Spectacular Hidden Treasures Found in Recent Decades!

Spectacular Hidden Treasures Found in Recent Decades   1. Billion Dollar Hindu Treasure In June 2011, a most spectacular treasure consisting of billions in gold and jewels was found in six underground chambers of the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple, located in Kerala province in southern India. The treasure, worth an estimated 500 billion rupees (around £7bn), established the temple as one of India's richest. Among the objects found were goldnecklaces weighing 5.5 pounds, a golden bow, a golden rope, bangles, antique silvers, one ton of gold in the shape of rice trinkets, sacks full of diamonds, thousands of pieces of antique jewelry studded with diamonds and emeralds, 37 pounds of gold coins from the East India Company, 18 Napoleonic coins, precious stones wrapped in silk bundles, and sovereigns bearing a seal from 1772. Sree Padmanabhaswamy was built in the 16th century by the kings of the Kingdom of Travancore to serve as a royal chapel for the rulers of Travancore. In June 2011, the Supreme Court directed the authorities from the archaeology department and fire services to open the secret chambers of the temple for inspection of the items kept inside. Prior to the discovery, the richest temple in India was thought to be the Thirupathy temple in the southern Andhra Pradesh state, which contains valuables worth 320 billion rupees. 2. Hanumandhoka Palace Treasure On June 28, 2011, a huge stash of gold and silver ornaments was found by laborers who were renovating a centuries-old structure in the Hanumandhoka Palace in Kathmandu, Nepal. The treasures hidden in the store room of the old palace complex date back to the Malla Kings, who ruled the country prior to the unification of Nepal by King Prithvi Narayan Shah two and a half centuries ago. The treasure consists of three boxes full of precious items, including three kg of gold and 80 kg of silver ornaments and valuable artifacts, which were discovered in a store house which had remained locked for centuries. 3. Hoxne Hoard On November 16, 1992, a hoard of late Roman silver and gold was discovered by a metal detectorist in the village of Hoxne in Suffolk, England. The hoard was discovered in a farmer's field, about 2.4 kilometres southwest of the village. Peter Whatling, the tenant farmer, had lost a hammer and asked his friend Eric Lawes, a retired gardener and amateur metal detectorist, to help him look for it. While searching the field with his metal detector, Lawes discovered silver spoons, gold jewelry, and numerous gold and silver coins. After retrieving a few items, he and Whatling notified the landowners and the police, without attempting to dig out any more objects. The next day, a team of archaeologists from the Suffolk Archaeological Unit carried out an emergency excavation of the site. The entire hoard was excavated in a single day, with the exception of numerous large blocks of unbroken material left for laboratory excavation. The treasure was buried in a small chest filled with items made of precious metals, sorted mostly by type, with some in smaller wooden boxes and others in bags or wrapped in fabric. The coins of the hoard date it after AD 407, which coincides with the end of Britain as a Roman province. The owners and their reasons for burying the treasure are unknown, but it was carefully packed and the contents appear consistent with what one very wealthy family might have owned. The hoard consists of 14,865 Roman gold, silver, and bronze coins from the late fourth and early fifth centuries, and approximately 200 items of silver tableware and gold jewelry. The objects are now in the British Museum in London, where the most significant pieces and a selection of the rest are on permanent display. In 1993, the Treasure Valuation Committee valued the hoard at £1.75 million (today £3.02 million). 4. 2,000-Year-Old Archeological Treasure In 1970, after the Six Day War, the Siebenbergs married and decided to buy a house in the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City, Israel. Once settled in their new home, Theo Siebenberg was convinced that their house was built over significant archaeological remains. At that time, archaeological discoveries by Hebrew University archaeologists in the Jewish Quarter, including the area around the Siebenberg's home, were making headlines. However, archaeologists were skeptical of Siebenberg's premonitions, so Theo decided to conduct and finance the excavations himself. The excavations carried out underneath the Siebenberg home in the course of 18 years have revealed remains of ancient dwellings, rooms cut from rock, Mikvah's (ritual baths), aqueducts, a huge cistern, and burial vaults reaching back 3,000 years to the days of King Solomon and the first temple period, as well as the Second Temple and Byzantine periods. They have also found rare artifacts, including pottery, glass, mosaics, coins, jars, and weapons. Presently, "Siebenberg House" is a museum below the house on 5 Beit HaShoeva Alley in the Old City of Jerusalem. 5. Staffordshire Hoard On July 5, 2009, Terry Herbert came across a hoard with his 14-year-old metal detector as he searched a field near his home in Staffordshire, England. The treasure, believed to date back to the Seventh Century, contains around 5 kg of Gold and 2.5 kg of silver, far bigger than previous finds. Many of the items in the hoard are warfare paraphernalia, including sword pommel caps and hilt plates, often inlaid with precious stones. Experts said that the collection of more than 1,500 pieces, tentatively dated to the 7th or 8th centuries, may have belonged to Saxon royalty of Mercia. Mr. Herbert, who has been metal detecting for 18 years, came across the buried hoard after asking a farmer friend if he could search on his land. He said, ''I have this phrase that I say sometimes, 'spirits of yesteryear take me where the coins appear,' but on that day I changed coins to gold... I don't know why I said it that day, but I think somebody was listening and directed me to it... Maybe it was meant to be, maybe the gold had my name on it all along, I don't know." The treasure was valued at £3.285 million and has now been purchased by the Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery and the Potteries Museum & Art Gallery. 