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12/02/2024

The 4-day Zanskar Winter Sports & Tourism Festival will be held from 14th-17th Feb 2024 at Padum, Zanskar.

12/02/2024

Sikkim is a state in northeastern India. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in the north and northeast, Bhutan in the east, Koshi Province of Nepal in the west, and West Bengal in the south. Sikkim is also close to the Siliguri Corridor, which borders Bangladesh. Sikkim is the least populous and second smallest among the Indian states. Situated in the Eastern Himalaya, Sikkim is notable for its biodiversity, including alpine and subtropical climates, as well as being a host to Kangchenjunga, the highest peak in India and third highest on Earth.Sikkim's capital and largest city is Gangtok. Almost 35% of the state is covered by Khangchendzonga National Park – a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Government Body Government of Sikkim
• Governor Lakshman Acharya
• Chief minister Prem Singh Tamang (SKM)

There are 6 districts in Sikkim, each overseen by a Central Government appointee, the district collector, who is in charge of the administration of the civilian areas of the districts. The Indian Army has control of a large territory.

Sikkim's adult literacy rate was 82.2 per cent: 87.29 per cent for males and 76.43 per cent for females. There are a total of 1,157 schools in the state, including 765 schools run by the state government, seven central government schools and 385 private schools.There is one Institute of National Importance, one central university and four private universities in Sikkim offering higher education.

Recently, Government of Sikkim has approved the open school board named Board of Open Schooling and Skill Education, BOSSE to provide Secondary Education, Senior Secondary as well as Skill & Vocational Education up to pre-degree level and to provide opportunity to continue education to such students who have missed the opportunity of school education. Sikkim has a National Institute of Technology, currently operating from a temporary campus in Ravangla, South Sikkim, which is one among the ten newly sanctioned NITs by the Government of India under the 11th Five year Plan, 2009. The NIT Sikkim also has state of art super computing facility named PARAM Kanchenjunga which is said to be fastest among all 31 NITs.Sikkim University is the only central university in Sikkim. The public-private funded institution is the Sikkim Manipal University of Technological Sciences, which offers higher education in engineering, medicine and management. It also runs a host of distance education programs in diverse fields.

Medhavi Skills University is a private university located in the state of Sikkim, India. It was established in 2021 under the Sikkim Private Universities, (Amendment) Act, 2021. The university aims to provide skill-based education to students and bridge the gap between academia and industry.

There are two state-run polytechnic schools – the Advanced Technical Training Centre (ATTC) and the Centre for Computers and Communication Technology (CCCT) – which offer diploma courses in various branches of engineering. ATTC is situated at Bardang, Singtam, and CCCT at Chisopani, Namchi.

Sikkim University began operating in 2008 at Yangang, which is situated about 28 kilometres (17 mi) from Singtam. Many students, however, migrate to Siliguri, Kolkata, Bangalore and other Indian cities for their higher education.

The campus of the National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology (NIELIT), under the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology of the Government of India, is at Pakyong in East Sikkim, and offers formal and informal education in the IT/ITES sector

