Leh, Feb. 05: It was a mixed day for hosts Ladakh on Day 4 of the Khelo India Winter Games 2024 on Monday. While the Union Territory won a first-ever Khelo India gold in the women’s short track 1600m relay at the NDS sports complex in Leh, the men’s ice-hockey team went down 4-0 against a powerful ITBP in a semi-final match.
Maharashtra added two more skating golds to take their total tally to three, but Karnataka continue to lead the standings with four.
Maharashtra’s gold medals on M...
Leh, Jan. 31: The Advisor to the Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor, UT Ladakh Dr Pawan Kotwal undertook an extensive visit to the various locations hosting the 4th Edition of the Khelo India Winter Games 2024.
The inspection aimed at ensuring the seamless execution of the mega sporting event at the Ice Hockey Rink at NDS Ground, the Ice Rink at Gophugs, and the Ice Rink at Ladakh Scouts Regimental Centre, Leh.
The Advisor Dr Pawan Kotwal was keen on ensuring that the infrastructure, faciliti...
New Delhi, Jan 30: India is home to an estimated 718 snow leopards, according to a report released by the Union Environment Ministry on Tuesday. The region of Ladakh reported the highest number, with 477 of these majestic cats.
Conducted between 2019 and 2023, the first-of-its-kind ‘Snow Leopard Population Assessment in India’ (SPAI) was carried out by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) with the collaborative support of snow leopard range states and conservation partners, including the...
Kargil, Jan 30: The Lt. Governor, Brig (Dr) BD Mishra, orchestrated a comprehensive review meeting with Departmental Secretaries at the Lt Governor’s Secretariat in Ladakh. The agenda encompassed discussions on ongoing projects, potential initiatives, and addressing public grievances to enhance overall administration.
Various critical issues were scrutinized during the meeting, spanning the establishment of a UT level Recruitment Board, detachment of staff from the education and health de...
Leh, Jan 30: Anti-Leprosy Day campaign was observed under the theme of ‘Ending Stigma, Embracing Dignity’ at Conference Hall of the CMO office Leh today on January 30.
The campaign started with observance of two minutes silence on Marty’s Day in the memory of those who sacrificed their lives in the struggle for India’s freedom.
CMO, Leh, Dr. Diskit Dolma shared that Leprosy Day in India is observed on January 30 which marks the martyrdom day of Mahatma Gandhi.
She directed all the p...
SRINAGAR: The Bharatiya Janta Party on Saturday appointed Tarun Chugh as election in-charge for upcoming Lok Sabha polls for Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh Union Territories.
News agency KNO reported that BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh, who is the party’s in-charge for political affairs in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, has been named the election in-charge for both Union Territories.
Ahsish Sood has been appointed as co-incharge for Jammu and Kashmir.
In the last Lok Sabha...
VoL Desk, Jan. 29: In view of the controversy erupted as a result of renaming the Health Centres in Ladakh as “Ayushman Arogya Mandir”, the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh has proposed for rebranding the Health and Wellness Centres as “Tsey-Ring Nadmed Tsonas” in Leh as per Guidelines of Health Ministry.
CEC Leh, Tashi Gyaltsan chaired an important consultative meeting with socio-religious heads and officers of District Administration Leh.
In the meeting, the CEC affi...
Faridabad, Jan 19: The Administrative Secretary of Science and Technology, UT Ladakh, Amit Sharma played an essential role at the ongoing four-day India International Science Festival 2023, being held at Faridabad, Haryana (NCR Delhi).
This all-important India International Science Festival brought together a lot of personalities from various corners of the country and led participants from more than 20 countries of the world including Argentina, South Africa, Singapore, Australia, Zimbab...
𝐋𝐞𝐡, 𝐉𝐚𝐧 𝟐𝟎: A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between National Institute of Sowa-Rigpa, Leh and National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad at NIPER Hyderabad on January 19.
The aim of MOU is to foster and promote academic and research collaborations, faculty and student exchange, teaching programmes, and a proposal to facilitate the preservation, promotion and development of the Sowa-Rigpa System of Medicine as a model evolving high standa...
Leh, Jan. 17: The Advisor to the Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor and Chairman of the UT Level Selection Committee, UT Ladakh, convened a meeting to discuss the recommendations for the grant of the State Award for the year 2023, towards recognizing and honoring exemplary contributions done by different persons at the Conference Hall, UT Secretariat, Leh.
The meeting underscored the importance of acknowledging outstanding individuals who have made significant contributions in the fields of brav...
