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Congress seeks probe into Maharashtra 'Tea scam'
A day after RTI documents pointed to an alleged 'Tea scam' in Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis's Office (CMO), Mumbai Congress President Sanjay Nirupam demanded an internal inquiry on the entire issue.
Uttarakhand village gets 1st bus
A wave of happiness today washed over Bagodi village, tucked away in the hills of the Uttarkashi district, as a bus entered its limits for the first time. A small ceremony was held by the ecstatic villagers to celebrate the moment. They danced to the beats of Dhol-Damau and garlanded the people who made it happen. The locals thanked PMGSY officials and contractors under whose supervision the motor road was built. They also performed an arti, village head Gita Rana said. Constructed under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) in four months, the road connects the Bagodi gram panchayat to the Rishikesh-Gangotri National Highway, Rana said. The remote village of Uttarkashi was a picture of neglect for decades with nearly 500 residents of the Bagodi gram panchayat forced to undertake an arduous trek up to Jwani Dhar to reach the nearest market at Chinyalisaur for their daily needs, she said.
Rly plans new toy train at Rewari loco shed to woo tourists
Tourists and locals would soon be able to enjoy a ride on a new toy train at the Rewari loco shed in Haryana, as part of the Railways' efforts to develop it as a tourist hotspot, officials said today. Railway Board Chairman Ashwani Lohani, who visited the Rewari section, took the decision that that the visitors have to pay a nominal ticket charge to enjoy the ride on the toy train, which would be just like the one that runs at the National Rail Museum at Chanakyapuri, officials said. Lohani said that the electrification of the Rewari station will be completed by May 2018. Rewari is a significant section for railways as the national transporter is planning a first-of-its-kind railway heritage theme park there as part of the Bharat Darshan Scheme of the Ministry of Tourism, officials said. Lohani also finalised the details of running a steam engine between Faruknagar and Garhi, which has been a long term demand of the locals there. Lohani also cautioned railways staff to keep their ...
Must-haves for a modern dining room
To make your dining room look more stylish and modern, invest in simple yet elegant decor pieces like tapered candles, silver tea sets and fancy coasters, suggest experts.
Jewellery trends for the season
Any look or outfit is incomplete without the right selection of accessories and for the Indian look, accessories are inevitable. Not only does jewellery accentuate the overall appearance but adds an oomph factor so pick the right one to set trends.
Indian chef wins in another American show
Indian chef Aarthi Sampath, who had earlier won the American reality-based cooking show "Chopped", has now emerged as the winner of "Beat Bobby Flay".
Guys in swanky cars are most unruly on roads: Alphons
"Guys in swanky cars" are the most unruly drivers, Tourism Minister K J Alphons said today while talking of unsafe roads which lead to around 1.5 lakh road fatalities in the country every year. Inaugurating a two-day conference on Safer Road Transportation to promote National Tourism' , he said while it was a good idea to train taxi drivers on safe practices , it was important to train people driving expensive automobiles on streets. "Very often I have noticed that it is the guys in swanky cars who are the most unruly of all and we blame taxi drivers. In fact Goodyear (which along with the Institute of Road Traffic Education has initiated the road safety programme) should start training millionaires first. "We think that once we have a swanky car we own the whole world, we have the right to run over people sleeping on footpaths, of course there are lawyers who will manipulate the facts and bring in a poor guy who will say he was driving...we have seen many famous cases in India. We ..
Summers get pleasant in Rajasthan, courtesy night tourism
Summers in Rajasthan have become more enthralling -- courtesy night tourism, which is taking tourist numbers in the lean season to new heights in the desert state.
Fake Aadhaar card in name of Bollywood actor used to book hotel room
The city police has registered an offence against an unidentified person for allegedly using a fake Aadhaar card in the name of a Bollywood actor to book a room at a five-star hotel here, an official said today. The incident came to light on Tuesday night when the actor, Urvashi Rautela, visited the plush hotel in suburban Bandra to attend an event, he said. During the event, a staff member of the hotel approached Rautela and informed her that a room was booked there in her name, the official said. Rautela asked her secretary who denied having made any booking at the hotel, the police official said. Rautela, who has acted in films like "Singh Saab The Great", "Sanam Re" and "Kaabil", then immediately looked at the booking detail records of the hotel. She found that a fake Aadhaar card in her name was used to book a room, he said. During investigation, the police found that the room was booked online by an unidentified person using fake Aadhaar card - carrying the wrong unique ...
Yami Gautam takes up pole dancing for fitness
Actress Yami Gautam, who often shares her workout videos on social media, has now taken to pole dancing to stay fit.
3-day Raj festival begins
A special police tattoo show and other activities were held today to mark the opening of a three-day Rajasthan day festival organised by the state government. Governor Kalyan Singh was the chief guest in the opening ceremony which began with the traditional lighting of Rajasthan Festival Torch and artists playing Nagaras. Dog show and other activities were also held in the ceremony attended by Tourism Minister Krishnendra Kaur and Sports Minister Gajendra Singh Khimsar. Earlier in the day, a traditional aarti was performed at Moti Dungri Ganesh Temple which was attended by additional chief secretary tourism Subodh Agarwal. An international festival of short films on culture and tourism was also inaugurated at Indralok Auditorium near Narayan Singh Circle today. In the festival, Agarwal said that the government's special emphasis is on promoting tourism which is one of the key sectors in the state. He said that 15 per cent of the state's GDP is from the sector of tourism. The Indian ...
