October 20, 2025: The wedding season in Kargil district is at its peak, filling streets and highways with vibrant celebrations. From narrow lanes to main roads, the atmosphere is festive — one wedding procession after another moves through the town, with convoys of vehicles carrying guests to different villages and localities.
As night falls, Kargil echoes with religious songs, qawwalis, and wedding melodies, blaring from loudspeakers as processions pass by. While these scenes reflect joy and...
Traffic
Acting CEC Kargil Reviews Traffic Decongestion Measures; Focus on Link Road Completion and Bottleneck Removal
Kargil, July 11, 2025 – Acting Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor, LAHDC Kargil, Kacho Mohd Feroz convened a meeting to discuss measures for traffic decongestion in Kargil Town.
During the meeting, acting CEC primarily focused on removing the bottlenecks and early completion of the link road connecting the new Iqbal Bridge, and the construction of a new link road adjacent to Fatima Chowk.
He also deliberated on other possible alternatives to ease traffic congestion with the concer...
CEC Dr Jaffer Chairs Meeting to Tackle Traffic Congestion in Kargil Town
Kargil, June 21, 2025 – Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor, LAHDC Kargil, Dr. Mohd Jaffer Akhoon convened a meeting in his chamber to discuss measures for traffic decongestion in Kargil Town.
During the meeting, Dr. Akhoon primarily focused on the dismantling of the bottleneck near Dak Bungalow, the early completion of the link road connecting the new Iqbal Bridge, and the construction of a new link road adjacent to Fatima Chowk.
He also deliberated on other possible alternatives ...
Tehsil Legal Services Committee, Sankoo organizes awareness program on Traffic Rules
Kargil, Feb 21, 2025: Tehsil Legal Services Committee, Sankoo in collaboration with Traffic Police Kargil, Assistant Regional Transport Office Kargil, and All Transport Associations Kargil organized an awareness program on “Traffic Rules and Regulations” at Auditorium Hall Kargil.
The event was presided by Chairman, Tehsil Legal Services Committee, Sankoo/ Special Judicial Mobile Magistrate, Kargil, Deldan Angmo. DySP DAR Kargil, DySP Traffic Kargil, ARTO Kargil and President all Transpor...
National Road Safety Month-2025: Traffic Police Kargil conducts traffic awareness program
Kargil, Jan 30, 2025: District Traffic Police Kargil today conducted a traffic awareness program under the National Road Safety Month-2025 at Bus Stand Kargil.
DySP, Headquarter, Nitin Yadav, Tehsildar Kargil Tanveer Ahmad, Block Medical Officer, Kargil, Dr Jaleel Ahmad, representative of BRO, other district officers, taxi and bus operators and drivers were present on the occasion.
DySP Nitin Yadav said this year, Road Safety Awareness is being observed for the entire month to ensure t...
National Road Safety Month-2025: ARTO Kargil organizes road safety awareness program
Kargil, January 16, 2025: As part of the National Road Safety Month-2025, ARTO Kargil, in collaboration with the Traffic Department, All Kargil Transport Association (AKTA) Ladakh, today organized a road safety awareness program at Conference Hall, Baroo, Kargil.
The event was attended by SSP Kargil, Shree Ram R as chief guest; ASP Kargil, Nitin Yadav; ARTO Kargil, Khadim Hussain; Mohammad Nissar from Traffic Police; Assistant Engineer BRO, Chorasia; AD DIPR Kargil, Raza Ali Abidi: Chief ...
Ladakh Police Bans Use of Sirens by VIP Escort Vehicles
VoL Desk, March 22: The Additional Director General of Police, Satish S. Khandara, announced on Twitter that the Ladakh Police has banned the use of Siren/multi-toned horns by the motorcade/escort vehicles of VIPs in U.T Ladakh. This move aims to curb the misuse of such vehicles and prevent unnecessary noise pollution in the region.
Khandara further stated that necessary departmental and penal action will be taken against any defaulters who violate this rule. He clarified that sirens will...
Lt. Governor Ladakh Instructs Police to Avoid Inconvenience to Public During VIP Movements
VoL Desk, March 20: Lt. Governor of Ladakh, Brig (Dr) BD Mishra, has instructed the police department of Ladakh to ensure that the general public is not inconvenienced due to VIP movements.
During a meeting with officials including the police department on March 18, the Lt. Governor said that traffic should not be stopped or regulated even for his own motorcade.
He emphasized that the use of sirens and blue lights should be as per the protocols established by the Supreme Court, and th...
Cabs with UT Permits allege harassment by traffic police in Ladakh
Srinagar, CNS, Sep. 24: Cab drivers from Kashmir are up in arms against the erring traffic Police in Ladakh over the alleged harassment even after producing all the necessary documents as requested by the authorities.
While speaking to CNS, members of Tourist Taxi federation alleged that they are being harassed by the traffic police at a number of places while heading towards Ladakh and are being fined in thousands despite having permits for all routes across the valley.
They added t...
Rs 1.57 cr Fine Collected For Traffic Rules Violations In Ladakh Till April-End
To ensure smooth execution of the drive, special check-points have been established at different places like on the Kargil-Drass road, the Kargil-Sankoo road, the Kargil-Leh road, the Leh-Nubra road, the Leh-Upshi road and the Leh-Kargil road, the officials said.
KARGIL, JUNE 06, 2022: The Ladakh traffic police has collected over Rs 1.50 crore as fines for rules violations till April-end, following which the authorities launched a traffic rules enforcement drive ahead of the tourist seaso...