Kargil, May 15, 2026/ VOL News Desk/ The Chief Executive Councillor (CEC), LAHDC Kargil, Dr Mohd Jaffer Akhoon today joined an awareness rally organised under Awami Andolan Nasha Ke Khilaf to campaign against drug abuse and other intoxicants. The rally was also attended by Member of Parliament, Ladakh Haji Hanifa Jan and the Deputy Commissioner, Kargil, Rakesh Kumar.
A large number of people from different sections of society participated in the rally and raised strong slogans against th...
Kargil, 10 March/ VOL News Desk/ Following the military tensions that erupted after the US and Israeli strikes on Iran on 28 February, 286 Ladakhi pilgrims who were stranded in the Iranian holy city of Qom have been successfully moved out of the danger zone. Thanks to the timely and persistent intervention of Ladakh MP Haji Mohammad Hanifa Jan, who maintained continuous contact with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Indian diplomats in Iran, and other concerned authorities, all the pil...
Kargil, December 24/ VOL News Desk/ The Hajj Committee, UT Ladakh, organized a farewell programme organised by the Hajj Committee, UT Ladakh, to felicitate the outgoing Chief Secretary, Ladakh, Dr. Pawan Kotwal, IAS, on the occasion of his superannuation. The event was attended by Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor (CEC), LAHDC Kargil, Dr. Mohd Jaffer Akhoon; Mohd Hanifa Jan, Member of Parliament, Ladakh and others.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Mohd Jaffer Akhoon congratulated Dr. P...
Leh, November 22, 2025: Member of Parliament from Ladakh, Haji Haneefa Jan undertook a two-day tour of Leh district, visiting the villages of Stok, Matho, Chuchot Shamma, Gongma, and Yokma on 21st and 22nd of November, 2025.
Throughout the visit, Nambardars from all the respective villages presented detailed memorandums outlining key grievances and demands. A significant number of issues raised pertained to PMGSY blacktopping works, alongside requests for compensation for land and trees a...
Kargil, November 2/ VOL News Desk/ Member of Parliament (MP) Ladakh, Mohmad Haneefa Jan, today undertook an extensive tour of Barsoo Constituency, visiting several villages including the last village, Itchoo becoming the first MP from Ladakh to visit the area where road connectivity is yet to be established.
The MP was accompanied by Councillor Barsoo, SDM Sankoo, and district officers and officials from various departments.
At Bartoo, villagers raised demands for ST line shifting, sch...
Leh, 03 June, 2025: The Hon’ble Member of Parliament, Ladakh, Haji Mohd Hanifa Jan called on Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Brigadier (Dr) BD Mishra (Retd), at Raj Niwas, to raise several issues concerning Ladakh. Principal Secretary, Sanjeev Khirwar, IAS, and Secretary Education, Ms. Bhanu Prabha, IAS, were present during the meeting.
During the meeting, MP Ladakh sought the HLG’s intervention in securing a special package from the central government to compensate apricot farmers...
New Delhi, 24 September 2024: The executive members of the All Ladakh PMSSS Student Union, including Fiza , Stanzin (Vice President, Leh), Mustafa (Vice President, Kargil), and Jigmet (General Secretary, Leh), met with Ladakh Member of Parliament Haji Hanifa in New Delhi to address several important concerns faced by students under the PMSSS scheme.
The primary issue raised was the on-hold admission process under PMSSS, which has caused significant challenges for students. Due to the dela...
VoL Desk, June 11: The newly elected Member of Parliament from Ladakh, Mohammad Hanifa Jan reached the national capital today and met with the Congress President Malik Arjun Kharge.
He was accompanied by the Chief Executive Councillor (CEC), LAHDC, Kargil and the President of Congress unit Kargil, Councillor Nasir Hussain Munshi. He later met with Agha Mehdi Mehdavipore, the representative of Supreme Leader of Iran in India.
Mohmad Hanifa the newly elected MP from Ladakh, won the e...
VoL Desk, Feb. 14: Ladakh’s Member of Parliament, Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, expressed his lack of awareness regarding the draft submitted by the Kargil Democratic Alliance and Apex Body Leh to the Ministry of Home Affairs on January 16, 2024. He questioned the apparent secrecy surrounding the draft and stated that it is impossible for him to make decisions during the February 19 meeting in New Delhi without being informed about its contents.
During an interview with a media channel, MP Jam...
VoL Desk, Oct. 27 – Tundup Nubu Cheetha, Phyang Councillor, LAHDC Leh has accused Member of Parliament from Ladakh, Jamyang Tsering Namgial of misleading the people of Ladakh on various issues. Cheetha expressed his concerns during a press conference held in Leh on Friday.
In July, the MP had met with the Secretary of Education, Government of India, requesting the creation of permanent posts in the school education department of Ladakh for Bhoti language teachers. Cheetah, in a press conf...
