72nd Republic Day Celebrated in Kargil

Kargil/ Jan. 26: Despite bone chilling cold, the 72nd Republic Day was celebrated at Kargil today with immense patriotic zeal and gaiety. Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor, LAHDC, Kargil Feroz Ahmed Khan hoisted the national tricolor at Khree Sultan Chow Sports Stadium and took salute at an im pressive march past by the male and female contingents of Ladakh Police and Police band party.

Executive Councillor for Tourism and Zanskar Affairs Er Phunsog Tashi, Executive Councilor for He...

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Bazm-e-Adab IKMT Conduct Mushaira on Republic Day

Kargil/ Jan. 26/ News Desk: Bazm-e-Adab, literary wing of Imam Khomeini Memorial Trust conducted a program on the celebration of Republic Day as Jashn-e-Jamhuriya at  Language and Cultural Hall, Kargil. 

The program was witnessed by the worthy Additional Deputy Commissioner, Kargil, Shri Tsering Motup as Chief Guest of the program. Tehsildar Kargil Shri Mohammad Saleem Wazir was Guest of Honor, besides General Secretary, IKMT Haji Mohammad Hussain and hundreds of people.

Various poets ...

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Zanskar’s “Manjhi” Get Padma Shri

Kargil/ Jan. 26/ News Desk: Zanskar’s Manjhi man, Tsultrim Chonjor, became the first person from district Kargil to receive the Padma Shri award.

75-year-old Tsultrim Chonjor, fondly known as ‘Meme Chonjor, who comes from the remote village of Stongde in the Zanskar Valley of Ladakh, has a similar story to that of Manjhi in Bihar.
Aakashwani in a radio report says that Chonjor has assisted in developing road from Zanskar’s Sumdoo to Kirgyaq Lungnaq.
From May 2014 to June 2017, Chonjor singl...

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CEC Kargil Was not Informed in Making of Tableaux: PS CEC

Kargil/ Jan. 26/ News Desk: The personal secretary to the CEC Kargil Feroz Khan in a press release has nullified the allegations by the MP Ladakh regarding Tableaux row.
Earlier the MP Ladakh Jamyang Tsering Namgyal in an interview to media had accused the CEC Kargil for not representing Kargil in the Tableaux made in Delhi.
“It was ironic to note that just one aspect of the Ladakhi culture has been depicted and that too with a very misleading theme of “Vision for Future”. The remarks of Hon’b...

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DC Leh Reviews Intensified Pulse Polio Immunisation Programme

Leh/ Jan 25: Deputy Commissioner, Leh, Sachin Kumar Vaishya convened a meeting of the district-level task force for intensified pulse polio immunisation (IPPI) programme at the DC Conference Room today. The meeting was attended by the sub-district magistrate (SDM), Kharu, AG Zargar; Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Leh, Dr Motup Dorje; Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Dr Manzoor Ul Haq; Medical Superintendent, SNM Hospital, Dr Nurzin Angmo; District Immunisation Officer, Dr Tashi Namgail, and Distr...

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L-GLTF Kargil Meet MP Jamyang

Kargil/ Jan. 25: Ladakh General Line Teachers Forum, Kargil (L-GLTF) delegation led by District President Mustafa Kamal called upon Jamyang Tsering Namgyal Member Parliament Ladakh.

During the meeting with MP Jamyang the delegation put forth various demands. The teachers forum demanded for pay anamoly enhancement of Grade Pay to 4200 / Pay Matrix to Level 6, Stagnated Promotional Avenues, introduction of core and new Subjects at Higher Secondary Level to ease the Promotion Issue, reductio...

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Kargil Celebrates National Tourism Day

Kargil/ Jan. 25: Union Minister of State (IC) Tourism and culture, Prahlad Singh Patel inaugurated National Tourism Day at Ice Hockey Rink Biamathang Kargil here today.

Chairman and Chief Executive Councilor (CEC) LAHDC, Kargil, Feroz Ahmad Khan, Executive Councilor for Works Mubarak Shah Nagvi, Executive Councilor for Tourism and Zanskar Affairs Phunsog Tashi, Executive Councilor for Health Muhammad Ali Chandan, Member of Parliament, Ladakh Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, Executive Councilor fo...

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EC Agri Leh flags off 1st Consignment of Fresh Vegetables for Winter

Leh/ Jan 25: Executive Councillor, Agriculture, LAHDC Leh, Stanzin Chosphel flagged off the first consignment of the fresh supply of vegetables for the winter from the cold storage facility at Dambuchan in Leh today. The vegetables have been procured by the Department of Cooperative, Ladakh.

A total of 8 tonnes of vegetables were received by the Cooperative Department for Leh district. The vegetables were later sent to Cooperative Marketing Society (CMS), Nimoo and CMS Leh for further dis...

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BJP Kargil Meet MoS Culture and Tourism

Kargil/ Jan. 24: A delegation of Bharataya Janata Party Kargil unit led by Shri Haji Anayat Ali Former Chairman at J&K Legislative Council called upon Shri. Prahlad Singh Patel Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism GOI.

On the occasion MP Ladakh UT and State President BJP Ladakh UT Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, Shri Haji Abdul Hussain President BJP Kargil, Executive Councilor at LAHDC-K and General Secretary BJP Kargil Mohd Ali Chandan, Mohd Ali Majaz St...

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MoS Tourism and Culture GoI Visits Kargil

Kargil/ Jan. 24: Union Minister of State (IC) Tourism and Culture, Government of India (GoI) Prahlad Singh Patel said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has planned  to promote adventure tourism in those areas which have lots of potential but still unexplored till date due to various reasons and Kargil district is one among them as it serves as an important destination for undertaking adventure tourism.

The Minister stated this while talking to media during his visit to Linkipal Ski Slopes Kar...

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