The demand for helicopter services exceeds the supply by three or four times. This mismatch has given rise to a ticket black market and cybercriminals selling fake tickets.
India’s pilgrimage business is booming, with choppers for the rich and dorm beds for the poor. But the days of wooing foreigners to the Taj, Jaisalmer, and Palace on Wheels are over.
Parliamentary panel had in report tabled last year expressed concern over delay in completion of projects sanctioned under tourism ministry's PRASHAD scheme.
MakeMyTrip has witnessed a 97% growth in searches for spiritual destinations in the last 2 years. Among these, the top destination has been Ayodhya with a 585% increase.
There's nothing new in the assertion that human morality and the environment are intimately linked, but the degree of change now happening has introduced a new level of concern.
Uttarakhand has resumed Char Dham Yatra in full scale after 2 years of Covid-related curbs. Seventy-five of the pilgrims who have died so far were above 60.
As lakhs took dips in Ganga during India’s second-largest pilgrimage, West Bengal officials claimed all Covid protocols were being followed amid a spurt in cases in the state.
Under the scheme, Hindus will be taken to Ayodhya, Muslims to Ajmer Sharif and Sikhs to Kartarpur Sahib, Delhi CM Kejriwal Sunday announced at a press conference in Haridwar.
Protective measures in place include disinfection & social distancing. Over 108,000 foreign and local pilgrims have received permission to take part in Umrah.
With a sharp rise in the number of Covid-19 cases, Maharashtra has decided to call off the state’s biggest pilgrimage this year, but some rituals will be observed.
Muslims would do better to think about whether the public performance of religion strengthens or weakens secularism—the idea in which they have the highest stake.
ISKP, a sub-continental branch of the Islamic State, is said to have vowed to extend operations in Kashmir, on encouragement from Pakistan’s security establishment.
Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.
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