Author: Indus Dispatch
Leh: Deputy Chairman/EC Sports, Tsering Angchuk convened a meeting at Sub-Divisional Magistrate Office, Nubra on Thursday to discuss preparation and way forward for the conduct of five days Nubra Sport and Adventure Festival 2022 scheduled to be held from October 19 to 23, 2022. The festival is aimed at promoting mass participation in sports and showcasing the potential of adventure sports which further opens a new arena for the local economy in adventure-based sports and tourism in the Nubra valley. The meeting discussed logistical requirements and strategies for the smooth conduct of the festival. ALSO READ | CEC Feroz Khan…
Kargil: Chairman/CEC, LAHDC Kargil, Feroz Ahmed Khan chaired a review meeting regarding the commissioning of central heating and bifurcation of electric meters at LAHDC Council Secretariat. JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR ALL THE NEWS FROM LADAKH Chief Controller Finance LAHDC Kargil Iftikhar Hussain, Executive Engineers of Mechanical Division and Power Distribution Department (PDD), Engineers of R&B besides concerned officers were present during the meeting. Threadbare discussions were followed on different aspects related to the financial management of central heating and electricity supply to the Council Secretariat and its allied buildings. Khan directed that funding of central heating and electricity for…
Kargil: Inter-school tournament of Kho Kho, handball and athlete games organized by Youth and Sports Department Drass concluded on Thursday. JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR ALL THE NEWS FROM LADAKH The U/17 final volleyball match was played at horse polo ground Goshan Drass. The event started with national anthem. The final match was played between Himabas High School Bhimbet and Govt. High School Muradbagh. Finally, Himabas lifted the trophy. Executive Councilor works Mubarak Shah Naqui was the chief guest. While addressing the gathering, the EC said that games are part of life and students should choose the game as career.…
Bangkok: A former policeman burst into a day care centre in northeastern Thailand today, killing dozens of children and teachers and then firing on more people as he fled in the deadliest rampage in the nation’s history. The assailant, who authorities said was fired from the force earlier this year because of a drug offense, took his own life after killing his own wife and child at home. A witness said staff at the day care locked the door when they saw the assailant approaching with a gun, but he shot his way in. In footage posted online after the…
Kargil: Deputy Commissioner/CEO, LAHDC, Kargil, Santosh Sukhadeve, who is also the District Election Officer (DEO) today chaired a meeting of all Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) and Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs), Heads of Colleges and Chief Education Officer at DC Office Kargil to review Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) activities under ongoing Special Summary Revision (SSR) 2023. ALSO READ | Kargil Administration to organise Ladakh Drass Festival 2022 from Oct 08 On the occasion, the DC stressed the officers to work with zeal in better coordination and mobilize field functionaries within their jurisdiction to increase the percentage of…
Leh: Celebrating and Showcasing the unique Cultural Heritage of Drass, Ladakh Drass Festival 2022 is being organised in Drass from 8th to 13th of October. JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR ALL THE NEWS FROM LADAKH Kargil District Administration in collaboration with Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council and Tourism Department of Ladakh is organising this gala event. To celebrate the distinct culture of the people of Drass, the Department of Tourism and Culture is organising Ladakh Drass Festival from October 8 to 13#LadakhDrassFestival@MinOfCultureGoI @PIBCulture @santoshsukhdeve @LAHDC_K @lg_ladakh @FerozKhan_Kgl @Er_PunchokTashi pic.twitter.com/NPPl4Kpjc1 — Ladakh Cultural Academy (@laacl_utladakh) October 7, 2022 ALSO READ |…
Kargil: The ICDS Department Zanskar conducted an awareness program at Pipcha Middle School (Panchayat Halqa Raru Muney) where Anganwadi Center is also merged. It was the first such camp in Lungnaq Block. The program was started by the ICDS Supervisor Kacho Mustafa in the presence of Raru Muney Sarpanch Tashi Dawa, Punch Tsering Samdup, School Master Tsering Gyatso, medical team and staff of ICDS Zanskar. WATCH | Poshan Maah celebrated at GHSS Leh In the camp, the ICDS beneficiaries especially children and pregnant/lactating mothers and local population were also present. During the camp, the supervisor briefed the general public about…
New Delhi: Setting in motion the process of appointing the next head of the Indian judiciary, the government on Friday wrote to Chief Justice of India Uday Umesh Lalit to recommend his successor. Justice Lalit will retire as the CJI on November 8 after a brief tenure of 74 days. “As per the MoP on the appointment of Chief Justice of India and Supreme Court Judges, today the Hon’ble Minister of Law and Justice sent a letter to the Hon’ble Chief Justice of India for sending his recommendations for the appointment of his successor,” the Ministry of Law and Justice said…
Leh: Continuing the celebration of Poshan Maah in Ladakh, a fun fair was organised at Girls Higher Secondary School Leh with an aim to focus on the health of women and children. The gala event was inaugurated by Dy Chairman LAHDC Leh Tsering Angchuk. Stalls of different traditional food were presented by the Students during the fair. After the inauguration, Dy Chairman LAHDC Leh Tsering Angchuk takes a tour of the fair and interacted with the students. Watch Glimpses ALSO READ | Div com Saugat Biswas discuss regulation of winter cargo rates with airlines operators https://youtu.be/BdK289mMKM4 JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP…
