CEO Leh announce winter vacations for schools

Leh, Nov. 28: Chief Education Officer, Leh in a fresh order directed closure of government and private schools for winter vacations from December 05 and December 15 onwards in different phases.

“As approved by the Deputy Commissioner/ Chief Executive Officer, LAHDC, Leh, the Govt. and Private Schools shall observe winter vacations”, read the order.

The students studying in class Pre-Primary to 8th shall be let off for winter vacations with effect from 5th December 2022 while rest of the st...

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Ladakh Administration doubles total renumeration of LAHDC Councillors

Leh, November 26: On the occasion of Samvidhan Divas, the Ladakh administration in its commitment to strengthen and support a robust democracy at the grassroots level, doubled the total remuneration of the councilors of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Councils Leh and Kargil from the existing Rs. 60,000/- to Rs 1,20,000/-

This includes an additional monthly Constituency Allowance of Rs. 40,000/-, Office/Telephone Allowance of Rs 10,000/- and Medical Allowance of Rs. 10,000/-

Ear...

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Ladakh admin to construct Ladakh Bhawan in Chandigarh; passenger facility centres at Himachal and J&K

Leh, November 25: The Commissioner/Secretary, the Public Works Department who is also the Managing Director, Sindhu Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (SIDCO) chaired a meeting to review the progress of various infrastructural projects of SIDCO at the Civil Secretariat, Leh today. 

The meeting discussed in detail the status of the allocation of land for the proposed Ladakh Bhawan at Chandigarh. The Ladakh Bhawan at Chandigarh aims to provide assistance to patients, students, a...

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Tunnels across major passes in Ladakh in offing; to cost Rs 5,000 cr

Leh, Nov 24 (PTI) The Ladakh administration is planning to build tunnels at cost of Rs 5,000 crores across major passes in the union territory to improve internal connectivity, and has hired consultants for the mega task, a senior official said on Thursday.

Situated at an average altitude of over 11,000 feet, Ladakh, which literally means ‘land of high passes’ is a place like no other. The passes offer breath-taking views and gateway to beautiful valleys nestled in the Himalayas.

The L...

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World Heritage Week celebration concludes in Leh district

Leh, Nov 25: The week-long celebration of World Heritage Week organised by the Archaeological Survey of India, Mini Circle Leh in collaboration with the Archives, Archaeology and Museums Department, Leh concluded at the iconic Leh Palace today in presence of chief guest Prof S K Mehta, Vice Chancellor, University of Ladakh.

Chief guest Prof. S K Mehta lauded the efforts of the organisers and added that the climatic conditions prevalent in Ladakh contribute to making its heritage unique an...

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NRLM launch month-long campaign ‘Ending Gender-based Violence’

Leh, Nov 25 (DIPR-L): National Rural Livelihood Mission of the Ministry of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj launched a month-long campaign ‘Ending Gender-based Violence’ from Nov 25 to Dec 23 on the occasion of International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women today.

Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Leh, including Chairperson, BDC, Leh;  ADDC/ACD, Leh; DPO, Leh; BDC, Leh; members of PRIs; SHGs of NRLM blocks and officers/officials of RDD, Leh virtually par...

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Principal Secretary, H&UDD, Ladakh reviews progress of flagship schemes viz PMAY-U, PM-SVANidhi, Urban (SBM-U), AMRUT 2.0

Leh, November 24: Principal Secretary, Housing & Urban Development Department, UT Ladakh, Shri Sanjeev Khirwar, IAS, chaired a meeting to review progress of flagship schemes viz Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban (PMAY-U), Pradhan Mantri Street Vendors AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM-SVANidhi), Swachh Bharat Mission – Urban (SBM-U), Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation 2.0 (AMRUT 2.0)

Principal Secretary directed Director, Urban Local Bodies (ULB) to assess the funding from centra...

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Secretary Sports, Ladakh discusses long-term plans for the development of Sports in Ladakh with SAI & MYAS officials

Leh, Nov 24: Secretary Sports, Ladakh, Ravinder Kumar chaired a meeting with officials of the Youth Services and Sports (YSS), Ladakh to discuss and strategize long-term systematic plans for the development of Sports in Ladakh.

They sought advice from Director Infrastructure, Sports Authority of India (SAI) Lt. Col Yadvinder Singh, and Deputy Secretary Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, GoI Bangara Raju.

Lt. Col Yadvinder Singh highlighted the importance of first identifying the spo...

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Principal Secretary, IT Dept Ladakh reviews Implementation of Community Radio Network

Leh, November 23: Principal Secretary, IT Department, Ladakh, Sanjeev Khirwar chaired a meeting in his office chamber to review the implementation of the Community Radio Network in Ladakh.

At the outset, AGM, BECIL, Khushwinder Singh Bhatia, explained the architecture of the Community Radio Network to the Principal Secretary and apprised him about the survey conducted by the BECIL Team in the 29 locations across the UT of Ladakh.

As per the directions of the Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor...

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Commissioner Finance discusses service level agreement for implementation of DILRMP in Ladakh

Leh, Nov 24 (DIPR-L): Financial Commissioner, UT Ladakh Dr. Pawan Kotwal chaired a meeting with the board members of Ladakh Land Records Modernization Agency (LLaRMA) to discuss the service level agreement for the project – Digital India Land Records Modernization Program (DILRMP) – in Ladakh.

Dr. Kotwal stated that although DILRMP is a demand-driven scheme of the GoI, digitization of land records is of utmost importance so as to link the data to the registration system which will assist ...

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