Leh, Feb 14: Ladakhi women runners bring laurels to the region with good performances at the 9th edition of the Hiranandani Thane Half Marathon that was held at Thane on February 12.
In this event, three half-marathon runners from the marathon team Ladakh participated. Tashi Ladol secured the 2nd position, Stanzin Chosdol secured the 3rd position and Stanzin Dolkar secured the 5th position.
Similarly, at the Tata Steel Kolkata marathon Tashi Ladol, Stanzin Chondol, and Stanzin Dolkar s...
Leh, Feb 14: The UT Ladakh team showed spectacular performances during the 4th Khelo India Winter Games 2023 and 8th National Ice-stock Sports Championship 2022-23, held from February 10-14 at Gulmarg, and won 14 medals, including four golds for Ladakh in different categories.
In the Ice Hockey tournament, the Men’s team won bronze.
In the Ice-stock championship, Team Game Men won gold; Target Game Women won gold and also won gold in the Individual target category.
Meanwhile, in Sp...
VoL Desk, Feb. 12: Raj Niwas Ladakh bids emotional adieu to outgoing Lieutenant Governor Ladakh, Sh. Radha Krishna Mathur and First Lady, Smt. Poonam Mathur. Sh. R K Mathur has completed three years as the First Lt. Governor of the Union Territory of Ladakh.
Meanwhile, the President’s Secretariat in a press communique from New Delhi announced the resignation of RK Mathur and Bhagat Singh Koshyari as LG of Ladakh and Maharashtra respectively.
The President further appointed Brig (Retd) ...
Leh, February 10: The Principal Secretary, Forest Ecology and Environment Department, Dr. Pawan Kotwal chaired a meeting to review the progress of the exercise of the settlement of rights in the Hemis High Altitude National Park, Karakoram Wildlife Sanctuary, and the High-Altitude Cold Desert Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary.
In the meeting, the Principal Secretary directed the concerned Collectors, Additional DC Leh; SDM Disket, and SDM Nyoma to enquire into settlements and determine the ex...
The Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are set to get the Geographical Indications (GI) tag for nine products. “The GI applications of all these products have been filed at the GI Registry in Chennai. The Consultative Group Meeting of all these products has already been successfully held and the products are in the final stage of being granted the tag. The final GI tag is expected soon,” a spokesperson said.
The products in line to obtain the GI tag include the famous Basoh...
Leh, Feb 07: Dy Chairman/Executive Councillor FCS&CA, LAHDC Leh, Tsering Angchuk rebutted the allegation made by the Chairman/CEC, LAHDC Kargil regarding the ‘shifting of sanctioned District Cadre posts of Kargil district to Leh district in the Department of Food, Civil Supplies, and Consumer Affairs.’
Dy Chairman Angchuk has requested the Administration of UT Ladakh to further increase the number of posts in the Department of Food, Civil Supplies, and Consumer Affairs of Leh district, re...
Leh, 07 Feb: The issue of stray dogs has been a constant and rising concern in Ladakh despite the various initiatives implemented and underway since the past years.
In this regard, Secretary Ravinder Kumar called a meeting with all stakeholders to discuss and develop means and measures for tackling the menace caused by stray dogs including threat to life, in a constructive and time-bound manner.
Dr. Tsewang Dorjey, Technical Officer, Department of Animal/Sheep Husbandry and Fisheries t...
Leh, Feb 06: Executive Councillor, LAHDC Leh, Ghulam Mehdi, and Secretary, Agriculture, Ravinder Kumar, inaugurated the sale of fresh vegetables produced in the poly-carbonate Ladakh Green Houses at Main Market, Leh today.
Around three quintals of fresh vegetables produced in poly-carbonate Ladakh Green Houses by the farmers from Taru, Basgo, and Nimoo villages were for sale.
Executive Councillor Ghulam Mehdi shared that Ladakh, in the true sense is treading on the path to achieving ...
Leh, Jan 04: Advisor Umang Narula reviewed the progress of various developmental schemes and projects being implemented in the border villages of Ladakh under the Changthang package, Border Area Development Plan, National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) and Special Development Package.
Advisor Narula stressed the need to compile a more comprehensive baseline survey of all the border villages of Ladakh with emphasis on livelihood analysis, the history of the villages, record of pasture lan...
Zero tolerance to loss of life should be the motto: Biswas
Leh, Feb 03: Divisional Commissioner Saugat Biswas, who is also Secretary Disaster Management, reviewed the disaster preparedness of Kargil and Leh to deal with avalanches.
The meeting was called in wake of the recent avalanche in Tangole, Kargil district in which two lives were lost.
Divisional Commissioner directed District Administration Leh and Kargil, Ladakh Police, and UTDRF to take guidance from reports issued by Snow...