The book “The People of the Indus” by Nikhil Gulati and Jonathan Mark Kenoyer is a rare account of how one of the most unique and enigmatic civilizations of the ancient world changed the course of human history. Oft touted as one of the least understood civilizations to exist, there is much to learn about the Harappans even now. Unlike ancient civilizations like Mesopotamia, Egyptian and China which had a centralized structure revolving around a king-like figure, the Indus Valley appears to have no religious or political power at its centre. Who were the people of the Indus? Why didn’t they…
On the war on Ukraine, New Delhi’s ambivalent and indifferent position, euphemistically called neutral or non-aligned has put a question mark on India’s role in international politics. In the name of pragmatism, or in defence of national interest, New Delhi has not only been soft on Russia’s aggression on Ukraine, but has gone ahead to do business with Russia for oil and defence trade etc. New Delhi’s response to the war consisting of not standing up for rule of law, right to self-determination of countries, abstaining on all resolutions in the UN, occasional soundings for peace and diplomacy does not…
Leh: The Divisional Commissioner, Ladakh, Saugat Biswas who is also the Secretary Civil Aviation Dept had a meeting with all the airlines operating from Ladakh and the officers of the KBR Airport Leh, Airports Authority of India to discuss the reasons for differential cargo rates in winter. JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR ALL THE NEWS FROM LADAKH It had been brought to the notice of the Div Com that there is an increase of about Rs 40/kg for flying in cargo from New Delhi to Leh in the winter months when compared to the rates in the summers. The representatives…
Leh: On the direction of SDM Nubra a market checking squad headed by Tehsilder Turtuk, Ali Mussa; TSO Nubra; BDO Turtuk; Medical Officer Turtuk and I/C Police Station, Turtuk conducted a surprise checking in the markets from Turtuk to Thang on Oct 05. JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR ALL THE NEWS FROM LADAKH The team seized some expired items which were destroyed on the spot and noticed use of uncommercial cylinder in hotels. ALSO READ | GoI approves project worth 100 cr for Ladakh Cultural centre A fine of Rs 9500 was imposed on the defaulters.
Jammu: The administration of Ladakh is working expeditiously to provide tap water to every household under Jal Jeevan Mission. https://youtu.be/OYoFufaY3es Several areas have achieved 100 percent saturation under Jal Jeevaan Mission and Tumail in district Kargil is one of them. “All the 143 households with population of 858, have been provided with tap water under JJM mission,” Sarpanch of Village Akhoon Ali said. He added that he had assured villagers to provide tap water and with help administration led Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh R K Mathur the dream is realised. An official said that the Union Territory of Ladakh is…
Leh: LAHDC Leh led by the Chairman/CEC, Adv. Tashi Gyalson expresses gratitude to the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi; Union Home Minister, Amit Shah, and LG Ladakh, R.K Mathur for approving the project of establishing a state-of-the-art Ladakh Cultural Centre in Leh as proposed by LAHDC Leh at an estimated cost of around 100 Cr. H’CEC also extend gratitude to MP Ladakh, Jamyang Tsering Namgyal for his guidance and assistance in getting the project approved. CEC Tashi Gyalson said that this centre would serve as an excellent platform for the preservation of Ladakhi traditional Art and Culture and a…
New Delhi: The ancestral village of India’s first Chief of Defence Staff, the late Bipin Rawat, in Uttarakhand’s Pauri Garhwal district is emerging on the country’s development map with the building of roads, healthcare and vocational education facilities. A Maharashtra-based NGO, Dr. Harivanshrai Bachchan Prabodhan Pratishthan (HBPP), is spearheading efforts to carry out development activities in the Saina village, which lacked road connectivity and was accessible only through a narrow pathway until recently. Besides building roads to Saina village, the HBPP, with support of the Uttarakhand Government, has also helped in the construction of public toilets, building water tanks for…
New Delhi: To ensure seamless movement of personal vehicles across India, 24 states and UTs have rolled out the new Bharat Series (BH-series) for vehicle registration, according to the minutes of the annual meeting of the Transport Development Council. The 41st Transport Development Council (TDC) meeting was held last month in Bengaluru. “Since policy inception, more than 20,000 vehicles have been registered in 24 different States and UTs,” the minutes of the meeting said. Last year in August, the government notified a new vehicle registration regime that will free vehicle owners from the re-registration process when they shift from one…
Srinagar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah today laid foundation stone and inaugurated various projects worth Rs 1939.42 crore from Rajbawan Auditorium Srinagar and Baramulla. Under the projects of the Jal Shakti Department, Shah laid the foundation stone for the construction of hydraulic gates at the entry and exit points of Hokersar Wetland of the flood spill channel. The project is worth Rs 28.45 crore. He also laid the foundation stone of 15 Water Supply Schemes in Kashmir division under the Jal Jeevan Mission worth Rs 107.45 crore. He inaugurated the Water Supply Scheme, Brinty, Batpora and Water Supply Scheme, Regional…
Secretary, Youth Services & Sports Department, UT Ladakh Ravinder Kumar chaired a virtual meeting with concerned officers from his office chamber regarding the 2nd LG Horse Polo Cup Championship 2022 to be held in Drass. Watch for Details. https://youtu.be/YW9ImqEYFxg
All those interested in seeing a strong Opposition emerge as a credible alternative to the Congress-I at the national level will need to keep their fingers crossed. The Janata, Lok Dal-B, Congress-S and Jan Morcha are due to meet at a foundation conference at Bangalore today to launch their unified party to be called Samajwadi or Rashtriya Janata Dal. High drama preceded this meeting during the past fortnight and more. On occasions, the unified party appeared to be coming through. On others, its formation looked like going up in smoke. It was touch and go on Monday last week when…