Confirming that towering peaks of Himalayas have emerged from the Tethys ocean, noted geologist Dr Ritesh Arya has discovered 20 million years old fossil of palm leaves from fragile rocks of Ladakh. Measuring more than 4ft in length, the fossil is expected to be over 20 million years old when the present-day Himalayas were not

Tourists who have Leh Ladakh in their must-visit bucket list may soon get an opportunity to travel to Leh town from Delhi or Manali as train to Leh is going to turn reality very soon. While other vehicles take three days of travel time from Delhi and two days from Manali, the train to Leh

Srinagar – Leh Road (2019): OPEN Manali – Leh Road (2019): CLOSED (Officially) CLICK HERE to know the Manali-Leh road status for 2021 CLICK HERE to know the Manali-Leh road status for 2020 Excerpt: October 15, 2019: The Manali-Leh highway is offically closed. Police posts from Sarchu and Darcha have been removed. As layer of ice

Discover Leh Ladakh has achieved another feat by becoming first to reach Zanskar valley of Ladakh using the newly built Manali Shinkula Zanskar road that has decreased the distance between Manali and Zanskar by over 630 KM. The road between Darcha in Lahaul valley of Himachal and Padum in Zanskar is being built above 16,600ft

If you are planning to go to Leh Ladakh from Manali in 2019, make sure you cross Rohtang pass before noon as Kullu administration has decided to set up a one-directional traffic system on Manali-Rohtang highway from May onwards. This post is to help tourists with the Rohtang pass timing system. In an effort to

Srinagar – Leh Road (2018): OPEN Manali – Leh Road (2018): CLOSE (Officially closed on Oct 15 till 2019 summer season) Manali – Rohtang Road (2018): OPEN Click here to know the Manali-Leh Road Status for 2020 CLICK HERE to know the Manali-Leh road status for 2019 Police posts removed; Manali-Leh road closed officially Update

LEH: “Biking Queens”, a group of 50 women bikers from Gujarat, who aims to ride over 10,000 km and cover 15 states, will reach 18,380 ft high Khardungla pass on August 15 and hoist National Flag here to mark Independence Day. This is the only one of its kind women only bike tours to Ladakh. The

Permit for Rohtang pass and Ladakh Be it Rohtang pass, Manali-Leh highway or restricted areas of Ladakh, visitors are required to obtain a special permit to visit these places. While permits in Ladakh are mandatory due to security reasons, permit system in Manali is new that came into effect from 2014 after the intervention of

Srinagar – Leh Road (2017): CLOSE Manali – Leh Road (2017): CLOSE CLICK HERE to know the Manali-Leh road status for 2021 Click here to know the Manali-Leh Road Status for 2020 CLICK HERE to know the Manali-Leh road status for 2019 CLICK HERE to know the Manali-Leh road status for 2018 Manali-Leh highway closes

LEH: The Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir State Dr Nirmal Kumar Singh who is also the Minister for Housing and Urban Development today inspected the site for construction of multi tier parking facility at Leh under AMRUT (Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation) and ongoing initial works for Solid Waste Management Plant under