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The proposed outreach will cover Japan, Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, England, Portugal and Spain, with dates yet to be finalised Panaji: The tourism department has tentatively budgeted Rs 7.7 crore for international roadshows in eight countries, including Japan, England, Portugal and Spain, to promote Goa and India as travel destinations and attract tourists.The proposed outreach will cover Japan, Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, England, Portugal and Spain, with dates yet to be finalised. The department plans to take a delegation of Goan tour operators, travel agents, hoteliers and officials to promote wellness, meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE), leisure, monsoon and…
Chandigarh: Sector 34 police claimed to have solved a theft case within 24 hours of its registration, arresting two accused and recovering seven stolen mobile phones and two Activa scooters.The accused were identified as Sarvesh alias Kamal alias Panchhi (24), a resident of Unnao in Uttar Pradesh, and Sagar alias Kancha (21), a resident of Burail in Sector 45.Police said the case came to light after Neeraj Kumar, a native of Bihar’s Gopalganj district, reported that mobile phones had been stolen from a room where he and five other labourers were staying while working at a construction site in Sector…
Lucknow: A district court in Barabanki has sentenced three siblings to life imprisonment in a 24-year-old murder case in which a woman was shot dead after her daughter rejected a marriage proposal.Additional district judge Vinay Arya also imposed a fine of Rs 28,000 each on the convicts — Chand Miyan, his brother Guddu, and sister Atan, all residents of Fatehpur town.According to govt counsel Rakesh Tiwari, Chand Miyan wanted to marry the daughter of the deceased woman. However, the proposal was turned down, and the woman’s family subsequently fixed her marriage with a man from a neighbouring district.After learning about…
Patna: In a major development in a seven-year-old firing case, the special MP-MLA court in Gopalganj on Thursday framed charges against Kuchaikote MLA Amarendra Kumar Pandey alias Pappu Pandey, his elder brother Satish Pandey and nephew Mukesh Pandey, a former zila parishad chairman.District and Sessions Judge-III-cum-Special MP-MLA Court judge Rajendra Kumar Pandey framed charges under relevant sections related to attempt to murder and criminal conspiracy. The three accused will now face trial.The case stems from an FIR lodged at Mirganj police station in 2019 by Phoolmti Kunwar, wife of late Vashishth Tiwari and a resident of Nayagaon Tulsia Singha Tola…
Ismail Langa Group has given Shakira’s famous song ‘Hips Don’t Lie’ a desi twist Shakira’s famous song Hips Don’t Lie has sparked a rave once again, but this time with a Rajasthani twist. The song has been remixed with the traditional Rajasthani folk song Moruda by a group of Langa artistes from Barmer and Jodhpur, and the fusion is quickly gaining popularity. Within just four days of its release, the song became a big hit on social media. The artistes have beautifully blended the rugged power of the popular song with the traditional sounds of khartaal and morchang, along with…
Nagpur: Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has decided to conduct a comprehensive audit of private hospitals in the city following complaints of hospitals operating with beds beyond their sanctioned capacity and encroaching upon spaces meant for parking.Special teams will be formed to inspect hospitals and verify the sanctioned and actual number of beds, use of parking spaces and other regulatory violations. The civic administration has been directed to complete the exercise within a month and initiate action against erring hospitals.The issue came up during the question hour at the NMC general body meeting on Thursday. BJP corporator Ritesh Pandey sought details…
Ramesh Mehta, owner of Khushwaha Hindu Hotel in Lakhibagi village in Giridih’s Bagodar block said his eatery was attacked by the elephants for the third time in four days Bokaro: A herd of 25 elephants knocked down an eatery along the Grand Trunk Road in Bagodar block of Giridih district in the intervening hours of Wednesday and Thursday. The herd has been camping in the area for four days.Ramesh Mehta, owner of Khushwaha Hindu Hotel in Lakhibagi near Atka village said his eatery was attacked by the elephants for the third time in four days. On Wednesday, the herd camped…
The gang was running a branch of the ‘Ready Anna’ gaming portal and luring people into online betting while routing transactions through mule bank accounts opened in the names of different individuals. Gorakhpur: An inter-state cyber fraud and online betting racket operating through an illegal gaming portal was busted in the city with the arrest of five persons from a rented accommodation in Shahpur area on Thursday.According to police, the gang was running a branch of the ‘Ready Anna’ gaming portal and luring people into online betting while routing transactions through mule bank accounts opened in the names of different…
Free School Street a day after a fire ravaged a building where 9 people died… Sukhomoy Sen Kolkata: A 71-year-old retired banker from Bangladesh had a narrow escape from the Shikha Inn fire after the regular at the lodge opted to stay at another hotel during his latest Kolkata visit.Md Nurul Islam Khan, a resident of Shariatpur in Bangladesh, arrived in Kolkata on Tuesday. Khan visits India at least three times a year for shopping and medical treatment and nearly always stays at Shikha Inn. But this time, he wanted to check out a place that served better food and…
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