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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.
Yoga
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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'. | |
Travel Destinations |
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:
Kerala,
Andhra, Assam,
Bengal, Bihar, Kashmir, Madhya
Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh,
Tamil
Nadu, Goa, for sports in
the sea | | |
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