Srinagar, Nov 13 (PTI) Kargil native Taslima Naaz is currently undergoing a rigorous academic coaching in Kashmir as part of the Army’s prestigious Super 50 programme, and the 18-year-old says she is determined to secure admission in a good medical college for an MBBS course before going back to her hometown.
She is among the four girls from Ladakh Union Territory — three from Kargil and one from Leh — who have been chosen this year after a tough screening process under the educational pr...
Vermicomposting, unlike other composting that relies on bacteria and fungi to break down organic matter, vermicomposting uses worms to compost. The worms can break down the organic matter much faster than the bacteria and fungi alone, which makes vermicomposting a very efficient way to compost. In addition, worms produce castings (worm manure) that are richer in nutrients and beneficial microorganisms, which makes them an excellent fertilizer for plants.
Vermicomposting is an eco-friendly...
2 نومبر//نیوزڈیسک// کرگل ڈیموکریٹک الانس اور ایپکس باڑی لیہ کے کال پر خطہ لداخ کے دونوں اضلاع میں بدھوار کوچارنکاتی مطالبات کو لیکراحتجاجی جلوس نکالے گئے۔
ان جلوسوں میں مذہبی سیاسی اور طلباء تنظیموں کے علاوہ ہزاروں کی تعداد میں لوگوں نے شرکت کی۔ احتجاجی ریلی کا مقصد لداخ کوریاست کادرجہ، لداخ کو 6th شیڈول، دونوں ضلع کےلئے الگ الگ پارلیمانی نشستیں، راجیہ سبھا میں سیٹ اور بے روزگاری کے مسائل کو حل کرناہے۔
تفصیلات کے مطابق لیہ ضلع ہیڈکوارٹر پر جلوس میں مردوں کے ساتھ ساتھ خواتین نے ...
District Kargil is known for its simplicity and egalitarian society where a one-time observer would not easily differentiate between rich and poor. The lifestyle in the public sphere was/is such that no one could differentiate between the poor and the rich.
Unfortunately, it seems that a remarkable section of the people is now overridden by their desires in terms of constructing huge lodges, procuring luxury cars, and nowadays conducting expensive marriages. Imam Ali (a.s.) has said, “Tho...
In the second episode of the fortnightly interview series, Ru-Ba-Ru, Voice of Ladakh interviewed the CEO rZamba Trust Stanzin Saldon alias Shifa. The interview discussed on a wide range of issues including Saldon’s success story, rZamba intervention in the education sector, loopholes in the education sector, women empowerment, and other relevant issues. The full interview is enumerated below:
Voice of Ladakh (VOL): Kindly introduce yourself to our readers.
Stanzin Saldon (SS): First of...
On the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, Kargil observed complete shutdown, which were to continue for four days but was called off later. The four-day complete shutdown was announced by All Transport Association Kargil over UT administration’s perpetual negligence of their demand for ‘One UT, one permit’. The cab operators claimed that their vehicles were being challaned and even seized as their permits have expired and not renewed by the Administration. The cab operators of Kargil see it as a bi...
Doctor, a sincere doctor, a responsible doctor, a doctor loyal to his pledge to be a doctor who serves 24×7 for the public. In a district like Kargil where doctors are short, a doctor hardly manages to take complete sleep, hardly take a relaxed meal, and hardly spends a good time with family. Thus, they don’t need anyone else to add to their stress.
The doctors at the district hospital Kargil complained of inhumane and misbehavior from a section of the public. Starting from entering the d...
Er. Ahmad Ali from Kanoor who left a job offer as Assistant Professor to become a farmer is changing the lives of farmers in Ladakh. Adopting new techniques in Agriculture like drip irrigation, mulching, and hydroponics, Ahmad Ali is infusing hope among farmers to boost farming activities even in areas with scarcity of irrigation water.
Speaking to the Voice of Ladakh correspondent, Er Ahmad Ali emphasized farmers to form clusters and adopt new techniques and embrace the latest technology...
Apricot, the appealing product of district Kargil made headlines in media many times since formation of the Union Territory of Ladakh. Last year, the product which was banned to export beyond Zojila pass found market in metro cities like Mumbai and international markets like Dubai. However, the current year drought reportedly reduced the quantity of its production and the boom it gained last year also seems to have declined.
The apricot also made news when the Union territory Administrati...
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...