11/02/2024

Centre gears up for Commercial flights at Thoise airbase
LEH : In a significant development, the centre government is gearing up to open the Thoise airbase in the Nubra region in Ladakh for commercial flights as it has invited bids to build a new civilian terminal building there.Located close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China, this move is seen as a massive statement from India, which is now into its fourth year of confrontation in the region with Chinese troops While Ladakh’s only commercial airport is in Leh, Thoise, which is in Nubra region, mainly sees defence charters from commercial airlines, but that is soon going to change as the government now seeks to build a civilian enclave there that will handle commercial flights regularly at this high-altitude base.
The government on Saturday invited bids to appoint a consultant for the coming up of a new integrated passenger terminal at Thoise, at the estimated cost of Rs 130 crore.
As per the bid document, a centrally air-conditioned Domestic Passenger Terminal Building with an area of 5,300 Sqm is expected to come up at Thoise.
“The building is to be provided with aesthetically appealing and soothing interior decoration matching the modern structure and depicting local architecture, culture, art and heritage. A detailed passenger survey will also be carried out to assess the airport’s catchment area and passenger Profile in terms of demographics, purpose of travel, spending behaviour, preferences, profession and income group,” the bid document has mentioned.
The government had sanctioned 28 kanals of land on which the terminals and other allied infrastructure for civilian flights will be coming up.Once completed, this will be the second civilian airport in Ladakh.The Thoise airport in Nubra was available for bidding under the RCS-UDAN scheme. However, during recent rounds, no routes connecting Thoise airport were awarded due to the lack of bids from airlines.
A month ago, Member of Parliament from Ladakh, Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, approached a private airline SpiceJet Limited, seeking support to operate civil flights in the remote Kargil and Nubra Valleys in Ladakh with the aim is to improve lives in these areas and boost tourism and rural economy of the people in Ladakh.
Emphasizing the potential for airlines to provide services based on demand and commercial viability, MP Namgyal had met Ajay Singh, the Chairman and Managing Director of SpiceJet Limited, discussing possibilities to operate civil flights to Kargil and Nubra Valleys.
Namgyal had appealed to SpiceJet’s CMD Ajay Singh to consider operating civil flights to Thoise in Nubra Valley as well to improve lives in these areas and boost tourism and rural economy of the people in Union Territory of Ladakh.

11/02/2024

UPSC Sanctions Centre for Civil Services (Preliminary) Exam in Kargil; CAPF Exam Centres Also Sanctioned for Leh and Kargil

Leh, Feb 10: In a significant move, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has granted approval for the establishment of an examination centre for UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) exam in Kargil. This will facilitate candidates from the region to appear for the Civil Services Preliminary examination 2024, closer to their place of residence. UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) examination including Indian Forest Service (Preliminary), National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination and Combined Defence Services Examination shall now be conducted at two centres in Ladakh, one each at Leh and Kargil. UPSC, communicated this decision through a letter dated February 9, 2024.
UPSC shall also be conducting the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) exam in Leh and Kargil providing candidates in Ladakh with convenient access to appear for the this examination.
As per UPSC, over 480 candidates are expected to apply for the Civil Services (P) exam in May this year in Kargil.
The Department of Higher Education, UT of Ladakh had taken up with UPSC and National Testing Agency for having centres for major national level exams in Ladakh to facilitate students. Ladakh Administration had received representation from individuals, students groups and organizations in this regard.
While Civil Services (P) exams have been held in the Leh centre since 2021 by the UPSC, the CUET exams by National Testing Agency, NTA were held in Leh and Kargil for the first time in 2023. Now examinations for JEE, NIFT, UGC NET besides CUET 2024 are being conducted by NTA in Leh and Kargil centres.

11/02/2024

5G can be significantly faster than 4G, delivering up to 20 Gigabits-per-second (Gbps) peak data rates and 100+ Megabits-per-second (Mbps) average data rates. 5G has more capacity than 4G. 5G is designed to support a 100x increase in traffic capacity and network efficiency. 5G has lower latency than 4G.

11/02/2024

https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/upsc-sanctions-exam-centre-for-capf-civil-services-preliminary-in-leh-kargil/

Excelsior Correspondent LEH, Feb 10: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) panel has agreed to establish a new examination centre in Kargil district of the Union Territory for Civil Services (P), NDA and IFS exams. This will facilitate candidates from the region to appear for the Civil Services...

10/02/2024

Tourism Department Ladakh participates in OTM, 2024 at Mumbai

Over 30 travel trade association members, hoteliers, tourism officials from Ladakh take part in the event

Mumbai, February 10, 2024: As part of its tourism promotional campaign, Tourism Department Ladakh participated in the 3-day Outbound Travel Mart [OTM], which began at the Jio Convention Center, Bandra Kurla Complex here on Thursday.

Over 30 travel trade association members, hoteliers and tourism officials from the twin districts of Leh and Kargil are participating in the event to showcase Ladakh as a different and challenging tourist destination.

