CEC reviews preparation for the upcoming winter tourism season

Discusses plans for Chadar Trek and Marathon on Pangong Lake

Leh, Nov 19: Chairman/CEC, Adv. Tashi Gyalson convened a meeting today with the officers of different departments of District Administration Leh, tourism stakeholders, and officials of Border Road Organisation to review necessary preparations for the Chadar Trek and allied tourism activities including a Marathon on the frozen Pangong Lake ahead of the coming winter tourist season in Ladakh. 

Considering Chadar Trek as an excl...

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Dept of Cooperative, Ladakh celebrates 69th All India Cooperative Week

Leh, November 17: The Department of Cooperative UT, Ladakh celebrated 69th All India Cooperative Week, 2022 (14-20th November 2022) today at the Conference Hall, DC Office which was presided over by Secretary Cooperatives, UT, Ladakh Ravinder Kumar; Hon’ble Executive Councillor, LAHDC, Leh, Ghulam Mehdi and Deputy Commissioner/CEO, LAHDC, Leh, Shrikant Balasaheb Suse, The program was attended by the Officers /officials from the Cooperative Department, Leh, and member representatives from var...

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Thoise Airport to get operational under UDAAN for civilians

Leh, Nov 17: A long pending demand of the people of Nubra valley gets a leap ahead as the airport at Thoise sanctioned under UDAAN scheme has been allotted 28 kanals as informed.

A joint survey was conducted by the officials of Indian Airforce, Civil Administration, Defence Estate office and Airport Authority of India recently to demarcate the land and the handing over of land with a prepared sketch was initiated today by the said officials in the presence of Councillor Tiger, BDC Chairp...

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Principal Secretary reviews status of various projects of Health Dept

Leh, November 15: The Principal Secretary, Health and Medical Education, Dr. Pawan Kotwal chaired a meeting to review the progress of various projects of the Health Department at the Civil Secretariat, Leh.

Dr. Kotwal congratulated the Health Department for implementing the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 in Ladakh. He exhorted that no one should be denied their right to be registered once they are born as it is a person’s right to be counted at both extremes of life for socia...

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Secretary Transport Ladakh releases Contract Carriage Rate List; reflecting an unprecedented hike

Leh, Nov 14: Divisional Commissioner/ Secretary Transport Department Ladakh Saugat Biswas released the rate list for Contract Carriages for each district – Leh and Kargil, revised for the first time since 2018.

The revised rate list brought out by the Office of the Regional Transport Officer are the new rates approved by the State Transport Authority, Ladakh. The RTO informed that the hike in 2022 is unprecedented and much higher than the previous rates issued in 2018.

Commissioner/Sec...

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Secretary Padma Angmo visits PAGIR; discusses strategies for capacity building

Leh, Nov 14: Commissioner/Secretary Social Affairs, UT Ladakh Padma Angmo, along with District Social Welfare Officer Nilza Angmo today visited the People’s Action Group of Inclusion and Rights (PAGIR) campus on Saboo road to discuss strategies for building the capacity of the organization related to skilling and access to a wider market for products of PAGIR.

Secretary Padma was accompanied by a representative from Industries Department, who observed that with assistance, mainly in desig...

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Seminar on “Influence of Bonism in Ladakh and Baltistan” held at Leh

VoL Desk, Nov. 13: “Influence of Bonism in Ladakh and Baltistan” as a topic deeply discussed and explored today in a seminar at Central Institute of Buddhist Studies. The seminar was organised by the Himalayan Cultural Heritage Foundation in collaboration with Association of Baltis in Himalayan Ladakh and Territories of Indus.

Padma Shri Awardee Akhone Asgar Ali Basharat, Ven Thupstan Paldan, Ibrahim Sani, Bashir Ahmad Wafa and Abdul Kareem presented their papers in the first session. Whi...

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SAANS campaign launched in Leh district by Health dept

Leh, Nov 12: On the occasion of World Pneumonia Day, Social Awareness and Actions to Neutralize Pneumonia Successfully (SAANS) campaign was launched in Leh district by Director Health Services, UT Ladakh, Dr. Motup Dorjey. 

A one-day orientation programme on SAANS was also organised by the Health Department, Leh for the medical fraternity attended by the Medical Officers and Block Medical Officers of the district, alongside the launch of the SAANS campaign which would run from November 12...

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LAHDC-Leh passes resolution seeking constitutional safeguard to Ladakh

In a landmark move, the BJP-led Leh chapter of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council passed two resolutions on Wednesday after daylong deliberations seeking constitutional safeguards.

A special session of the general council meeting of LAHDC-Leh was conducted on Wednesday under Chairman LAHDC-Leh, Tashi Gyalson. After a threadbare discussion, two resolutions were moved in the House: the first one pressed for Constitutional safeguards in Ladakh under a suitable provision of the In...

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Middle School Karith secure first position in UT Level TLM Mela 2022

Leh, Nov 10: The UT level Teaching Learning Material (TLM) Mela 2022 was organised by the District Institute of Education and Training (DIET), Leh today at the Eco-Cultural Park, Main Market, Leh.

The day-long event was inaugurated by Principal Secretary, School Education, UT Ladakh, Sanjeev Khirwar and later, Dy Chairman, LAHDC Leh, Tsering Angchuk also graced the function.

Director, School Education, Dr Safdar Ali; Chief Education Officer, Leh; Dy Chief Education Officer, Leh; Princi...

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