Shinku La, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 22 relations: All India Radio, Atal Tunnel, Border Roads Organisation, Darcha, Himachal Pradesh, Himachal Road Transport Corporation, Hindustan Times, India, India–China Border Roads, Kargil War, Ladakh, Lahaul and Spiti district, Leh–Manali Highway, Ministry of Defence (India), Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Narendra Modi, National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited, Nimmu–Padum–Darcha road, Padma Shri, Padum, Tsultrim Chonjor, Zanskar.

2. Geography of Lahaul and Spiti district
3. Mountain passes of Himachal Pradesh
4. Mountain passes of Ladakh

All India Radio

All India Radio (AIR), also known as Akashvani, is an Indian state-owned public radio broadcaster founded by the Government of India, owned by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and one of Prasar Bharati's two divisions.

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Atal Tunnel

Atal Tunnel (also known as Rohtang Tunnel), named after former Prime Minister of India, Atal Bihari Vajpayee is a highway tunnel built under the Rohtang Pass in the eastern Pir Panjal range of the Himalayas on the National Highway 3 in Himachal Pradesh, India.

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Border Roads Organisation

The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) is a statutory body under the ownership of the Ministry of Defence of the Government of India.

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Darcha

Darcha (elevation 3,360 m or 11,020 ft) is a pair of villages (Darcha Sumdo and Darach Dangma) on the Bhaga River in the Lahaul sub-division in the Lahaul and Spiti district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.

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Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh ("Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a state in the northern part of India.

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Himachal Road Transport Corporation

Himachal Road Transport Corporation, also referred to as HRTC, is the state-owned road transport corporation of the state of Himachal Pradesh, India.

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Hindustan Times

Hindustan Times is an Indian English-language daily newspaper based in Delhi.

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India

India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.

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India–China Border Roads

India–China Border Roads (ICBRs, ICB Roads) is a Government of India project for developing infrastructure along the Sino-Indian border by constructing strategic roads, including bridges and tunnels.

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Kargil War

The Kargil War, also known as the Kargil conflict, was fought between India and Pakistan from May to July 1999 in the Kargil district of Ladakh (erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir) and elsewhere along the Line of Control (LoC).

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Ladakh

Ladakh is a region administered by India as a union territory and constitutes an eastern portion of the larger Kashmir region that has been the subject of a dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947 and India and China since 1959.

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Lahaul and Spiti district

The Lahaul and Spiti district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh consists of the two formerly separate districts of Lahaul and Spiti. The present administrative center is Kyelang in Lahaul.

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Leh–Manali Highway

The Leh–Manali Highway is a long highway in northernmost India connecting Leh, the capital of the Union Territory of Ladakh, to Manali in the state of Himachal Pradesh.

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Ministry of Defence (India)

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) (romanized: Raksha Mantralay) is charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government relating directly to national security and the Indian Armed Forces.

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Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) is a ministry of the Government of India, that is the apex body for formulation and administration of the rules, regulations and laws relating to road transport, transport research and in also to increase the mobility and efficiency of the road transport system in India.

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Narendra Modi

Narendra Damodardas Modi (born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician serving as the current Prime Minister of India since 26 May 2014.

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National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited

The National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) is a fully owned company of the Government of India, set up in 2014 and is responsible for management of a network of over 10,000 km of National Highways out of 1,15,000 km in India.

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Nimmu–Padum–Darcha road

Nimmu–Padum–Darcha road (NPD road) or Zanskar Highway is a road between the Indian union territory of Ladakh and the state of Himachal Pradesh, passing through the region of Zanskar.

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Padma Shri

The Padma Shri (IAST: padma śrī), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan.

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Padum

Padum (also known as Padam) is the main town and the administrative centre of the Zanskar tehsil in Kargil district, Ladakh, India.

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Tsultrim Chonjor

Tsultrim Chonjor also known as Chultim Chonjor is an Indian social worker from stongde village in Ladakh.

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Zanskar

Zanskar, Zahar (locally) or Zangskar, is a tehsil of Kargil district, in the Indian union territory of Ladakh.

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See also

Geography of Lahaul and Spiti district

• Bara Shigri Glacier
• Bara-lacha la
• Bhaba Pass
• Chandra Taal
• Chau Chau Kang Nilda
• Dashair Lake
• Debsa Pass
• Dhankar Lake
• Hamta Pass
• Kangla Tarbo 1
• Kunzum Pass
• Manirang
• Miyar Valley
• Mountain Mahindra
• Pin Parbati Pass
• Pin Valley National Park
• Ramabang
• Rohtang Pass
• Shilla (mountain)
• Shilla Col
• Shinku La
• Spiti
• Suraj Tal
• Tabo, Himachal Pradesh
• Takling La

Mountain passes of Himachal Pradesh

• Bara-lacha la
• Bhaba Pass
• Borasu Pass
• Chanderkhani
• Chanshal Pass
• Debsa Pass
• Hamta Pass
• Indrahar Pass
• Kunzum Pass
• Lamkhaga Pass
• Pin Parbati Pass
• Rohtang Pass
• Rupin Pass
• Saach Pass
• Shinku La
• Shipki La
• Takling La

Mountain passes of Ladakh

• Bilafond La
• Chang La
• Fotu La
• Gyong La
• Indira Col
• Karakoram Pass
• Khardung La
• Kongka Pass
• Lungalacha La
• Marsimik La
• Namika La
• Pensi La
• Rezang La
• Sasser Pass
• Shinku La
• Sia La
• Spanggur Gap
• Taglang La
• Umling La

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinku_La

Also known as Shingo La, Shingo La Tunnel, Shingo-la, Shingola, Shinkhun la, Shinko La, Shinkula, Shinkun La.