Signal cabin fire hits Central Railway services
April 18th, 2012 - 9:22 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 18 (IANS) Millions of commuters on the Central Railway faced a harrowing time Wednesday as local trains ran late by around 40 minutes following a fire in a ... Read more...
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Sixth train on Kalka-Shimla track
April 25th, 2011 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 25 (IANS) To cater to the tourist rush to this Himachal Pradesh town, Northern Railway has decided to run another toy train on the Kalka-Shimla track, making it ... Read more...
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Does Development justify Degradation?
April 8th, 2011 - 4:34 pm ICT by ANI
By Mohd Iqbal Leh, Apr 8 (ANI): A Ladakhi proverb says, "Ame oma nat met, gukh pe chhwa gal met" which means " As mother's milk is free of disease, running water ... Read more...
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Himachal warms up to Christmas tourist rush
December 23rd, 2010 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Dec 23 (IANS) It's not the snow, but the sun that is alluring the tourists to ring in the Christmas at most of the popular destinations in Himachal Pradesh.The Met Office ... Read more...
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Amitabh’s endorsement lures tourists to Gujarat’s Gir Wildlife Sanctuary
November 12th, 2010 - 5:27 pm ICT by ANI
By Hanif KhokharGir (Gujarat), Nov.12 (ANI): Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan's endorsement of Gujarat as an ideal tourist destination is attracting thousands of tourists to the Sasan Gir Wildlife Sanctuary in Junagadh ... Read more...
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Shimla’s summer fest begins Wednesday
May 31st, 2010 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, May 31 (IANS) The summer festival of dance and music, a major event to boost tourism in this Himachal Pradesh capital, would begin Wednesday.
"The five-day International Shimla Summer Festival would begin ... Read more...
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Heavy rain in Jammu and Kashmir
May 18th, 2010 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 18 (IANS) A western disturbance has led to a wet summer in Jammu and Kashmir, with experts predicting more rains in the next 24 hours.
On May 6, Srinagar recorded 19.6 ... Read more...
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Tourists flock to Kufri to beat the heat
May 3rd, 2010 - 2:32 pm ICT by ANI
Shimla, May 3 (ANI): As the mercury rises across northern India, Kufri in Shimla is attracting lots of tourists.The climate of Kufri is providing much-needed relief to many tourists who leave ... Read more...
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Another train on Kalka-Shimla route
April 21st, 2010 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 21 (IANS) A special holiday train has been started between Kalka in Haryana and Shimla in Himachal Pradesh to meet the tourist rush.
With this, the number of trains plying daily ... Read more...
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Tourists arrival gives boost to J-K economy
December 29th, 2009 - 10:15 pm ICT by ANI
By Afzal BhattSrinagar, Dec 29 (ANI) : As the winter chill sets in Jammu and Kashmir tourists both domestic and international are flocking the picturesque valley in large numbers giving a ... Read more...
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Special Kalka-Shimla trains start for New Year
December 27th, 2009 - 12:46 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Dec 27 (IANS) The Northern Railway has started four special trains on the world heritage Kalka-Shimla rail line in Himachal Pradesh to cater to the tourist rush during the New Year's ... Read more...
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Gujarat hoping to get tourist rush for solar eclipse
July 18th, 2009 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Ahmedabad, July 18 (IANS) Hoping to attract around 5,000 tourists to watch the solar eclipse on July 22 in Surat district, one of the places in India where the total eclipse ... Read more...
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Holiday special trains on Kalka-Shimla track stopped
July 9th, 2009 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 9 (IANS) Three holiday special trains being run daily on the world heritage Kalka-Shimla rail line in Himachal Pradesh to meet the tourist rush have been suspended, a railway official ... Read more...
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Youth killed in freak accident in Himachal
June 21st, 2009 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 21 (IANS) In a freak accident, a 20-year-old man, who was travelling on the Shimla-Kalka holiday special train, was crushed between the tunnel wall and the rail bogie in Himachal ... Read more...
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Summers bring large number of tourists to Shimla
May 29th, 2009 - 11:31 pm ICT by ANI
By Hemanth ChauhanShimla, May 29 (ANI): Summers have brought a large number of tourists to hill resort Shimla, as the sweltering atmosphere and rising mercury in the northern States is making life ... Read more...
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Kaziranga engages private elephant owners to meet tourist demand
February 13th, 2009 - 6:42 pm ICT by ANI
By Apem Kamadoang
Kaziranga (Assam), Feb 13 (ANI): Due to the increasing inflow of tourists at the Kaziranga National Park located in Assam, the state forest department has engaged private elephant ... Read more...
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Agra gears up for tourists during Commonwealth Games
June 1st, 2008 - 12:56 pm ICT by admin
Agra, June 1 (IANS) The city of the Taj Mahal is gearing up to meet the expected tourist rush during the Commonwealth Games in 2010, an official said. The Uttar Pradesh government ... Read more...
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Bomb threat causes panic at the Taj Mahal
May 31st, 2008 - 3:40 am ICT by admin
Agra, May 31 (IANS) Security personnel searched the Taj Mahal premises for more than two hours Friday afternoon after police received a bomb threat by phone. Personnel from the Central Industrial Security ... Read more...
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