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25 Aug

Darjeeling Toy Train in list of Centre’s monetisation assets

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The World Heritage Darjeeling Himalayan Railway has been chosen by the central government as one of the state-owned assets that has been listed for monetisation. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP) wherein the government plans to monetise Rs 6 lakh crore worth of state-owned assets over the next four years under its asset monetisation pipeline, which would mean handing over the assets that have been listed to the private sector for a certain period of time. According to Darjeeling’s BJP MP Raju Bista, these are just proposals, and that whenever decisions on implementing the PPP model…

01 Jul

Harshvardhan Joshi’s story brought by Royal Stag

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The inspirational journey of a young mountaineer, Harshvardhan Joshi (who climbed the Mt. Everest & reached the summit in his very first attempt) has been showcased by Seagram’s Royal Stag. In his 25, Harshvardhan Joshi is a seasoned mountaineer from Vasai (Maharashtra) who found his calling for mountaineering at the age of 18. An engineer by profession, Harshvardhan became the youngest Indian to climb Stok Kangri (20K feet) solo, in 2016. Harshvardhan continued to follow his dream of conquering Mt. Everest with a passion to succeed. His goal was clear and in order to achieve it, he followed a strict…

27 May

Countries to approach tourism post-pandemic: Here are the Countries that are set to reopen

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The rollout of vaccines against COVID-19 is giving government officials in many countries new confidence to welcome visitors. The World Travel & Tourism Council estimates that the sector lost nearly $4.5 trillion and 62 million jobs last year. Airlines alone lost $126 billion last year and are on track to lose another $48 billion this year, according to their largest trade group. “Summer is a strong season for most markets, particularly Europe and the U.K. We really hope to see restrictions ease,” said Virginia Messina, interim leader of the World Travel & Tourism Council. The patchwork of rules around the…

02 Oct

IRCTC Latest News: Railways Plans to Introduce 200 More Trains This Festive Season

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At a time when the passenger, mail and express trainservices are suspended because of the coronaviruslockdown, the Indian Railways on Thursday said that it isplanning to introduce 200 special trains between October 15and November 30 to cater to passenger rush during thefestive season.In a good news for passengers who are planning to travelduring the festive seasons, Railway Board Chairman andCEO VK Yadav said that the railways has decided that it willtake stock of passenger services on a daily basis dependingon the needs of the state governments and the status of thepandemic.

09 Jul

Europeans tell British tourists, ‘Stay away’

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Europeans do not want British tourists to visit the Continent this summer, according to a new survey. The research shows how a nation’s handling of the coronavirus crisis is feeding into fear over international travel. Spaniards are most opposed to the arrival of UK holidaymakers, with nearly two thirds (61 per cent), keen on Britons to stay away this year, 15 percentage points more than any other European nationality. A majority of French, German and Italian residents also want British travellers to stay home, according to polling by YouGov. In France, Spain, Germany and Italy, only residents from the US…

30 Apr

In Rajasthan, Around 26,000 People Were Transported To The Borders Of Madhya Pradesh Today.

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A number of states are making preparations for sending and receiving migrant workers a day after the Union home ministry gave a clearance for the movement of stranded labourers, students and tourists. Rajasthan was the first off the block, ferrying out around 40,000 migrant workers since morning. But many states, especially those from the south, have asked that the Centre run trains to move the migrants to their home states. Uttar Pradesh has made massive preparations to receive its stranded people. The Yogi Adityanath government which has so far brought back 12,000 stranded workers from Haryana -- has prepared quarantine…

30 Apr

Delhi Is Making Arrangements To Bring Students Back Home From Kota In Rajasthan.

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Delhi have said that they are working on bringing back their residents back home. The Karnataka government has decided to allow one time inter-state movement for students and migrant workers who wish to return to their home, while the Delhi government is making arrangements to soon bring students back home from Kota in Rajasthan, the respective government said today.

30 Apr

Nitish Kumar Is In Search Of Trains To Bring Migrant Workers Back To Bihar.

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Till yesterday afternoon, Nitish Kumar was so firmly against bringing back those from his state who are stranded elsewhere in the country that he described the proposition as "an injustice to the principle of the lockdown." His comment, made last week, served as self-defence - he was alone among major states in doing little to bring students and migrant workers back to Bihar. It also did double time as a rebuke to his counterpart in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who dispatched buses to Rajasthan to help students from his state who were desperate to be home.Today, Nitish Kumar,…

29 Apr

Migrant Labourers, Students, Pilgrims Or Tourists Who Do Not Have Symptoms Of Coronavirus Can Return To Their Home.

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Migrant labourers, students, pilgrims or tourists who do not have symptoms of coronavirus can return to their home states now, the Centre has said, issuing a set of guidelines nearly five weeks after the announcement of the countrywide lockdown that thousands stranded. The order comes a day after the Centre was asked to respond to issue by the Supreme Court, which was hearing a set of petitions asking that migrant labourers who do not have COVID-19 be allowed to go home. The Centre has already allowed Uttar Pradesh to ferry back its migrants from Haryana a move that led states…

26 Apr

Government Planning To Evacuate Indians From Foreign Nations And Bring Back To The Country After Lockdown.

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Plannings are being made by The Foreign Ministry, in coordination with the Civil Aviation Ministry, Air India, state governments and Indian missions abroad, to evacuate Indian nationals who are trapped abroad due to the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic and are looking to return home. While the consultations are on, the Indians will be flown back only after the nationwide lockdown is lifted, as per the information given by government sources. The evacuations will be made through special flights or regular flights once they resume and will vary from state to state, depending on the lockdown situation there, the sources…