Lt Gov of Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Ladakh Meet in Delhi

VoL Desk, March 31: The Hon’ble Lt Gov of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Admiral D.K. Joshi, and the Hon’ble Lt Gov of Ladakh, Brig (Dr) B.D. Mishra, recently met in New Delhi to discuss initiatives for promoting national integration through education, sports, tourism, and people-to-people ties.

During the meeting, the Hon’ble Lt Gov of Ladakh proposed reserving two seats each in Andaman & Nicobar Engineering, Medical & Law College for Ladakhi students, and the Hon’ble Lt Gov of Andaman and N...

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LG Ladakh gets power under 2 more central laws

The President of India has empowered the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh Union Territory to exercise the powers and functions discharged by the “state government “and the “appropriate government” under two more laws.

The Union Home Ministry has issued two separate notifications to empower LG Ladakh to exercise the powers and functions of “the appropriate government” and  “the state government” respectively under “the Minimum Wages Act, 1948” and “the Poisons Act, 1919”.

“In pursuance of ...

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LG Ladakh condoles demise of ice hockey player Tsetan Dolma, footballer Rigzin Lamo

VoL Desk, Sep. 21: The Lieutenant Governor, Ladakh Radha Krishna Mathur condoled the families of ice hockey player Tsetan Dolma & footballer Rigzin Lamo who lost their lives in an unfortunate accident in Ramban recently, tweeted the LG Office.

“My deepest condolences to the families of our ice hockey player Tsetan Dolma & footballer Rigzin Lamo who lost their lives in an unfortunate accident in Ramban recently.”, read the tweet.

The LG has announced an ex gratia relief of Rs. 5 lakhs ...

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Delhi-based doctors propose providing telecommunication facilities in remotes areas of Ladakh

Leh, Jul 3 (PTI) A Delhi-based private company of doctors on Sunday proposed providing telemedicine facilities in remote areas of Ladakh, an official spokesman said.

The proposal was submitted by a delegation of doctors led by the director of Medijunction smart healthcare private limited which called on Ladakh Lieutenant Governor R K Mathur in New Delhi, he said.

The spokesman said the delegation proposed providing telemedicine healthcare facilities along with the physical presence of ...

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LG Ladakh allegedly avoids Thupstan Chewang delegation

VoL Desk, April 11, 2022: President Ladakh Buddhist Association, Thupstan Chewang while addressing media at Leh alleged that the Lieutenant Governor, Ladakh deliberately avoided his delegation aimed to meet the LG to appraise on some genuine issues of Ladakh.

We were aiming for the Raj Nivas to appraise the Lieutenant Governor about the issues but we came to know that the Lieutenant Governor deliberately took a leave from Leh to avoid our delegation, said Thupstan Chewang.

If the LG is conside...

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LG visits Open Air Rock Art Museum at Taru Thang

VoL Desk, February 28, 2022: Lieutenant Governor, Ladakh Radha Krishna Mathur visited the Open Air Rock Art Museum at Taru Thang, where Social Anthropologist and a Prehistoric Rock Art Conservationist, Viraf Mehta, briefed the LG Ladakh on various forms of rock art depictions across Ladakh.

Viraf Mehta requested steps for conservation of these more than 650 known rock art sites across the region which can be an insight into prehistoric Ladakh.

Viraf Mehta is a social anthropologist wit...

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LG Mathur, DG CSIR discuss Ladakh-CSIR collaborative projects

VoL Desk, Feb. 17, 2022: Director General, Centre for Scientific and Indistrial Research (CSIR), Dr. Shekhar C Mande briefed the Lieutenant Governor, Ladakh, R K Mathur of the progress regarding UT Ladakh-CSIR collaborative projects.

LG Mathur stressed on the need for commercial plantation of medicinal herbs and also for Juniper keeping in view of its dwindling numbers.

LG also expressed his desire to carry out skill development programs for development of a leather value chain in Ladakh in a ...

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LG Mathur called on MoS Science and Technology Dr Jitendra Singh

KARGIL, FEBRUARY 14, 2021: Lieutenant Governor, UT Ladakh, R K Mathur Monday called on Minister for Science and Technology, Earth Sciences, and PP/DoPT Dr Jitendra Singh in New Delhi, tweeted the LG Office.

LG Mathur informed Dr Jitendra of the need for support from Survey of India in carrying out land survey for areas not covered under SVAMITVA scheme.

The LG requested the Minister for approving posting of more IFoS officers to Ladakh and appraised of the need for repeated training for about ...

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LG Mathur discuss 1MW Geothermal power project with ONGC

DELHI, FEBRUARY 14, 2022: Chairman/Managing Director, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC), Dr. Alka Mittal and team called on Lieutenant Govenrnor, Ladakh, R K Mathur in New Delhi today to apprise the later of the progress in the 1MW Geo thermal power project, tweeted the LG Office.

Deliberations on the execution plan for the 1st phase of the project viz. acquiring wildlife clearance, drilling of wells and allied topics took place during the meeting.

Pertinent to mention that the LG...

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LG rolls out Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine in Ladakh

KARGIL JULY 05, 2021: Lieutenant Governor Ladakh Radha Krishna Mathur today virtually rolled out the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) in the Universal Immunization Programme for eligible children in UT Ladakh at Tourist Facilitation Center (TFC) Kargil. The 3 dose immunization schedule (6th week, 14th week and 9 months of age) will protect children against pneumococcal diseases.

LG Mathur also virtually inaugurated 3 new 100 LPM oxygen generating plants at CHC Drass, Padum Zanskar and...

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