Kargil has so far remained out of railway connectivity. The government has been making efforts to lay railway tracks to Kargil, which would provide India a strategic advantage in the topmost region.

Leh from Srinagar and Jammu in two sorties of the IL-76 whereas AN-32 Kargil Courier airlift flew 53 passengers from Srinagar to Kargil ...

As per the latest development, the 428-km Leh-Manali National Highway is now open for vehicular movement. Officials in the know-how added that the Border Roads Organisation has successfully ...

Amid closure of the strategic Srinagar-Ladakh highway amid snowfall, the authorities airlifted 576 passengers in Indian Air ...

Nestled in the Himalayas on the Srinagar-Leh highway, Kargil is a major transit hub, second largest urban centre in Ladakh and base for adventure activities like mountaineering, high altitude ...

Travellers can also explore attractions like Sonamarg and Kargil en route to Leh. Read more: Kailasa Temple: A monolithic marvel of Maharashtra Chandigarh-Leh Highway: This relatively lesser-known ...

Carved onto the rock face, the sculpture of standing Maitreya Buddha overlooks the National Highway 1D between Leh and Kargil. The sculpture measures nine meter from base to its top. Maitreyas is ...

Furthermore, the railway minister also spoke about the Srinagar-Kargil-Leh rail project. Vaishnaw said that the expected cost of project was Rs 55,896 crore in the survey that was was carried out ...

As of now, the Manali-Leh highway remains blocked to traffic beyond Solang Nala towards Keylong due to the avalanche that occurred at multiple locations between Solang Nala and the Atal Tunnel.

In a written reply to a query in the Lok Sabha regarding the government’s plans for connecting Ganderbal in Kashmir with Kargil, Vaishnaw stated that a Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the ...