6. Viking Hoard On January 6, 2007, David Whelan, a semi-retired businessman from Leeds, and his son Andrew discovered the Harrogate hoard using metal detectors near the town of Harrogate in North Yorkshire, England. The Viking treasure consists of 617 silver coins and 65 other items, including ornaments, ingots, and precious metal, which were hidden in a gilt silver vessel lined with gold that was made in France or Germany around 900. The coins date from the 10th Century and come from all over Anglo-Saxon England, as well as parts of Asia. Reports indicate that the coins bear Islamic, Christian, and pre-Christian Norse pagan symbols. The necklaces, one of which is made of solid gold, show evidence that the hoard belonged to a Viking noble. A rare gold arm ring (possibly from Ireland) was also found, along with a hacksilver (fragments of cut metal sometimes used as currency). The first theory as to a likely tenth-century occasion for such a careful burial was that it had belonged to a wealthy Viking leader during the unrest that followed the conquest of the Viking kingdom of Northumbria in the year 927. The independent Treasure Valuation Committee valued the hoard at £1,082,000. The hoard was purchased jointly by the York Museums Trust and the British Museum, with funding from the National Heritage Memorial Fund, The Art Fund, and The British Museum Friends. 7. Ophel Treasure On September 9, 2013, a treasure was found during a Hebrew University excavation at the foot of Temple Mount in Jerusalem. It consisted of two bundles containing 36 gold coins from the Byzantine era, gold and silver jewelry, a gold medallion with a menorah, and a 10-centimeter medallion with a ram's horn and a Torah scroll etched into it. The hoard was buried in a small depression in the floor, along with a smaller gold medallion, a gold coil with a silver clasp, and two pendants, all of which are believed to be Torah scroll ornamentations. The discovery was unearthed just five days into the latest phase of the Ophel excavation, and can be dated to the late Byzantine period (early seventh century CE). The gold treasure was discovered in a ruined Byzantine public structure a mere 50 meters from the Temple Mount's southern wall. Given the date of the items and the manner in which they were found, archaeologists estimate that they were abandoned during the Persian conquest of Jerusalem in 614 CE. The 36 gold coins can be dated to the reigns of different Byzantine emperors, ranging from the middle of the fourth century CE to the early seventh century CE. 8. Frome Hoard In April 2010, metal detectorist Dave Crisp found a hoard of 52,503 Roman coins near Frome in Somerset, England. According to Mr. Crisp, his detector gave a "funny signal," prompting him to dig through the soil. So, he put his hand in, pulled out a bit of clay, and there was a little Radial, a small bronze Roman coin. Initially, Mr. Crisp unearthed 21 coins in the field. However, when he came across the top of a pot, he began to realize the significance of his find and notified the authorities. Archaeologists set about the delicate task of excavating the 2-foot-tall pot and its contents. The hoard was taken to the British Museum so that the coins could be cleaned and recorded. The coins that were contained in the ceramic pot date from AD 253 to 305. Most of the coins are made from debased silver or bronze. The hoard was the equivalent of four years of pay for a Roman legionary, and could now fetch at least £250,000. Weighing 350 pounds, the coins may have been buried as an offering for a good harvest or auspicious weather. The Museum of Somerset in Taunton, using a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund, has acquired the hoard, which was officially valued at £320,250. 9. Ringlemere Gold Cup In 2001, Mr. Cliff Bradshaw, an amateur archaeologist and metal detectorist, found a hoard in the Ringlemere barrow near Kent, England. Mr. Bradshaw's main area of interest is the early Anglo-Saxons of 400AD - 600AD, which led to him studying and scouring the local countryside of southeast Kent for Anglo-Saxon remains. In the course of his explorations as a detectorist he found a number of items, including a beautiful silver Anglo-Saxon strap end, three sceattas, and many brooch fragments which were fairly close together. The number and proximity of these items led him to believe that they were not simply accidental losses but that this was an inhabited Saxon settlement, and that he would find a burial mound nearby. Over the months when he had access to the field, he carefully scanned all aspects of the land. After a while, he found an Anglo-Saxon gilded brooch at a depth of eight to ten inches. Pleased with the previous finding, he continued his search on the northern perimeter of his suspected Saxon burial site, where he found a 14cm tall cup with corrugated sides, which was badly crushed by a plough. The cup resembled a late Neolithic (approximately 2300 BC) ceramic beaker with Corded Ware decoration, but dates to a much later period, which is the reason why Bradshaw notified the authorities. The hoard was bought by the British Museum for the amount of £270,000 (roughly US$520,000). The money was split between Mr. Bradshaw and the Smith family, who own Ringlemere Farm. The money to secure the cup for the nation was raised through contributions by the Heritage Lottery Fund, the National Art Collections Fund, and The British Museum Friends. This also enabled the site to be properly excavated, revealing a funerary complex from the Early Bronze Age.

