Kargil – Please Mind Your Meat!

How much meat should a person consume in a day, month, or in year? Are we developing a carnivorous appetite? How much is too much? Lately, these questions have been bothering me for a while. Why? Because I firmly believe that most of us are turning into meatatarian: a person who exclusively or predominantly eats meat. Let’s ask ourselves this philosophical question: How much meat have I consumed from the time I appeared on this earth? If you ask me then you should not be surprised that I was...

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YAC march awareness rally in Kargil as part of Vigilance Awareness Week

VoL Desk, Nov. 17: As part of Vigilance Awareness Week, Youth Action Committee (YAC) Kargil Ladakh held a peaceful awareness rally today started from Eco Stand and culminated at Lal Chowk Kargil, read a press release by the organisation.

The rally was organized in a very cordial environment, with the support of Youth organizations, Schools and Financial Crime Unit Kargil, Ladakh.

The peaceful rally was aimed to convey the message to public to be aware of their rights authorised by the ...

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وزیراعلیٰ کیخلاف عدم اعتماد کی تحریک چلانے کا کویی منصوبہ نہیں۔.راجہ ذکریا

ایجنسیز/ سکردو:سینئر وزیر راجہ ذکریا خان مقپون نے کہاہے کہ وزیراعلیٰ خالد خورشید کیخلاف عدم اعتماد کی تحریک پہلے کبھی لانے کا سوچا ہے اور نہ ہی آئندہ سوچیں گے تاہم سپیکر کی حد تک عدم اعتماد کی تحریک کی باتیں چل رہی ہیں۔ وزیراعلیٰ سیاست کے نئے کھلاڑی ہیں اس لئے وہ معاملات کو سمجھ نہیں رہے ہیں۔

وہ زیادہ تر سازشی لوگوں کی باتوں میں آجاتے ہیں چغلی خوروں سے دور رہیں تو خالد خورشید خان بہترین ایڈمنسٹریٹر ثابت ہونگے پارٹی کے اندر سے ایک ٹولہ وزیراعلیٰ اور وزراء کو لڑانے کیلئے سرگرم ہے یہ ٹولہ مح...

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Qadeem Hanfia Masjid in Drass gutted in a fire incident

GN Raina

Kargil, Nov 16, KNT: A Jamia Masjid was completely gutted in a devastating fire incident in Drass area of Kargil on late Wednesday evening.
  
Local sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that fire broke out in the Masjid and in absence of any fire dousing mechanism, the Masjid got completely damaged.
  
“Qadeem Hanfia Masjid was completely gutted in a fire incident,” confirmed a police officer.
 
Chairman/Chief Executive Councillor (CEC) Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council...

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DC Kargil chairs meeting regarding snow clearance measures

Kargil, Nov 15, 2022: Deputy Commissioner/CEO, LAHDC, Kargil Santosh Sukhadeve today chaired a meeting regarding winter preparedness and snow clearance measures at various locations in the district.

The meeting was attended by Chief Engineer Mechanical Division Ladakh, Chief Engineer, VIJYAK, Executive Engineer, Mechanical Division Kargil, Executive Engineer, PMGSY Division Kargil, Executive Officer MC Kargil and GM, NHIDCL, Kargil.

Various issues related to snow clearance measures wer...

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Principal Secretary reviews status of various projects of Health Dept

Leh, November 15: The Principal Secretary, Health and Medical Education, Dr. Pawan Kotwal chaired a meeting to review the progress of various projects of the Health Department at the Civil Secretariat, Leh.

Dr. Kotwal congratulated the Health Department for implementing the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 in Ladakh. He exhorted that no one should be denied their right to be registered once they are born as it is a person’s right to be counted at both extremes of life for socia...

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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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2-day disaster preparedness and response training program kick starts at GHSS Chiktan 

Kargil, Nov14, 2022: On the direction of Deputy Commissioner/Chairman District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), two-day Disaster Preparedness and Response Training Program kick-started today at Govt. Higher Secondary School Chiktan.

Chairperson BDC Shakar Chiktan Sayeeda Banoo, Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Shakar Chiktan Muhammad Sharief Kakpori, Tehsildar Chiktan Ghulam Rasool, Block Medical Officer (BMO) Chiktan Dr Zahra Batool, Principal GHSS Chiktan Mehfooz Ali, Incharge Polic...

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Secretary Padma Angmo visits PAGIR; discusses strategies for capacity building

Leh, Nov 14: Commissioner/Secretary Social Affairs, UT Ladakh Padma Angmo, along with District Social Welfare Officer Nilza Angmo today visited the People’s Action Group of Inclusion and Rights (PAGIR) campus on Saboo road to discuss strategies for building the capacity of the organization related to skilling and access to a wider market for products of PAGIR.

Secretary Padma was accompanied by a representative from Industries Department, who observed that with assistance, mainly in desig...

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EC Mohsin flags off 42 farmers for 5-day tour to Leh

Kargil, Nov14, 2022: As part of the 75 years of India’s Independence (Azadi Ka Amrut Mahatsa) Executive Councilor for Agriculture, LAHDC, Kargil Mohsin Ali today flagged off 42 farmers and accompanying officers from Agriculture Department Kargil to Leh for five days.

Chief Agriculture Officer Kargil K.M.A.Khan, DAO Inputs Ashiq Hussain Basharat, DAO Extn Haji Mohd Iqbal, HQA/SNO Mohd Hussain Khan, DNO Kargil Razia Banoo, SDAOK Mohd Hussain, AA Inputs Mohd Ali Yabgo, AEO Kargil-B Mohd Abas...

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