Drass, May 29/ VOL News Desk/ Deputy Commissioner Drass, Imteeaz Kacho (JKAS), and Superintendent of Police Drass, Ishtiyaq Kacho (JKPS) today attended the felicitation ceremony organized by the Educational Wing of Jamia Masjid Darul Tabligh Drass to honour meritorious students and to encourage academic excellence, moral values and community service among the youth.
The programme was held under the theme of “Knowledge, Character, Service” and witnessed participation of civil society memb...
Drass, May 22, 2026/ VOL News Desk/ Deputy Commissioner Drass, Imteeaz Kacho (JKAS) today took a meeting in his office to take stock of the arrangements to be made in Drass District for the forth-coming Eid-ul-Azha celebrations. The meeting was attended by Sub-Divisional Magistrate Vishal Atri (JKAS), Block Medical Officer, Dr. Sajjad Hussain, Block Development Officer Shahid Sultan, Councillors of LAHDC-Kargil Abdul Samad and Abdul Wahid, Station House Officer Mohammad Abdullah, Assistant ...
Leh, May 22/ VOL News Desk/ The third day of the week-long Ladakh Astro Week 2026 was held at the Tourism Department Compound, Leh, with enthusiastic participation from students, local residents, tourists, and astronomy enthusiasts.
The programme featured talks by Dorje Angchuk, Engineer-in-Charge at the Indian Astronomical Observatory, Hanle, and Niruj Mohan Ramanujam of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics.
Dorje Angchuk delivered a session on Astrophotography in Ladakh, highlighting...
Drass, May 16, 2026/ VOL News Desk/ Deputy Commissioner, Drass, Imteeaz Kacho today inaugurated the Community Fodder Land Development Project of the Sheep Husbandry Department along with Director, Sheep Husbandry, UT Ladakh, Dr. Iftikhar Hussain; District Sheep Husbandry Officer, Kargil, Dr. Niyaz-ul-Hassnain; Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Drass, Vishal Atri; LAHDC-Councillor Upper Drass Constituency, Abdul Samad and LAHDC-Councillor Lower Drass Constituency, Abdul Wahid at Azuri in Pandrass, ...
Leh, May 17/ VOL News Desk/ Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Shri Vinai Kumar Saxena, on Sunday launched the Self-Enumeration Portal for Census 2027 in the Union Territory, marking the commencement of the Census process in Ladakh. On the occasion, the Lieutenant Governor also filled his self-enumeration form, signalling the formal beginning of the exercise in the UT.
Appealing to the people of Ladakh to actively participate in the nationwide exercise, the Lieutenant Governor said that the C...
May 17, 2026/ VOL News Desk/ In a major initiative aimed at promoting data-driven research, academic engagement and evidence-based policy formulation in Union Territory of Ladakh, the Directorate of Census Operations, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with University of Ladakh for establishment of two dedicated Census Data Workstations at the Leh and Kargil campuses of the University.
The MoU was signed by Shri Amit Sharma, IAS, Chief Principal C...
VOL News Desk/ Kargil Democratic Alliance on Saturday unanimously elected Sajjad Hussain Kargili as its new Co-Chairman during a meeting held at Highland Resort in Kargil under the chairmanship of existing Co-Chairman Haji Asgar Ali Karbalai.
The meeting noted that the post of Co-Chairman had fallen vacant following the demise of veteran Jammu & Kashmir National Conference leader Late Qammar Ali Akhone. Members of the Alliance paid rich tributes to the departed leader and acknowledged his...
Kargil, May 15, 2026/ VOL News Desk/ The Chief Executive Councillor (CEC), LAHDC Kargil, Dr Mohd Jaffer Akhoon today joined an awareness rally organised under Awami Andolan Nasha Ke Khilaf to campaign against drug abuse and other intoxicants. The rally was also attended by Member of Parliament, Ladakh Haji Hanifa Jan and the Deputy Commissioner, Kargil, Rakesh Kumar.
A large number of people from different sections of society participated in the rally and raised strong slogans against th...
Leh, May 15, 2026/ VOL News Desk/ As part of the ongoing 15-day Sacred Exposition of the Holy Relics of Gautama Buddha in Ladakh, the Administration of the Union Territory of Ladakh in collaboration with the Ladakh Gonpa Association organised a conference on the theme “Past, Present and Future of Buddhism in Ladakh” at Dharma Centre, Leh. The conference was chaired by His Eminence Drukpa Thuksey Rinpoche and attended by monks, scholars, officials, students and members of the public.
The p...
Diskit, May 15/ VOL News Desk/ Deputy Commissioner, Nubra, Shri Mukul Beniwal, IAS, today inaugurated the new office premises of the Deputy Commissioner, Nubra and the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM), Nubra at the Old TRC Building in Diskit, Nubra.
With the shifting of the offices to the new premises, all official work and administrative services related to the DC Office and SDM Office will now be carried out from the Old TRC Building, Nubra.
Speaking on the occasion, the Deputy Commis...