‘Gentle beating’ of wife is no violence, says CII chief in Pakistan

Pakistan's Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) softens recommendations to legislators on wife beating

 

http://tribune.com.pk/story/1111222/nothing-serious-gentle-beating-wife-no-violence-says-cii-chief/

THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE, PAKISTAN

May 27, 2016

‘Gentle beating’ of wife is no violence, says CII chief

By Sardar Sikander and Aroosa Shaukat

ISLAMABAD / LAHORE: After the top constitutional body on Islamic laws recommended ‘a light beating’ for women’ sparking outrage, the body’s chairman softened his tone stating ‘violence’ is not permissible in the religion.

“Do not try to relate our proposal (on beating women) with violence. Light beating does not mean violence,” explained Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) Chairman Mualana Muhammad Khan Sherani after a press briefing in Islamabad on Thursday.

“The issue has been blown totally out of proportions. Everyone condemns violence. People need to be educated to stay away from violence.”

He added that both men and women should refrain from inflicting physical violence on one another. But the CII chief did not back down on the council’s recommendations that ‘light beating’ of wives was permissible.

“If you want her (a wife) to mend her ways, you should first advise her,” Maulana Sherani explained to The Express Tribune after his press conference. “If she refuses, stop talking to her. Still if she does not show compliance, stop sharing a bed with her, and if things do not change, get a bit strict.”

Maulana Sherani went on to detail what he meant by ‘beating’. “Hit her with light things like handkerchief, a hat or a turban, but do not hit her on the face or private parts. And the beating should not cause any kind of physical damage or even scratches. Resort to light stuff, nothing serious.”

