Leh, May 2: The Department of Information and Public Relations in collaboration with the Education Department, Health Department and Ladakh Police, Leh today organised an awareness programme on ‘Drugs and Substance Abuse’ at Kendriya Vidyalaya, Leh.
The programme is in continuation with the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, GoI and Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh’s concerted effort to address the pressing issue of drug menace. This awareness campaign on drug and substanc...
Kargil, May 01: A review meeting of Irrigation and Flood Control (I&FC) Division Kargil was convened at the office of Chief Engineer PHE & I&FC Ladakh.
The meeting was presided over by Chief Engineer, Er. Maqbool Hussain and attended by Executive Engineers, Assistant Executive Engineers, all Junior Engineers, officials from the planning section and drawing branch.
The meeting held discussion regarding the latest expenditure of released funds for the current fiscal year. Additionally, t...
Leh, May 1: The Director of the Rural Development Department, Syed Sajjad Qadri, Ladakh held a meeting to review the Financial/Physical progress of schemes taken up in the Rural Development Department in the DC Conference Hall on May 01.
The main agenda of the meeting was to review the physical and financial progress under the special development package, review the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Ac...
New Delhi, April 30: In a significant acknowledgment, AstraZeneca has conceded in court documents that its Covid-19 vaccine, marketed globally under various brand names including Covishield and Vaxzevria, may lead to a rare side effect. The revelation was disclosed in legal papers submitted to the UK High Court in February, as reported by various media outlets.
The pharmaceutical giant stated in the document that a rare side effect known as Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (TTS) ...
Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine As Light, starring Kani Kusruti and Vidya Prabha as Malayali nurses, has been selected for the Competition section – the first Indian title to bid for the Palme d’Or top prize since Shaji Karun’s Swaham in 1994. Her classroom peer Maisam Ali’s In Retreat is in the ACID Cannes sidebar programme, which is run by the Association for the Diffusion of Independent Cinema. (Reported the Scroll.in)
In Retreat follows the inner and outer journey of an urban nomad pla...
VoL Desk, May 01: Clearing the confusions among general public, the Indian National Congress and National Conference today announced Haji Mohd Hanifa Jan, the district president of NC as joint candidate to contest the Ladakh parliamentary election seat, announced the two largest political parties in a joint press conference today.
The press conference was attended by senior NC leader Qamber Ali Akhoon, Ex Chief Executive Councillor, Feroz Ahmad Khan, CEC, Kargil Dr. Jaffer Akhoon, EC Kach...
Kargil, April 30: District Legal Service Authority Kargil in collaboration with Forest Division Kargil today conducted a plantation drive at Court Complex Baroo, Kargil.
Chairman, District Legal Service Authority, Kargil, Secretary District Legal Service Authority Kargil, Chairman Bar Association Kargil, staff of District Legal Service Authority Kargil and Forest Division Kargil participated in the event.
A sapling of the state evergreen tree of UT Ladakh, locally known as Shukpa, was ...
VoL Desk, April 30: As per a notice issued by Director (Rtd.) Additional Secretary to the Commission, Tsering Mutup (JKAS) a One-Man Commission under the Chairmanship of Hon’ble Justice Bansi Lal Bhat, former Judge of High Court of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh has been constituted to identify Areas adjoining Line of Actual Control (LAC).
This identification is aimed for reservation under the J&K Reservation Act 2004 as applicable to the UT of Ladakh.
The Commission, with its headquarters ...
VoL Desk, April 30: As the deadline for filing nomination papers for the Ladakh parliamentary elections is approaching, the representatives of the political parties in Kargil district have finalized the candidate for the general elections 2024.
According to confirmed information in this regard, the largest political parties in Kargil, Indian National Congress (INC) and National Conference (NC) have unanimously decided to field Haji Muhammad Hanifa Jan as joint candidate.
When asked by ...
VoL Desk, April 29: In a press release, the All Kargil (Ladakh) Students’ Association Delhi (AKSAD) has expressed solidarity with students and academics globally who are courageously speaking out against the dire humanitarian crisis unfolding in Gaza, Palestine.
For more than 200 days, the oppressive actions of the Israeli state have led to a catastrophic situation in Gaza, characterized by ethnic cleansing and the severe oppression of the Palestinian people. This relentless bombardment h...
