In a moving tribute to its veterans and the families of fallen soldiers, the Indian Army’s Forever in Operations Division organized a Vetran rally at the Kargil War Memorial, Kargil Helipad, to mark the 25th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas. The event saw the participation of over 240 ex-servicemen and Veer Naries from Dras, Kaltsi, Biamah, Padum, and Kargil.
The rally aimed to honor the valiant soldiers of the Kargil War and address various issues faced by veterans and their families, i...
VoL Desk, July 11: Sukutiyal village in the Drass Subdivision, under the Bhimbat Councillor Constituency, is experiencing a severe shortage of drinking and irrigation water, according to a correspondence from the villagers to the Voice of Ladakh.
Residents have been forced to collect water from a spring located between 500 meters to 1 kilometer away from their homes. Additionally, some volunteers use their vehicles to transport water in 500-liter Sintex tanks to distribute among the neigh...
Vol Desk, May 24: Once again, bear breaks into animal shed at Thasgam, Drass that has caused loss of property and preyed a cow, stated the owner of the house in a telephonic conversation with Voice of Ladakh.
The cow was well grownup and newly bought at the cost of 54,000 rupees, stated the owner lamenting on his fate of such a huge loss.
Similar incident was also reported fifteen days ago in the neighborhood whereas per reports destroyed ration and caused huge loss to the family.
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Kargil, Feb 06: Deputy Commissioner/CEO, LAHDC, Kargil, Shrikant Suse conducted tour of Drass subdivision in connection to review status of development works and snow clearance works on Srinagar-Leh Highway.
He was accompanied by Executive Engineer Mechanical, Mohd Hassan, Dy. SP Traffic, Manzoor Ahmed, Tehsildar Drass, SHO Drass, PHE Engineers and concerned BRO officers.
During the visit up to India Gate, the DC took stock of the snow clearance measures being undertaken by project Vij...
VoL Desk, Jan. 17: The Lieutenant Governor, Ladakh, Brig. (Dr) BD Mishra called on the delegation of Drass Sub-division comprising the Councilor Rambirpora, Abdul Samad, Councillor, Bhimbat, Abdul Wahid and other members. During the meeting the delegation put forth their demand before the LG.
During the meeting the delegation requested the LG for his intervention in giving District status to Drass Sub-division. Besides, they demanded for the promotion of winter tourism; extension of days ...
Vol Desk, Jan 12: In response to recent media reports suggesting the contemplation of creating separate districts in Ladakh for Zanskar and Nubra, the sub-division Drass has witnessed a surge in protests, demanding a separate district for their region as well.
On January 10, news circulated among the people of Ladakh that the Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Ladakh had discussed the formation of separate districts for Zanskar and Nubra with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) before the 2024 g...
Kargil, Jan 09: Chairman/Chief Executive Councilor, LAHDC, Kargil, Dr Jaffer Akhoon along with senior officers visited Drass Sub Division to take assessment of various developmental and infrastructure works.
Kargil, Dec 19: Chairman/Chief Executive Councilor, LAHDC, Kargil, Dr. Mohd Jaffer Akhoon chaired a meeting to review winter preparedness at Dak Bungalow, Drass.
The meeting was attended by Councilor Bhimbhat, Sub Divisional Magistrate Drass, Naib-Tehsildar Drass and various Sub Divisional Officers.
During the meeting, SDM Drass briefed the chair about the position of winter stocking/preparedness by the various departments and the status of Kargil- Srinagar Highway came under discussio...
Kargil, Oct 24, 2023: Chairman/CEC, LAHDC, Kargil, Dr Mohd Jaffer Akhoon today attended the concluding ceremony of the 3rd LG Horse Polo Cup organized by DYSSO Kargil, which concluded at Goshan Stadium Drass.
Ladakh Scouts Leh clinched the third LG Cup for the third consecutive time, securing a 4-0 victory over D’Meadows Drass.
Speaking at the event, the CEC emphasized the significance of Polo as a heritage sport and expressed his satisfaction over the substantial developments that hav...
Kargil, October 23, 2023: On the 4th Day of the 3rd LG Cup Horse Polo Rolling Trophy, two semi-final matches and a final match of women teams were played at International Polo Ground Goshan Drass.
The 1st Semi Final was played between Ladakh Scout and Chuchot Polo Club Leh. Ladakh Scout won the match by 06-0.
Similarly, the 2nd Semi Final was played between Animal Husbandry Leh and D’Meadows Drass. D’Meadows Drass won the match by 06-05.
The final match of women team was played betw...
