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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Leh, November 9: The 2nd UT Level Apex Committee meeting was held under the Chairmanship of Advisor, Ladakh Umang Narula to oversee the implementation of Hon’ble National Green Tribunal (NGT) orders on Waste Management and other environmental issues in the Union Territory. The concerned officials presented the action taken report on the decisions taken during the 1st UT Level Apex Committee meeting.
In a detailed presentation, Member Secretary, Ladakh Pollution Control Board (LPCC), Sajad...
Leh, Nov 09: Secretary Horticulture, Union Territory of Ladakh, Ravinder Kumar inspected places/orchard areas and took stock of developmental activities undertaken by the Department of Horticulture, Union Territory of Ladakh.
Director Horticulture, UT Ladakh, Chief Horticulture Officer, Leh, Horticulture Development Officer, Leh and other officials accompanied him during the field visit.
While inspecting the processing unit established by Tundup Tsering in Phyang village, the Secretary...
The President of India has empowered the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh Union Territory to exercise the powers and functions discharged by the “state government “and the “appropriate government” under two more laws.
The Union Home Ministry has issued two separate notifications to empower LG Ladakh to exercise the powers and functions of “the appropriate government” and “the state government” respectively under “the Minimum Wages Act, 1948” and “the Poisons Act, 1919”.
“In pursuance of ...
