Leh, September 4, 2026/ VOL News Desk/ Chief Secretary, UT of Ladakh, Ashish Kundra, chaired a meeting to review the progress and implementation of projects under the Vibrant Village Programme (VVP) in the Union Territory of Ladakh.
During the meeting, Administrative Secretary, Rural Development Department (RDD), Nidhi Malik, gave a detailed presentation on the overall status and progress of the Vibrant Village Programme. The presentation covered the physical and financial progress of the...
Kargil, August 26, 2026/ VOL News Desk/ The 2nd Suru Summer Festival commenced today with a strong focus on promoting Kargil as a premier sustainable, cultural and adventure tourism destination, while creating greater livelihood and employment opportunities for local communities.
As part of the event, various adventure activities were organised at different locations. A cycle rally was held from the University of Ladakh campus to Ashina; paragliding was conducted at Tsunchay Doks, Namsuru...
Kargil, August 19, 2026/ VOL News Desk/ A two-day Integrated and Communication and Outreach Programme (ICOP) on the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) began at the Syed Mehdi Memorial Auditorium Hall in Kargil today. The programme was inaugurated by Er. Punchok Tashi, Executive Councillor (Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Power Development Department, FCS&CA, Information and ZDA) LAHDC Kargil.
The programme, aimed to create awareness about t...
Kargil, August 19, 2026/ VOL News Desk/ Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor (CEC), LAHDC Kargil, Dr. Mohd Jaffer Akhoon today paid a courtesy call on Chief General Manager, Jammu & Kashmir Bank, Sunit Kumar. Cluster Head of J&K Bank, Kargil, Ishfaq Sarwar Malik, was also present during the meeting.
During the meeting, Dr. Akhoon discussed various issues concerning J&K Bank’s banking services in Kargil, along with ongoing and proposed projects under the Bank’s Corporate Social Responsi...
Leh, August 18, 2026/ VOL News Desk/ Administrative Secretary, PWD/R&B, UT Ladakh, Baseer-ul-Haq Choudhary, today chaired a review meeting to assess the progress of road and infrastructure projects being executed by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) across Ladakh. The meeting focused on project-wise physical and financial progress, land acquisition, wildlife clearances, fund utilisation, pending liabilities and completion timelines.
Chief Engineer, Project Vijayak, presented an overview...
Kargil, August 18, 2026/ VOL News Desk/ Executive Councillor for Irrigation & Flood Control (I&FC) and Public Health Engineering (PHE), LAHDC Kargil, Altaf Hussain, today chaired a comprehensive review meeting following the allocation of portfolios, taking stock of ongoing schemes, pending works and key departmental issues across Kargil.
The Superintending Engineers of I&FC and PHE presented detailed updates on ongoing schemes, pending DPRs, liabilities, works already accorded and tendere...
Kargil, August 17, 2026/ VOL News Desk/ Deputy Commissioner/CEO, LAHDC Kargil,/ Principal Census Officer, Kargil, Rakesh Kumar, IAS, today officially launched the second phase of Census 2027—Population Enumeration (PE)—at his office chamber in Kargil.
As part of the launch, Rakesh Kumar became the 2nd person to undertake Self-Enumeration (SE) for the Population Enumeration 2027 in Kargil, thereby encouraging citizens to participate in the digital self-enumeration process.
The second ph...
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Ganderbal, July 31, KNT: Five persons from the Ladakh region, including two brothers and a 10-year-old boy, were injured after a Xylo vehicle crashed into an electric pole at Hain Kangan in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Friday.
Officials said the vehicle (JK10/5974) lost control and rammed into an electric pole, leaving all its occupants injured.
The injured were identified as driver Asghar Ali, son of Mohammad Hussain Ali, a resident of Kargil; Hussain Asqari, so...
Nubra, July 30, 2026/ VOL News Desk/ In a significant step towards strengthening the tourism ecosystem and ensuring compliance with the newly notified regulatory framework, the Department of Tourism, UT Ladakh, successfully conducted a Tourist Unit Registration Camp at the Conference Hall, SDM Office, Diskit, Nubra Valley.
The registration camp was organized to facilitate on-the-spot registration of tourist units in accordance with the provisions of the Ladakh Tourist Unit Unified Registr...
Leh, July 27, 2026/ VOL News Desk/ Chief Secretary, UT Ladakh, Ashish Kundra, chaired a meeting of the UT-Level Implementation Committee constituted for the effective implementation of the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026, and reviewed the progress made towards compliance with the directions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Civil Appeal No. 6174 concerning solid waste management and monitoring.
The meeting was attended by the Divisional Commissioner; Secretaries of Health, PWD, Tourism a...
