Principal Secretary School Education Dept J&K met CEC Leh

Leh, May 20: The Chairman/CEC, LAHDC Leh, Adv. Tashi Gyalson had a meeting with the Principal Secretary, School Education Department, UT of J&K at the Council Secretariat, Leh today.

Dy Chairman/EC Education, LAHDC Leh, Tsering Angchuk, and Director, School Education Department, Ladakh, Dr. Safdar Ali was also present during the meeting.

CEC Gyalson discussed various pertinent issues concerning the career progression cases of the teaching fraternity of School Education Department Lada...

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RITES to prepare Comprehensive Mobility Plan for Ladakh

Leh, May 20: A Comprehensive Mobility Plan (CMP) is being prepared by the UT Administration for Leh and Kargil districts for improving the mobility within the Greater Leh and Greater Kargil areas. 

The Comprehensive Mobility Plan (CMP) offers a strategy for short, medium, and long-term investments to improve accessibility and mobility for the residents. 

The objective of the CMP is to provide a long-term goal for necessary urban development in each city; demonstrate a basic plan for ur...

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Tourism Department Kargil distributes tentage camping equipment to beneficiaries

KARGIL, MAY 19, 2022: Tourism Department Kargil today distributed tentage camping equipment to beneficiaries under the subsidy component of LAHDC, Kargil here at Indra Gandhi Park, Baroo.

Executive Councillor Tourism, Er Phunsuk Tashi, Executive Councillor Aga Syed Hassan Armaan, Executive Councillor Aga Syed Abass Rizvi, Executive Councillor Mohsin Ali, DTO Kargil Iftikhar Hussain, AD Tourism Aga Syed Toha, councillors and beneficiaries were present on the occasion.

The Tourism Depart...

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District Administration Kargil conducts demolition drive at Drass

KARGIL, MAY 19, 2022: District Administration Kargil today conducted a demolition drive against alleged illegal land encroachments on grazing land at Goshan area of Drass and retrieved the land.

The anti-encroachment drive was conducted under the overall supervision of Assistant Commissioner Revenue Kargil Abdul Gaffar Zargar.

Sub Divisional Magistrate Drass, Anwar Hussain, SHO Drass Fazil Abass, besides other concerned officials of police and civil departments were also present during...

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Solid Waste Management plant to be installed at Kurbathang

Leh, May 19:  A Municipal Solid Waste Management plant is to be installed at Kurbathang, Kargil. Solid Waste Management (SWM) will include infrastructure for landfills, converting waste to energy, and recycling or composting.

The Commissioner/Secretary, Housing and Urban Development Department, UT Ladakh, Ajeet Kumar Sahu, reviewed the progress of work on the SWM plant. The Consultant agency gave the Commissioner/Secretary a detailed presentation on the engineering and architectural desig...

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Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurates National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology Centre at Leh

LEH, MAY 18: Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Cabinet Minister of Electronics & Information Technology, Communications and Railways virtually inaugurated National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT) Centre Leh, Extension Centre Kargil and IT Enabled Incubation Centre for Handicraft and Handloom Sector.

The inauguration function was held at NIELIT Campus Leh which was graced by  R K Mathur Lieutenant Governor, Ladakh,  Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, Member of Parliament UT of La...

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DC Santosh signs MoU with SSRDP Trust to impart vocational training to youth

KARGIL, MAY 18, 2022: Deputy Commissioner/CEO, LAHDC, Kargil Santosh Sukhadeve today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Trustee, Sri Sri Rural Development Programme Trust (SSRDP), Deepak Sharma to impart vocational training to youth at Industrial Training Institute Kargil. 

The objective of the MoU is to impart vocational training to youth in the field of electrical and solar energy sector and assist them for consequent gainful employment in the fields.

The SSRDP under the...

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DC Kargil inaugurates Model Middle School at Tingdoo

KARGIL, MAY 18, 2022: Deputy Commissioner/CEO, LAHDC, Kargil Santosh Sukhadeve today inaugurated the Newly Created Model Middle School at Tingdoo under Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode.

Speaking on the occasion, DC Kargil said that LAHDC Kargil and District Administration is focused on motivating more and more villages to convert their schools into PPP mode with increase in roll in schools so that quality education can be ensured at grassroot level.

DC Santosh inaugurated the scho...

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Rockslide blocks Srinagar-Leh highway, six families had a close shave

Umar Raina

Ganderbal, May 18, KNT: Srinagar-Leh Highway was blocked late Wednesday night due to a massive rock slide near Rezan area of Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, where construction work on Z-Morh Tunnel has been going on in full swing.

Local sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that six families had a close shave due to the occurrence of the rock slide. They said the rock, fortunately, didn’t strike the houses and stopped on the road, blocking it completely.

The r...

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RD&PRD organizes awareness program on Solid Waste Management at Drass

KARGIL, MAY 18, 2022: Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department (RD&PRD) UT Ladakh today organized one-day awareness program on Solid Waste Management at Drass subdivision.

Director RD&PRD Tahir Hussain Zubdavi, who was present as chief guest of the event, said cleanliness is the responsibility of all stakeholders and under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan Grameen 2nd phase, the department is trying to ensure proper cleanliness and least usage of plastic.

The Director while informing about t...

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