Goa offshore casinos get another six-month extension for
The Goa government today granted another extension of six months to six offshore casinos in the Mandovi river for relocation. "The state Cabinet resolved to grant extension to the six offshore casinos licensees to relocate their offshore casinos from the Mandovi river for a further period of six months from April 1, 2018 to September 30, 2018," as per a Cabinet resolution. The resolution was passed in absence of Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar who is currently undergoing treatment in the USA for a pancreatic ailment. Last September, Parrikar granted a six-month extension to the six offshore casinos for relocation, which is expiring on March 31, 2018. Parrikar had announced that he would be formulating a Casino Policy which will decide the fate of the gaming industry.
Archaeologists discover 2000-yr-old major road in China
Archaeologists have found a portion of a 2000-year-old road, dating back to the Han dynasty, in central China's Henan province, according to a media report today. The road, excavated at the ruins of county seat of Langling in Rendian Township, Queshan County, has intact vehicle tracks, indicating it was frequently used during that period, said Liu Haiwang, head of the provincial cultural heritage research institute. Liu said the discovery was significant for the study of road construction, maintenance technology, and vehicles in the Han Dynasty (202BC - 220). With an exposed length of 252 metres and a width ranging from 2.2 metres to 2.8 metres, part of the north-south road runs underneath the current G107 national highway. Zhou Runshan, team leader of the project, said the deep road bed and the fine stone, ceramic, brick, and clay pieces used to fill in the vehicle tracks proved the road had been busy and frequently maintained. An east-west road was also found in the ruins, which ...
Aahana, Amol recount what happened in Hong Kong
Actors Aahana Kumra and Amol Parashar, who came together for "It Happened in Hong Kong", a travel style web series in Hong Kong, are awestruck by the dining, shopping and outdoor experiences that the place offers.
Indian chef's eatery wins best Asian restaurant award
A popular Indian cuisine eatery in Thailand has created history by winning Asia's best restaurant award for the fourth consecutive year at a ceremony in China's Macau city. Gaggan Anand's Bangkok restaurant Gaggan won the annual 'Asia's 50 Best Restaurants' award presented at the Wynn Palace's Grand Theatre in Macau yesterday. The list of 50 best is based on votes from a group of more than 300 leaders across Asia's restaurant industry. "We have become a family, and that's the best thing that has happened in the last six years of 50 Best," said Kolkatta-born Anand as he accepted the award. "We have young chefs taking over from the old ones. So it's time for us to leave and you guys to take over," he said. Anand, whose takes inspiration from late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, said it was not just about a recipe or a dish, but about "how you innovate in that 150 square meters that you have". Gaggan grabbed the top award, beating Japanese food restaurant Den. Launched in 2013, 'Asia's 50 ..
Fitness certificate to vehicle without independent test illegal: HC
The Bombay High Court today said the Maharashtra government's practice of issuing fitness certificates to private vehicles without conducting an independent test was illegal and in breach of its previous orders. Therefore, the state government must take a decision on amending its rules and circulars on the issue and inform the court of its decision, a bench of justices A S Oka and R I Chagla said. The bench was hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Shrikant Karve, a Right to Information (RTI) activist from Pune. Karve alleged that officials at various regional transport offices (RTOs) across the state had been granting fake fitness certificates, or registration certificates, to private as well as transport vehicles without subjecting the vehicles to mandatory fitness tests first. On a previous hearing, another bench led by Justice Oka had held that since under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, the registration of vehicles is treated as valid only if it had a valid ...
Aahana, Amol tell what happened in Hong Kong
Actors Aahana Kumra and Amol Parashar, who came together for "It Happened in Hong Kong", a travel style web series in Hong Kong, are awestruck by the dining, shopping and outdoor experiences that the place offers.
Bangkok's Indian eatery No. 1 restaurant in Asia - again
Indian cuisine restaurant Gaggan in Bangkok has again topped the list of "Asia's 50 Best Restaurants" for a fourth consecutive year.
HRX - Hrithik Roshan welcome Tiger Shroff to the CureFit family
HRX - India's largest and first homegrown activewear brand recently announced an equity partnership with CureFit, a healthcare startup to introduce HRX workouts and HRX athlete meal packs.Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan, founder of HRX has left no stone unturned to curate his signature workout for bringing likeminded people to becoming the best version of them.Hrithik Roshan will be the global evangelist for Curefit promoting fit and healthy living and warmly embraces everyone who shares his vision of making India better and fitter.In the same spirit, Hrithik recently welcomed other change makers like Tiger Shroff to the CureFit family, who following his mentor's footsteps, recently launched his WO routine.Being an avid fitness enthusiast Hrithik Roshan knows no bounds when it comes to slogging it out at the gym and the results, of course, is there for you to see on screen.The actor has always advocated following a routine for a healthy lifestyle and with that in mind he has introduced .
Jammu cable car project's maiden trial on April 15
The Rs 75 crore Jammu cable car project is set be completed by July this year and the first trial will be held on April 15. The blue print for this project was first prepared in 1995 and initially the cable car was to take off from Mubarak Mandi, but after the declaration of Mubarak Mandi and Bahu Fort as heritage sites, the project had to be relocated. The foundation stone for the project was laid on February 24, 2014. "Theproject would be completed by July 2018. The committee was also informed that the first trial on the Bahu Fort to Mahamaya stretch will be conducted on April 15", Managing Director of J&K Cable Car Corporation Limited, (JKCCCL) Shamim Ahmed Wani told PTI. He said the project will give a boost to the tourism sector in Jammu. The 48-m section-II of the cable car from Bahu Fort to Mahamaya Park is scheduled to be completed by March-end. However, the 1,184-m section-II from Peerkho to Mahamaya park is expected to be completed by May as critical components and ...