Deputy Minister of Marketing, Ministry of Tourism & Creative Economy, Indonesia, Ni Made Ayu Marthini and many other dignitaries visited the Ladakh Pavilion.

The Tourism Department, UT of Ladakh has facilitated the participation of co-exhibitors from the UT to showcase Ladakh’s unique position as a different tourist destination, which catches the imagination of varied travellers, explorers, adventure lovers, nature lovers and above all Ladakh’s rich cultural and heritage assets. The OTM provides a vibrant and global platform to conduct B2B and B2C meetings and to establish business networks with the travel & trade fraternity and visitors from India and abroad.

The Commissioner/Secretary, Tourism Department, UT of Ladakh Kacho Mehboob Ali Khan and Director, Tourism Department, Kunzes Angmo; other members of the official delegation and co-exhibitors interacted with the representative of the tourism boards from different States & UTs, media and leading stakeholders from across the globe.

The Ladakh Pavilion on the first and second day received overwhelming response from the visitors who enquired about different tourism products and showed keen interest to visit Ladakh in the near future.

Meanwhile, the Tourism Department also disseminated information about various destinations within Ladakh, Ladakh’s rich culture, landscape, cuisine and other aspects. Promotional films on various themes were also screened at the Ladakh pavilion. Ladakh being a new and upcoming major tourist destination has attracted the imagination and interest of travellers from within the country as well from abroad.

09/02/2024

*DISTRICT POLICE KARGIL (LADAKH)*

*Today on 9th february 2024 (Friday)* the traffic movements/ Status of Zojila, Penzila and Shinkula axis remained as:-

1.Zojila Axis:-
*RED*

2.Penzila Axis:-
*GREEN*

3.Shinkula Axis:-
*CLOSED* due to snow accumulation.

*Traffic Plan/Advisory for 10th february 2024 (Saturday)*

1) *Kargil- Srinagar (SSG) Road* :-
Tommorow no vehicles shall be allowed on Zojila Axis due to snow accumulation and slippery road.

All commuters drivers are advised not to travel on Zojila Axis until Subject to road clearance from the road clearance agency.

2) *Kargil-Zanskar (Penzila) Road*:-
Subject to fair weather and road clearance, All types of vehicles shall be allowed from both side in between 0700hrs to 1400hrs only from TCP Skygam and Panikhar with strictly use anti skid chain.thereafter no vehicles shall be allowed towards Penzila axis from both TCPs.

3) *Padum Darcha (Shinkula) Road*:-
There is extreme cold,freezing and snow accumulation across Shingkula axis. Subject to fair weather and road clearance, SHO Zanskar shall allow 4x4 Light Motor Vehicles with anti skid chain only in accordance to the road status within a specific period of day time only.

*NOTE*
All the concerned Public and the travellers are advised to prepare their travel plan as per the advise of SHO Zanskar and Keylong (HP).
*For any updates, details and help, please dial*:-

*ERSS --112*
*PCR Kargil*:- -9541902331 -9541902330
*For Zojila Axis* 👇
Traffic Control Room Rural Kashmir.(0194- 2450022, 2485396, 18001807091, 103).
SHO PS Drass 9541902336
ICPP Minamarg
9622264699
ICPP Shilikchey 9541902358.
*For Penzila Axis* 👇
SHO PS Zanskar
9469655510
SHO PS Panikhar 9541902354
ICPP Rangdum 6006865686
*For Shinkula Axis* 👇
Distt. PCR Keylong (HP).
8988092298
SHO PS Zanskar
9469655510
SHO PS Keylong
70181039193.
IC P*P Kargyak
7006280503

