New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah will join devotees on Friday to pay respects to the sacred relics of Lord Buddha on the auspicious occasion of Buddha Purnima.He arrived in the Union Territory of Ladakh on Thursday on a two-day visit.Union Minister Shah earlier said in a post on X: “Tomorrow will be a historic day for Ladakh, when, on the auspicious occasion of Buddha Purnima, the sacred relics of Lord Buddha will be available for the people of Ladakh to pay their respects.”…
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Leh, April 30 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah who arrived here on Thursday on a two-day visit to the Union Territory of Ladakh, said he is looking forward to the auspicious occasion of Buddha Purnima on Friday, when he will join devotees in paying respects to the sacred relics of Lord Buddha.Union Minister Shah in a post on X said: “Tomorrow will be a historic day for Ladakh, when, on the auspicious occasion of Buddha Purnima, the sacred relics of Lord Buddha will be available for the peopl…
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) In a landmark achievement in high-altitude medical care and humanitarian outreach, the Indian Army successfully conducted 214 procedures during a four-day Advanced Surgical Eye Camp, ‘Op Netra 1.0’, at 153 General Hospital in Leh from April 27-30. The camp was inaugurated by GOC 14 Corps, Lieutenant General Hitesh Bhalla, an official said on Thursday.”A testament to seamless civil-military cooperation, the camp facilitated screening of a total 950 patients from across …
Srinagar, April 28 (IANS) Ladakh Lieutenant Governor (L-G), V.K. Saxena, on Tuesday approved the appointment of Deputy Commissioners (DCs) and Superintendents of Police (SPs) for the newly created five districts of the Union Territory, a press statement from the L-G’s Secretariat said. “Charges of Deputy Commissioners and Superintendents of Police have been assigned to strengthen governance and law & order,” the statement added. “Just a day after the formation of five new districts in Ladakh…
Srinagar, April 27 (IANS) Lieutenant Governor (L-G), V.K. Saxena on Monday announced creation of five new districts in Ladakh, raising the number of districts in the Union Territory to seven from the original two.Officials said that the LG of Ladakh has announced the creation of five new districts, Nubra, Sham, Changthang, Zanskar, and Drass, increasing the total districts from two, i.e. Leh and Kargil, to seven.This move aims to decentralise administration, boost development in remote border ar…
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Newly appointed Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, Taranjit Singh Sandhu, will take the oath of office and secrecy on Wednesday.The swearing-in ceremony is scheduled to be held at 1:30 pm at Lok Niwas, where the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court will administer the oath, formally appointing him as the 23rd Lieutenant Governor of the national capital. Outgoing Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena has been appointed as the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh and is set to assume char…
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Delhi Lieutenant Governor (L-G) V.K. Saxena and Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, on Monday, inaugurated the newly installed ‘Shri Parth-Sarathi Rath’ at Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg near Delhi Gate. The artistic installation has been developed by the Delhi Public Works Department (PWD).Speaking at the event, the L-G said that making Delhi a beautiful and well-planned city is a shared vision, and the state government continues to undertake development and beautification projects t…
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday accepted the resignation of West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose and also announced a series of appointments and transfers of Governors and Lt Governors across several states and Union Territories.As part of the changes, according to an official note, Himachal Pradesh Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla has been appointed as the Governor of Telangana.Jishnu Dev Varma, who is currently serving as the Governor of Telangana, has been appointed…
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Former Delhi Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Atishi, on Thursday, asked Lieutenant Governor (L-G) V.K. Saxena to apologise for the alleged “political conspiracies” by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to implicate Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal in connection with the Delhi liquor policy case. She said the L-G should take moral responsibility for the failed bid to implicate Kejriwal in the case which has been dismissed by a Special CBI court.Ci…
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Women beneficiaries in Delhi on Monday lauded the state government following the launch of multiple women-centric schemes, including the revamped Lakhpati Bitiya Yojana, the Meri Poonji, Mera Adhikar scheme, and the Saheli Pink Smart Card.A beneficiary of the Lakhpati Bitiya Yojana said: “I would like to sincerely thank Chief Minister Rekha Gupta. With this support, I want to continue my studies and also help my family.”Another girl, benefiting under the Meri Poonji…