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International yoga festival on Jan 4
An international yoga festival would be held here on January four. The Directorate of Tourism of Puducherry government is holding the festival for the 24th year in succession. Chief Minister V Narayanasamy would inaugurate the festival. Yoga festival is the first event in the calendar of festivals conducted by the directorate every year in Puducherry.
'Bubble size may decide how good your wine is'
The classic sparkling wine that has rung in countless new years is notable for its iconic cork popping, but a new study has found that bubble size may play a key role in determining how expensive that bottle should be. "Bubbles are very resonant. They basically ring like bells, and the frequency of that ringing depends in part on the size of the bubbles," said Kyle S Spratt from the University of Texas at Austin in the US. "There is a well-known notion that the quality of a sparkling wine is correlated to the size of its bubbles, and we are investigating whether the bubble size distribution of a sparkling wine can be obtained from simple acoustical measurements," Spratt said. The team typically investigates the properties of bubbles and how they relate to underwater acoustics using a hydrophone, a piezoelectric transducer-based device that records underwater sound. They thought a similar technique might apply to the investigation of wine bubbles. "When we came across the
MbPT to build Rs 300 cr worth projects by June
The Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) is planning to open up a slew of citizen-focussed facilities being built at a cost of up to Rs 300 crore over the next six months, a top official has said. "Many projects are in different stages of development and nearing completion. Works of around Rs 250-300 crore will be opened before the onset of the monsoon," Sanjay Bhatia, the chairman of one of the country's oldest ports, told PTI. It can be noted that from a cargo handling perspective, the port has ceded container traffic to the JNPT located across the harbour, and is now concentrating only on handling clean cargo. It, however, remains one of the biggest land owners in the cramped megapolis and is undertaking a slew of projects aimed at benefiting the citizens and also the travel, tourism and hospitality sectors. The projects to be completed include starting the ropax ship, which ferries both passengers and motor vehicles, from Mumbai to Mandwa for which a separate jetty and break ...
Gurugram cops thrash youth outside Sahara Mall
The Haryana Police thrashed and baton-charged few youth outside the Sahara Mall on Mehrauli-Gurgaon Road on the New Year's Eve for indulging in hooliganism.The youth wanted to enter the mall to celebrate the arrival of New Year in a pub inside it. Since the mall was overcrowded, they were not allowed inside which led to the entire fiasco.In order to ensure safety and security in Gurugram, at least 250 cops were deployed at the Cyber City. Furthermore, MG Road was made a no-entry zone for cars.Although there are reports of drunken men misbehaving with girls, police officials claimed no such incidents took place on the New Year's night.
Helen Mirren poses topless in pool
Veteran actress Helen Mirren, 72, has posed topless inside a pool.
Eateries roll out lavish spread to spice up your New Year bash
If you're still wondering where to eat out this New Year, you will be pleasantly surprised at the delectable choices the city has on offer to pamper your tastebuds. Luxury restaurants, pubs and clubs are rolling out lip-smacking delicacies and serving choicest wines with live music as accompaniments to jet start 2018. If you want to indulge in your old and all-time favourites, rush to the iconic eateries Trincas, Peter Cat and Olypub along Park Street where nostalgia will be served along with flavoursome food. The JW Marriott has curated a special New Year brunch for breakfast and lunch this time. You can dig into 'Prosciutto Wrapped Stuffed Chicken Breast with Pomegranate Cream & Corn Pepper Salad', 'Thai Veg Green Curry' and 'Baked Fish with Jumbo Scallop, Poached Peas Carrot Relish' for breakfast and lunch or wait for the culinary experts to rustle up a fiery Asian buffet for dinner. At The Park, masala fried cauliflower, chilly corn dry, kadai veg sabji, paneer ..
