Leh, December 27: The UT Ladakh Haj Committee unanimously appointed Sh. Mohd. Ali Majaz of Choskore, Kargil as the Chairperson of UT Ladakh Haj committee in Leh today. The meeting was held in the presence of the Hon’ble Member of Parliament, Ladakh, Sh. Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, and the newly appointed members of the Haj committee.
MP Ladakh on behalf of the committee offered traditional Ladakhi Khataks to the newly elected Chairperson and wished him success for leadership to the Haj Commi...
Leh, Dec 27: The State Health Society under National Health Mission, UT Ladakh in collaboration with the Centre for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC-India), SHARE India, BOLSTER Surveillance and 360 Help, organised a two-day training programme on Quality Management Systems for the Integrated Public Health Laboratory (IPHL) at Leh.
Organised in two batches on Dec 20-21 and Dec 22-23, the training was exclusively for the pathologists and lab technicians/assistants of both districts of U...
Leh, Dec 22: The Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) Department, Leh conducted a surprise market inspection at all the vegetable shops and general stores around Leh, Skara, Skalzangling and Choglamsar, in view of the complaints about the exorbitant rates charged by the vegetable sellers.
The market checking squads inspected the rates, hygiene, documents and the quality of the vegetables and food items along with expiry dates.
The inspection teams imposed a fine of Rs 13...
The Ladakh Buddhist Association backed an Indian Buddhist organisation on Tuesday when they passed a resolution calling for no interference when it comes to the succession of the 14th Dalai Lama and the appointment of the next.
The Indian Himalayan Council of the Nalanda Buddhist Tradition (IHCNBT) in a resolution said, “If the government of the People’s Republic of China, for political ends, chooses a candidate for the Dalai Lama, the people of the Himalayas will never accept it, never p...
Principal Secretary Sanjeev Khirwar holds meeting with EdCIL
Leh, Dec 21: Principal Secretary to the Administration Sanjeev Khirwar held a preliminary meeting for the rollout of Vidya Samiksha Kendra (VSK) in Ladakh with the implementing agency Educational Consultants India Limited (EdCIL).
VSK is a Centralized Monitoring and Analytical System being launched in all States/UTs. The VSK envisages the centralization of all school and student-related data for planning and implementation of...
LEH, DEC. 19: The Director along with the Assistant Director of the Tourism Department, Ladakh, along with stakeholders from the tourism sector, participated in the 37th IATO Annual Convention held at Lucknow on Sunday.
During the convention, the Secretary, of the Ministry of Tourism, GOI, Arvind Singh visited the stall of Ladakh Tourism and appreciated the efforts made by the UT govt for the promotion of tourism activities in Ladakh.
Director Tourism, Kunzes Angmo, gave a detailed pre...
As per the Social Progress Index (SPI) released on Monday, Mizoram, Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh and Goa have emerged as the best-performing states for the foundations of wellbeing.
SPI for states and districts made by the Institute for Competitiveness and Social Progress Imperative was submitted to Economic Advisory Council- Prime Minister.
The index assesses states and districts based on 12 components across three critical dimensions of social progress – Basic Human Needs, Foundations of...
Leh, Dec 18: In wake of the impending developments pertaining to the transfer of transport operations from the State Road Transport Corporation (SRTC) to Sindhu Infrastructure Development Corporation (SIDCO), a meeting was chaired by Advisor Ladakh Umang Narula to discuss the modalities for improving public transport operations in the Union Territory of Ladakh.
Commissioner Secretary Ajeet Sahu stated that the existing routes being operated by SRTC of erstwhile JK were within Ladakh and i...
Leh, Dec. 17: On invitations from delegations from the region as well as for health reasons, Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, is to again visit the Union Territory of Ladakh, during the summer of next year, reported media on Dec 17.
A delegation consisting of the Ladakh Buddhist Association (LBA) led by its vice-president C Dorjey Lakrook, the Ladakh Gonpa Association led by its President Acharya Stanzin Wangtak, and the Thiksay Khanpo Rinpoche met the Dalai Lama at his re...
Buyers from Leh&Kargil deliberate on improving supply chain with buyers
Leh, Dec10:Commissioner/Secretary Industries & Commerce Ladakh, Saugat Biswas today chaired a buyer-seller meet organized by the department in which seabuckthorn sellers of Ladakh and buyers from various states participated.
The aim of the meet was to deliberate on the prevailing scenario of the Seabuckthorn supply chain, the products manufactured by the buyers, interventions required for improving the chain; impro...