Earlier during the press briefing, Maulana Sherani avoided a direct response to queries regarding CII’s proposal on slight physical punishment of women

“The reality is, there are some individual and some collective responsibilities on a man,” he said. “Tell me, why do the governments follow the policy of reward and punishment? It is for the collective good of all. Similarly, husbands have some rights that are for the collective benefit of society…..but fathers or husbands do not have permission to cause physical damage to their daughters or wives…. They should avoid inflicting any kind of physical injuries.”

To a query whether he deemed it permissible for women to beat men, Sherani made light of it. “If women start beating their men in the head, the men would get bald,” he joked before going on to say “Both men and women should refrain from violence.”

The CII chairman also commented on the inclusion of women in the armed forces noting that they cannot be “dragged into defence-related matters.” However, he said women can join the defence services and security departments out of their free will following mutual consultation with husbands or fathers. He also implied an endorsement of professional training of women in defence or security services by male trainers. “Exploitation should not be there.”

Punjab differs on CII proposal

Female members of the Punjab Assembly on Thursday dismissed the CII set of proposals noting that it differs widely from the Punjab law.

“Through their proposed recommendations they have reflected their mindset,” said Raheela Khadim, chair of the Punjab Assembly’s standing committee on gender. She also called for reviewing the legal space in which CII exercised. “We are talking about holding wife beaters accountable and they are proposing something in complete contrast” she added.

EXTINCTION OF OUR PLANET MAY BE NEARER......

SELF ANNIHILATION BY MANKIND

1. The view over the overdeveloped metropolis of Mexico City

(with more than 20 million inhabitants).

2. An elephant killed by poachers left to rot.

 

3. The rain forest in flames - goats used to graze here are fleeing.

4. Trails of excessive air traffic over London.

 

5. A massive truck delivers a load of oil sands for processing. 

Oil sand is considered the energy source of the future.

 

6. A simple herd farmer cannot withstand the stink of the Yellow River 

in Inner Mongolia.

 

7. A waste incineration plant and its surroundings in Bangladesh

8. A fire storm plows through Colorado - increased incidence of 

wild fires is a result of climate change.

9. The scars left behind from the mining of oil sands 

in the Canadian province of Alberta.

 

 

10. A nighttime spectacle in downtown Los Angeles - the energy 

demand is unfathomable.

 

11. In Oregon, this thousand year old forest fell victim to the 

chainsaw for a new dam.

 

12. The area around Almeria in Spain is littered with greenhouses 

as far as the eye can see - simply for a richly filled dinner table.

 

 

13. Poachers pose proudly with the coat of a Siberian tiger.

 

14. The Mir Mine in Russia, the largest diamond mine in the world.

 

15. A dead albatross shows what happens when we litter. 

A living dumpster.

 

16. And yet another megatropolis - a bird’s eye view of New Delhi (over 22 million inhabitants).

 

17. Paradise almost lost: the Maldives, a popular vacation spot that is threatened by rising sea levels.

 

18. The beginning of Black Friday at an electronics store 

in Boise, Idaho.

 

19. Tons (literally) of broken electronics end up in developing countries and are stripped for precious metals by using deadly substances.

 

 

20. The plunder of the Brazilian rain forest is being repeated here in Canada.

 

21. A landfill for worn-out tires in the desert of Nevada.

 

22. While the entire world watched the events of Fukuyama, 

a massive heat and power station was burning just a few miles away.

All attempts to extinguish it were fruitless.

 

23. This polar bear starved to death in Svalvard, Norway. Disappearing ice caps are robbing polar bears of      

both their living space and food.

 

24. To the last drop: an oilfield in California and its merciless overexploitation by humans.

 

25. A massive waterfall from melting pack ice.These masses are the 

only melt water on earth and the undeniable proof of how swiftly climate 

change is advancing.

 

 

26. A lignite power plant contaminates the air with its emissions.

 

27. The Indonesian surfer Dede Surinaya rides a wave of filth and trash (Java, Indonesia).

 

 

“When the Last Tree Is Cut Down, the Last Fish Eaten,

and the Last Stream Poisoned,

You Will Realize That You Cannot Eat Money.”

This prophecy is becoming a more and more brutal 

reality. But, even today, not every person is aware 

of the horrible effects our lifestyles have on nature.

