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Can't indicate timeline for completion of Chandigarh railway station revamp: Centre

Chandigarh, Aug. 7 -- In response to a question by city Member of Parliament (MP) Manish Tewari, the Ministry of Railways clarified in Parliament that no timeframe for the completion of the Chandigarh... Read More


Indonesia to limit Komodo Park visitors to protect Padar Island

Jakarta, Aug. 7 -- The Ministry of Forestry is set to tighten the quota system for tourists visiting Padar Island in Komodo National Park, East Nusa Tenggara. "There can be tourists because they cont... Read More


IRCTC signs MoU with Mizoram to boost tourism ahead of rail entry

Aizawl, Aug. 7 -- The Tourism Department of the Government of Mizoram and the Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), a PSU under Ministry of Railways, have signed a Memorandum of Under... Read More


Chandigarh: Punjab's tree protection bill lacks teeth, say green activists

Chandigarh, Aug. 7 -- Environmentalists have raised strong objections to the draft of the Punjab protection of trees bill, which the state government plans to table in the legislative assembly before ... Read More


Rare butterfly sighted in Sauraha after 51 years

Chitwan, Aug. 7 -- A butterfly species considered extremely rare in Nepal has been sighted in Sauraha, a tourist hub in Chitwan district, for the first time in over five decades. The silver-streaked ... Read More


Prabowo pushes new int'l flights beyond Jakarta to spur tourism

Jakarta, Aug. 7 -- President Prabowo Subianto has directed Transportation Minister Dudy Purwagandhi to open as many direct international flights as possible to tourist destinations across Indonesia. ... Read More


RS member Vikramjit Singh Sahney writes to Centre over traffic woes near Golden Temple

Chandigarh, Aug. 7 -- Rajya Sabha member Vikramjit Singh Sahney on Wednesday urged Union ministers Nitin Gadkari and Manohar Lal Khattar to take measures for decongestion of traffic around the Golden ... Read More


Bathinda varsity to document Partition sufferings

Bathinda, Aug. 7 -- The Central University of Punjab (CUP) has announced plans to start a "centre for partition and atrocities studies" to document memoirs of individuals who witnessed the Partition. ... Read More


Vietnam, Bulgaria seek to enhance bilateral relations

Hanoi, Aug. 7 -- Vietnamese Ambassador to Bulgaria Nguyen Thi Minh Nguyet has recently held a working session with Bulgarian Minister of Foreign Affairs Georg Georgiev, during which they discussed mea... Read More


Madhesh politics at the crossroads

Nepal, Aug. 7 -- The ruling power, post-promulgation of the constitution, instead of addressing the anger and pain of Madhesh, saw it as an opportunity for a return to a politics of convenience. There... Read More