09/02/2024

Snow clearance underway on Srinagar-Leh highway:
Srinagar-Leh national highway reopened for traffic in record time
UT Ladakh: Snow clearance operation is in full swing at the Zojjila Pass after snowfall blocked the Srinagar-Leh Highway road.
Heavy machinery has been pressed into service in collaboration with the Border Roads Organization.Another significant road affected by the recent snowfall is the route from Ranga to Domail in Sonamarg, where the Border Roads Organization (BRO) authorities have initiated snow clearance operations. The BRO is actively engaged in deploying heavy machinery to clear the snow from the said road.An official said that Beacon started clearing snow from Zojila and Minimarg Shatan Nallah.
The Srinagar-Ladakh road was closed by the authorities as a precaution following last Saturday’s significant snowfall.
After the recent snowfall on Zojila Pass, an official said that they have put in 300 snow cutters, 2 dozers, 1 EX 200, 3 excavators and 90 workers to clear the road. “We continuously monitor the amount of urea and salt. Our goal is to go via the Zojila Pass as quickly as we can,” he said.“The snow is drifting because of the strong wind. Even though we have connected both ends, the path is frequently covered in snow,” he added.A labourer said that they are facing many challenges while clearing the road including heavy winds yet they are working to clear the road.

06/02/2024

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Thousands of men and women marched across the main city of Leh in freezing temperatures, shouting slogans demanding statehood for Ladakh, the implementation ...

06/02/2024

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05/02/2024

𝐊𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐨 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒: 𝐃𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐕𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐚 𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐤, 𝐍𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐒𝐫𝐢 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐫𝐢; 𝐀𝐫𝐦𝐲, 𝐋𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐤𝐡 𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐜𝐞-𝐡𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬

𝑲𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒖𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒈𝒐𝒍𝒅𝒔; 𝑰𝑻𝑩𝑷, 𝑯𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒍 𝒎𝒆𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒊𝒄𝒆-𝒉𝒐𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒚 𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒕-𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒈𝒆

𝐋𝐞𝐡, 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟒, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒: On a snowy, cold and cloudy Sunday morning, Maharashtra finally struck an ice-skating gold on Day 3 of the Khelo India Winter Games 2024 in Ladakh as Karnataka led the medal tally with their fourth gold medal overall out of a total of eight decided thus far.

Three ice-skating short-track gold medals were decided at the NDS Stadium in Leh on Sunday. India international Varsha Puranik, who won the 300m short track race for women in the above 17 years’ category on Saturday, won the 500m version of the race to complete a grand double. Once again, 37-year-old Varsha led from start to finish to clinch the race in 1:07.78 seconds.

Telangana are second on the medal tally entirely due to the talented Nayana Sri Talluri. She completed a short track double by winning the 500m race in the women’s Under-17 final on Sunday. Nayana Sri had won the 300m event on Saturday.

The 15-year-old Hyderabad-based Nayana Sri is among the rising stars in her division. This is Telangana’s second appearance in the Khelo Winter Games. They won five ice skating medals on their debut at Gulmarg, Jammu and Kashmir in February 2023.

Maharashtra jumped to the third spot in the standings when Aarav Patwardhan clinched the men’s under-17 500 metres short track gold on Sunday. This was the state’s first gold in KIWG 2024. This event was a hotly contested race with Patwardhan (54.55 sec) doing every trick in the book to deny Telangana’s Pranav Surapaneni (55.65) the lead in the five-lap race.

Maharashtra, with the largest collection of silver (7) and bronze (5) medals, have the largest haul of (13) medals in the Games so far. Uttar Pradesh are stuck at the fourth place with their only ice skating gold coming on February 2.

While all medals so far in the Khelo India Winter Games 2024 have been awarded to ice-skaters, the ice-hockey competition is really getting hot. Matches are being held at the NDS Stadium and the Ladakh Scouts Regimental Centre, on the way to Kargil.

Hosts Ladakh, Army and the ITBP teams have attracted massive and vociferous crowds whenever they have played. After the end of the men’s group league matches on Sunday, ITBP and Himachal Pradesh from group A have entered the semifinals. From group B, Army and national champions Ladakh have made it to the last-four. Both semifinals will be played on Monday.

In the women’s division, four teams are playing a round-robin league. If trends and results of the matches are any indication, ITBP and Ladakh will contest for the gold while Himachal Pradesh and Telangana will lay for the bronze.

