Leh Students Rally for Environment Ahead of World Environment Day

Leh, May 31, 2025: The Department of Forest, Ecology, and Environment, in collaboration with the Department of Housing and Urban Development, UT Ladakh, organized a Student Engagement Day as part of Precampaign for World Environment Day on May 31.

During the student engagement day, students and staff from Boys Higher Secondary School, Leh, participated in an environmental awareness rally. The rally began at Boys Higher Secondary School, Leh, proceeded to the petrol pump, and returned to t...

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Ladakh IT Secretary Reviews Hunder Waste Management

Nubra, 31 May 2025: The Administrative Secretary of the Information Technology Department, UT Ladakh, Shashanka Ala, IAS, chaired a meeting regarding the proper utilisation of the segregation centre in Hunder at the SDM Conference Hall, Diskit.

During the meeting, the Secretary emphasized the importance of maintaining cleanliness and ensuring systematic waste segregation to protect the environment and promote tourism in the region.

The Secretary instructed the BDO and his team that the...

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RDD Secretary Reviews Rural and Panchayati Raj Schemes in Ladakh

Leh, May 26, 2025: The Administrative Secretary for the Rural Development Department of UT-Ladakh, Shashanka Ala, chaired a review meeting at VC Hall of DC Office Leh to discuss the schemes of Rural and Panchayati Raj of UT, Ladakh.

The meeting started with the formal introduction of all participants, where Syed Sajjad Qadri, Director, Rural Development Leh, gave a detailed PowerPoint presentation informing about the progress of ongoing works block-wise under the state sector and implemen...

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Ladakh Agriculture Secretary Addresses Farmer Concerns in Nubra Valley

Nubra, 31 May 2025: Administrative Secretary of the Agriculture and Horticulture Department, UT Ladakh Bhupesh Chaudhary IAS, visited the villages of Thang, Turtuk, and Tyakshi on the second day of his tour in Nubra Valley.

During his visit to Tyakshi, the Secretary interacted with local villagers and listened to their concerns, particularly regarding the increasing infestation of brown tail moths affecting their crops. He also inspected the affected crop sites to assess the extent of the...

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Ladakh Gears Up for ERMS Migration and Customisation

Leh, May 28, 2025: The Administrative Secretary of the Information Technology Department, Shashanka Ala (IAS), chaired a meeting at the UT Secretariat, Leh, to discuss the strategic migration and customisation of the Electronic Records Management System (ERMS) portal for the Union Territory of Ladakh.

The primary focus of the meeting was to oversee the seamless transfer of the ERMS portal, along with its comprehensive data repository, from the Jammu & Kashmir State Data Centre to the UT-L...

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Ladakh National Lok Adalat Settles Numerous Cases

Hon’ble Mrs. Justice Sindhu Sharma Judge High Court of J&K and Ladakh and Executive Chairman Ladakh Legal Services Authority, virtually inaugurated the 2nd National Lok Adalat on 31/05/2025 at the District Court Complex Leh. Present on the occasion were Mr. Manoj Parihar Member Secretary and Principal District and Sessions Judge Leh, Mr. Tsewang Phunstog Ld. CJM Leh, Mrs. Phuntsog Angmo Secretary DLSA/ Special Mobile Magistrate Leh, Senior Prosecuting officers, Legal aid Defense Counsels, Ex...

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Nubra Observes World Environment Week with Plantation and Cleanliness Drives

Nubra, 31 May, 2025: Day 2 of World Environment Week in Nubra began with a plantation drive at Sumoor Samstanling Gonpa, in the presence of SDM Nubra, IAS Mukul Beniwal.
Other officials included the Naib Tehsildar Sumoor, the Nodal Officer for World Environment Week, Incharge Range Officer Nubra, BO Diskit, and officials from the Forest and Wildlife Department. Monastery monks also gathered to plant saplings, underscoring the importance of environmental conservation.
Later in the day, a cleanl...

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Ladakh Hoteliers Seek Relief and Tourism Boost

Leh, May 31, 2025: A delegation comprising members of All Ladakh Hotel and Guest House Association (ALHGHA), led by its President, Rigzin Wangmo Lachic, called on the Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Brigadier (Dr) BD Mishra (Retd), at Raj Niwas. Chief Secretary, Dr Pawan Kotwal, IAS, was present in the meeting.

At the outset, the delegates expressed their gratitude to the UT Administration, headed by the HLG, for meeting their long-standing demand for a separate electricity tariff ...

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School Play Highlights No Tobacco Day in Kargil

Kargil, May 31, 2025: To spread awareness on World No Tobacco Day, the Government Middle School, Byathang, Shilikchay organized a meaningful awareness program. The event included a street play performed by students at two busy places, Lal Chowk and Islamia School Chowk.

The program began with a cheerful call from the students: “Come and watch our play, come and watch our play!”. Hearing this, many people stopped and gathered to watch the performance.

In the play, the students showed ho...

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Kargil Health Needs Addressed with Central Health Ministry

Kargil, May 31, 2025 – Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor, LAHDC, Kargil Dr Mohd Jaffer Akhoon yesterday visited the Central Ministry of Health and met various officers and Bureaucrats to discuss various issues related to the health sector of Kargil.

During the visit, the CEC met Additional Secretary, Medical Education, Vinod Kotwal (IAS), Additional Secretary, National Health Mission, Govt. Of India, Aradhna Pathak (IAS), Joint Secretary Health, Government of India, Mnashvic Kumar (...

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