Srinagar, May 6/ VOL News Desk/ Farooq Abdullah, President of the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference, has announced that his party will hand over the chairmanship of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council Kargil to the Indian National Congress in accordance with the agreement reached in 2023. The move is being seen as a significant step towards reducing ongoing political tensions in the region.
Speaking to the media, Farooq Abdullah clarified that the leadership of the Council wi...
VOL News Desk/ Hon’ble Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor, LAHDC Kargil, Dr. Mohd Jaffer Akhoon has condemned in the strongest and most unequivocal terms the dastardly and cowardly firing incident on the President National Conference (NC) and former Chief Minister Jammu & Kashmir, Janab Dr. Farooq Abdullah Sahab, at a public function also attended by Deputy Chief Minister Janab Surinder Choudhary Ji.
Dr. Akhoon termed the attack on such a senior, respected and veteran democratic lead...
NEW DELHI, March 06, 2026/ VOL News Desk/ The Hon’ble Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor (CEC) of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Kargil, Dr. Mohd Jaffer Akhoon, signed the Condolence Book today at the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in New Delhi. Dr. Akhoon expressed his deepest condolences to the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Dr. Mohammad Fathali, honoring the life and legacy of the Shaheed Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Syed Ali Khamenei.
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Kargil, January 15/ VOL News Desk/ The Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Kargil organised a farewell function in honour of the promotion and transfer of the Chief Planning Officer, Kargil, Mr. Abdul Hadi who has been appointed as Joint Director, Planning, Monitoring & Development (PM&MD), Union Territory of Ladakh.
Addressing the gathering, the Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor (CEC), LAHDC Kargil, commended the outgoing officer for his sincere and dedicated servic...
Kargil, December 13, 2025: A meeting regarding the declaration of winter vacation in Government and Private Schools of Kargil District was convened today under the chairmanship of the Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor, LAHDC Kargil, Dr. Mohd Jaffer Akhoon, at the Council Secretariat.
The meeting was attended by Executive Councillors Kacho Mohd Feroz, Aga Syed Mujataba, and Phunchok Tashi; Deputy Commissioner/CEO, LAHDC Kargil, Rakesh Kumar; the Chief Medical Officer (CMO); the Chief...
Kargil, December 12/ VOL News Desk/ The Hon’ble Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor, LAHDC Kargil, Dr. Mohd. Jaffer Akhoon, today held a meeting with representatives of the Ladakh Ecological Development Group (LEDeG) to discuss collaborative ecological initiatives and the proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which is expected to be formally signed in the near future.
During the meeting, LEDeG presented key components of their Waste Flow Diagram (WFD) methodology, including samp...
Kargil, December 11/ VOL News Desk/ A delegation led by former Panch Asgar Ali from Thasgam village, Sankoo, called on the Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor (CEC), LAHDC Kargil, Dr. Mohd Jaffer Akhoon, today at his office chamber. During the meeting, the delegation apprised the CEC of several pressing grievances and developmental requirements faced by the residents of Thasgam.
The delegation highlighted the urgent need for repairing the old drinking-water pipeline, which has long ca...
Kargil, December 09/ VOL News Desk/ Under the Chairmanship of the Hon’ble Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor, LAHDC Kargil, Dr. Mohd Jaffer Akhoon, the launching ceremony of “Padega Kargil Badega Kargil” was inaugurated today. The initiative aims to assess the overall development and learning outcomes of school children across the Kargil district.
The ceremony commenced with opening remarks by the Deputy Commissioner, Kargil, Rakesh Kumar, who briefed about the objectives and framewo...
Kargil, November 25/ VOL News Desk/ The Animal Husbandry Department, Kargil, today marked a significant step toward strengthening the district’s dairy sector with the inauguration of a 5-Cow Dairy Unit titled “Madina Dairy Farm” at Kurbathang. The facility was formally inaugurated by the Hon’ble Executive Councillor for Animal and Sheep Husbandry, LAHDC Kargil, Aga Syed Mujtaba.
The project has been developed under the Special Development Package (SDP) with a total approved cost of ₹12.24...
Kargil, November 24/ VOL News Desk/ A delegation led by Nasir Hussain Munshi, Councillor of the Choskore constituency, met Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor, LAHDC Kargil, Dr. Mohd Jaffer Akhoon, at the Council Secretariat today.
The delegation informed the CEC that the ongoing construction work at Saldasthang should be stopped at the earliest, as the land is a traditional grazing area of the community and the activity may adversely affect their livestock.
CEC Kargil gave a patie...
