Leh, October 11, 2026/ VOL News Desk/ Chief Secretary, UT Ladakh, Ashish Kundra, today launched Katabita: The Hidden Doodleland, authored by Padma Angmo and published by Yige Publication, at Rang Thag in Leh.
Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Secretary highlighted the role of children’s imagination in interpreting mythology, spiritual narratives and the cultural heritage of a region. He described the process of documenting children’s imaginative expressions as fascinating, particularly ...
Leh, October 8/ VOL News Desk/ Chief Secretary, UT Ladakh, Ashish Kundra, today chaired a review meeting on the creation of posts for the newly created districts, framing of Recruitment Rules (RRs) for junior-scale posts of 15 departments/services, and ad-hoc promotions at the VC Hall, Ground Floor, UT Secretariat.
At the outset, Administrative Secretary, General Administration Department (GAD), Rudra Pratap Goud, made a detailed presentation on the posts proposed for the new districts, t...
Zanskar, October 4, 2026/ VOL News Desk/ Chief Secretary, Union Territory of Ladakh, Ashish Kundra, today visited Government Degree College Zanskar and reviewed the academic, infrastructural and student-centric initiatives being undertaken by the institution.
During the visit, the Chief Secretary was accompanied by Deputy Commissioner, Zanskar, Shri Omkar Rajendra Gundage; Senior Superintendent of Police, Shri Rigzin Sangdup; and officers of the Public Works Department. Principal, Governm...
Leh, September 21: Chief Secretary, UT Ladakh, Ashish Kundra, today convened a consultative meeting with members of civil society from Ladakh to discuss key administrative, developmental and political issues concerning the Union Territory, including constitutional safeguards, land rights, employment, culture, environment, education, drug abuse and other matters of public importance.
The interaction was attended by prominent members of the community representing diverse backgrounds and sec...
Leh, September 4, 2026: Chief Secretary, Union Territory of Ladakh, Ashish Kundra, today inaugurated the Royal Enfield Himalayan Basecamp at Chuchot Ground, Leh, in the presence of former Member of Parliament Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, Secretary, Transport, Arava Gopi Krishna, and Secretary, Tourism, Sanjeet Rodrigues. The event was organised by Ladakh Bike Rental Cooperative Limited in association with Royal Enfield, a unit of Eicher Motors Limited.
The event brought together prominent aut...
Leh, April 23, 2026/ VOL News Desk/ Chief Secretary, Union Territory of Ladakh, Shri Ashish Kundra, today chaired a meeting to review progress on Priority Area–23, focusing on the establishment of an Auto Appeal System under the Public Services Guarantee Act, 2011. The initiative aims to strengthen service delivery mechanisms by ensuring timely, transparent, and accountable governance.
The proposed auto-appeal system is designed to automatically trigger a review in cases of delay or denia...
Leh, April 22, 2026/ VOL News Desk/ Chief Secretary, Union Territory of Ladakh, Shri Ashish Kundra, today chaired a meeting to deliberate on issues raised by various transport associations of Leh, with a focus on ensuring smooth operations, maintaining law and order, and safeguarding the interests of the tourism sector.
The meeting was attended by representatives of the Mazda Union, Biker Union, Tempo Union 207, Taxi Operators Union, and Transport Federation Cooperative, who highlighted c...
Leh, April 02, 2026/ VOL News Desk/ The Chief Secretary and Pro-Chancellor, University of Ladakh, Shri Ashish Kundra today visited the Taruthang Campus of the University of Ladakh, accompanied by Secretary, Higher Education, Ms Bhanu Prabha. The dignitaries were warmly received by Prof. Saket Kushwaha, Vice Chancellor, University of Ladakh.
During the visit, Shri Kundra inspected various academic and research facilities of the campus and reviewed ongoing activities across departments and ...
Leh, March 21, 2026/ VOL News Desk/ On the second day of his tour to Nyoma Sub-Division, the Chief Secretary of UT Ladakh, Shri Ashish Kundra, accompanied by Administrative Secretary, School Education, Bhanu Prabha, commenced his visit from Tsaga village, where he interacted with nomad families and Pashmina growers.
During the visit, he witnessed a demonstration of Pashmina combing and listened to the issues and concerns raised by the public, which included the development of agricultura...
Leh, March 18, 2026/ VOL News Desk/ The Chief Secretary of the Union Territory of Ladakh, Ashish Kundra, chaired a meeting to review the status of recruitments, promotions, and referral of vacancies to recruiting agencies, including the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).
The meeting focused on expediting promotions through Departmental Promotion Committees (DPCs) to address stagnation and create vacancies, ensuring timely referral of direct recruitment vacancies to UPSC, and reviewin...
