh.

The meeting was aimed to discuss ‘innovations in the curriculum, pedagogy and infrastructure to develop exemplary schools; research in higher education institutions, the status of equitable and quality educ...

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Parliamentary Standing Committee visits institutes in Leh

Leh, July 05: The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports, under the Chairmanship of Dr Vinay P Sahsrabhuddhe, MP, Rajya Sabha, visited the Central Institute of Buddhist Studies, Choglamsar, where they interacted with staff, teachers and discussed the promotion of research, innovation and documentation in the institute.

Joint Secretary, Ministry of Culture, gave a brief introduction to CIBS, its structure and history, the main ob...

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FMD kills hundreds of livestock at Drass, Umba

DRASS, JULY 06, 2021: Viral Food and Mouth Disease (FMD) among animals at Minamarg near Drass and Labar in Umba caused heavy loss to livestock including cow and cattle, reported local sources from the areas.

The viral disease locally known as Tsetang has killed 35 cows and around 200 cattle at Minamarg in the last three to four days, counted local sources at the area. Sources from Umba also reported to Voice of Ladakh correspondent that a number of livestock have lost lives yesterday due ...

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