Leh, February 13/ VOL News Desk/ The Chief Secretary of Ladakh, Ashish Kundra, Chairman of the Sindhu Infrastructure Development Corporation (SIDCO), chaired the 6th Board of Directors meeting of SIDCO in Leh today.
The meeting focused on strengthening the corporation’s financial sustainability and accelerating industrial and infrastructure development across the Union Territory.
The meeting commenced with a welcome address by Bhupesh Chaudhary, Managing Director, SIDCO, who presented ...
Leh, February 12/ VOL News Desk/ Various delegations today called on the Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Shri Kavinder Gupta, at the LG Secretariat and apprised him of issues related to development, renewable energy, tourism promotion, connectivity, and social welfare in different parts of the Union Territory.
A joint delegation from the Ladakh Renewable Energy Development Agency (LREDA) and the Kargil Renewable Energy Development Agency (KREDA) met the Lieutenant Governor and brie...
Leh, 10 February/ VOL News Desk/ The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), in collaboration with the National Informatics Centre (NIC), Leh, and the Information Technology Department, Leh, organised a workshop to mark Safer Internet Day under the theme “Safe and Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)”.
The workshop aimed to raise awareness about the growing impact of artificial intelligence, emerging cyber threats, and the importance of adopting safe digital...
Leh, February 07/ VOL News Desk/ The three-day State-Level Training Programme on Effective Implementation of Rural Development Schemes under the Revamped Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) successfully concluded today at Leh.
The programme was conducted from 05th to 07th February, 2026 with the objective of strengthening technical and implementation capacities at the grassroots level.
The training programme was organized under the guidance of Syed Sajjad Qadri (JKAS), Director/SMD, R...
Leh, 06 February/ VOL News Desk/ The Chief Secretary of the UT-Ladakh, Shri Ashish Kundra, today chaired a comprehensive review meeting to assess the implementation and progress of various flagship schemes across the Union Territory.
During the meeting, agendas related to the Education, Power Development, Financial Inclusion, Social Welfare, Urban Development, Health, and Tourism sectors were discussed in detail.
In the Education sector, the meeting reviewed the Samagra Shiksha program...
Leh, 05 February/ VOL News Desk/ The Chief Secretary UT-Ladakh, Shri Ashish Kundra, today chaired a comprehensive review meeting to assess the performance and progress of the Public Health Engineering (PHE) and Irrigation & Flood Control (I&FC) Departments.
During the meeting, Administrative Secretary, PHE, Rahul Sharma, presented a detailed overview of the objectives, as well as the physical and financial progress achieved under the State Development Programme (SDP). The presentation hig...
Leh, 06 February/ VOL News Desk/ The Chief Secretary of the Union Territory of Ladakh, Shri Ashish Kundra, today chaired a comprehensive review meeting of the Social & Tribal Welfare Department to assess organisational structure, manpower position, and the implementation status of various welfare schemes and missions.
During the meeting, Administrative Secretary, Social Welfare & Tribal Affairs Department, Shashanka Ala, presented a detailed overview of the organisational structure and re...
Leh, February 4/ VOL News Desk/ A 20-member group from Durbuk–Lalok, comprising residents above 50 years of age (11 women and 9 men), met the Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Shri Kavinder Gupta, at the LG Secretariat after completing the National Excursion Tour organised by the Indian Army.
The tour aimed to provide first-hand exposure to India’s cultural heritage, national institutions and development initiatives, while strengthening national integration.
During the interaction...
Leh, Feb 04/ VOL News Desk/ Shatrujit Kapur, Director General, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), accompanied by Akhoon Saberwal, Inspector General, ITBP, today paid a courtesy visit to the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh in Leh.
During the meeting, the Director General briefed the Lieutenant Governor on the operational preparedness, deployment, and welfare measures concerning ITBP personnel stationed in the Union Territory of Ladakh. Issues related to border management, security challenges...
Leh, February 3/ VOL News Desk/ Several delegations called on the Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Shri Kavinder Gupta, at LG Secretariat to discuss key development and welfare issues.
Padma Shri awardee Dr Padma Gurmet, Director of National Institute of Sowa Rigpa, who received both Padma Shri from Government of India and recently State Award from UT Ladakh on Republic Day 2026 for contributions in medicine and art/craft, thanked GoI and UT Administration. He informed Rs 52 crore c...
