Acting CEC chairs review meeting for upcoming Suru Festival 2025

Kargil, May 26, 2025 – Acting Chief Executive Councillor and EC Tourism, LAHDC Kargil, Kacho Mohd Feroz, today chaired a preparatory review meeting related to the upcoming Suru Festival 2025.

The meeting was attended by Assistant Director Tourism Kargil Mohammad Ali Tak, besides the Ernst & Young team on behalf of the Tourism Department of UT Ladakh.

During the meeting, threadbare deliberations and discussions were followed to assess different ideas and objectives related to the succes...

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AKSAD Backs Ladakh’s Four-Point Agenda in KDA-LAB Meeting

New Delhi, 26/05/2025 – The President of the All Kargil (Ladakh) Students’ Association Delhi (AKSAD) recently met with the co-chairmen of the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) and the Leh Apex Body (LAB) at Ladakh Bhawan, New Delhi, to express the student community’s strong support for their unified demands. This meeting precedes critical discussions scheduled between the KDA, LAB, and the Ministry of Home Affairs. During the interaction, the AKSAD President unequivocally conveyed full suppor...

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Nationwide ‘Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan’ for Farmers Launched

KVK Nyoma, the Highest Altitude KVK in India, to Launch Nationwide Campaign ‘Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan’ in Union Territory of Ladakh.

“Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan”, a nationwide agricultural outreach campaign aimed at empowering farmers with knowledge and tools for the Kharif cropping season. The campaign will be held from 29th May to 12th June 2025 across all states and union territories of India.

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) in association with the Departm...

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Bear-Proof Corral Handed Over to Community in Azuri Village, Pandrass

Drass | May 25, 2025 — In a significant step towards strengthening human-wildlife coexistence, a bear-proof corral was officially handed over today to the community of Azuri Village, Pandrass, by Hon’ble Councillor Mr. Abdul Samad (Upper Constituency), Drass.

This initiative is part of the ongoing Himalayan Brown Bear Conservation Project led by WWF-India in collaboration with local communities and the Wildlife Department, Kargil.

The bear-proof corral is designed to protect livestock ...

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Free Hearing Aid Camp Benefits Kargil Residents

Kargil, May 25, 2025 – Baqirya Health Care & Research Centre (BHC&RC), the health wing of Imam Khomeini Memorial Trust (IKMT), in collaboration with Voluntary Medicare Society Kashmir, successfully conducted a Free Hearing Aid Distribution and Hearing Screening Camp today at Bemathang, Kargil. The event was inaugurated by the esteemed Deputy Commissioner of Kargil, Mr. Srikant Bala Saheb Suse (IAS) in the presence of Additional Deputy Commissioner Kargil, Mr. Kacho Imtiyaz (JKAS)and Chairman...

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Kargil Gears Up for Tribal Outreach “Dharti Aaba Abhiyan”

Kargil, May 24, 2025 – Deputy Commissioner Kargil, Shri Shrikant Balasaheb Suse, today convened a meeting with heads of key departments and officials to review preparations for the upcoming “Dharti Aaba Abhiyan – Awareness and Benefit Saturation Camps,” scheduled to be held across the district from 15th June to 30th June 2025.

The campaign is being launched under the national initiatives — Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyaan (PM JANMAN) and the Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Ut...

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DLSA Kargil Trains Para Legal Volunteers

Kargil, May 25, 2025 – District Legal Services Authority, Kargil organized three days Orientation – Induction – Refresher and Community Mediation Training to the Adhikar Mitra (Para Legal Volunteers) of district Kargil from 22nd to 24th of May, 2025 at Conference Hall Baroo, Kargil.

The inaugural cum orientation session was attended by Ms. Spalzes Angmo Chairman, DLSA Kargil, Mr. Wangial Tsering CJM Kargil, Mr. Chemit Yurgyal Secretary DLSA Kargil, Ms. Deldan Angmo Chairman TLSC Sankoo, A...

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Ladakh Issues New Guidelines for Rent-a-Bike Trade Licenses

Leh/Kargil, Ladakh – The Office of the Regional Transport Officer (RTO), UT Ladakh, has released updated guidelines concerning the issuance and renewal of Trade Licenses under the Rent a Motor Cycle Scheme, 1997. Circular No. 01, dated May 24, 2025, outlines the application process, eligibility criteria, and additional conditions for operating a rent-a-bike business in the region.
According to the circular, the application for a new or renewed Trade License must be made in Form 1 to the Licen...

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Ladakhi Mountaineer Scales Kangchenjunga Under ‘Har Shikhar Tiranga’

Leh, Ladakh —
Bringing immense pride to Ladakh union territory ,Nb Subedar Tsewang Chosgail has successfully summited Mt. Kangchenjunga (8,586 m), the highest mountain of India and world’s 3rd highest mountain, as a member of team of the National Institute of Mountaineering and Adventure Sports (NIMAS). The expedition was led by renowned mountaineer Col Ranveer Singh Jamwal.

Chosgail, A seasoned mountaineer with over 15 years of high-altitude climbing experience and 35 mountaineering exped...

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GDC Sankoo Hosts Biodiversity Day Workshop on Ethical Conservation

Kargil, May 23, 2024 – The Department of Zoology, Government Degree College (GDC) Sankoo Campus, marked International Biodiversity Day with a hands-on workshop centered around the award-winning PARTNERS Principle for ethical and community-based conservation. The event was organized in collaboration with the Wildlife Protection Division Kargil and Peace rChan.

The event brought together wildlife officials, faculty members from biological sciences, and students pursuing skill enhancement co...

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