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Workshop held at Trident Hotel in Nariman Point to set up destination-level tourism governance bodies MUMBAI: Maharashtra has begun work on setting up destination-level tourism governance bodies as part of a broader push to position the state as a globally competitive travel hub.At a high-level workshop held at Trident Hotel in Nariman Point earlier this month, the state government discussed the operationalisation of six Destination Management Organisations (DMOs) under the World Bank-funded MahaSTRIDE programme. The initiative is being implemented by Maharashtra Tourism, with the Maharashtra Institution for Transformation (MITRA) acting as the programme management unit.The workshop, attended by senior bureaucrats,…
Gulmarg, May 26 : Normalcy returned to the Gulmarg Gondola on Tuesday, a day after a technical malfunction in the area briefly disrupted operations and left several cable car cabins stranded mid-air with tourists onboard, prompting a large-scale rescue operation. The rescue operation concluded successfully with all stranded tourists evacuated safely. According to Jammu and Kashmir Police, 286.Tourists in the valley praised the swift response by rescue teams, locals and security personnel. Speaking to ANI, tourist Sourav said, “We feel quite safe here. Security is always deployed here. And all the locals are very helpful. They went up and rescued…
North Korea fired several projectiles, including a suspected short-range ballistic missile, into the Yellow Sea on Tuesday, according to South Korea’s military, marking Pyongyang’s first missile launch in 37 days and its eighth weapons test this year amid rising regional tensions.South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the launches were detected from the North Korean city of Chongju at around 1:00 pm local time (0400 GMT). The projectiles reportedly travelled around 80 kilometres before falling into the Yellow Sea, the body of water separating the Korean peninsula from China.North Korea Fires Multiple Ballistic Missiles After Trump Announces Ceasefire With IranThe…
KOLKATA: At least three workers were injured after a lift under maintenance snapped and fell at Kolkata airport on Tuesday, officials said. The incident occurred while maintenance work was being carried out on Lift 34 at the airport. Kolkata Airport Director Vikram Singh said, “During the maintenance work, the lift snapped and fell. Three workers sustained minor injuries and were taken to hospital.” Source link
Bikaner , May 26 : Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday lauded the Border Security Force (BSF) for their commitment to national security during Operation Sindoor, highlighting that they gave a “befitting reply to Pakistan” whenever the situation called for it. Addressing the BSF personnel during his visit to the Sanchu Border Outpost on the India-Pakistan border in Bikaner, the Home Minister emphasised that the Central force not only held its ground firmly against all challenges but also played a significant role in maintaining the morale of residents living in the border districts. “I would also like to highly…
Ranveer Singh made a visit to the Chamundeshwari Temple, situated atop Chamundi Hills, on Tuesday morning to offer his prayers. The visit came a day after the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) announced a non-cooperation directive against him, following his departure from the highly anticipated film ‘Don 3’.Temple authority confirms actor’s early morning darshanM.J. Roopa, secretary of the Sri Chamundeshwari Kshetra Development Authority, confirmed the actor’s early morning visit, stating, “He visited the temple around 7.30 am.”Ranveer enters temple like a common devoteeAccording to TOI City, the visit was kept private, with Ranveer entering the premises quietly. He…
File photo used for representational purpose. MUMBAI: A bag containing gold jewellery and a camera collectively worth Rs 11 lakh left behind in a local train was retrieved and returned to its owner by the Government Railway Police (GRP) recently.Constable Kherade from the Andheri GRP chowky was on night duty when he was informed from the control room, around 11.45 pm on Sunday, about an abandoned bag found in a local train. The train was to arrive shortly at Andheri railway station.Kherande attended the Churchgate-bound train and found the white leather bag in a first-class coach. He brought the bag…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police solved an over a decade-old fraud case, arresting an elderly man carrying a reward of Rs 50,000 from Gujarat, who allegedly duped pharmaceutical companies of around Rs 98 lakh, an official said on Tuesday.The police arrested Himmat Singh Lodha from a township area in Surat on May 24, he said, adding that Lodha was declared a proclaimed offender and wanted in a 2013 cheating case registered at Punjabi Bagh police station.”In the case, he allegedly posed as the proprietor of a corporation and induced a pharmaceutical company to supply 550 kg of Gliclazide, a raw…
By Mansoor Peer Srinagar, May 26: Empanelled private dialysis centres across J&K have been forced to sell their machines and equipment due to pending payments under the Ayushman Bharat scheme. The delay in reimbursement has adversely affected patient care and put the jobs of health workers at risk.The healthcare crisis in these centres has reached a new low. Due to years of pending payments under Ayushman Bharat–SEHAT Scheme, private dialysis centres are facing bankruptcy. Dr Abdul Rashid Reshi, Director Kidneycare and Diagnostic Centre, Srinagar, is among many owners of these centres who have been affected and are not getting the…
AIADMK political crisis: Speaker accepts fourth MLA’s resignation in a fresh setback NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu Assembly speaker J C D Prabhakar on Tuesday accepted the resignation of Ambasamudram AIADMK MLA Esakki Subaya, further escalating the political turmoil within the opposition party.The speaker had initially rejected Subaya’s resignation letter and asked him to submit a handwritten copy.As per news agency PTI, Subaya immediately withdrew the typed letter and submitted a handwritten resignation, which was later accepted by the speaker.With Subaya’s exit, the total number of resignations from the AIADMK camp has risen to four in two days, reducing the party’s…