Transport Department Ladakh Seeks Public Input on Ladakh Motor Garages Subordinate Service Recruitment Rules 2023

VoL Desk, Dec. 29: The Transport Department of UT Ladakh has released the draft for the Ladakh Motor Garages Subordinate Service Recruitment Rules 2023, pertaining to Non-Gazetted posts.

Stakeholders and the public are invited to provide comments, suggestions, or objections within 30 days from the publication date on the official website.

Send your feedback via email to [email protected] or by post to Sh. Mohit Sharma, Under Secretary, Transport Department, UT Ladakh, First Floor Se...

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CEC Kargil inspects transport facilities

Kargil, Dec 01, 2023: Chairman/CEC, LAHDC, Kargil Dr Mohd Jaffer Akhoon today visited Bus Stand, Taxi Stand and Municipal Committee Yard to address issues pertinent to transporters and to evaluate on-ground situations.

Deputy Commissioner/CEO, LAHDC, Kargil, ADC Kargil, Deputy, SP HQ, Executive Engineer, R&B Kargil, Assistant Regional Transport Officer (ARTO) Kargil, Executive Officer, MC Kargil, District Traffic Inspector (DTI) Kargil, Traffic Manager, SIDCO Kargil Ladakh, besides other ...

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CEC Dr Jaffer chairs meeting with various transport associations 

Kargil, Nov 30: Chairman/Chief Executive Councillor, LAHDC, Kargil Dr. Mohd Jaffer Akhoon today chaired a meeting at Council Secretariat to address the concerns of various transport operators in Kargil District.

The meeting was attended by Executive Councilor RDD, Deputy Commissioner/CEO LAHDC Kargil, ADC Kargil, Deputy SP HQ, Executive Engineer, R&B Kargil, Assistant Regional Transport Officer (ARTO), Kargil, Executive Officer, MC Kargil, District Traffic Inspector (DTI) Kargil, Traffic ...

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Tourists from Karnataka Stranded in Leh: Denied Passage on SRTC Buses

VoL Desk, Oct. 11: Approximately 60 tourists from Karnataka find themselves stranded in Leh, Ladakh, as they were denied permission to travel on SRTC buses that they had previously booked for their journey to Pangong Lake via Nubra Valley, according to Sahana, one of the passengers, during a phone call.

The operators of the tempo travel service refused to allow the SRTC buses to proceed on the inner routes of Leh district, causing a delay for the tourists who had gathered at the SRTC bus ...

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Secretary Transport chairs Meeting on Rationalisation of Motor Vehicles in Ladakh

Leh, Oct 06, 2023 : Amit Sharma, IAS, Secretary Transport, Union Territory of Ladakh today chaired an important meeting of the Committee regarding rationalisation of Motor Vehicles in Ladakh in his office chambers. This Committee  had recently been constituted by the UT Administration to examine all the Motor Vehicle proposals from various departments so as to assess the current status and actual requirement of vehicles in the UT of Ladakh. 

Secretary Trasnsport Amit Sharma, at the outset...

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E-Car Demonstration, Test Drive organised for Taxi Union Leh

Leh, June 24:  The Transport department, Ladakh organised a display and test drive of E-cars for public awareness at Taxi Union, Bomgard Leh. The display camp was an initiative of the department towards making the UT self-sustainable, SMART, integrated, and carbon neutral.

Commissioner Secretary, Transport Department, Saugat Biswas, during the event, stressed that the administration has come up with the Ladakh Electric Vehicle Policy to encourage transporters and individuals to avail of s...

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Kargil transporters and hoteliers demands two-way traffic on NH-1

VoL Desk, May 06: The recent insolvency of Go AIR Company has badly affected the tourism industry and daily hotels in UT Ladakh, stated President of All Kargil Tour and Travels Association Kargil, Mohd Ali Rangyoul during a joint press conference.

The members of All Kargil Transport Association requested the LG Ladakh, Commissioner Secretary Tourism, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir and Ladakh, DC Kargil, and Ganderbal to revoke the one-way traffic system on the Kargil Srinagar Road.

Th...

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Modalities for improving Public transport operations in Ladakh being formulated; Advisor Ladakh reviews

Leh, Dec 18: In wake of the impending developments pertaining to the transfer of transport operations from the State Road Transport Corporation (SRTC) to Sindhu Infrastructure Development Corporation (SIDCO), a meeting was chaired by Advisor Ladakh Umang Narula to discuss the modalities for improving public transport operations in the Union Territory of Ladakh.

Commissioner Secretary Ajeet Sahu stated that the existing routes being operated by SRTC of erstwhile JK were within Ladakh and i...

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Secretary Transport Ladakh releases Contract Carriage Rate List; reflecting an unprecedented hike

Leh, Nov 14: Divisional Commissioner/ Secretary Transport Department Ladakh Saugat Biswas released the rate list for Contract Carriages for each district – Leh and Kargil, revised for the first time since 2018.

The revised rate list brought out by the Office of the Regional Transport Officer are the new rates approved by the State Transport Authority, Ladakh. The RTO informed that the hike in 2022 is unprecedented and much higher than the previous rates issued in 2018.

Commissioner/Sec...

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Amid shut down in Kargil, State Transport Authority decides on contract carriage permit system in Ladakh

Leh, 03 Oct: With a view to deciding upon a permit system for the Contract Carriage of Ladakh, the State Transport Authority of Ladakh held a meeting today. The meeting was held in the light of the ongoing dispute between the transport unions of the Kargil and Leh districts.

The Regional Transport Officer UT Ladakh, Regional Transport Authorities of Ladakh, and Commissioner/Secretary Transport Ladakh had held a series of meetings with the Taxi/ Tempo Unions and other transport association...

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