Leh, April 01, 2024: The Advisor to the Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor, UT Ladakh, Dr Pawan Kotwal convened an important meeting on the preparedness for Glacial Lake Outburst Flow (GLOF) hazards in the Union Territory of Ladakh to discuss various challenges and a way forward with the concerned officials and stakeholders, at the Civil Secretariat, Leh.
The meeting highlighted the need for comprehensive strategies to mitigate the potential risks posed by GLOF occurrences in UT Ladakh. The meet...
Leh, March 31, 2024: Two days inter-department table tennis tournament 2023-24 concluded at University of Ladakh, Leh campus on March 30.
Competition among 38 teams across five categories representing various teaching departments of the University of Ladakh Leh campus.
Ghulam Ali from the Physical Education Department won the Men’s Singles Category, Zehra Banoo from Forensic Science Department won the Women’s Singles Category. Similarly, Men’s Doubles Category won by Physical Education...
Leh, Mar 30, 2024: The Department of Horticulture,Leh carried out a plantation drive at Horticulture Garden, Agling today on March 30.
The objective of the plantation drive was to make the farmers aware regarding the importance of fruit plantation and to increase the area under horticulture crops which ultimately play a pivotal role to enhance the economy of the farming community.
It was informed that different varieties of fruit saplings such as apple, pear, peach, plum and cherry we...
Leh, Mar. 28, 2024: Administrative Secretary of the Disaster Management Relief, Rehabilitation & Reconstruction (DMRRR) Department, UT Ladakh Amit Sharma today convened an important meeting to address potential threats of Glacial Lake Outburst Flow (GLOF) hazards in the Union Territory of Ladakh, at the Civil Secretariat, Leh wherein all the major stakeholders including both Deputy Commissioners, NRSC-ISRO, IIRS, IMD experts amongst others participated.This meeting was aimed at methodically ...
The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) connected the strategic Nimmu-Padam-Darcha road in Ladakh on Monday (March 25). This 298-km road will connect Manali to Leh through Darcha and Nimmu on Kargil – Leh Highway.
The road is now the third axis apart from Manali-Leh and Srinagar-Leh, which connects Ladakh to the hinterland.
The Nimmu-Padam-Darcha road derives its strategic importance from the fact that it is not only shorter vis-a-vis the other two axes, but crosses only one pass; Shinkun ...
Leh, Mar 27, 2024: The District Election Office/ Deputy Commissioner, Leh, Santosh Sukhadeve convened a meeting in connection with the forthcoming General Election to Lok Sabha, 2024 in the VC hall, DC office on March 27.
The primary objective of the meeting was to brief the role and responsibility of the nodal officer.
DC interacted with all the concerned officers and addressed all their issues separately.
ADDC, Leh, Sonam Norboo pointed out the need for a video monitoring room whe...
Leh, 26th March, 2024: Chief Electoral Officer, UT Ladakh, Yatendra M. Maralkar chaired a meeting of State Nodal Officers to take stock of preparedness for the General Election to Lok Sabha, 2024.
He impressed upon all the State Nodal Officers to take charge of the role and responsibilities assigned to them immediately and submit compliance report to his office on daily basis. He also stressed that the 22 Nodal Officers appointed for various election related tasks may discharge their duti...
Leh, March 26: After surviving on salt and water for 21 days, noted climate activist Sonam Wangchuk has ended his hunger strike to press for statehood for Ladakh and the protection of the fragile Himalayan ecology under Sixth Schedule of the constitution, but insisted this was only the end of phase one and that his fight will continue.
When he had begun his fast on March 6, Sonam Wangchuk had said he would continue it for 21 days and that it could be “extendable till death”.
In a post ...
Leh, Mar 26, 2024: Directorate of Industries and Commerce in collaboration with Handloom Export Promotion Council (HEPC) organised an international conclave for Ladakhi Pashmina in the presence of Executive Director, N. Shreedar on March 23 at Grand Dragon Hotel.
The primary objective of the event was to conduct an interaction between local sellers, artisans and buyers from the domestic and international markets dealing with Pashmina and other wool sectors. The conclave provided a platfor...
Leh, March 19: Students Floriculture & Landscaping trade of (ITI) Leh, are attending a short-term training program at the Institute of Himalayan BioResource Technology IHBT (CSIR) in Palampur, Himachal Pradesh from 15th – 25th March 2024.
Thirteen students and a Faculty are currently at IHBT Palampur for the ten-day programme for hands-on training and mentorship by Faculty and experts at IHBT CSIR. The training program is designed to cover a wide array of topics, like – cultivation techni...
