KARGIL, NOVEMBER 02, 2021: All Ladakh Tour Operators Association (ALTOA) in a meeting with members of ALHGHA expressed anguish and disagreement over the recently launched logo to represent Ladakh Tourism, maintained a press release issued by the organisation.
The meering held today where members of both ALTOA and ALHGHA expressed anguish at the logo chosen to represent Ladakh Tourism.
The press release maintained that during the stakeholder consultation meeting the Administration had involved ...
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Ladakh to celebrate Iconic Week from 25 Oct onwards
Leh, October 18: Secretary, Tourism & Culture, UT Ladakh, Kachoo Mehboob Ali Khan, today, convened a meeting to take stock of the iconic week celebration under the theme Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav in Ladakh.
The weeklong event is being organized at different locations of districts Leh and Kargil of UT Ladakh from 25th – 31st of October.
To make the event grand and successful, Secretary, K. Mehboob Ali Khan directed the Deputy Commissioners of Leh & Kargil to form district as well as sub-d...
World Tourism Day celebrated in Kargil
KARGIL, SEPTEMBER 27, 2021: World Tourism Day was celebrated at Kargil today under the theme for the year 2021 “Tourism for Inclusive Growth”.
In this connection, Department of Tourism Kargil along with the All Kargil Travel Trade Association (AKTTA) Kargil organized a function at border village Hunderman which was aimed to spread awareness among the school students about the importance of tourism and tourism potential sites for local economy and tourism for inclusive growth.
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Secy Tourism discuss arrangement for Ladakh Nomadic Festival 2021
Leh, August 14: Secretary, Tourism and Culture, UT, Ladakh, Kacho Mehboob Ali Khan convened a meeting regarding the arrangement of Ladakh Nomadic Festival 2021. The festival is scheduled to be held at Korzok Phoo on August 30 & 31. The festival is organised by Ladakh Academy of Art, Culture and Languages, Leh.
While reviewing the arrangement, Secretary Kacho Mehboob said that the objective of holding the Festival is to help sustain the centuries-old tradition and culture of the people o...
Secy Tourism discuss traffic, other issues at Khardong La, Chang La
Leh, August 13: Secretary, Tourism & Culture, UT Ladakh, Kacho Mehboob Ali Khan, today, chaired a meeting on the management of traffic/parking/ deployment of police personnel at Khardong La and Chang La.
Discussion on varied issues such as the creation of dry toilets, viewpoints etc management of the existing old toilets / PCs built by the Army and installation of dustbins, collection of garbage & its disposal and functioning of SBI ATM was held during the meeting.
Secretary Kacho Me...
Indian nationals no longer need permit to visit protected areas of Ladakh
Leh, Aug 6: The Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh today issued a notification to completely remove the requirement of an inner line permit (ILP) for the Indian nationals, including domestic tourists and local residents, to the notified protected areas of Ladakh.
It was earlier mandatory for the tourists to apply for an ILP from the district administration to travel to protected areas of Ladakh. Now the domestic tourists no longer require an ILP to visit the popular tourist circu...
Tambis waterfall may deplete soon! Voicing for protection
Nature has carved different creatures in the universe in a very different way to make it beautiful for the sake of living things and to enhance the beauty of the environment. A natural spot that has recently become popular among tourists and picnickers is the eye-catching waterfall at Tambis. To date, it remained hidden from the general public. Only locals and few people were aware of the hotspot and it became popular among outsiders recently.
The waterfall is around 10-15 meters in heigh...
CEC Leh launch revamped Tourist Management System portal
Leh, June 24: Chairman, LAHDC Leh, Adv. Tashi Gyalson today launched the Leh District Tourist Management System portal in the presence of Secretary, Tourism, UT Ladakh, Mehboob Ali Khan, and Deputy Commissioner, Leh Shrikant Suse virtually.
Chairman, LAHDC Leh, Adv. Tashi Gyalson appreciated the efforts of the District Administration for developing an easy and user-friendly portal for the convenience of the tourists.He appealed to the tourism fraternity to avail of the benefits of the new...
Secy Mehboob reviews functioning of Tourism, LAACL, Libraries in Kargil
KARGIL, MAY 03, 2021: Secretary Tourism and Culture UT Ladakh Kacho Mehboob Ali Khan reviewed the functioning of Tourism, Ladakh Academy of Art, Culture and Languages (LAACL) and Libraries during a meeting with the concerned officers at Tourist Facilitation Centre Biamathang here today.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Kargil Development Authority Ghulam Mohiuddin Wani, Assistant Director Tourism Aga Syed Toha, Executive Engineer R&B-II Kacho Mehmood Ali Khan, Executive Engineer Kargil Developm...
Secy Tourism takes stock of wayside tourist amenities along NH-1D
KARGIL, MAY 01, 2021: Secretary, Tourism and Culture UT Ladakh Mehboob Ali Khan during his 5 day visit to Kargil district took stock of wayside amenities for tourists on the Srinagar-Kargil-Leh National Highway NH-1D from Hinaskot to Shargole here today.
The Secretary visited the heritage village of Hinaskot, Tourist Dak Bungalow, castle and a local museum in the Village and said that Hinaskot is an important historic village on the NH-01 and needs to be preserved and promoted on the tourism ...