At a 'Samvidhan Bachao' rally in Jharkhand's Ranchi, Mallikarjun Kharge demands to know why Centre did not beef up security despite intelligence alerts on movement of terrorists.
Shridhar Patil, DIG Police, Doda-Kishtwar-Ramban range, held meeting with representatives of various hotel associations, trekking associations & local residents including former sarpanches.
The call to close down these tourist spots is a temporary move, it is learnt. Gulmarg, a popular tourist spot in Baramulla district, remains accessible for visitors.
Around 60 families in Kanpur—most of them newly married couples—have cancelled their planned trips to Kashmir. Pune, Haryana, Chandigarh are all witnessing a wave of cancellations.
Last edition of the beauty pageant held in India, in 1996, was opposed by groups including BJP & rocked by protests. But organisers have laid ground for very different approach this time.
Only 7,378 tourists visited Kashmir after security advisory lifted on 9 October. Total October footfall was 9,378 — 84% drop from 59,048 in October 2018.
Internet unavailable in Kashmir since Modi govt scrapped Article 370. Kashmir Chamber of Commerce & Industry chief pegs losses at estimated Rs 10,000 crore.
The programme, named 'Back to Valley', was initiated soon after the government advisory asking tourists to leave the state, issued on 4 August, was lifted.
For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.
Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
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