Acting CEC chairs review meeting for upcoming Suru Festival 2025

Kargil, May 26, 2025 – Acting Chief Executive Councillor and EC Tourism, LAHDC Kargil, Kacho Mohd Feroz, today chaired a preparatory review meeting related to the upcoming Suru Festival 2025.

The meeting was attended by Assistant Director Tourism Kargil Mohammad Ali Tak, besides the Ernst & Young team on behalf of the Tourism Department of UT Ladakh.

During the meeting, threadbare deliberations and discussions were followed to assess different ideas and objectives related to the succes...

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Ladakh Issues New Guidelines for Rent-a-Bike Trade Licenses

Leh/Kargil, Ladakh – The Office of the Regional Transport Officer (RTO), UT Ladakh, has released updated guidelines concerning the issuance and renewal of Trade Licenses under the Rent a Motor Cycle Scheme, 1997. Circular No. 01, dated May 24, 2025, outlines the application process, eligibility criteria, and additional conditions for operating a rent-a-bike business in the region.
According to the circular, the application for a new or renewed Trade License must be made in Form 1 to the Licen...

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Ladakh Tourism Seeks Relief Following Pahalgam Attack, Indo-Pak Situation

Leh, May 19, 2025- The Deputy Commissioner Leh Santosh Sukhadeve convened a crucial meeting at DC Office Conference Hall on May 19, to address the concerns of the local hotel and guest house associations. The meeting was called in response to a representation received from stakeholders of Tourism Sector.
During the meeting, President All Ladakh Hotels and Guest Houses Association, Leh Rigzin Lachic presented a four point demand which focused on the impact of recent Pahalgam terrorist attack f...

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LG Ladakh holds meeting with tourism stakeholders, LAHDCs to discuss tourism promotion

Leh, March 13, 2025: The Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Brigadier (Dr) BD Mishra (Retd) held a meeting at the Lieutenant Governor’s Secretariat with stakeholders from the tourism sector along with both chairmen of LAHDC Leh and Kargil and the concerned UT Administration officials to discuss steps for promoting tourism in UT Ladakh.

At the outset, the HLG, highlighting the need to promote tourism to increase the footfall of tourists in UT Ladakh, underscored the need for tourism st...

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CEC Kargil attends orientation cum distribution of home stay items under revised Home Stay Policy-2023

Kargil, October 29, 2024: Chairman/Chief Executive Councilor, LAHDC, Kargil, Dr Mohd. Jaffer Akhoon today attended the orientation cum distribution of home stay items under the revised Home Stay Policy-2023.

Executive Councilor, Tourism, Kacho Mohd Feroz, Executive Councilor, Zanskar Affairs, Er. Phuncok Tashi, Councilors, Director Tourism Ladakh, Kuzes Angmo, Additional Deputy Commissioner Kargil, Assistant Director Tourism, besides other concerned officials and beneficiaries were presen...

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World Tourism Day celebrated with heritage walk, cleanliness drive and peace walk

Leh, September 27, 2024: World Tourism Day with the theme “Tourism and Peace” was organized and celebrated by Department of Tourism Leh, at the historic Leh Palace today on September 27. Additional District Development Commissioner Leh Sonam Nurboo was the Chief Guest for the event and Member Goa board of Tourism Mark Mendes served as a special guest.

The program was attended by students from Moravian Mission School, Government Girls Higher Secondary School and Government Boys Higher Seco...

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LG chairs meeting to discuss Registration & Renewal Guidelines for Adventure Tour Operators in Ladakh

Leh, Sept 23, 2024: The Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Brigadier (Dr) BD Mishra (Retd) chaired a meeting at the Lieutenant Governor’s Secretariat to discuss the Registration and Renewal Guidelines for Adventure Tour Operators (ATOs) in Ladakh.

Secretary, Tourism and Culture, Shri Vikram Singh Malik, IAS, apprised the HLG of the objective of the guidelines, i.e. to promote and ensure clean, high-quality, safe, eco-friendly and sustainable adventure sports activities by fostering re...

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CEC Dr Jaffer chairs review meeting to boost Tourism in Kargil

Kargil, June 28: Chairman/CEC, LAHDC, Kargil, Dr Mohd Jaffer Akhoon chaired a review meeting to discuss measures to enhance tourism in Kargil district. 

Executive Councilor Tourism, Kacho Mohd Feroz; Councilor Town, Haji Abass; Councilor Yourbaltak, Manzoor-ul-Hussain; Assistant Director Tourism and other concerned tourism officers attended the meeting.

The meeting delved into various issues related to the promotion of tourism in Kargil including the printing and distribution of a deta...

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Secy. Tourism, Reviews Structure & Functioning of Tourism Dept.

Leh, May 03: The Secretary of Tourism and Culture Department, UT Ladakh Vikram Singh Malik hold a meeting to review the Structure and Functioning of the Tourism Department and the Status of Execution of Projects/Works under the State Sector, SDP, and other schemes, at the Civil Secretariat, Leh.

At the onset of the meeting, a comprehensive presentation was presented by the concerned officials on the progress of various projects under the Special Development Project (SDP) and State Sector ...

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Congress Councillors in Leh raise concern over tourism policy

VoL Desk, April 15: Opposition party councilors in Leh have voiced their concerns during a recent press conference regarding the registration process for hotels under the tourism policy, highlighting the absence of mandatory Ladakh Residential Certification (LRC). Emphasizing the significance of Ladakh’s inclusion in the sixth schedule of the constitution, the District Congress Committee reiterated the necessity to address this issue promptly.


They pointed out that since Ladakh attained t...

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