Congress Councilors in Leh Urges LAHDC to Pass Resolution for Sixth Schedule

VoL Desk, Feb. 14: The Acting Congress Councillors, LAHDC, Leh appealed the Hill Council Leh to pass a unanimous resolution in a General Council Meeting in favor of the Apex Body’s demand to include Ladakh in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution. The Congress Party Leh made this submission during a press conference held in Leh on Wednesday.

The press conference was attended by Councillor Saspol – Smanla Dorjey, Councillor Skurbuchan Lundup Dorjay, Councillor Phyang – Tundup Nurbu Cheeta...

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DC Leh, chairs Review meeting of District Level Committee under NCORD

Leh, Feb 13: A review meeting of the District Level Committee under the Narco Coordination Center (NCORD) Mechanism was chaired by Deputy Commissioner, Leh, Santosh Sukhdeve on February 13 at the VC conference hall.

The meeting focused on assessing ongoing initiatives and enhancing collaborative endeavors to combat the menace of drug abuse.

SSP Leh, Shruti Arora, provided an overview of apprehended cases under NCORD in Leh District. Additionally, DC Leh reviewed the progress of drug de...

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Ladakh Tourism Pavilion, adjudged winner of ‘Best Design & Decoration Award’ at OTM, 2024

Mumbai, Feb 13: The Ladakh Tourism Pavilion was adjudged winner of the Best Design & Decoration Award at OTM, 2024. The deputy Chief minister & Tourism Minister, of Rajasthan, Diya Kumari gave away the award at the award ceremony held on day 3 of the travel trade fair at the Jio Convention Center, Mumbai.

The Minister also visited the Ladakh Tourism Pavilion and interacted with the tourism officials and co-exhibitors.

The Ladakh Pavilion attracted an overwhelming response from national...

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Councillor Skurbuchan, Leh Expresses Concerns Regarding Construction of Worship Place

VoL Desk, Feb. 12: The sitting LAHDC-Leh Councillor from Skurbuchan, Lundup Dorjay, voiced his concerns over the alleged construction of a Mandir in Skurbuchan, Leh, in a video on YouTube Saturday.

Addressing the general public, he expressed apprehension that allowing such activities to continue unchecked could have adverse effects on Ladakhi identity and land, potentially inflaming religious tensions in the region.

Dorjay noted that construction laborers from outside the region, engag...

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DC Leh discusses proposals submitted under vibrant villages and saturation of CSS in villages

Leh, Feb 10: Deputy Commissioner, Leh, Santosh Sukhadeve chaired a meeting to discuss the proposals submitted under Vibrant Villages and Saturation of Centrally Sponsored Schemes in the villages.

During the meeting, Chief Planning Officer Tsewang Gyaltson highlighted the significance of the 436 projects within the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and the pending projects awaiting approval for Vibrant Villages initiatives.

Specifically, attention was drawn to the 76 projects earmarked un...

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DC Leh chairs meeting, access expenditure under LAHDC subsidy program

Leh, Feb 09: Deputy Commissioner, Leh, Santosh Sukhadeve chaired a meeting to access and review the expenditure under LAHDC Subsidy Program on February 9 at VC room.

The primary objective of the meeting was to identify departments whose expenditures fell below 90% of the allocated funds and to develop a comprehensive action plan to tackle this issue effectively.

During the meeting, representatives from the concerned departments provided valuable insights into the underlying reasons con...

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Advisor Pawan Kotwal reviews progress achieved under VVP in Leh

Stresses on ensuring 100% saturation of all the CSS, increasing activities in these villages

Leh, Feb 10 : Advisor Ladakh Dr. Pawan Kotwal reviewed the status of progress achieved under the Vibrant Village Program (VVP), being implemented in 35 border villages of Changthang to achieve comprehensive development of these villages, with focused areas of interventions for creation of opportunities for livelihood generation through promotion of agriculture, horticulture, tourism & cultural her...

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DC Leh chairs review meeting on Border Village Development

Leh, Feb 6Deputy Commissioner, Leh, Santosh Sukhadeve, chaired a review meeting at the VC Room of DC Office Leh. The meeting primarily focused on the ongoing development projects in border villages under the Vibrant Village Programme and the advancements in Project Tsangda at the Pangong area.

Colonel Atul Bharadwaj, representing HQ 14 Corps, shared detailed insights into the multifaceted development projects initiated by the Indian Army under the Vibrant Village Programme in Leh. He el...

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KIWG: Skaters put Maharashtra on top; Army denies ITBP ice-hockey double 

The first-ever Khelo India Winter Games in Ladakh came to a memorable finish with thousands watching the ice-hockey finals at the NDS sports complex

 Leh, Feb. 06Maharashtra finished on top of the medal standings as the first part of the Khelo India Winter Games 2024 came to a rapturous finish at the Nawang Dorjay Stobdan Sports Complex in Leh on Tuesday.

Maharashtra won 20 skating medals that included six golds. Karnataka also finished with six golds but their total count of eight a...

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Leh Apex Body Threatens Fasting if February 19 Meeting Fails

VoL Desk, Feb. 05: Following the Leh Chalo Andolan on February 03, the Leh Apex Body (LAB) held a press conference, announcing their intent to participate in the February 19, 2024, meeting with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in New Delhi. However, they warned that if no positive decision is reached regarding their 4-point agenda, they will commence a fasting process until their demands are met.

During the media address,Thupstan Chhewang the president of LBA, expressed determination in...

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