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Kargil: In contiuation with the decision taken by Ladakh Buddhist Association (LBA), Ladakh Gonpa Association (LGA) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) to adopt a joint resolution resolving the issue of construction of a Gonpa at the earliest in Kargil, the Deputy Commissioner of Kargil Santosh Sukhdeve orders to Allotment of State Land for Construction of Gompa at Kurbathang Kargil to LBA. DC @santoshsukhdeve issued an order to Allotment of State Land for Construction of Gompa at Kurbathang Kargil to @BuddhistLadakh @prasarbharti @ddnewsladakh @airnewsalerts @LAHDC_K @FerozKhan_Kgl pic.twitter.com/zruXZ4D6bp — Radio News Kargil (@radionews_kargi) October 9, 2022 It is pertinent to mention here…

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party supremo and three-time chief minister of Uttar Pradesh Mulayam Singh Yadav died on Monday at a hospital in Gurugram after prolonged illness. “Mere adarniya pitaji aur sabke netaji nahi rahe – Akhilesh Yadav,” the SP tweeted from its Twitter handle. The 82-year-old former defence minister was admitted to a hospital since August and was shifted to the Intensive Care Unit of the Gurugram-based Medanta Hospital on October 2. Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav’s demise, and said he was widely admired as a humble and grounded leader who was sensitive to people’s…

Leh: The Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, RK Mathur, met and interacted with the mediapersons from Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh who are on a week-long press tour to Ladakh organised by Press Information Bureau (PIB), Jaipur. Principal Secretary, Dr Pawan Kotwal; Divisional Commissioner, Saugat Biswas; Commissioner/Secretary, Information, Padma Angmo; Secretary, Tourism and Culture, Mehboob Ali Khan; Assistant Director, DIPR Leh, Dr Tundup Namgyal and representatives from PIB Jaipur were also present during the interaction session. ALSO READ | Leaders list major developments brought in Ladakh by BJP Govt at Mega Assembly in Choglamsar LG Mathur informed about various developmental activities in…

Leh: The Ladakh unit of BJP organised a ‘Mega Assembly’ at Choglamsar to give a clear briefing about ‘ModiSarkar’ which is working relentlessly toward developments and to know about the upcoming government plans for the overall benefit of the people of Ladakh. The programme started with a welcome speech by District President Leh, Tashi Khachu. And, apart from the BJP leaders and Executive members from Leh, Nubra, Kargil & Zanskar, the Mega Assembly was attended by the  BDCs; Sarpanches; Panches; Gobas; Members; President’s/Representatives of various Tsogspa from villages and Head of Organizations/Unions. Overall, 1500 people attended yesterday’s BJP Mega Assembly.MP…

Leh: Terming the Himalayan regions as the most important ecologically as they determine the climate of the country and the world, LG Mathur at the fifth edition of the Indian Himalayan Youth Summit held in Leh on Sunday stressed the need for youth taking part in the Summit to deliberate and record the outcomes of the event so that it could be heard and implemented at both regional and national levels. ALSO READ | Drass is the centre of Polo in Ladakh: LG Mathur While speaking during the inaugural ceremony of the event, he emphasised the need to focus on…

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New Delhi: India today said that it would not be correct to call the situation at the LAC in Eastern Ladakh normal and a complete sequences of disengagement and de-escalation is required to restore normalcy at the border. Addressing a weekly media briefing, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said that the two countries have not reached the stage where one calls the situation at the border normal. “We have clarified out position on the steps needed for disengagement and de-escalation. For a complete normalcy at the LAC some steps are necessary, we have not at all reached at…

Jammu: A suspicious aircraft-shaped balloon which had ‘I love Pakistan’ message on it was seized by Jammu and Kashmir police on Saturday morning. It was recovered from Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district along the International Border. According to sources, the balloon, yellow in colour, had ‘I love Pakistan’ written in English and Urdu languages. Notably, the balloon has been handed over to police officials for further investigation. According to sources, the balloon was seized near the Cham Bagh area in the Kathua district of the Pakistan International Borders. Meanwhile, upon subsequent searches that were carried out by Jammu and Kashmir…

As a part of the Sumangalam Campaign to tackle climate change, a Conference with the theme “Sustainability & Culture” was organised in Leh. LG RK Mathur attended the event as the Chief Guest and appreciated for carrying out the first in series of the conferences in Ladakh. https://youtu.be/1vQfd-FUq2o

Srinagar: The 6.5 km Z-Morh tunnel between Gagangir and Sonamarg on the Srinagar-Leh highway will be thrown open for traffic by November 15, an official spokesperson said. He said Divisional Commissioner for Kashmir P K Pole gave directions in this connection to the officials concerned during a high-level meeting at Sonamarg, which was held to review preparedness for keeping the popular tourist destination open during the winters. Discussions were held in order to ensure that necessary facilities such as water, electricity and snow clearance were in place for the convenience of tourists. During his visit, Pole also inspected the work…

Kargil: The Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, RK Mathur, today attended the inaugural ceremony of the Second LG Polo Cup 2022 at the Horse Polo Stadium in Goshan, Drass. He also inaugurated the Ladakh Drass Festival 2022. Chairman, LAHDC Kargil, Feroz Ahmad Khan; EC LAHDC Kargil, Mubarak Shah Naqvi; Secretary, Tourism and Culture, Mehboob Ali Khan; Secretary, Youth Services and Sports, Ravinder Kumar; Deputy Commissioner, Kargil, Santosh Sukhdeve, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Anayat Ali Chaudhary, were among the guests present in the event. 13 teams, including teams from Leh, are taking part in the LG Polo Cup. https://twitter.com/DIPR_Kargil/status/1578652565281312768 JOIN OUR…

