KARGIL JULY 03, 2021: In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (g) of Section 3 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, the Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh vide a notification issued on July 1, 2021 has designated officers as the Collectors Land Acquisition to perform the functions of Collector under the said act and rules framed thereunder in their respective jurisdictions in the UT.
As per the no...
Commissioner Secy reviews the work under the Irrigation and Flood Control Sector of Ladakh
Leh, May, 25: Commissioner Secretary, Public Health Engineering/Irrigation & Flood Control, Ajeet Kumar Sahu today reviewed the progress of the works under the Irrigation and Flood Control Department in the UT Ladakh. Commissioner Secretary also reviewed the Central Sector Schemes of AIBP and FMP.
After the direction from the Hon’ble LG, RK Mathur, the Irrigation & Flood Control Department is im...
Leh, May 22: The UT Administration sanctioned the constitution of “Ladakh Skill Development Mission (LSDM)”. The LSDM will be a two-tier structure comprising of the Governing Council and Executive Committee.
The Advisor to the LG Ladakh is the chairperson of the Governing Council, which will be the apex decision-making body. Secretary, Technical Education and Skill Development Department, is designated as the Mission Director of the LSDM.
The mission will formulate and steer the skill...
Leh, May, 19: In a review meeting of the Food and Civil Supplies Department of Ladakh Secretary, Saugat Biswas, lauded the efforts of the Director, FCS& CA Ladakh, Anil Kaul and the officers of the Department for commencing distribution of food grains under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana Phase III ( PMGKAY Phase- III) timely.
Under PMGKAY-III members of the AAY and PHH categories will receive 5 kgs of food grain per soul per month comprising 3.5 kg of rice and 1.5 kg of atta ...
Leh, May 19: In the wake of the surge in Covid-19 cases in Nubra sub-division, Deputy Commissioner/Chairman, District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), Leh, Shrikant Suse, today visited Sub-Division Hospital (SDH) at Diskit and villages brought under containment to take stock of the arrangements and preparedness for Covid-19.
During his visit to SDH Diskit to review Covid-19 management, Chairman DDMA Leh directed the Executive Engineer of PWD to expedite the construction work of the o...
Leh, May 19: As per the media bulletin released by the Directorate of Health Services UT Ladakh last night, a total of 202 new positive sample reports of Covid-19 were received yesterday. Out of the total positive reports, 164 reports were received by CMO Leh and 38 positive sample reports were received by CMO Kargil.
UT Ladakh reports the death of five patients from Covid-19 yesterday; four in Leh and one in Kargil. The total number of deaths in UT Ladakh has reached 170; 123 in Leh and ...
Leh, May 13: Jigmet Tharchin from Tia village in Leh district made the whole UT Ladakh proud after reaching the summit of Mt. Everest on May 12. He successfully descended back to the Mt. Everest Base camp today.
A civilian from UT Ladakh has successfully reached the summit of Mount Everest for the first time. UT Administration and LAHDC Leh assisted Jigmet in his quest.
He reached the summit of Mt. Everest at around 07:04 AM on May 12. He had earlier climbed several peaks of more than ...
Leh, May, 10: Secretary Agriculture/Horticulture Department, Ravinder Kumar convened a preliminary meeting regarding the prospects of Hing (asafoetida) cultivation in UT Ladakh.
Secretary, Ravinder instructed the Departments to initiate and explore the cultivation of asfoetida (Hing). He further asked to submit a proposal/plan in this regard.
He directed all the line Departments to come up with an action plan and more scientific information after consultation with the national researc...
KARGIL, MAY 10, 2021: The Union Territory Administration of Ladakh since its formation vociferously claimed that there is abundance of funds in the new administrative setup. However, the sufferings of the retired government employees, who have not received their pension since March this year, tell a different narrative about the funds in UT Ladakh.
The UT Administration has not released the Pension funds to the Jammu and Kashmir Bank since last two years that means since formation of UT i...
LEH, APRIL 29, 2021: With the passage of time, locals in Ladakh are steadily realising the consequences of becoming a separate Union Territory after the abrogation of special protections under Article 370 in August 2019. Fearing from the consequences, the people in Leh demanded protection under Sixth Schedule where they seem to have disappointed by the Union Government. Now, the people have started taking some local measures to protect their business, ecology, and culture.
In such an acti...
