The Hon’ble Chief Executive Councillor (CEC), LAHDC Kargil, Dr. Mohd Jaffer Akhoon, along with Executive Councillor Zakir Hussain, Deputy Commissioner Rakesh Kumar (IAS), and Councillor Chiktan Liyaqat Ali Khan, conducted an extensive field visit to several regions severely affected by the recent cloudburst and floods, including Khangral, Samrah Chiktan, Shakar Chiktan, Mundik, Bodhkharboo, and other affected areas nearby. The visit aimed at assessing damages and directing immediate restorat...
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Empowering Women in Ladakh’s Bogdang Village
Bogdang, Nubra – Under the Enterprising Ladakh initiative, a three-day Entrepreneurship Awareness Programme (EAP) from 12th to 14th August 2025 was conducted in the remote village of Bogdang, aimed at equipping local women with practical business skills and enterprise opportunities.
The participants included women from Self-Help Groups (SHGs) under LRLM Leh, led by Ms. Asiya Tabassum – District Programme Manager – and Ms. Shahida – Block Programme Manager.
Day one featured sessions by ...
Independence Day greetings Message by LG Gupta
I congratulate all the Ladakhis, Jammu and Kashmiris and Indians on this auspicious occasion of Independence Day. Today, on the occasion of the 79th Independence Day, I am very happy. Today is the day to commemorate those who have been left as a stone for this creation. The security personnel, the army and all our security personnel, because of whom we have been able to protect our borders. And in the world’s largest democracy, India, we are living with our fundamental rights with complete ...
KVK Kargil Celebrates “Melon Day” to Promote Local Farmers and Sustainable Farming
Melon Day was celebrated with great enthusiasm and community participation at Krishi Vigyan Kendra Kargil. The event aimed to highlight the nutritional value, economic importance, and cultural relevance of melons, as well as to promote local farmers and their produce. The celebration brought together farmers, horticulture experts, and the general public. Activities included a melon exhibition showcasing different varieties, melon-tasting sessions, and interactive awareness programs on sustai...
LG Kavinder Unveils Roadmap for Self-Reliant, Green Ladakh
The Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Shri Kavinder Gupta, has laid out an ambitious roadmap to make Ladakh self-reliant and environmentally sustainable, with a strong focus on expanding polycarbonate greenhouses under the award-winning Ladakh Greenhouse Project. This flagship initiative, which earned the Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration (Innovation State category) in April 2022, is aimed at ensuring round-the-year local vegetable production, especially dur...
Secretary of Rural Development for UT Ladakh Chairs Meeting to Review Parliamentary Standing Committee’s Visit
Secretary Rural Development and Nodal Officer UT Ladakh, Shashanka Ala, chaired a review meeting to assess and finalise the preparations for the upcoming visit of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs, scheduled from September 5 to 7.
The meeting focused on comprehensive arrangements for the Committee’s travel, stay, security, and protocol. As the delegation will be arriving by road, the Secretary emphasised the need for meticulous planning to ensure thei...
Kargil CEC Participates in Adoption Regulations Training for Mission Vatsalya
Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor (CEC) of LAHDC Kargil, Dr. Mohd Jaffer Akhoon, today attended the One-Day State Orientation and Training Program for Functionaries of Mission Vatsalya and Stakeholders, organised by the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) in collaboration with the Department of Social & Tribal Welfare, Ladakh, and the State Adoption Resource Agency (SARA), Ladakh.
In his address, Dr. Akhoon expressed heartfelt gratitude to the resource persons, Director Socia...
Leh Rally Promotes “Har Ghar Tiranga”
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...
CEC Kargil Chairs High-Level Meeting to Strengthen Education Sector
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...
Youth Action Committee Kargil Demands Revocation of Hospital Parking Fee
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 ...