Goa rings in New Year with beach parties
Hundreds of revellers thronged the picturesque beaches in Goa last night to usher in the New Year amid the dazzling fireworks and dance parties. The roads leading to the beaches in North Goa and the highway connecting Panaji to Margao witnessed traffic jams last evening as the visitors gathered in large numbers to witness the last sunset of 2017. The 105-km long coastline of Goa turned into a party zone since the last few days with tourists pouring into the coastal state to welcome the New Year. The local Christian population attended midnight masses in various churches across the state to mark the beginning of 2018. The Goa police maintained a strict vigil along the coast. Around 300 police personnel were deployed on the Baga-Sinquerim beach belt in North Goa to ensure the smooth flow of traffic. The shacks along the beaches attracted the visitors with live music performances and display of fireworks.
Guns, ammunition found in US hotel room
Police have seized a stash of guns, including an AR-15, from a Houston hotel room, an US official said.
Festivities and revelry as Puducherry celebrates New Year
A milling crowd of people, mostly tourists, jubilantly welcomed New Year 2018 as the clock struck midnight today. Fireworks lit up the sky and revellers gathered on the Beach road here extended a cheerful welcome to 2018. Sweets were distributed and people exchanged greetings. Special programmes were held at various hotels and restaurants. The revelry was mostly centred in the Beach road area under strict vigil of the police. Lt Governor Kiran Bedi had earlier today visited the major tourists attractions here to review security arrangements for New Year festivities. Chief Minister V Narayanasamy also issued necessary directives to the police to take utmost care so that nothing goes awry during the celebrations. Riding through the main thoroughfares, revellers kept raising slogans and exchanged greetings.
Police raid illegal 'hookah and liquor' party at Thane resort
The Thane rural police raided a resort in Shahpur area of the district late tonight as the owners hadn't taken permission for organising a New Year party. Liquor and hookah were on offer at the party. Large quantities of alcohol and hookah tobacco were seized and some persons were detained, said additional superintendent of police Prashant Kadam. The resort is located at Sakroli village. Police and civic authorities in Mumbai and neighbouring Thane have launched a crack-down on illegal alterations and events at hotels, pubs and eateries following the fire at a pub in central Mumbai on Friday which claimed 14 lives.
Protests mar New Year Eve celebrations in Nainital
Thousands of traders in Nainital today boycotted the New Year Eve celebrations and staged a candle-light march against the administration's actions on hoteliers and restrictions imposed on movement of vehicles. Unlike previous years, the celebrations on the Mall Road was dull, though, most of the hotels remained packed and visitors flocked to the popular hill station in large numbers. More than 4,000 people took out a candle-light march from Mallital to Tallital - through the Mall Road - this evening to protest against the steps taken by the town administration to regulate the movement of vehicular traffic to ease congestion. The administration has also discouraged parking on the Mall Road and restricted entry of medium-sized vehicles on it. The move follows a high court order directing the authorities to curb the number of vehicles entering the town and seal hotels that do not offer adequate parking space. Some of the restrictions have annoyed the traders dependent on ...
Pattnayak creates sand sculpture of Lord Jagannath
Internationally acclaimed sand artist Sudarsan Pattnayak today claimed he has created the world's biggest sand sculpture of Lord Jagannath at Puri beach of Odisha on new year eve. Pattnayak claimed he has created the 30 ft high and 60 ft wide sand sculpture of Lord Jagannath for which about 800 tonne of sand with coloured sand were used. "This is the biggest sand sculpture of Lord Jagannath," he claimed. About 40 students of the noted sand artist joined him to complete the sculpture during the ongoing sand art festival.
Vice President to inaugurate Vijayawada Book Festival
Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu will inaugurate the 11-day Vijayawada Book Festival in Vijayawada city tomorrow. Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu will also attend the event. This is the 29th edition of Vijayawada Book Festival, which is celebrated with the advent of New Year. It is said to be the second largest such event in the country after Kolkata Book Fair. The Festival, being organised by the Vijayawada Book Festival Society in association with NTR Trust, will have over 200 stalls this year. The Department of Language and Culture, Government of Andhra Pradesh is also supporting the event.
Heritage Palace on Wheels' maiden voyage starts
The first maiden voyage of Heritage Palace on Wheels (HPOW) reached here on Saturday from Delhi with 28 tourists on board.
