Leh, Nov 24 (PTI) The Ladakh administration is planning to build tunnels at cost of Rs 5,000 crores across major passes in the union territory to improve internal connectivity, and has hired consultants for the mega task, a senior official said on Thursday.
Situated at an average altitude of over 11,000 feet, Ladakh, which literally means ‘land of high passes’ is a place like no other. The passes offer breath-taking views and gateway to beautiful valleys nestled in the Himalayas.
The L...
Leh, Nov 25: The week-long celebration of World Heritage Week organised by the Archaeological Survey of India, Mini Circle Leh in collaboration with the Archives, Archaeology and Museums Department, Leh concluded at the iconic Leh Palace today in presence of chief guest Prof S K Mehta, Vice Chancellor, University of Ladakh.
Chief guest Prof. S K Mehta lauded the efforts of the organisers and added that the climatic conditions prevalent in Ladakh contribute to making its heritage unique an...
Leh, Nov 25 (DIPR-L): National Rural Livelihood Mission of the Ministry of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj launched a month-long campaign ‘Ending Gender-based Violence’ from Nov 25 to Dec 23 on the occasion of International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women today.
Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Leh, including Chairperson, BDC, Leh; ADDC/ACD, Leh; DPO, Leh; BDC, Leh; members of PRIs; SHGs of NRLM blocks and officers/officials of RDD, Leh virtually par...
Leh, November 24: Principal Secretary, Housing & Urban Development Department, UT Ladakh, Shri Sanjeev Khirwar, IAS, chaired a meeting to review progress of flagship schemes viz Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban (PMAY-U), Pradhan Mantri Street Vendors AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM-SVANidhi), Swachh Bharat Mission – Urban (SBM-U), Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation 2.0 (AMRUT 2.0)
Principal Secretary directed Director, Urban Local Bodies (ULB) to assess the funding from centra...
Leh, Nov 24: Secretary Sports, Ladakh, Ravinder Kumar chaired a meeting with officials of the Youth Services and Sports (YSS), Ladakh to discuss and strategize long-term systematic plans for the development of Sports in Ladakh.
They sought advice from Director Infrastructure, Sports Authority of India (SAI) Lt. Col Yadvinder Singh, and Deputy Secretary Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, GoI Bangara Raju.
Lt. Col Yadvinder Singh highlighted the importance of first identifying the spo...
Leh, November 23: Principal Secretary, IT Department, Ladakh, Sanjeev Khirwar chaired a meeting in his office chamber to review the implementation of the Community Radio Network in Ladakh.
At the outset, AGM, BECIL, Khushwinder Singh Bhatia, explained the architecture of the Community Radio Network to the Principal Secretary and apprised him about the survey conducted by the BECIL Team in the 29 locations across the UT of Ladakh.
As per the directions of the Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor...
Leh, Nov 24 (DIPR-L): Financial Commissioner, UT Ladakh Dr. Pawan Kotwal chaired a meeting with the board members of Ladakh Land Records Modernization Agency (LLaRMA) to discuss the service level agreement for the project – Digital India Land Records Modernization Program (DILRMP) – in Ladakh.
Dr. Kotwal stated that although DILRMP is a demand-driven scheme of the GoI, digitization of land records is of utmost importance so as to link the data to the registration system which will assist ...
VoL Desk, Nov. 23: The Lieutenant Governor, Ladakh Radha Krishna Mathur in a notification dated November 18, 2022 has appointed the members of the Ladakh Union Territory Hajj Committee.
“In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 17 and sub-section (1) of section 18 of the Haj Committee Act, 2002 (Act No. 35 of 2002) read with rule 20 of the Haj Committee Rules, 2002, and in suppression of earlier notification(s) issued on the subject, the Lieutenant Governor of Uni...
Stressed on early implementation of all the CSSs in Leh district
Leh, Nov 23: Member of Parliament, Ladakh, Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, who is also the Chairman of the District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (DISHA), today chaired a meeting to review the status of financial and physical progress in the implementation of various Centrally Sponsored Schemes in the Leh district.
Chairman DISHA reviewed departmental-wise execution and achievements of works regarding the imp...
While Sara Batool who represents the Balti tribe will work on the “revival and preservation of ethnic Balti cuisine in Ladakh”, Rashida Kousar will research on “Study of Traditional kitchen (Thab-tshang/Byan-sa) and ethnic foods in Ladakh”.
Two girls from the Union Territory of Ladakh are among eight tribals who have been conferred Samvaad Fellowship 22 by the Jamshedpur-based Tata Steel Foundation’s Samvaad.
Sarah Batool and Rashida Kousar, received the prestigious Samvaad Fellowship....
