Free Medical checkup by AIIMS, Ashoka Mission New Delhi concludes at Zanskar

KARGIL, 28 JULY, 2021;  Free Medical Camp organized by Ashoka Mission, New Delhi in collaboration with the super specialist and specialist doctors from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) concluded at Zanskar here today. 

Durring the period of free medical checkup, out of the total of 1594 patients who had registered 75 patients were diagnosed with Surgical Oncology.

Moreover, 133 patients were treated in Neuro Surgery, 550 patients treated for Medicine, 122 patients in...

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MP Ladakh inaugurates 5 Jio mobile towers
in Zanskar

KARGIL, JULY 14, 2021: In order to augment the telecommunication infrastructure in Zanskar, Member of Parliament (MP) Ladakh Jamyang Tsering Namgyal today inaugurated 5 Jio mobile telecommunication towers in Zanskar and dedicated them to the general public.

The mobile towers have been erected at Raru, Itcher and Cha village of Lungnak Block and Sani, Stongday villages of Zanskar Block. 

Councilor Cha Constituency Stanzin Lakpa, Nominated Councilor Stanzin Chosgyal, Area Development Off...

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Secretary Mehboob Ali Khan visits Zanskar

KARGIL, JULY 05, 2021: Secretary Tourism, Labour and Employment Kacho Mehboob Ali Khan during his 4 day visit to Zanskar took stock of the status of various development works undertaken in tourism sector in the sub division.

The Secretary Tourism visited different villages of the sub division and interacted with the locals to know about their issues and developmental needs.

Kacho Mehboob Ali Khan also visited different villages of Lungnak block including Shinkun-la top.

The Secretar...

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MoS Agriculture and Farmers Welfare visits Zanskar

KARGIL JULY 04, 2021:  Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Kailash Choudhary along with the Member of Parliament (MP) Ladakh Jamyang Tsering Namgyal visited Zanskar Sub-Division here today.

During his visit, the Union Minister Kailash Choudhary visited Sher e Kashmir University of Agriculture Science and Technology (SKUAST) Farm, where the  Senior Scientist and In charge Head Dr Shahnawaz briefed the him about different projects being carried out at the farm, and a...

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MP Ladakh’s Zanskar Tour Ends

Inspects Covid preparedness & developmental activities in several villages

Leh, May 30: Member of Parliament (MP), Ladakh, Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, visited several villages and inspected developmental activities at the culmination of his extensive ten-day tour to the Zanskar sub-division.

On Friday, MP Ladakh, Namgyal, inspected Covid facilities, including medicines, isolation and quarantine centres, provided by the Zanskar Administration to the labourers of the Border Road Organisatio...

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2700 labour in Zanskar facing shortage of food, cloth

Zanskar, May 20, 2021: Around 2700 labour came from outside Ladakh are facing an acute shortage of food and warm clothes here near village Zangla in Zanskar Sub-Division of Kargil District, said reliable sources from Zanskar. However, SDM Zanskar Sonam Dorjay counted 2245 labours at a labour camp in the village.

Sources say that the labours are accumulated by contractors associated with 126 RCC of BRO. An audio clip that seems to have initiated by a journalist circulated on social media p...

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EC Tashi laid foundation stone for upgradation of Zanskar Sarai at Leh

KARGIL, APRIL 27, 2021: Executive Councilor for Tourism, RD and Zanskar Affair LAHDC Kargil Er Punchok Tashi laid the foundation stone for the up-gradation of Zanskar Sarai here at Leh today. The project has been taken up under the CAPEX budget for an estimated cost of Rs 1.44 crore.

Er. Punchok Tashi extended his gratitude to Chairman LAHDC Kargil Feroz Ahmad Khan and Deputy Commissioner/CEO LAHDC Kargil for their whole-hearted support in this noble gesture.

This Sarai has been constr...

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Center approve Rs 381.01 Cr for widening of Kargil – Zanskar road

KARGIL, APRIL 02, 2021: The Central Government has approved budget for widening and upgradation of the NH-301 Kargil – Zanskar road, announced the Minister of Road, Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari on his Twitter handle late on Thursday.

“For Ladakh – Work of widening and upgradation to 2 Lane with paved shoulder of NH-301 Kargil – Zanskar road on EPC mode (Pkg – III) in the UT of Ladakh has been approved with a budget Rs. 381.01 Cr. #PragatiKaHighway”, Gadkari twitted.

Quoting the tweet ...

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Far-flung Hamlet Hanamure in Zanskar Gets Satellite Phone

KARGIL, MARCH 15, 2021: To redress the problems of telecommunication in the far-flung areas of Zanskar, Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Zanskar Sonam Dorjay visited the last hamlet of Hanamure Zangla village here on Sunday. 

SDM Dorjay was accompanied by Lambardar Zangla.

The SDM handed over a satellite phone to a resident of the village named Tsewang Rangdol to connect the village through telecommunication services especially in case of any emergency. Rangdol was also explained how to use the...

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Cooperative Department Zanskar Conducts Awareness, Training Camp

KARGIL, MARCH 13, 2021: Cooperative Department Zanskar organized one day awareness cum training camp at Zanskar here today.

Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Zanskar Sonam Dorjay, Sarpanchs, Panchs, Lambardars besides the members and salesmen of all the functional cooperative societies of Zanskar Sub Division were present on the occasion.

While addressing the gathering, SDM Zanskar Sonam Dorjay hailed the Department of Cooperatives for organizing awareness and training programme.

He also apprecia...

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