Ladakh Administration Initiates Recruitment Rules for Gazetted Posts

Leh, March 07: The Ladakh administration is in the process of framing recruitment rules for gazetted posts. In this connection, Advisor Ladakh, Umang Narula held a meeting with all Administrative Secretaries at the Civil Secretariat Leh to review the progress of work.

During the meeting, the Administrative Secretaries presented the progress of the recruitment rules for gazetted posts in their respective departments. Advisor Narula reviewed and directed that the draft rules should be place...

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Abdominal tumor weighing 3.94 kg removed at SNM Leh

Leh, March 06: A  team of doctors successfully removed a 3.94 kg abdominal tumor from a 70-year-old high-risk patient having multiple comorbidities at SNM Hospital, Leh.

The team was headed by Dr Padma Deskit, Consultant Surgeon assisted by Consultant Gynaecologist, Dr Stanzin Dolkar; Senior Consultant, Anesthesia, Dr Morup, and Surgeon, Dr Gyalpo.  

The team of doctors said that it’s rare and such a huge tumor has ever been removed at a District level hospital.

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Sowa Rigpa Doctors from NISR participates in Conference on Traditional Medicine at Guwahati 

Leh, March 06: A team of five Sowa Rigpa Doctors from the National Institute of Sowa Rigpa, Leh participated in the 4-day Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) B2B Conference and National Arogya Summit on Traditional Medicine held at Guwahati (Assam) from March 2 to March 5.  

The event was sponsored by the Ministry of Ayush, Govt. of India. 

The B2B conference was organised in line with the theme SECURE SCO where S stands for Security, E for Economy, C for Connectivity, U for Unity,...

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CEC Leh met Union MoS External Affairs in New Delhi

New Delhi, Mar 04: Chairman/CEC, Adv. Tashi Gyalson met with the Hon’ble Union Minister of State for External Affairs, Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh in New Delhi yesterday.

H’CEC was accompanied by Lopen Konchok Dorje, member of Drigung Kagyu Samten Ling Vietnam Opening Ceremony Preparatory Committee, and BJP Ladakh’s State Treasurer, Tonyot Tashi.

CEC Gyalson requested MoS Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan to grace as the chief guest at the inauguration of The Great Prayer Wheel “Origung Kagyu Rinchen...

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EC Gh. Mehdi reviews sewerage drainage lines, drinking water supply at Skampari

Leh, Mar 03: On the direction of Chairman/CEC, Adv. Tashi Gyalson, Executive Councillor for Minority Affairs, Ghulam Mehdi visited Upper and Lower Skampari mohallas to review issues regarding the functioning of sewerage drainage lines, and drinking water supplies. 

After reviewing the issues on the ground, EC Mehdi informed that the project has been sanctioned in the District CAPEX budget and accordingly execution of works would initiate. He further informed the residents that Hill Counci...

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Veterinary services to reach at doorstep for livestock owners

Leh, March 03: The Department of Animal Husbandry, Leh convened a meeting regarding ‘Outreach of Veterinary Doctors at Livestock Breeder’s Doorstep’ on March 2 at LDO Office Chushot.

Livestock Development Officer, Leh, Dr. Shakil Ahmad informed that soon the veterinary services will start at the village level. He seeks cooperation from public representatives to achieve the purpose of the initiative. Further, he informed that the Doctor will do physical treatment of livestock including pre...

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Police Arrest One in Connection with Online Recruitment “Exam Scam” in Leh

VoL Desk, Mar. 02: Police in Leh have uncovered an online recruitment exam scam and arrested one suspect, Greater Kashmir quoted the Superintendent of Police in Leh, PD Nitya.

The SP Leh, PD Nitya, stated that the police received a written complaint on February 21 from a JNV teacher named Pradeep Kumar, who was observing the KVS recruitment exam at the GCOM computer center in Leh.

Kumar alleged that the site supervisor, Adnan Ansari, was taking pictures of the computer screen showing t...

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Rare Himalayan Lynx Spotted in Ladakh Captured on Video

VoL Desk, Mar. 02: A rare and beautiful wild cat species, the Himalayan Lynx, has been spotted in Ladakh and captured on video.

The footage, posted on social media by Sherine Fatima, a singer from the Balti community in Leh, shows the small yet fearless creature being barked at by a group of dogs before resting on a wall.

Indian Forest Service officer and wildlife enthusiast, Parveen Kaswan, confirmed that the animal is a Himalayan Lynx, which is one of the rare wild cat species found ...

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Health Dept Upgrades Infrastructure to Deal with High-Altitude Medical Emergencies

Leh, February 28: The Principal Secretary Health and Medical Education, Dr. Pawan Kotwal chaired a meeting at the Civil Secretariat Leh to discuss the oxygen infrastructure and preparation for the tourist season. Reiterating the directions of the Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor, UT Ladakh, Brig (Dr) BD Mishra (Retd), the Principal Secretary exhorted that the department in view of the upcoming tourist season should take all necessary steps to ensure no casualties take place among tourists due to ...

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Women to be empowered under Mission Shakti; Advisor Narula chairs UT-level committee meeting

Leh, Feb 27: The UT-level committee headed by the Advisor to the Lt Governor, Umang Narula, for the implementation of the “Mission Shakti” scheme of the Ministry of Women and Child Development, met today to review the implementation of the scheme in the UT of Ladakh.

‘Mission Shakti’ aims at strengthening interventions for women’s safety, security, and empowerment and focuses on strategies for improving convergence across Departments and at different levels of governance.

The Committee...

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