SRINAGAR — The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind has appointed Mohan Lal and Mohd Akram Chowdhary as judges of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. As per an order issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice, Lal’s and Chowdhary’s appointment had been made by the President under clause (1) of […]
Ladakh
Unemployed youth hold protest in Leh, demand recruitment
LEH — More than a year after the bifurcation of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories, the youth of Ladakh continue to protest against the authorities in the region for failing to hold any recruitment process. The unemployed youth and the support gained by them from different organizations blamed the […]
President Ram Nath Kovind pays homage to 1999 war heroes in Leh
KARGIL — The president of India Ram Nath Kovind Friday concluded his two days visit to J&K and Ladakh during which he paid tributes to the 1999 Kargil war heroes, interacted with forces, and performed Sindhu Darshan at Leh. The president on Thursday commenced his two days visit to the twin Union Territories, including Ladakh […]
ITBP climbers summit twin peaks in eastern Ladakh
NEW DELHI — Mountaineers of the border guarding force ITBP have summited twin peaks located in the eastern Ladakh region, a senior officer said on Saturday. The mountains are located at the heights of 6,250 metres and 6,099 metres and they were conquered on October 6 by a team of 20 mountaineers led by ITBP […]
Outsiders won’t get Resident Certificate in Ladakh UT
SRINAGAR: More than two years after the bifurcation of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories, the administration of Ladakh, one of the two UTs, has issued an order to temporarily define who is a resident of the UT for non-gazetted government jobs. According to Ladakh Resident Certificate Order 2021, only […]
Ladakh signs MoU with BRO for improvement of road network
LEH — A historic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed today between the UT Administration and Border Roads Organization (BRO) for upgradation and improvement of the road network of Ladakh, at the UT Secretariat in presence of Principal Secretary Dr Pawan Kotwal and Lt General Rajeev Chaudhary. The MoU was signed by Brigadier Arvinder Singh, […]
Ladakh declares black-necked crane as its state bird, Snow leopard as state animal
SRINAGAR — Nearly two years after reorganization of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, the administration of Ladakh has declared snow leopard as state animal and black-necked crane as state bird for the Union Territory. A notification in this regard was issued by the UT’s Forest, Ecology and Environment. “The Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor of […]
Ladakh gets its first roving cinema
SRINAGAR — Ladakh got its first roving cinema on Sunday with a private company installing an inflatable theatre in the union territory. A spokesman of PictureTime Digiplex said in a statement that in an endeavour to make world-class digital cinema watching experience accessible to every corner of India, the company has installed its travelling, inflatable […]
Bridge, standing crops damaged in flash floods in Ladakh
LEH — A bridge and standing crops were damaged on Sunday in flash floods in several villages in Ladakh, where authorities sounded an alert after an outburst of an artificial lake resulted in blockage of the Zanskar river, officials said. Chief Executive Officer, District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), Sonam Chosjor said there was an outburst […]
Ladakh politicians, journalist move SC against revocation of Article 370
SRINAGAR — Two politicians and a journalist from Ladakh have moved an impleadment application to the Supreme Court in a plea challenging the constitutional validity of the Centre’s decision to revoke the special status of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, Bar and Bench reported on Tuesday. An impleadment application is filed seeking permission to be made […]