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TopicKonkan coast

Topic: Konkan coast

Eye on pristine Konkan, Fadnavis govt looks to start cruises in Maharashtra

Maharashtra tourism department is scouting for companies to run cruises. Besides trips in the Konkan, private operators can suggest more routes. 

Maharashtra’s geoglyphs discovery is citizen archaeology at its best. It put India on the map

The presence of geoglyphs in India shows that even in prehistory, the subcontinent was in sync with global trends.

At heart of Maharashtra floods, a Konkan river that can ‘drown the world’. But there’s more

Last week, Jagbudi river, along with Vashishti and Kodavali, crossed danger level and submerged large parts of coastal Konkon due to heavy rains and discharge from Koyna dam. 

How Aaditya Thackeray’s using Covid downtime to prep Maharashtra as post-pandemic tourist hub

Since the beginning of the year, the Maharashtra tourism department has sent at least 5 major policy decisions to state cabinet, all of which have been approved.

After 10 years, Maharashtra abandons US-style Sea World plan as villagers won’t give land

Project to galvanise tourism in Konkan region stuck after farmers refuse to part with land.

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Jana Sangh leader VK Malhotra brought Advani to Delhi, kept the party afloat after 1984 setback

Unlike his colleagues from the time of the BJS, several of whom became governors and held other constitutional posts, Malhotra chose to lead a quiet and simple retired life after the massive 2014 victory of the BJP.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

In Nepal, young dreams of serving in Indian Army crash as Agnipath halts a centuries-old tradition

Since 1815, Nepali Gorkhas have served in Indian & British Armies, as well as in Bihar, Bengal & Assam Police. Since Agnipath scheme came in, no Nepal-domiciled Gorkha has enlisted.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.