So please share these evocative damning pictures 

with everyone.

MPs Petitioning Against an Honest Judge

MPs Petitioning Against an Honest Judge


A JUDGE OF THE GUJARAT HIGH COURT FACES IMPEACHMENT BY PARLIAMENT


A distinguished Parsi judge of the Gujarat High Court, Justice JB Pardiwala, made the following remarks in his recent judgment in the Hardik Patel case on Reservations. Unfortunately, our lawmakers are going to impeach him for this para. Let's see what he said and decide.

"If I am asked by any one to name two things, which has destroyed this country or rather, has not allowed the country, to progress in the right direction, then the same is, (i) Reservation and (ii) Corruption. It is very shameful for any citizen of this country to ask for reservation after 65 years of independence. When our Constitution was framed, it was understood that the reservation would remain for a period of 10 years, but unfortunately, it has continued even after 65 years of independence. The biggest threats, today, for the country is corruption. The countrymen should rise and fight against corruption at all levels, rather than shedding blood and indulging in violence for the reservation. The reservation has only played the role of an amoebic monster sowing seeds of discord among the people. The importance of merit, in any society, cannot be understated."

One wonders why he is going to be impeached by MP​s (mostly Congress and its corrupt and inept cohorts MPs).

(The MPs who signed the petition include Anand Sharma, Digvijay Singh, Ashwani Kumar, PL Punia, Rajeev Shukla, Oscar Fernandes, Ambika Soni, BK Hariprasad (all Congress), D Raja (CPI), KN Balagopal (CPI-M), Sharad Yadav (JD-U), SC Misra and Narinder Kumar Kashyap (BSP), Tiruchi Siva (DMK) and DP Tripathi (NCP)).

Future of World Economy - Scary and at the same time exciting

THE FUTURE OF WORLD ECONOMY

An excellent article on the future of world economy by Vivek Wadhwa of Stanford..
How 'OIL' will slowly loose its power in driving world affairs

Governments, businesses, and economists have all been caught off guard by the geopolitical shifts that happened with the crash of oil prices and the slowdown of China’s economy. Most believe that the price of oil will recover and that China will continue its rise. They are mistaken. Instead of worrying about the rise of China, we need to fear its fall; and while oil prices may oscillate over the next four or five years, the fossil-fuel industry is headed the way of the dinosaur. The global balance of power will shift as a result.

LED light bulbs, improved heating and cooling systems, and software systems in automobiles have gradually been increasing fuel efficiency over the past decades. But the big shock to the energy industry came with fracking, a new set of techniques and technologies for extracting more hydrocarbons from the ground. Though there are concerns about environmental damage, these increased the outputs of oil and gas, caused the usurpation of old-line coal-fired power plants, and dramatically reduced America’s dependence on foreign oil.

The next shock will come from clean energy. Solar and wind are now advancing on exponential curves. Every two years, for example, solar installation rates are doubling, and photovoltaic-module costs are falling by about 20 percent. Even without the subsidies that governments are phasing out, present costs of solar installations will, by 2022, halve, reducing returns on investments in homes, nationwide, to less than four years. By 2030, solar power will be able to provide 100 percent of today’s energy needs; by 2035, it will seem almost free — just as cell-phone calls are today.

This seems hard to believe, given that solar production provides less than one percent of the Earth’s energy needs today. But this is how exponential technologies advance. They double in performance every year or two and their prices fall. Given that California already generates more than 5 percent of its electricity from utility-scale solar, it is not hard to fathom what the impact of another few doublings would be: the imminent extinction of the fossil-fuel industry. Exponential technologies are deceptive because they move very slowly at first, but one percent becomes two percent, which becomes four, eight, and sixteen; you get the idea. As futurist Ray Kurzweil says, when an exponential technology is at one percent, you are halfway to 100 percent, and that is where solar and wind energies are now.