Delhi Police suggests alternative routes for New Year's eve
Delhi Traffic Police has made various arrangements on routes across the city with a special focus in and around Connaught Place, in a bid to provide hassle-free experience to commuters on the eve of New Year. All private and public transport vehicles shall be restricted from 8.30 pm onwards at Connaught Place in central Delhi till the celebrations end, an official release said. "Vehicular traffic in the inner, middle or outer circle area of Connaught Place will be restricted," it said. Vehicles will not be allowed to proceed towards Connaught Place beyond R/A Mandi House, R/A Bengali Market, North foot of Ranjit Singh Flyover, Minto Road Deen Dayal Upadhaya Marg crossing, Chelmsford Road near Munje Chowk (New Delhi Railway Station), RK Ashram Marg-Chitragupta Marg Crossing, R/A Gole Market, R/A GPO, Patel Chowk, Kasturba Gandhi Road -Ferozshah Road Crossing, Jai Singh Road-Bangla Sahib Lane, R/A Windsor Place, the release said. However, vehicles with labels issued by ...
On New Year's Eve, Kashmir is sold out
New Year couldn't be likely to begin on a better note for the tourist industry of Kashmir. This world-famous ski resort was completely sold out Saturday as scores of tourists from far and near thronged the place to start celebrations on New Year's Eve on Sunday.
GST has enabled easy taxation; it aims at ease of doing business in 2018
As the year 2017 draws closer towards its end, the tourism and hospitality industry looks poised to finish the year after a fast pace in the areas which were less explored.With India holding a strong market for leisure and business segments, industry stalwarts echo the likes of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), which was crowned as one of the most significant reforms in the history of Indian economy.Amid mixed reactions from the sector, Joint Managing Director MBD Group, Sonica Malhotra has opined that GST had an interim impact for about a week or so on the market."GST has been a good move because we now have one level of taxation that delivers great long term to mid-term smoothening of doing business," said Malhotra hailing the vibrant opportunities that GST has introduced in India.The MBD Group, which owns and manages Radisson Blu MBD Hotel, Noida has distinctly defined itself as a trendsetter in the hospitality sector.Earlier this year, the group introduced MBD Prive Collection ...
New Year beach parties start in Goa; better footfall this year
The 105-km long coastline of Goa has turned into a party zone since last night with revellers pouring into the coastal state to ring in the New Year. While the beaches are already crowded, casino operators have reported 40 per cent rise in the footfall compared to the last year. Though the New Year is still a day away, tourists -- mostly Indians -- have started partying on beaches. Tourism minister Manohar Ajgaonkar termed the tourist arrivals this year as "overwhelming". "We are happy with the arrivals and all arrangements have been made to ensure that tourists have safe and enjoyable New Year celebrations," he said. Casinos, especially the off-shore ones, have benefited from the Electronic Dance Music (EDM) festival which ended in the state yesterday. "There is almost 40 per cent increase in footfall since December 24, thanks to the EDM festival which attracted crowds," said Shrinivas Nayak, Director of Casino Pride group. Last year demonetisation had acted as a ...
Nepal bans solo climbing on Mount Everest
Nepal has banned solo climbers from scaling its mountains, including Mount Everest, in an attempt to reduce accidents and make mountaineering safer.
When heritage is the theme and New Year the celebration
An immersive dance musical themed on Delhi's multi-layered history or an engaging jazz experience at a charming old haveli, heritage lovers here can feast on history as they ring in the New Year this December 31 in their own quaint way. While 'Ghungroo' offers a dinner theatre experience at the Delhi Parsi Anjuman, the 150-year-old Haveli Dharampura in the walled city has live jazz music. And, of course, the food is being carefully curated to ensure a delectable start to the New Year. Organisers of 'Ghungroo' are busy making preparations for the last performance of the year, with Kathak dancers perfecting their moves and chefs honing recipes for the grand day. "On December 31 night, our guests can have a visual feast of the history of Delhi, spanning the last 1,000 years or so, said Ekta Kapur, co-founder, Rudra Experiences. "The nearly hour-long musical with traditional dance performances and evocative story-telling takes the audience on a roller-coaster ride of a ...