Leh, November 23: The District Tobacco Control Cell (DTCC), Leh today conducted a meeting chaired by Deputy Commissioner Leh, Shrikant Suse, to discuss the agendas on tobacco control in the National Tobacco Control Programme.
The formation of Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA) enforcement squads at district HQ and blocks was proposed in the meeting. Displaying COTPA 2003 on the district official website and action against the supply and distribution of illegal tobacco produ...
Leh, Oct 31/ DIPR Leh: Union Territory of Ladakh celebrated its second foundation day with full fervour today at Polo Ground Leh, as a part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebration, in the presence of Lieutenant Governor, UT Ladakh; Chairman, LAHDC Leh, Tashi Gyalson and Member of Parliament Ladakh, Jamyang Tsering Namgyal and other dignitaries and officers.
Asserting that Ladakh has a bright future, Lieutenant Governor, Ladakh, RK Mathur termed youth as ‘our asset’ during the celeb...
Leh, October 18: Secretary, Tourism & Culture, UT Ladakh, Kachoo Mehboob Ali Khan, today, convened a meeting to take stock of the iconic week celebration under the theme Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav in Ladakh.
The weeklong event is being organized at different locations of districts Leh and Kargil of UT Ladakh from 25th – 31st of October.
To make the event grand and successful, Secretary, K. Mehboob Ali Khan directed the Deputy Commissioners of Leh & Kargil to form district as well as sub-d...
Leh, October 17: Advisor Ladakh, Umang Narula, chaired a meeting of the UT level Approval & Monitoring Committee to approve the Annual Action Plan under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojna (RKVY) scheme for UT Ladakh.
The Committee approved Rs 4.5 crore each for Leh and Kargil districts under the Annual Action Plan under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojna (RKVJ) after a detailed discussion.
During the meeting, Advisor Narula emphasised the need to implement drip and sprinkle irrigation, control cod...
Leh, Sep 22. The first meeting of the Wetland Authority for UT of Ladakh was held under the chairpersonship of Advisor Ladakh, Umang Narula, today, at the UT Secretariat.
The member-secretary of the Authority, Preet Pal Singh briefed the members about the duties and responsibilities of the Authority as mentioned in the Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017.
It was decided that wetlands in Ladakh would be identified using a combination of available geospatial imageries ...
Leh, Sep 13: Financial Commissioner Revenue, UT Ladakh/ CEO LLaRMA, Dr Pawan Kotwal chaired a meeting of the Governing Body of the Ladakh Land Records Modernization Agency (LLaRMA) to discuss the progress under DILRMP & SVAMITVA. Also, discussion on issues of getting the survey/ resurvey of the non-Abadi deh area including agricultural land in all the villages/ estates of the villages as per Record of Rights (RORs) and the Barren & Waste Lands as defined under the Section 39 of the Land Reve...
Leh, Sept. 28: A historic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the UT Administration and Border Roads Organisation (BRO) for upgradation and improvement of the Road Network of Ladakh, today, at the UT Secretariat in presence of Principal Secretary, Dr Pawan Kotwal and Lt General, Rajeev Chaudhary, VSM.
The MoU was signed by Brig. Arvinder Singh, Chief Engineer, Project HIMANK, Brig. Ashish Gambhir; Chief Engineer Project VIJAYAK and P.C. Tanoch, Chief Engineer, PW(R&B). ...
Leh, August 10: The UT Administration of Ladakh is hosting the first edition of “The Himalayan Film Festival-2021” (THFF) from September 24 to 28, 2021 at Leh in collaboration with the Directorate of Film Festivals, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, GoI.
Popular films from the Himalayan states viz Assam, Sikkim, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh besides Indian Panorama...
Leh, August 02: Principal Secretary, Planning, Development & Monitoring Department, UT Ladakh, Dr Pawan Kotwal, today, convened a meeting to discuss projects for setting up of Sustainable Development Goals Coordination Centre (SDGCC) under the United Nation Development Programme (UNDP) in Ladakh on the pattern of SDGCC in the state of Haryana, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Karnataka and Nagaland already set up by the UNDP.
A detailed presentation was given by the team of UNDP on the SDG/ Localisa...
Helpline for senior citizens to be fully functional within two months
Leh, July 31: The UT Administration of Ladakh is starting the Senior Citizen Helpline in UT of Ladakh shortly. The Social/Tribal Welfare Department, UT of Ladakh today signed the Tripartite MoU with Help Age India ( a Company Incorporated under Company Act 2013) and National Institute of Social Defence (NIDS), Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Gol.
The MOSJE, Govt. of India, (National Institute of Social D...
