ADC Kargil inspects various Govt. departments

KARGIL, SEPTEMBER 22, 2022: On the directions of Deputy Commissioner/CEO LAHDC Kargil Santosh Sukhadeve, Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Kargil, Ghulam Mohi-Ud-Din Wani today visited various government departments to inspect the attendance of staff, availability of complaint boxes and disaster sirens.

The ADC inspected the Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA), Livestock Development Office, Sub Transmission Office PDD, Office of Sheep Husbandry, Block Veter...

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Ladakh to soon have ‘Design and Assembly lab of Solar-based products’: CEC Leh

Leh, Sep 22: Chairman/CEC, Adv. Tashi Gyalson chaired a meeting in continuation with the meeting held in the month of April 2021 with NIELIT Leh in which the Hill Council desired to set up a design and assembly lab of Solar-based products for the youths keeping in view the potential of harnessing solar energy in Ladakh. Accordingly, he requested the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Govt. of India to extend support for the said project last year. 

CEC Tashi Gyalson state...

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LG Ladakh condoles demise of ice hockey player Tsetan Dolma, footballer Rigzin Lamo

VoL Desk, Sep. 21: The Lieutenant Governor, Ladakh Radha Krishna Mathur condoled the families of ice hockey player Tsetan Dolma & footballer Rigzin Lamo who lost their lives in an unfortunate accident in Ramban recently, tweeted the LG Office.

“My deepest condolences to the families of our ice hockey player Tsetan Dolma & footballer Rigzin Lamo who lost their lives in an unfortunate accident in Ramban recently.”, read the tweet.

The LG has announced an ex gratia relief of Rs. 5 lakhs ...

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Govt. Girls High School, GM Pore Students visits KV Kargil

VoL Desk, Sep. 20: Students of  Govt. Girls High school, GM Pore paid a visit to Kendriya Vidyalaya Kargil today and observed the ATL Lab as well as Astronomy Lab of the Vidyalaya.

The students also went around and visited the Smart classes of the vidyalaya.

The students first paid a visit to the ATL Lab where Mr. Mukesh Kumar Swami (TGT WET) guided the students around in the ATL Lab. Mr. Mukesh showed the students 3 Robots – Kicker, Grabber & Floor Cleaner, with all three having funct...

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Climate change: A Clarion Call for Ladakh

Countries across the globe are concerned about the rapidly changing global warming and climate change. But the people in Ladakh, who are residing in the Trans Himalayan cold desert, are paying the price for a sin that is not done by them but by others residing in a pleasant climate.

This year Ladakh faced the wrath of climate change in the shape of fewer snowfall, fewer rainfall, cloud burst, floods, hot weather, and drought, and even in the month of September the weather is not normal bu...

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EC Tashi chairs meeting regarding Single Use Plastic in Kargil

Kargil, September 20, 2022:

Executive Councilor for RDD, Tourism and Zanskar Affairs, Er Punchok Tashi today chaired a meeting at Council Secretariat regarding Single Use Plastic in tourist areas of Kargil district initiated by Germany-based NGO, Human Family Nature Foundation (HFNF).

Executive Councilor, PWD, R&B, Mubarak Shah Naqvi, Councilor Poyen Constituency, Mohammad Amin, Councilor Baroo, Minjee, Sheikh Ghulam Mehdi, Co-Founder and CEO HFNF, Gaurang Bhatt, and other officials at...

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Advisor Narula inspects construction work of Zojila tunnel eastern portal

KARGIL, SEPTEMBER 21, 2022: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor UT Ladakh, Umang Narula on Sunday visited Minamarg to inspect the construction work of Zojila tunnel eastern portal.

At Zojila tunnel, Imtiyaz Ahmed, site incharge informed the advisor that around 2 km excavation has been done from the eastern portal (Minamarg) of the tunnel and around similar length of excavation has been achieved at the western side of the tunnel (Baltal side).

He also informed the advisor that besides the ex...

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Al-Reza HC&RF conducts three-days eye camp at Kargil

VoL Desk, Sep. 20: Al-Reza Health Care & Research Foundation – Health wing of Jamait Ul Ulema Isna Ashriya Kargil conducted a free eye check up and surgery camp here at Kargil.

The Camp was inaugurated by Chief Medical Officer Kargil Dr Munawar Hussain Wazir and Medical Superintendent Dr Liaqat Ali Khan in presence of President JUIAK Sheikh Nazir ul Mehdi Mohammadi, read a press release issuedby the health organisation.

On the first day of the camp on Saturday 19, around 370 patients w...

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Kargil Transport Association stage protest for UT Level Permit

VoL Desk, Sep. 20: All Kargil Transport Association staged a massive protest at Council Secretariat, Kargil today demanding Union Territory level vehicle permit for the taxi operators.

All the transport operators took a massive march from Petrol Pump to Council Secretariat in solidarity with the taxi operators who are demanding permit to freely ply in all over the Union Territory without any obstacle.

Since formation of the Union Territory the taxi operators permit have not been renewe...

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Two Ladakhi students dead, two others injured in accident on Jammu-Srinagar highway

Banihal, Sep 19 : Two female students of Jammu University were killed and two passengers including a lady was injured after a car was hit by a canter truck on the Srinagar-Jammu highway and fell into a gorge near Dalwas area of Batote in Ramban district late Monday afternoon, police said.

Police said the car bearing registration number JK02CC 8113 on way to Jammu rolled down into a 500 feet deep gorge after hit by the truck PB08EY /2168.

Police identified the deceased as  Esetan dolma ...

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