VOL News Desk/ In a historic milestone for the administration of justice in the Union Territory of Ladakh, Hon’ble Mr. Justice Surya Kant, Chief Justice of India, today inaugurated the newly established Ladakh Bench of the High Court of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh at Melongthang, Leh.
The establishment of the Bench marks a significant step towards bringing justice closer to the people of Ladakh, particularly those residing in remote and far-flung areas, by reducing the hardships, time and ex...
Leh, October 8, 2026/ VOL News Desk/ Chief Secretary, UT Ladakh, Shri Ashish Kundra, today chaired a meeting to review the outcomes of the recently held Seabuckthorn Conclave and deliberate on a comprehensive, mission-mode strategy for strengthening seabuckthorn production, harvesting, processing, value addition and marketing in Ladakh.
At the outset, Divisional Commissioner/Administrative Secretary, Agriculture & Horticulture, Ladakh, Shri Shurbir Singh, and Administrative Secretary, Ind...
Sonam Wangdus AKA ADU
A High Court judgment from a small Himalayan valley ripples across the world. Lawyers in Geneva. Judges in New Delhi. Environmental scholars in London. All citing a case about a Ladakhi watershed, about how development in fragile mountains must answer to both law and nature. That’s not fantasy. It could be our future. For years, this was unimaginable. A Ladakhi facing a legal wrong, an arbitrary government order, an illegal land grab, an environmental violation faced a b...
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...
Stanzin Jigmet, an Indian filmmaker from Ladakh, has won the Gold award in the Narrative category at the 53rd Student Academy Awards for his film The Dragon Letter. Jigmet, who studied film directing at Escola Superior de Cinema i Audiovisuals de Catalunya (ESCAC) in Barcelona, Spain, was among the student filmmakers honoured at a ceremony held on September 14 on the sidelines of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
The 2026 Student Academy Awards received 2,972 entries from studen...
Srinagar, Sep 16/ VOL News Desk/ Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has cautioned the political leadership in Ladakh and Kargil against relying on verbal assurances from the Centre, advising them to seek written and signed commitments on their demands.
Speaking about the ongoing issues in Ladakh, Abdullah said the region had its own concerns, separate from those of Jammu and Kashmir, but offered its leaders advice based on his own experience.
“Now, Ladakh has its own issues. Our is...
Leh, September 09, 2026/ VOL News Desk/ Mera Yuva Bharat (MY Bharat), State Office, Ladakh, has appealed to the youth of the Union Territory to actively participate in the Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue (VBYLD) 2027, a national initiative aimed at providing young Indians a platform to showcase their ideas, creativity, talent and leadership skills and contribute to the vision of a Viksit Bharat.
The State Director, Ladakh, urged the youth of Ladakh to take advantage of this unique op...
Kargil/ VOL News Desk/ Following recent changes in Ladakh’s administrative map, particularly the granting of district status to Zanskar and Drass and the notification regarding the formation of Hill Development Councils for these areas, debate has intensified over the political future of the Kargil Hill Development Council.
The resignation of four BJP councillors has raised serious questions regarding the present numerical strength of the Kargil Hill Council, the completion of its five-ye...
Leh, September 2/ VOL News Desk/ The Department of Agriculture, Union Territory of Ladakh, under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India, organised a capacity-building training programme for district-level technical staff on AgriStack under the Digital Agriculture Mission on September 2.
The training programme aimed to strengthen the capacity of technical staff for the implementation of the Farmers’ Registry and creation of unique Farmer IDs, which will be uti...
Kargil, September 02, 2026/ VOL News Desk/ The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), in association with the Department of Posts, today 2nd September 2026, inaugurated the Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK) at the Sub Post Office, Kargil, under the jurisdiction of the Regional Passport Office (RPO), Srinagar. The newly inaugurated POPSK is the fourth such Seva Kendra under RPO Srinagar and 457th POPSK in the country.
The inauguration marks a significant milestone in the expansion of p...
