Advisor chairs first meeting of Ladakh Skill Development Mission

Leh, June 7: Advisor Ladakh, Umang Narula who is also the Chairman of Ladakh Skill Development Mission (LSDM) chaired the first meeting of the Governing Council today at the UT Secretariat. The meeting was attended by Administrative Secretaries of various Departments and other members of the Governing Council which included representatives of Directorate General of Training and National Skill Development Corporation.

Secretary, Technical Education and Skill Development/Mission Director, L...

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Cricketers, spectators immune to COVID-19 in South Kashmir’s Pulwama?

Thousands seen enjoying cricket match without following SOPs

Pulwama, Jun 7, KNT: Thousands of people, potentially a super-spreader gathering, were seen violating the COVID-19 related guidelines openly during a Twenty-20 Cricket match in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Sunday.

The huge crowd of people flocked to Musarmarg area in C.B. Nath Argicheck, 14 km from district headquarters, to witness a cricket match and flouted all guidelines concerning the pandemic. People were without face mas...

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GDC Kargil celebrates World Environment Day

KARGIL, JUNE 06, 2021: Department of Botany, Government Degree College (GDC), Kargil organised an online webinar entitled “Environment and Health” on Saturday to mark World Environment Day 2021.

Professor N. B. Singh, Plant Physiology Laboratory, Dept of Botany, University of Allahabad, Prayagraj was the resource person; while Dr. Amina Quari, Principal, Govt.  Degree College, Kargil and Dr. Ajey Singh, Nehru Gram Baharati University (Deemed to be University), Pryagraj were chief patron a...

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زرعی قوانین کی کاپیاں نذرِ آتش، ملک بھر میں احتجاج

ایجنسیز/6جون/ہریانہ میں کسان کھٹر سرکار سے دودوہاتھ کیلئے تیار، ٹوہانہ میں رکن اسمبلی سے تنازع پر کسانوں کی گرفتاری مہنگی پڑ سکتی ہے۔ٹکیت کی قیادت میں ہزاروں کسان جیل بھرنے پہنچے کسانوں نے’سمپورن کرانتی دیوس‘ مناتے ہوئے جہاں بی جےپی لیڈروں کی رہائش گاہوں کے باہر بطور احتجاج تینوں زرعی قوانین کی کاپیاں نذر آتش کیں وہیں اس عزم کو دہرایا کہ اپنے مطالبات کی منظوری تک وہ خاموش نہیں بیٹھیں گے۔

اس بیچ ہریانہ کے ٹوہانہ میں کسانوں کے خلاف کارروائی کر کے کھٹر سرکار نے نئی مصیبت مول لے لی ہے۔ سنیچر کو ر...

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DDMA Leh announces gradual unlock

Leh, June 05: Chairman, DDMA, Leh, Shrikant Suse, announced new SOPs/guidelines with certain relaxations to start gradual unlocking from June 7 till 14. The decision was taken after extensive deliberation and a detailed assessment of the Covid-19 situation in the district.

Chairman, DDMA Leh, shared the roster prepared by the District Administration to allow commercial activities in the new SOPs. Groceries/general stores, fruits/vegetables/milk products/meat/ chicken shops, nanwai, bakeri...

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CEC takes stock of drought mitigation action plan

KARGIL, JUNE 05, 2021: Chairman and Chief Executive Councilor, LAHDC, Kargil Feroz Ahmad Khan chaired a meeting regarding drought  mitigation action plan for the financial year 2021-2022 at Conference Hall Council Secretariat Kargil here today.

Executive Councillor for Horticulture Aga Syed Hassan Armaan Mosavi, Executive Councillor for Works Aga Syed Abbas Razvi, Executive Councillor for Agriculture Mohsin Ali, Deputy Commissioner and CEO, LAHDC, Kargil Santosh Sukhadeve, District Superi...

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Five persons including a trooper die in Ramban road accident

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Ramban, June 5, KNT: Five persons including a trooper were killed on Saturday when a cab skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge along the Srinagar-Jammu Highway in Ramban district of Jammu region, officials said.

They said a SUV was on its way to Jammu from Srinagar and it went out of control from the driver near Digdol area and fell into 500 deep feet in Bishlari stream.

Deputy Commissioner Ramban told news agency Kashmir News Trust that five persons have died in the a...

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District Admin intensifies random inspection of hotels

Leh, June 05, 2021: Intensifying its drive, the District Administration, Leh, inspected around 16 hotels in Leh town here on Friday.

The inspection team found two tourists with RAT report instead of the mandatory RT-PCR report. The team took action against them and imposed a fine. Both the tourists were placed in quarantine in a hotel for a week. Similarly, the team collected fine from tourists without masks and imposed fines on hotels found violating Covid-19 SOPSs.

The District Admin...

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Truck driver killed, Conductor injured in Accident at Fotu La

Leh, June 5, KNT: A truck met with an accident in the mountainous pass of Leh resulting into the death of the driver and injuries to the Conductor.

Both the driver and the conductor (cousins) hail from Haknar Gund area of Central Kashmir’s Kangan town.

The accident occurred at Fotu-La Pass when the driver Muhammad Aslam Famda lost control over the truck and it fell deep into 200 feet deep gorge.

The truck (JK01P/8724) suffered damages while the driver died on spot. The 25-year-old Conductor Mun...

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LG launches Rewa scheme to provide financial assistance to students

Leh, June 4: The Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh will give financial assistance to meritorious students for availing coaching facility for specific examinations under the scheme ‘Rewa- Lt Governor’s Student Support Initiative’. The scheme will be effective for examinations conducted on or after October 1.

A total of 60 students from Ladakh will be selected based on marks secured in the 10th standard board examinations, while 70 students will be selected based on marks secured ...

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