KOLKATA: From hills to plains to beaches, demand has shot up for Bengal's favourite weekend holiday destinations during the long weekend between Eid-e-Milad on Thursday and Gandhi Jayanti on Monday. With a leave taken on Friday, it is possible to have a five-day break from September 28 to October 2."I had planned this long weekend trip some days in advance and had taken leave from office accordingly. My...
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday announced its tourism policy for the first time by which it has given industry status to tourism and aims at attracting 20,000 crore investment in the sector. This means tourism projects and stakeholders and others will become eligible for funds that come under development of industries and will lead to better employment opportunities and training. Priority...
NEW DELHI: There is a chance of mist developing in the morning hours from Wednesday to Friday with the weather expected to remain dry. The maximum temperature is likely to hover around 36-37 degrees Celsius for the next few days.Kuldeep Srivastava, IMD scientist, said, "The visibility during morning hours due to mist formation is likely to dip to 2,000-1,500 metres."The maximum temperature on Tuesday...
NINEVEH: At least 100 people were killed and 150 were injured in a fire at a wedding celebration in the district of Hamdaniya in Iraq's Nineveh province, Iraqi state media said early on Wednesday, with local sources saying the toll was expected to rise. The fire ripped through a large events hall in the north-eastern region after fireworks were lit during the celebration, local civil defence said,...
NEW DELHI: Flagging a spike in urea and DAP (Di-ammonium Phosphate) consumption of 13 lakh and 10 lakh tonnes respectively during the current kharif crop season compared to last year, Union fertiliser secretary Rajat Kumar Mishra urged farmers and states to follow balanced use of the crop nutrients.Speaking at the conference on rabi campaign, Mishra said that a record quantity of 1.8 crore tonnes of...
NEW DELHI: More than 3,000 cases of dengue and one death due to the vector-borne disease have been recorded in the national capital Delhi in the past six months, according to official data shared by the MCD in the House on Tuesday. In the data shared in a written response, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) also said the number of cases recorded in September was the "highest" in the last four...
American talk show host, Oprah Winfrey lost 40 pounds and stunned everyone with the incredible weight loss. The 69-year-old wowed all with a slimmed physique and as revealed from her diet it is not far from being attainable. She consumes 1,700 calories daily. Her diet comprises 20 percent protein, 30 percent fat, and 50 percent carbohydrates. Here are a few diet secrets of Oprah that help her stay...
KARACHI: An Indian father and son, who entered Pakistan illegally, have claimed that they fled their home in New Delhi to escape from alleged religious persecution. Mohammad Hasnain, 70, and his son Ishaq Amir, 31, entered Pakistan illegally through the Pakistan-Afghan border at Chaman in the restive Balochistan province. They are currently at a shelter home of the Edhi Welfare Trust in Karachi, where...
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Tuesday extended “for a further period of six months” the validity of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in the areas of Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland that were last declared as ‘disturbed area’ under the Act.This follows a review of the law and order situation in both the states. Three districts in Arunachal Pradesh – Tirap, Changlang and Longding – and the...
KALYAN: In a unique initiative on the occasion of the birthday of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena MLA Pramod (Raju) Patil, his supporters celebrated his birthday by filling up potholes in their area in Kalyan Gramin, Ulhasnagar and Ambernath. Patil recently had appealed to the people that on his birthday, the workers should not put up banners and instead fill potholes so that the general public could get...
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