Investigation reveals a short circuit led to the fire and the burnt idols were immersed in a river after a ceremony. The temple, maintained by Dharma Trust, will soon be reconstructed.
Gulmarg sees average of 130 cm snow in January but there's been no snowfall this month. Experts believe this as well as frequent instances of deluge in India stem from same phenomenon.
Administration says visit cancelled due to 'logistics issue' as over 60 delegates had to be catered to, but security apprehensions may have triggered the change of plans, it is learnt.
The tourism industry fears cancellations after the death of the visitor from Chennai. The industry cannot hope for revival until the conflict is resolved, experts say.
The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.
IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.
Tolerance is now a mocking joke that strong men use on weak men and forgiveness for any mistake is unheared of in current culture of toxic chauvinism.