DELHI, JAN 08: Election Commission on Saturday announced the Assembly polls schedule for Goa, Punjab, Manipur, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. Announcing the poll schedule in New Delhi this afternoon, Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra said Uttar Pradesh will go to polls in seven phases from 10th February to 7th March. Voting for Punjab, Uttarakhand and Goa will be held on 14th of February in single phase. Manipur will vote on 27th February and 3rd March in two phases. Counting of vot...
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Ladakh Victim Assistance Scheme, 2022 notified
Leh, January 7: The Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh has notified Ladakh Victim Assistance Scheme in terms of Section 357A of CrPC, 1973 after its reorganisation as a new Union Territory.
The thrust of the scheme is to provide economic assistance to the Victims or his/her dependent(s) who have suffered loss or injury or both as a result of crime especially sexual offences including rape, acid attacks, crime against children, human trafficking, disabilities and burns affected on...
National Institute of Fashion Technology announces admission, special reservation for natives of Ladakh
Srinagar: The National Institute of Fashion Technology has started the admission process for year 2022 with the release of application form on its official website nift.ac.in/admission.
The Institute is looking forward to encourage maximum participation of students from Ladakh region in the admission process. NIFT Srinagar has a special reservation for natives of J&K and Ladakh UT.
The applications are invited for various undergraduate, post-graduate and PhD programmes at the 17 campu...
NCM member Rinchen Lhamo makes maiden visit to Leh
Leh, Jan 07: The newly appointed member of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM), Government of India from UT Ladakh, Rinchen Lhamo made her maiden visit to Leh after assuming the charges. NCM member Rinchen Lhamo today chaired a meeting with the heads of different religious organisations at the DC Conference Hall.
Addressing the meeting, Rinchen Lhamo expressed gratitude to the religious heads for attending it. She highlighted the role of the Commission in resolving the issues of ...
Winter tuitions in Kargil to be allowed in second week of January
KARGIL, JANUARY 06, 2022: Chairman and Chief Executive Councilor, LAHDC, Kargil Feroz Ahmed Khan, who is currently in Jammu, today said that education has been top priority of LAHDC Kargil during the Covid-19 pandemic and Rs 2 Crores has been allotted for winter tuitions for Kargil.
The CEC is currently in Jammu to inspect the works of Kargil Girls Hostel, construction of Library block at Kargil Boys Hostel Channi and resolution of land issue regarding Kargil Bhawan Jammu with Jammu Devel...
UT Ladakh to conduct survey of Non-Abadi Deh areas
Leh, January 7: Principal Secretary (Revenue/Financial Commissioner), Pawan Kotwal chaired a meeting, hosted by the Survey of India (SOI), to discuss the survey/resurvey work of the Union Territory of Ladakh.
SOI is the National Mapping Agency of the country under the Department of Science & Technology.
In the meeting, the Principal Secretary reiterated that the survey of Abadi Deh areas has already been undertaken by SOI under the Survey of Villages Abadi and Mapping with Improvised...
Zojila closes for all civilian vehicular movement
KARGIL, JANUARY 06, 2022: Office of the Divisional Commissioner, Ladakh in a notice today announced closure of Zojila Pass for all type of vehicular movement till further order due to snowfall.
“Due to continuous spell of snowfall and extreme whether at Zoji-la axis resulting
in heavy accumulation of snow on the axis, the Srinagar-Leh highway passing through the pass has become unworthy of vehicular movement”, maintained the notice.
“Therefore, in the interest of general public the Srinagar- Le...
LAHDC Leh, Secretary Agriculture inaugurates sale of fresh and organic vegetables
Leh, January 5: On the joyful occasion of New Year 2022, the Department of Agriculture, Leh, organised a programme for the sale of fresh and organic vegetables at the Main Market, Leh, as a part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. Secretary, Agriculture, Ravinder Kumar inaugurated the programme in presence of Executive Councillor, Agriculture, Stanzin Chospel and Chief Agriculture Officer, Tsetan Tashi.
The vegetables on sale were produced at the Model Ladakh Winter Greenhouse at Gupuk Farm i...
On SDM directions, two sale centres of gas agencies sealed at Sankoo
KARGIL, JANUARY 05, 2022: On the direction of Sub Division Magistrate (SDM) Sankoo, two sale centres of HP and Indian gas were sealed today at Sankoo for inflated prices.
Officials said earlier many complaints were received from the people of Sankoo areas regarding the increase in rates by HP and Indian dealers without any authorization.
Following the complaints, SDM Sankoo directed the concerned Naib Tehsildar Muhammad Hussain to seal both the centres forthwith.
Accordingly acting on the direc...
Sheikh Nazir flay administration over “unnecessary Covid restrictions”
KARGIL, JANUARY 05, 2022: President Anjuman Jamiat Ulema Isna Ashriya Kargil (AJUIAK), Sheikh Nazir Mehdi Mohammadi in a press conference today flayed the UT Administration for imposing unnecessary restrictions without having a concerning threat of COVID-19.
“We have always supported the Administration in the Covid pandemic which is deadly and harmful to life. The public also cooperated with the administration to cope up with the COVID pandemic that gave fruitful results”, said Sheikh Naz...