Kargil: Power Development Department (PDD) Ladakh under the guidance of Chief Engineer, PDD Ghulam Ahmed Mir in collaboration with The Energy & Resources Institute (TERI) today on the second day continued the three-day capacity-building training program on Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) and Eco Niwas Samhita (ENS) at Conference Hall, Baroo. The training program emphasized on means to energy conservation at commercial and residential buildings as its consumption has tremendously increased in the country. ALSO READ | DC Kargil chairs review meeting on subsidy plan for 2022-23 J.K Vyas and Manoj Singh presided as master trainers for the second day…

Kargil: Deputy Commissioner/CEO, LAHDC, Kargil Santosh Sukhadeve chaired a review meeting regarding the subsidy plan for the year 2022-23 at DC Office Baroo. JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR ALL THE NEWS FROM LADAKH During the meeting, DC Santosh sought details from the officials of the respective departments regarding expenditure achieved till September 2022. The officials from the respective departments shared detailed figures of expenditure achieved, anticipated expenditure and total expenditure which is likely to be achieved during the financial year 2022-2023 under subsidy component. The DC directed the departments that are in need of extra funds to complete given targets…

The book “Stories of the True” by Jeyamohan has been translated from the Tamil by Priyamvada Ramkumar. Containing iconic stories like ‘Elephant Doctor’ and ‘A Hundred Armchairs’, this collection brings together twelve inspiring and imaginative narratives, all based on the lives of real people. These stories explore the capacity of humans to hold on to their intrinsic goodness in the face of both the everyday and the extraordinary, and how their response in such moments of truth finds expression in multitudinous ways – as anger, compassion, fortitude, a capacity for suffering, self discovery, a life of silent protest or even…

Leh: The Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, RK Mathur inaugurated the 2nd edition of LG Polo Tournament at Polo Ground in Goshan Drass. https://twitter.com/DIPR_Kargil/status/1578643000938627073 ALSO READ | 2nd LG Horse Polo Cup Championship to commence in Drass on Oct 08 LG Mathur reaches Drass this morning and received Guard of Honour at Tourist Dak Bunglow, Drass on his arrival.  https://twitter.com/DIPR_Kargil/status/1578605327486189568 This four days long event will continue till October 12 and is being organised with an aim to promote sports among the youth of UT Ladakh. As per reports, best Horse Polo Team from all over Ladakh, Gurez and Kashmir are…

New Delhi is trying to ward off the winter chill in Jammu & Kashmir. How soon, is the big question following Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s 3-day visit to the UT. There’s a whiff about Assembly polls being on the cards finally. The exercise, he said would be held as soon as EC revises electoral rolls. Perhaps coming summer. At Rajouri and Baramulla rallies his speech had all trappings of a poll campaign: “3 families—Mufti & Co., Abdullah & sons and Congress that have ruled Kashmir for 70 years have done nothing for welfare of people”; “development is Modi’s priority.…

Leh: The Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, RK Mathur, on Friday attended the Conference on Sustainability and Culture as a part of the Agni Tattva outreach programme under the Sumangalam campaign to tackle climate change, in Leh. JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR ALL THE NEWS FROM LADAKH The conference has been organised by the Power Foundation of India and Vigyan Bharti (VIBHA). Member of Parliament from Ladakh, Jamyang Tsering Namgyal; Deputy Chairman, LAHDC Leh, Tsering Angchuk; Director General, Power Foundation of India (PFI), Sanjeev Nandan Sahai; Secretary, VIBHA, PA Vivekananda Pai; Secretary, PDD, Ravinder Kumar, were present in the event. LG…

Leh: A delegation comprising ASHA workers led by State President, BJP Mahila Morcha, Rinchen Dolker, called on the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, RK Mathur, at Raj Niwas on Friday. They requested for intervention in the reservation of seats for ASHA workers in trainings conducted by the Health Department; reservation of permanent seats for them for the post of Auxiliary Nursing Midwife (ANM), X-Ray dental and electrocardiogram (ECG) nurses; the possibility of promotion; enhancement in their remuneration; the need to upgrade the infrastructure of Anganwadi Centres housed in rented accommodations, etc. ALSO READ | SMDS-XI to begin in Leh tomorrow; CEC…

Leh: Chairman/CEC, LAHDC Leh, Adv. Tashi Gyalson chaired a follow-up meeting with the District officers and Executive members of SDF Ladakh to review preparation for the upcoming 11th Edition of the Sustainable Mountain Development Summit (SMDS) to be held from 9th-12th October this year at Leh. ALSO READ | Republic Day 2023: Ladakh extends deadline for state awards nomination to October 31st    The meeting was attended by EC RDD/Wildlife, Tashi Namgyal Yakzee, PCCF Jigmet Takpa, DC Leh Shrikant Suse, District HoDs from the line Departments, and the members of SDF Ladakh. JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR ALL THE NEWS…

Leh: The administration of the Union Territory of Ladakh has extended the last date for submitting nominations for state awards 2022 till October 31st. The administration has asked individuals, organisations and government authorities to forward the suitable nominations of an eligible person along with relevant before October 31st. As per the order issued by commissioner Secretary, General Administration Department    Ajeet Kumar the last date for receipt of recommendation or nomination for conferment of State Award for the Year 2022, as notified in the Scheme for Grant of State Awards, is extended till 31st October, 2022. “Therefore, all individuals, organizations/government authorities…