The two-day Career Awareness Seminar organized by Career Defence School in Leh and Kargil successfully concluded on Friday. The seminar aimed to provide guidance to students from the Union Territory of Ladakh for prestigious competitive examinations including IIT, NDA, JEE, NEET, and other national-level tests.
The program was led by Engineer Vinay Rai, Founder and CEO of Career Defence School, with senior officials from the Education Department and other educational and administrative bodies...
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Chief Secretary, Ashish Kundra Visits Kargil; Emphasizes Development, Education, Grassroots Governance, and Sustainable Tourism
Kargil, February 23/ VOL News Desk/ The Chief Secretary of the Union Territory of Ladakh, Ashish Kundra, undertook a comprehensive visit to Kargil district, engaging with various delegations and addressing key developmental concerns across the region.
During his visit to Rangdum, members of the Rangdum Gonpa Cultural and Welfare Society submitted a memorandum highlighting several pressing demands. These included the construction of essential link roads, development of an ice-skating grou...
LG Kavinder: Health, Education, Tourism Key to Ladakh’s Growth
Leh, Aug 30/ VOL News Desk/ Calling Health, Education and Tourism the three lifelines of Ladakh, the Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Shri Kavinder Gupta, today said that all-out efforts are being made to strengthen these sectors to ensure holistic and sustainable development of the Union Territory.
“Unprecedented development is taking place across Ladakh. From health to education and tourism, new infrastructure is coming up at a rapid pace. It is important to highlight these achiev...
Ladakhi Youth Benefit from ALSWAC’s Career Guidance Initiative
Kargil, Ladakh | 30/06/2025— The All Ladakh Students Welfare Association, Chandigarh (ALSWAC), a student body committed to the upliftment and empowerment of Ladakhi youth, successfully concluded its first-ever series of counselling and career guidance sessions for higher secondary school students in Kargil district. The sessions, held between 19th June and 29th June 2025, aimed to provide meaningful academic and career-related guidance to students in remote villages, helping them take confid...
Three Mohalla Study Centres Inaugurated in Saliskote under CCDA 2024–25
Kargil, June 25, 2025 – In a significant step towards promoting community-based education and developing a vibrant reading culture in rural Kargil, three Mohalla Study Centres were inaugurated at Saliskote under the Community-Centric Developmental Approach (CCDA) for the year 2024–25.
The inauguration ceremony was graced by Kacho Mohammad Feroz, Hon’ble Executive Councillor for Revenue and Acting Chief Executive Councillor (CEC), LAHDC Kargil, as the Chief Guest, and Shri Rakesh Kumar, IA...
ALSWAC Kicks start mass Career Counselling cum Awareness at Various Schools of Kargil
The All Ladakh Students Welfare Association, Chandigarh, led by the President Aba Idrees, senior research scholars, and executive members, kickstarted its Career Counselling-cum-Awareness Drive at various Higher Secondary Schools .
In the first phase they covered Chanigound, High School Thasgam, HSS Drass, and High School Drass, Model Public School Muradbagh ,high school Muradbagh (Drass).
During the visit at muradbagh the Youth Welfare Association Muradbagh Drass also cooperated the c...
LAHDC Kargil signs MOU with Wipro Foundation Bangalore to strengthen Education sector in Kargil
Kargil, June 18, 2025 – Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor, LAHDC Kargil, Dr Mohd Jaffer Akhoon today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between LAHDC Kargil and Wipro Foundation Bangalore to strengthen Education sector in Kargil.
The event was attended by EC Tourism Kacho Mohd Feroz, EC Education Zakir Hussain, Chief Education Officer Kargil Sonam Wangchuk, Principal DIET S.D Wangyal, representatives from Wipro Foundation Avinash Kumar and Ashish Jha, Anup George from Azim P...
Drug Abuse Awareness Held at GHSS Choskore
Kargil, May 31, 2025 – The District Drug Addiction Centre (DDAC) Kargil, in collaboration with IKMT, JUIAK, and the Department of Education Kargil, organized an important awareness program on drug abuse and its prevention at Government Higher Secondary School Choskore, Kargil.
The Principal of GHSS Choskore, Ms. Sabiha Saif, welcomed the guests and participants with a warm speech. She also spoke about the serious issue of drug abuse and emphasized everyone’s social responsibility to raise...
Kargil Forest Division & School Unite for Pre-Environment Day Campaign
Kargil, May 31, 2025 – In a significant prelude to World Environment Day celebrations, a pre-World Environment Day campaign was organized by the Forest Department Kargil, Sankoo Range, in collaboration with Government High School Thasgam. The event was graced by the presence of the Range Officer Sankoo Niyaz Ali , Block Development Officer, Soil Conservation Department, school staff, students, and officials from the Forest Department.
Following the inauguration, a pledge-taking ceremony w...
Ladakh Corps and University Partner for Education and Research
Fire and Fury Corps and the University of Ladakh signed a Memorandum of Understanding for greater coordination in the fields of higher education and joint research on 29 May 2025. Lt Gen Hitesh Bhalla, UYSM, SC**, SM, VSM, GOC Fire and Fury Corps and Prof Saket Kushwaha, Vice Chancellor of Ladakh University exchanged the MoU in a grand ceremony held at Leh. Senior military and UT Administration officers attended the event.
The collaboration between the Indian Army and the University of Ladakh...