Leh, April 01: The COVID-19 vaccination drive for the beneficiaries between 45-59 years started in various parts of the Leh district.
At the Khaltsi block, the covid-19 vaccination drive started under the supervision of Block Medical Officer (BMO), Khaltsi, Dr Iqbal Ahmad, at the Community Health Centre (CHC), Khaltsi.
Beneficiaries from different villages of the sub-division Khaltsi visited medical centres to get themselves inoculated against Covid-19.
A total of 260 beneficiarie...
Leh, March 31: Keeping in view the increase in the covid-19 cases of tourists and migrant labourers and the increase in the Covid-19 cases, District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), Chairman, Shrikant Suse, today convened a meeting o to review the Covid-19 surveillance mechanism and upcoming vaccination drive in Leh district.
DDMA Chairman reviewed the action taken by the officers on the Covid-19 containment measures and compliance of Covid appropriate behaviour (CAB), strict impleme...
Leh, March 30: Secretary, Industries and Commerce, Ladakh, Saugat Biswas, today inaugurated the branch office of J&K Development Finance Corporation at the DRDA Complex in Leh.
Managing Director, J&K Corporation Limited, Sampa Saha; Director, Industries & Commerce, UT Ladakh, Moses Kunzang; General Mnager, DIC Leh, AG Zargar General Manager, J&K Finance Corporation Limited, Gowar Arif and staff of J&K Development Finance Corporation were present during the function.
Leh, March 26: Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM), Khaltsi, Tanveer Ahmed today convened a meeting to discuss the new Covid-19 guidelines issued by the UT Administration of Ladakh.
SDM Khaltsi directed the officials to strictly monitor and register the labourers arriving from outside Ladakh. He further directed all the members to work in coordination with the Nodal Officer.
The Nodal Officer, Surveillance team, Khaltsi, Kunzang Angmo; Agriculture Extension Officer, Khaltsi; Nambardars an...
Leh, 25 March: Advisor Ladakh, Umang Narula chaired a meeting to review the status and preparedness of COVID-19 management, at the UT Secretariat.
The meeting discussed the state of preparedness of Covid Care Centres, Quarantine Centres, Isolation Centres, medical equipment, medicines, manpower etc in view of the increase in Covid positive cases. Advisor was also informed that the first dose 60+ category would be completed within a week and the vaccination for age group of 45 above woul...
Leh, March 24: Ladakh Academy of Art, Culture and Language, Leh, organised a one-day poetic symposium on March 23 as a part of the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations commemorating the 75th anniversary of India’s Independence.
Scholars, including Ven Thupstan Palden, Ven Chosphel, Padma Shri Morup Namgyal, Mipham Otsal, Tsewang Dorjey Dongbos, poets, writers and artists, took part in the symposium chaired by Professor Jamyang Gyaltson.
A total of 14 poets recited their compositions during the...
Leh, March 19: Deputy Commissioner (DC), Leh, Shrikant Suse, today disbursed financial assistance to registered labourers under different schemes of the Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board (B&OCWWB).
The financial assistance is distributed under various schemes such as Higher Education Assistance, Lower Education Assistance, Chronic Disease Assistance, Death Assistance and, Assistance during Covid-19 to the registered labourers. A total amount of Rs 2,19,65,779 was disbu...
Leh, 18 March: A meeting was chaired by Secretary Animal/Sheep Husbandry & Fisheries & Cooperative Department, Ravinder Kumar regarding the status of the formation of Milk Unions & Federation in the UT Ladakh, at the UT Secretariat today.
Secretary, Ravinder was informed that experts from National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) and IDMC would be visiting Ladakh in connection with setting up of a new back up plant for the existing Milk Pasteurisation plant at Agling. It was further inform...
Leh, March 16: District Development Commissioner (DDC), Leh, Shrikant Suse today chaired the quarterly meeting of district-level review committee (DLRC) and district consultative committee (DCC) of Leh district till December 2020, at the DC Conference Hall.
The officials discussed agendas such as the flow of credit to the agriculture sector, the performances of the banks under various government-sponsored schemes of the Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMGEP), including K...
Leh, March 15: To tame traffic snarl in Leh, Deputy Commissioner (DC), Leh, Shrikant Suse today chaired a meeting to discuss the traffic management plan of Leh town with concerned officials.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Leh, Rajiv Pandey, gave a presentation to discuss the strategies to decongest Leh town. He mentioned the number of vehicles registered from 1994 to 2020, registration of public transportation at Leh, the preliminary studies conducted to check the flow of vehicul...
