Leh, July 28: Chief Secretary of the Union Territory of Ladakh, Dr. Pawan Kotwal, chaired a important review meeting to oversee the preparations for the 79th Independence Day celebrations across Ladakh.
The meeting focused on ensuring the smooth and dignified conduct of events in both Leh and Kargil districts, emphasizing discipline, cultural integration, and public participation.
Dr. Kotwal stressed that the opening ceremony must begin with a well-coordinated drill by paramilitary for...
VoL Desk, July 28, 2025 – The Ladakh Subordinate Services Staff Selection Board (LSSSB) has issued Advertisement No. LSSSSB/2025/01 dated July 28, 2025, inviting online applications for 377 divisional cadre posts in various departments under the administration of the Union Territory of Ladakh.
The application window will open on August 4, 2025, and will close on September 3, 2025. The written examination dates will be notified separately on the official website lssssb.ladakh.gov.in.
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Leh, July 26: The Union Territory of Ladakh observed the 26th Kargil Vijay Diwas with deep patriotism and solemn reverence, paying homage to the brave soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice during the 1999 Kargil War.
The commemorative event was held at War Memorial at the Singhay Namgyal Chowk, Leh and was graced by the Chief Secretary of Ladakh, Dr. Pawan Kotwal, as the Chief Guest.
The event began with a welcome address by a president of the Ex-Servicemen, association who expresse...
Leh, July 25: A five day capacity building workshop on Psychosocial Care in Disaster Management: Health Sector Disaster Preparedness and Response concluded today at the Conference Hall of the Mission Director, National Health Mission (NHM), Leh.
Organised under the Central Sector Scheme on Health Sector Disaster Preparedness and Response, the workshop was conducted by the Department of Psychosocial Support in Disaster Management (DPSSDM), National Institute of Mental Health and Neuroscien...
Leh, July 27,2025: In a major step towards preventive healthcare for young girls in Ladakh, LAHDC, Leh today launched the Free Cervical Cancer Vaccination ( Gardisal 9 vaccine ) Drive for adolescent girls aged 15 to 18 years. The campaign was formally inaugurated by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama at Jewetsal Photang, Choglamsar, in the presence of local officers, health professionals, and members of the society.
The launch ceremony saw the presence of several key dignitaries including H...
Leh, 26 July 2025: An Intensified TB Screening Camp was conducted at BRO Camp Sakti by the Health Department, UT Ladakh, in collaboration with Border Roads Organisation (Project Himank), organized by 846 AMIR and 51 RCC. The camp focused on early detection of TB among migrant workers and BRO personnel.
Brigadier N.S. Ajai Chandra, VSM, DDG (Medical), emphasized that TB is curable and stressed the importance of early screening. Senior BRO officials including Lt. Colonel Prince Arvind DADMS...
Leh, 25.07.2025: As part of the ongoing Month of Compassion initiative, a special outreach programme was successfully organised at PAGIR by Lead District Manager (LDM), Leh Stanzin Dolkar, in collaboration with State Bank of India, Choglamsar branch. The event aimed to promote financial inclusion and social protection for the differently-abled community supported by PAGIR.
The programme was honoured by the presence of Assistant General Manager, UTLBC, Tsering Angmo, who lauded the initia...
Leh, 24 July, 2025: The Shakti Yatra ‘Wheels of Valour’ Bike Rider Team, comprising 30 passionate riders- 22 women and 8 men, riding from Jammu to Rezangla in Eastern Ladakh, met the Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Shri Kavinder Gupta, at Raj Niwas, Leh.
It was informed during the interaction that their journey commenced on 18 July from Jammu, and the riders are on a spirited mission to commemorate Kargil Vijay Diwas on 26 July. This year, their yatra is driven by the theme, ‘A Rid...
Leh, July 24, 2025: Brigadier Vishal Srivastava, Chief Engineer of Project Himank, called on the Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Shri Kavinder Gupta, at Raj Niwas, Leh. During the meeting, Brigadier Srivastava presented a comprehensive briefing on the strategic initiatives undertaken by Project Himank in eastern Ladakh.
The briefing encompassed the scope of Project Himank’s area of responsibility, with a particular focus on the progress of major road construction projects vital to ...
For quite a long time now, I, a solitary campaign-soldier, had carried a crusade for Ladakhi language to be continued as a state or regional language, the status that the language had all the way from the commencement of Jammu and Kashmir State Constitution in the year 1957 along with Balti language, another major spoken language in the region till the bifurcation of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories, that of Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir in 2019. Regrettably...
