SKUAST Kashmir organizes Kisan Mela in Kargil

KARGIL SEPTEMBER 24: Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology (SKUAST) Kashmir today organized a mega Kisan Mela at Indoor Stadium, Kargil.

The event was inaugurated by Chairman/CEC, LAHDC, Kargil Feroz Ahmad Khan in presence of EC Agriculture, Mohsin Ali, EC Horticulture, Syed Mehdi Fazili, EC Works, Mubarak Shah Naqvi, ADC, Ghulam Mohi-Ud-In, Additional SP, Iftikhar Ahmad Choudhary, Director Extension SKUAST, Kashmir, Prof. Dil Mohd Maqdoomi, progressive farmers, ...

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2nd Buckwheat Flower Festival commences in Skurbuchan

Leh, Sept 09: The 2nd Buckwheat Flower Festival 2022 commenced from today at Skurbuchan village. The Buckwheat Flower Festival is organised by the UT Ladakh Administration and LAHDC Leh in collaboration with Skitchan Kunfan Deton Tsogspa, Skurbuchan. The two-day festival is marking its significance in the tourism calendar of Ladakh attracting a large number of tourists to the lower belt of Sham region.  

The two-day festival was inaugurated by the chief guest Member of Parliament, Ladakh,...

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Secretary Ravinder bids adieu to Agriculture Officer Leh Tsetan Tashi 

Leh, Sep 07: Secretary Agriculture & Horticulture, Ravinder Kumar facilitated former Chief Agriculture Officer Leh Tsetan Tashi, in his office chamber, Civil Secretariat, Leh, on retiring from active government service after serving for 34 years.

During the facilitation, the Secretary appreciated him for his contribution in the agriculture sector like Ladakh Green House Project for which the UT of Ladakh has been conferred with the Prime Minister’s Excellence Award besides his contributio...

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1st Ladakh AgriTech Mela begins in Leh

Leh, Aug 10: The first Ladakh AgriTech Mela began with an inaugural function organised by STI HUB Ladakh in collaboration with LAHDC Leh, CSIR-IMTECH Chandigarh and NIELIT Leh.   

Lt. Governor, Ladakh, RK Mathur attended the inaugural function as the chief guest whereas the guests of honours were Dy Chairman, LAHDC Leh, Tsering Angchuk; EC Agriculture, Stanzin Chosphel; EC RDD Tashi Namgyal Yakzee; Principal Secretary Heath, Dr. Pawan Kotwal; Commissioner Secretary Skill Development, Padm...

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Go Green Go Organic holds 1st mega convention

Leh, July 17: Go Green Go Organic held its first mega convention at Phyang today headed by His Holiness Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang Thinley Lundup along with Chairman/CEC, LAHDC, Leh, Advocate Tashi Gyalson as the chief guest of the event.

Addressing the convention, His Holiness Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang Thinley Lundup talked about the importance of sustainable projects that suit the conditions of Ladakh and discussed the future projects of Go Green Go Organic. His Holiness stressed about lin...

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KVK Kargil mark 94th Foundation Day of ICAR

VoL Desk, July 16: Marking the celebration of 94th ICAR foundation Day, Krishi Vigyan Kendra Kargil 1 organized a day- long programme along with live streaming from ICAR headquarters.

The chief guest of the occasion was Aga Syed Mehdi, Executive Councillor for Horticulture, Ladakh Autonomous Hill development Council, Kargil. A large number of farmers also participated in the programme.

The programme started with the welcome note from Nazir Hussain, Programme Assistant, KVK, Kargil foll...

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RSETI Leh, Horticulture Deptt organizes one-day farmer training cum awareness camp at Chuchot Gongma

Leh, June 29: State Bank of India, Rural Self Employment Training Institute, Leh in collaboration with Horticulture Department, Leh organised a one-day long farmer training cum awareness camp at Chuchot Gongma, Leh.

In his address, Director Horticulture, Ladakh, Mohammad Yousuf Dar said that apricot production is abundant in Ladakh and explained the importance of apricot production. He also informed about several centrally sponsored schemes, such as the Mission for Integrated Development ...

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Baseej-e-Zaraat Kargil transports first consignment of Lily flowers to National market

KARGIL, JUNE 28: The first-ever consignment of Lily flowers goes out of Kargil District for sale in the National market, informed the Baseej-e-Zaraat, IKMT Kargil today.

The first consignment taken by a Kashmir-based flower vender contains 500 flower sticks. While it was informed that more than one lac flower of Gladiolus and Lilly have been distributed by the Baseej-e-Zaraat among farmers to grow across Kargil.

In the coming days, flower production being a cash crop is expected to add...

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Ladakh Administration approves Annual Action Plans for Centrally Sponsored Schemes of Agriculture Department

Leh, June 15: The UT Level Sanctioning Committee under the Chairmanship of Advisor Ladakh, Umang Narula approved Annual Action Plans for six Centrally Sponsored Schemes of the Agriculture Department viz., Agriculture Technology Management Agency (ATMA), Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY), National Food Security Mission (NFSM), Rainfed Area Development (RAD), and Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) for the Financial Year 2022-2023.

The Annual Action Plan proposes to expand the ...

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Drought like situation in Drass villages; farmers leave agricultural land unploughed

“Drass”; on hearing this word, things that come to mind are lush green fields with horses among them, natural beauty, green trees, and an abundance of water. But you must be surprised on hearing that two villages of Drass have abandoned their agricultural lands this year because of an acute shortage of irrigation water.

The public in the Lamochan and Sukutiyal villages told to Voice of Ladakh reporter that the streams have dried which were the key source of irrigation and drinking water. ...

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