SKATING RESULTS AT A GLANCE

Women’s 17+ short track (500m) final:
1. Varsha Puranik (1:07.78 sec) Karnataka
2. Janvi Chordia (1:10.78) Maharashtra
3. Swaralli Deo (1:12.62) Maharashtra

Women’s Under-17 short track (500m) final:
1. Nayana Sri Talluri (1:05.66 seconds) Telangana
2. Swaroopa Kadeshmukh (1:07.22 sec) Maharashtra
3. Skama Tsulltim (1:10.49 sec) UT-Ladakh

Men’s Under-17 short track (500m) final:
1. Aarav Patwardhan (54.55 seconds) Maharashtra
2. Pranav Surapaneni (55.65 sec) Telangana
3. Advay Kothari (55.93 sec) Maharashtra

ICE HOCKEY RESULTS AT A GLANCE

Men’s Group A: Union Territory of J&K beat Haryana 5-0; ITBP beat Himachal Pradesh 4-0.
Men’s Group B: Rajasthan beat Maharashtra 1-0; Army beat UT Ladakh 4-1
Women’s round-robin league: ITBP beat Himachal Pradesh 6-2; Ladakh beat Telangana 12-0.
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Photo caption:
Nayana Sri Talluri of Telangana leads the pack in under-17 500 metres short track final at the NDS Stadium in Leh on Sunday. (Photo: DIPR – Ladakh)

Action between the men’s group B ice hockey match between hosts Ladakh and Army at the NDS Stadium in Leh on Sunday. (Photo: DIPR – Ladakh)

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ABOUT KHELO INDIA WINTER GAMES 2024

The Khelo India Winter Games 2024 is tshe fourth edition of the annual event in the Khelo India calendar. The Union Territory of Ladakh is making its debut as hosts this year alongside the UT of Jammu & Kashmir, which has organised the Games from 2020. Leh will be the venue for the first part of the Games from February 2-6. The Games are scheduled to move to Gulmarg between February 21-25. While Ladakh will be conducting games -- ice hockey and speed skating -- Jammu and Kashmir will conduct ski mountaineering, Alpine skiing, snowboarding, Nordic ski and gandola. The Khelo India Winter Games are part of the Khelo India Mission, a brainchild of Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. It is the PM’s endeavour to give importance to all types of Olympic sports and produce a feeder channel of talented sportspersons who can shine for India at the highest levels of sporting excellence.

04/02/2024

https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/ladakh-shutdown-leh-protest-rallies-slogans-raised-statehood-inclusion-in-the-sixth-schedule-job-reservation-2497309-2024-02-04

Protest rallies were witnessed in Ladakh's Leh district on Saturday, demanding statehood, inclusion in the Sixth Schedule, job reservation, and parliamentary seats.

31/01/2024

https://youtu.be/-e5_z-sV_Z4?si=J4kt-_jluFODUD2h

Stanzin Lakpa BJP councillor Cha block Press statement on Seperate district status for Zanskar | ...

31/01/2024

https://youtu.be/-1aIE--FTr0?si=kdPWT6RDbApKhNqH

In 'The Himalayan Frontier', Part IV, we complete our journey to Leh on the strategic third, alternate axis—the Darcha-Padam-Nimu (NPD) Road, that we started...

30/01/2024

EC Feroz chairs meeting to discuss sports, tourism related activities in Drass

Kargil, Jan 30, 2024: Executive Councilor (Tourism and KDA) LAHDC, Kargil, Kacho Mohd Feroz today chaired a meeting to discuss sports and tourism-related activities in Drass Sub Division.

Councilor Bhimbhat, Adul Wahid, Councilor Ranbirpora, Abdul Samad, Executive Engineer, R&B, Executive Officer KDA, Divisional Forest Officer, Assistant Director Tourism, representative of horse polo members besides other concerned officers were present during the meeting.

The meeting held in depth discussions on various topics, including enhancement of the Bhimbhat War Memorial with a martyrs' homage path, opening of a road from Drass to Gurez, and provision of inner line permits for Botokoul for tourists.