Anyone tracking the exponential growth of fracking and the gradual advances that were being made in conservation and fuel efficiency should have been able to predict, years ago, that by 2015, the price of oil would drop dramatically. It wasn’t surprising that relatively small changes in supply and demand caused massive disruptions to global oil prices; that is how markets work. They cause commodities futures and stock prices to fall dramatically when slowdowns occur. This is what is happening to China’s markets also. The growth of China’s largest industry, manufacturing, has stalled, causing ripple effects throughout China’s economy.

For decades, manufacturing was flooding into China from the U.S. and Europe and fueling its growth. And then a combination of rising labor and shipping costs and automation began to change the economics of China manufacturing. Now, robots are about to tip the balance further.

Foxconn had announced in August 2011 that it would replace one million workers with robots. This didn’t occur, because the robots then couldn’t work alongside human workers to do sophisticated circuit board assembly. But a newer generation of robots such as ABB’s Yumi and Rethink Robotics’ Sawyer can do that. They are dexterous enough to thread a needle and cost as much as a car does.

China is aware of the advances in robotics and plans to take the lead in replacing humans with robots. Guangdong province is constructing the world’s first “zero-labor factor,” with 1,000 robots which do the jobs of 2,000 humans. It sees this as a solution to increasing labor costs.

The problem for China is that its robots are no more productive than their counterparts in the West are. They all work 24×7 without complaining or joining labor unions. They cost the same and consume the same amount of energy. Given the long shipping times and high transportation costs it no longer makes sense to send raw materials across the oceans to China to have them assembled into finished goods and shipped to the West. Manufacturing can once again become a local industry.

It will take many years for Western companies to learn the intricacies of robotic manufacturing, build automated factories, train workers, and deal with the logistical challenges of supply chains being in China. But these are surmountable problems. What is now a trickle of manufacturing returning to the West will, within five to seven years, become a flood.

After this, another technology revolution will begin: digital manufacturing.

In conventional manufacturing, parts are produced by humans using power-driven machine tools, such as saws, lathes, milling machines, and drill presses, to physically remove material to obtain the shape desired. In digital manufacturing, parts are produced by melting successive layers of materials based on 3D models — adding materials rather than subtracting them. The “3D printers” that produce these use powered metal, droplets of plastic, and other materials — much like the toner cartridges that go into laser printers. 3D printers can already create physical mechanical devices, medical implants, jewelry, and even clothing. But these are slow, messy, and cumbersome — much like the first generations of inkjet printers were. This will change.

In the early 2020s we will have elegant low-priced printers for our homes that can print toys and household goods. Businesses will use 3D printers to do small-scale production of previously labor-intensive crafts and goods. Late in the next decade, we will be 3D-printing buildings and electronics. These will eventually be as fast as today’s laser printers are. And don’t be surprised if by 2030, the industrial robots go on strike, waving placards saying “stop the 3D printers: they are taking our jobs away.”

The geopolitical implications of these changes are exciting and worrisome. America will reinvent itself just as does every 30-40 years; it is, after all, leading the technology boom. And as we are already witnessing, Russia and China will stir up regional unrest to distract their restive populations; oil producers such as Venezuela will go bankrupt; the Middle East will become a cauldron of instability. Countries that have invested in educating their populations, built strong consumer economies, and have democratic institutions that can deal with social change will benefit — because their people will have had their basic needs met and can figure out how to take advantage of the advances in technology....

Deadly Indian Roads ....

