Ethnic Food Festival held at Zanskar

Kargil/ Jan 27, 2021:  As a part of the ongoing Zanskar Winter Sports and Youth Festival 2021, an ethnic food festival was held at Munskit Chumik Zanskar here today.

Member of Parliament (MP) Ladakh Jamyang Tsering Namgyal was the chief guest on the occasion.

Nominated Councillor Stanzin Chosgail chaired as special guest while Sarpanch Ufti Pibiting Lobzang Dolma was the guest of honor.

Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Zanskar Sonam Dorjay and other sub divisional officers were also ...

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ZEO Nyoma holds Community Mobilisation, Enrollment Drive

Leh/ Jan 27: A community mobilisation and enrollment drive was conducted by Zonal Education Officer, Nyoma, at Government Middle School, Nyoma today.

Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM), Nyoma, Dorje Gailtsan was the chief guest for the occasion. Dawa Tashi, sarpanch, Nyoma; Sonam Nilza Angmo, Child Development Project Officer- Integrated Child Development Services (CDPO-ICDS), and members of Village Education Committee (VEC) were present during the event.

More than 100 villagers and paren...

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72nd Republic Day Celebrated in Different Blocks of Leh District

Leh, Jan 26: The 72nd Republic Day was celebrated with full fervor and gaiety in different blocks of Leh district. Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, RK Mathur, unfurled the national flag at the Polo Ground. He also inspected the guard of honour and took the salute during the occasion.

Chairman of LAHDC Leh, Tashi Gyalson; Deputy Chairman, LAHDC Leh, Tsering Angchuk; Executive Councillors of LAHDC Leh; Advisor to LG, Umang Narula; Divisional Commissioner, Ladakh, Saugat Biswas; Admini...

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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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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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