Leh June 17, 2025: On the final day of her visit to Ladakh, Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman paid tribute to the brave Indian soldiers at the Rezang La War Memorial in Chushul. The memorial was built in honour of the soldiers of the 13 Kumaon Regiment who selflessly laid down their lives during the 1962 war for the Country.
The Minister viewed the museum and a short film highlighting the courage of the martyrs led by MVC, Major Shaitan Singh.
Later, she visited Merak village,...
LEH, June 17,2025: In continuation of the week-long celebrations for International Yoga Day 2025, the Maha Bodhi International Meditation Centre (MIMC), in collaboration with the National Institute of Sowa-Rigpa (NISR) and LAHDC Leh organized “Sam Yoga – Fusion of Healing Science” event at Sowa Rigpa on June 16. The event, held as part of the 11th International Day of Yoga (IDY) 2025 activities, aimed to highlight the synergistic relationship between traditional yoga practices and ancient he...
Leh, June 16, 2025 – Member of Parliament from Ladakh, Mohd Haneefa Jan, held a series of high-level meetings in New Delhi to discuss the safety and well-being of students, pilgrims, and residents from Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, and other parts of India currently in Iran.
He met with Hon’ble Union Minister for Minority Affairs Shri Kiren Rijiju, Minister of State for External Affairs Shri Pabitra Margherita, and Dr. Anand Prakash, Joint Secretary (PAI Division – Iran Incharge), Ministry of ...
Leh, June 15: The Additional District Development Commissioner (ADDC) Leh Sonam Nurboo (JKSA), officially launched the “Dharti Aaba Abhiyan” — a district-level Awareness and Benefit Saturation Campaign today on 15 June at the Conference Hall DC Office, Leh.
This campaign will be conducted across the district from 15th to June 30, with the objective of ensuring that government welfare schemes reach every eligible beneficiary, especially in remote and border areas.
The campaign aims to raise...
The 12th day of the Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyaan was successfully held at Chushul village with a strong presence of officials from various departments, led by KVK Nyoma along with representatives from Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, and Sheep Husbandry departments. During the session, multiple schemes and interventions beneficial to the farmers were discussed.
An engaging farmer interaction session highlighted critical local issues, including the growing menace of stray dogs attacking ca...
Leh, 09 June, 2025: In view of the scheduled Circuit Sitting of the Hon’ble Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) Bench at Kargil and Leh from 10th to 15th June 2025, a preparatory meeting was convened today 09.06.2025 by Sh. Shashi Kant Bhagat, (A) Secretary, Department of Law & Justice, UT of Ladakh, in his office chamber.
The meeting was attended by all Legal Officers stationed at Leh, while officers posted in Kargil joined through video conferencing. The primary agenda of the meeting ...
Nyoma, June 5, 2025: For the first time in Nyoma, Changthang region, Nyoma Youth Association, the Indian Army & 11 civil organisations led the region’s largest-ever civil-military cleanup as part of World Environment Day— clearing 44 km of roads & 40 km of the Indus River (incl. midstream) in over 3 days from Mahe to Loma.
56 students from Govt Middle, Govt Hr Sec & KGBV schools joined the drive to remove 14 tons of waste from this ecologically fragile zone.
This high-altitude mission ...
Kargil, June 4: In a landmark move to strengthen women’s participation in local governance, the President of India has promulgated the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Councils (Amendment) Regulation, 2025, reserving one-third of the total seats in both Hill Development Councils of Ladakh for women.
As per the notification issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice, the amendment to Section 4 of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Councils Act, 1997 introduces sub-sections (1A) and (1...
Leh, June 2, 2025 – The Additional District Development Commissioner (ADDC) Leh Sonam Nurboo (JKAS), today chaired a follow-up meeting at the Conference Hall, DC Office, Leh, to review the Annual Action Plan under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme for the financial year 2025-26.
During the meeting, significant progress was reported on the resolution of pending payments to laborers, with a comprehensive report presented to confirm the successful dissol...
Leh, June 02 2015: The District Hub for Empowerment of Women, in collaboration with the Rural Self Employment Training Institute (RSETI), has started a 40-day training program on tailoring for 35 unemployed women from Leh district. This initiative is part of the skill development program under the Beti Bachao scheme, aiming to empower women through vocational training and entrepreneurship.
The Objectives of the training is to equip women with tailoring skills to enhance their employabilit...
