Doctors have performed successful thrombolysis at an altitude of 13,500 feet at Khaltse Hospital, around 100 km from Leh in the cold desert of Ladakh, on a man who had suffered a heart attack. Thrombolysis is the breakdown of clots in blood vessels by pharmacological means to ensure normal flow of blood. If done within … Read more
The local Druk Padma Karpo School, which shot to fame after it featured in the Aamir Khan-starrer “3 Idiots”, has decided to raze the ‘Rancho wall’ and ban the entry of tourists as the authorities felt it was becoming a distraction for students. The wall was shot in a scene when one of the characters, … Read more
Bilaspur–Manali–Leh line is a proposed high-elevation all-weather 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge railway track that is planned to connect Bilaspur in Himachal Pradesh to Leh in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir. In a few years’ time, tourists in India can visit Leh all-year-round all thanks to the Indian railways plan of … Read more
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), the nation’ largest fuel retailer’s Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) bottling plant in Leh district of Jammu & Kashmir, the world’s highest such facility, will now be run on solar power. Here things to know about world’s highest LPG bottling plant in Leh: The company has switched its LPG liquefied petroleum gas bottling plant at Leh, … Read more
The Jammu and Kashmir Government is exploring all possibilities to invite private sectors to extract world-class granite and limestone found in Kargil district of the mountainous Ladakh region. As per documents tabled on the floor of the Assembly, the Department of Geology and Mining by way of G-4 level geological investigation, has explored and established … Read more
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the construction of the strategic Zojila Pass tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir at an estimated cost of Rs 6,089 crore. Here is a list of things you should know about Zojila tunnel project: # The tunnel will reduce the travel time … Read more