Driving On Indian Roads is Like Walking On A Tight Rope.    You've got to be really careful with the wheels because of pathetic road conditions that could test the patience of even the most seasoned drivers.    But you really deserve a medal if you've driven on the following Indian roads and highways. These are literally multiple highways to hell.     1. Zoji La Pass The blink of an eye could land a vehicle straight down from an altitude of  3,538 meters! Zoji La Pass is one of the country's most dreaded roads as it is frightfully narrow and covered in snow sludge round the season.    You'll come across this route while making your way to Leh from Srinagar.    The pass is a major link between Ladakh and Kashmir.     2. Neral-Matheran Road This serpentine road will send your heart to your mouth for sure!    The road, that goes up to Matheran from Neral, is as smooth as butter.    But you cannot speed up due to its narrowness.    If you don't want to drive it, there are many share taxis that take tourists in hoards right up to Matheran.     3. National Highway 22 The name highway to hell seems more appropriate for this scary highway than the current unassuming National Highway 22.    Touted as one of India's most dangerous highways, the road here makes you cut through a mountain.    In the process, death looms over you in the form of cliffs and tunnels all around.    National Highway 22 was also featured in the History Channel's "IRT Deadliest Roads" TV series for its poor maintenance and hazardous condition.     4. Chang La Drivers experience breathlessness and nausea while passing through this route.   Chang La is covered with snow throughout the year and is guarded by the army due to its proximity to the Chinese border.    It is advisable to carry extra warm clothes and a medical kit with you, as the winds and climate can be extremely harsh.     5. Leh-Manali Highway Driving on this route is a massive pain, because the highway is always trafficked and you move at a snail's pace.    When the snow-laden road thaw with frost heaves, several trucks and four-wheelers are said to have suffered irreparable damage.      6. Munnar Road Similar to the Neral-Matheran road, Munnar Road too has twisty turns and high slopes.    The sweet aroma of fresh tea leaves will waft through your drive, but you will be disturbed by careless drivers who drive on the smooth  pass as if it were a motorbike runway!     7. Three level Zig Zag Road Located in Sikkim, these spiral roads make for the most scenic views.     At 11,200 ft above the sea level, this road will give you the best view of the Himalayan crown.   The curvy roads will send your head into a tizzy even if you are sitting on the backseat.    You need special permits to pass through, as the road is not for the faint-hearted!     8. Khardung La Pass Under the armys close inspection, this pass is covered with hairpin turns that  will have the most seasoned drivers fearful.    Khardung La Pass gives you an entrance to Nubra Valley and remains closed annually from October to May due to harsh conditions.     9. Kishtwar-Kailash Road In 2013, athlete Mick Fowler and his climbing partner, Paul Ramsden, documented their way through the most dangerous Kishtwar-Kailash road.    The one lane path, which traverses through the newly formed J&K district, is so dangerous that it will makeyour GPS stop working for you.    The climb is terrible, and one hasty move could land you on your deathbed.      10. Rajmachi Road The gravelled road situated in the Sahyadris has a hustle-bustle of  trekkers and bikers.    The way gets slippery during the monsoons, which  makes it difficult for riders to ride on it.      11. Kinnaur Road Kinnaur road will astound you with its cliff-hanging drives and dark narrow holes.    A tiny mistake, and you will splash into the Baspa river that will take no time to swallow you.    The valley road remains closed during heavy snowfall.    If you  ever get a chance to pass through this way, please be extra careful around the dangerous Taranda dhank which is infamous for claiming lives.     12. Nathu La Pass This pass is said to be the highest motorable road in the world. It is one of  the three open trading border posts between China and India and is located 54 km east of Gangtok, the capital of Sikkim, and 430 km from Lhasa, the capital of Tibet.    The road here gets blocked due to massive landslides and snow  sludge, making driving a bad experience here.     13. Valparai Tirupati ghat Its not easy to reach the most crowded temple on earth. Tirupati has a ghat which is quite risky and prone to accidents.    You have to be extra careful while passing through the twists and turns that are abundant on the road.     14. Gata Loops Its a series of twenty one hairpin bends that you will come across when you are driving on the Leh-Manali driveway.    The road is said to be haunted by a ghost of a tourist who was buried here.    People offer cigarettes and mineral water on the spot and then carry on with their journey.      15. Pune-Mumbai Expressway Apart from landslides, the Pune-Mumbai expressway has a ton of careless drivers overtaking and zigzagging their way, which causes some serious accidents.    There are also cases where drivers have slept behind the wheel, due to fatigue and sleep deprivation.    A report reveals that around 14,186 accidents took place on the expressway between January 2006 and August 2014 and 925 people died between January 2006 and June 2013.    Further investigations revealed that 60% of accidents happened due to carelessness and human error.       KEEP AWAKE - BE SAFE DRIVE CAREFULLY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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