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Tuesday, November 5, 2024
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Topic: Tourists

Drinking on Dal Lake isn’t just unethical—it snatches freedom, safety from Kashmiri women

Dal Lake is more than a tourist attraction. Kashmiris share a pious and intimate relationship with it.

French tourist dies after falling from high platform at Fatehpur Sikri Fort

A group of tourists from France were taking selfies inside Fatehpur Sikri Fort when the wooden railing broke. The woman fell off 5-foot-high platform, landing on the stone floor.

7 tourists stranded mid-air as technical snag hits cable cars in Himachal’s Solan valley

Himachal Pradesh's Timber Trail Parwanoo saw a mishap Monday after their cable car experienced a technical glitch. The tourists were stuck mid air and a rescue was underway.

Soot from research & tourist activity hastening snow melt in Antarctica, finds global study

According to the study, increased human activity is leading to black carbon pollution, contributing to snow melting, a concern as loss of Antarctic ice accelerates global heating.

9 kids among 21 dead as heavy snow leaves cars stranded in Pakistan tourist hotspot Murree

Rescue efforts are underway at Murree hill station, and Pakistan’s Punjab province declared a state of emergency in the area. An inquiry has been ordered too.

How Covid arbitrage became trade of the year, be it in India or Taiwan

The choice of where to live, how to work and which schools to attend provided relative comfort for the rich, while billions of others scrambled for vaccines and work-life balance.

Govt raises concern amid pictures of people flouting Covid norms in hill stations, markets

Describing the pictures as 'frightening', the govt officials cautioned that not following Covid-appropriate behaviour will nullify the gains made in the management of the pandemic.

Heavy snowfall leaves 500 tourists stranded in Manali, rescue operation underway

Manali Subdivisional Magistrate Raman Gharsangi said efforts are being made to restore vehicular traffic and provide facilities for stranded people.

Tourists are three times less likely to make safe swimming choices at beaches than residents

Just because a beach is accessible, has numerous attractions and is near to a resort, does not make it safe or drowning-proof.

Chasing a high, foreigners keep ‘vanishing’ in Himachal’s Parvati Valley

Over the years, 21 foreigners have disappeared without a trace in the region, which is best known for its scenic beauty, risky treks and...

On Camera

Let there be no doubt that scientist Rohini Godbole left us unwillingly

If Rohini Godbole had a better collaborative environment, no doubt her name would have been in the mix for the JJ Sakurai Prize for Theoretical Particle Physics.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

As IDF unveils robotic combat task force, Israeli maker says open to working with India

Using this technology, IDF carried out fully robotic combat missions, drastically reducing risk to Israeli troops. The robotic combat task force also enhanced situational awareness.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.