Additionally, the identification of trekking routes, opening of borders for patriotic tourism, recognition of heritage villages, subsidized procurement of high-breed horses for horse polo games, acquisition of horse polo equipment, week-long celebrations for the 25th Vijay Diwas, and infrastructural development of heritage horse polo grounds were extensively deliberated upon, among other issues.

The EC directed the officers from KDA, Tourism, and R&B to collaborate in preparing a Detailed Project Report for each project. He added that the collaborative effort should involve consultation with the Councilors of the respective constituencies. Subsequently, the finalized DPRs are to be submitted to the Council office for further necessary actions

30/01/2024

EC Feroz chairs meeting to discuss sports, tourism related activities in Drass

Kargil, Jan 30, 2024: Executive Councilor (Tourism and KDA) LAHDC, Kargil, Kacho Mohd Feroz today chaired a meeting to discuss sports and tourism-related activities in Drass Sub Division.

Councilor Bhimbhat, Adul Wahid, Councilor Ranbirpora, Abdul Samad, Executive Engineer, R&B, Executive Officer KDA, Divisional Forest Officer, Assistant Director Tourism, representative of horse polo members besides other concerned officers were present during the meeting.

The meeting held in depth discussions on various topics, including enhancement of the Bhimbhat War Memorial with a martyrs' homage path, opening of a road from Drass to Gurez, and provision of inner line permits for Botokoul for tourists.

Additionally, the identification of trekking routes, opening of borders for patriotic tourism, recognition of heritage villages, subsidized procurement of high-breed horses for horse polo games, acquisition of horse polo equipment, week-long celebrations for the 25th Vijay Diwas, and infrastructural development of heritage horse polo grounds were extensively deliberated upon, among other issues.

The EC directed the officers from KDA, Tourism, and R&B to collaborate in preparing a Detailed Project Report for each project. He added that the collaborative effort should involve consultation with the Councilors of the respective constituencies. Subsequently, the finalized DPRs are to be submitted to the Council office for further necessary actions

30/01/2024

Advisor to the Hon'ble Lieutenant Governor, UT Ladakh Dr Pawan Kotwal Chairs Review Meeting for 4th Edition of Khelo India Winter Games

Leh, Jan. 30, 2024: The Advisor to the Hon'ble Lieutenant Governor, UT Ladakh Dr Pawan Kotwal presided over a comprehensive review meeting towards the seamless organization of the 4th Edition of the Khelo India Winter Games, at Civil Secretariat, Leh.

The meeting focused on evaluating the preparations and ensuring that all necessary arrangements were in place for the successful conduct of the prestigious sporting event in Leh. The meeting explored key aspects such as infrastructure readiness, accommodation facilities, security arrangements, and coordination among various stakeholders involved in hosting the Winter Games.

Key decisions and action plans emerged from the meeting, including the establishment of dedicated task forces, and the implementation of safety protocols to ensure the well-being of participants and attendees.

The Advisor Dr Pawan Kotwal emphasized the importance of creating a world-class environment for the participants and he praised the dedicated efforts of the organizing committee and various departments involved in the preparations. He reiterated the need for meticulous planning and effective ex*****on to ensure a world-class sporting spectacle that reflects the spirit of Ladakh and its commitment to fostering a culture of sports excellence.

In addition to the logistical aspects, discussions also focused on logistical arrangements, infrastructure development, participant accommodation, and the overall enhancement of the sporting experience for both athletes and spectators.

The meeting concluded with a comprehensive action plan and a commitment from all stakeholders to work cohesively towards making the 4th Edition of the Khelo India Winter Games a resounding success. The collective enthusiasm and dedication displayed during the meeting underscored the shared vision of creating a memorable and impactful sporting event that showcases Ladakh's potential as a vibrant hub for winter sports.

The meeting was attended by the members of the Executive Committee for Khelo India Winter Games, UT Ladakh.

30/01/2024

𝐋𝐞𝐡, 𝐉𝐚𝐧 𝟑𝟎, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒:

Observance of ‘two minutes’ silence on Martyr's Day in the memory of those who sacrificed their lives during struggle for India's Freedom by staffs of SNM Hospital Leh.