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Pahalgam route opens for Amarnath yatris

Pahalgam (J-K):
The Amarnath Yatra started from its traditional route via Pahalgam Friday morning. Only 2000 pilgrims are being allowed from nun-wan base camp on the first day.
(Earlier report)

200 Sikhs leave for Lahore

A group of 200 Sikh pilgrims have left for Lahore by special train on the occasion of the death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjeet Singh.

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TRAVEL NEWS

Railways to hit roads with mobile ticketing van
New Delhi: In a passenger friendly move, the Indian Railways is launching mobile ticketing vans to make the booking of tickets easier. (More)

Geneva store has shoes on Buddha statue to attract customers
Geneva: An Indian family has expressed its shock over a footwear store in Geneva trying to attract customers by hanging shoes on a Buddha statue.  (More)

The Bandra Worli Sea Link, an eight-lane twin carriageway built over the Mahim Creek of Arabian Sea, was opened to traffic in Mumbai on Wednesday.

News & Politics:

2 killed, 3 injured in Mysore communal clash
Mysore:
Two persons were killed and three others injured as two communities armed with batons and weapons clashed over an alleged desecration of a religious school in Mysore district of Karnataka on Thursday.  (More)

Air India employees to go on strike over non-payment of salaries
New Delhi: Employees of India's flagship carrier Air India have announced they will be on strike for two hours on Friday in protest against non-payment of salaries. (More)

Fuel price hike forces Parliament adjournment
New Delhi: The UPA Government and the opposition on Thursday traded charges over the fuel price hike on the first day of the Budget session of Parliament. (More)

Farmers oppose fuel price hike
Rohtak (Haryana)/Mumbai:
Farmers have reacted strongly to the hike in the prices of petrol and diesel. The delayed monsoon is forcing them to irrigate their fields through tubewells, which consume around 15-20 litres of diesel.  (More)

'Killer surgical drug' found at Jacko's home

'How Liberhan probe took 17 years to submit report'

Indians Abroad

Air Travel & Aviation Reports
Kushinagar (UP): An international airport is soon to come up in Kushinagar, the destination of Buddha 'Parinirvana'.


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DELHI:
Qutab Minar, Red Fort, Humayun's tomb, India Gate, Jama Masjid, Asoka pillar

SIKKIM
Nathula Pass,
Tsomgo Lake, Baba Mandir, Khangchendzonga
(Best time: March-May)

HIMACHAL PRADESH:
Shimla, Dharamshala, Kangra, Jwalamukhi, Kullu, Manali, Rohtang Pass
OTHERS: KeralaAndhraAssam,  Bengal,  Bihar, KashmirMadhya PradeshUttar Pradesh, 
Tamil Nadu,    Goa, for sports in the sea



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