In a stirring celebration of patriotism and unity, Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Shri Kavinder Gupta, led the vibrant Har Ghar Tiranga rally through the bustling Leh Main Market today. The event, part of the nationwide campaign to honour India’s 79th independence and its heroes, saw an overwhelming response from citizens, local leaders, youth groups, and cultural troupes.
Addressing the gathering, HLG Shri Kavinder Gupta underlined that the rally was more than just a symbolic mar...
Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor of LAHDC Kargil, Dr. Mohd Jaffer Akhoon, today chaired a high-level meeting with Bhanu Prabha, Administrative Secretary of Higher Education, School Education, Technical Education & Skill Development, UT Ladakh, to review the progress of ongoing and newly introduced schemes of the School Education Department and to deliberate on measures aimed at strengthening the standard of education in Kargil district.
The meeting was convened at the Conference H...
Members of the Youth Action Committee Kargil Ladakh today paid a courtesy visit to the Chief Executive Councilor, LAHDC Kargil, at the Council Secretariat Kargil.
During the meeting, the committee members strongly urged the revocation of parking fees at District Hospital Kargil.
The demand is driven by the concern that the parking fee imposes an additional financial burden on poor patients and attendants who visit the hospital, often in emergency situations. The committee emphasized that ...
Acting on the directions of Deputy Commissioner, Kargil, Rakesh Kumar (IAS), SDM Sankoo, along with officials from various departments, rushed to the affected site to assess the damage and initiate immediate relief measures.
Upon inspection, it was found that the main link road to Khawos was blocked by debris, with a significant portion of private land buried under mud, boulders, and uprooted trees. Irrigation channels in the area also sustained severe damage.
Treating the matter as a ...
Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Kargil, Imteeaz Kacho, unfurled the National Flag in presence of SSP-Kargil Shree Ram R, Chief Executive Officer, Tourism Development Authority, Kargil; Joint Director (Finance), Joint Director (Planning), District Panchayat Officer, HQA to DC-kargil, Executive Officer, MC-Kargil and other Officers from the Police and Civil Administration. Male and female school contingents, NCC cadets and the Ladakh Police Band presented march past on the occasion in ...
The programme was led by SDM Diskit, Mukul Beniwal, IAS, who led all participants comprising staff from various departments, students of Government Higher Secondary School Diskit and villagers of Diskit, in taking a solemn cleanliness pledge to uphold the mission’s objectives.
He highlighted the importance of cleanliness, urged everyone to continue supporting the mission, and stressed the need to maintain hygiene along the Shayok River. He also emphasised the significance of such drives f...
Kargil, August 12, 2025: The Secretary, Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation & Reconstruction Department, UT Ladakh, informed that a UT-level mock exercise on Earthquake, Cloudburst, and Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) hazards will be conducted across both districts of Ladakh in collaboration with the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
In this connection, NDMA, New Delhi, convened an Orientation and Coordination Conferen...
The Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Shri Kavinder Gupta, emphasised providing potable drinking water to rural households through functional household tap connections (FHTCs), ensuring their saturation and functioning along with availability of drinking water round the year, making the community accountable and notifying user charges for proper operation and maintenance for the success of the JJM projects along with penalising the defaulters who do not pay the user fee on time.
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The Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor, Shri Kavinder Gupta, emphasised the need to provide inclusive education to monks studying at various monastic institutions in Ladakh, including the teaching of mainstream subjects alongside religious texts to young monks, in order to foster a more inclusive and diverse learning environment.
Interacting with a delegation of the Ladakh Buddhist Association and Ladakh Gonpa Association at the LG Secretariat, the Lt Governor stressed that adequate teachers mus...
The Chief Horticulture Officer (CHO), Horticulture Development Officer (HDO), and all staff members enthusiastically participated in the programme, undertaking cleaning of the office premises and its surrounding areas. The initiative aimed to create awareness about the importance of maintaining cleanliness in workplaces and public spaces, thereby contributing to a healthier and greener Ladakh.
Such activities reinforce the commitment of the Department of Horticulture to environmental stew...
