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According to a state government spokesman, Yogi said that there were tremendous possibilities in the tourism sector and the state government was making efforts to boost tourist activities in the state. He said in the first phase, development of Chhatar Manzil, Kothi Gulistan-e-Iram, Kothi Darshan Vilas, Kothi Roshan-ud-Daula, Chunar Fort, Barsana’s Jal Mahal, Shukla Talab, Kanpur and Tikaitrai Baradari of Bithoor should be done. The Chief Minister further said in the construction of Sangrahalaya Mandir, the traditions related to Lord Ram should be incorporated. He said the tourists visiting Ayodhya want to know about lord Ram and traditions related to…

A bench of the high court admitted the appeal on July 11 and issued notice to the state government and the accused in the case.The high court also summoned the lower court records.Qurban Ali, who has been supporting the victims of violence in their legal battle, said the high court fixed August 14 for hearing the appeal.Survivors of the violence, Vakil Ahmad, Mohd Yakoob and Ismail Khan had filed the appeal in the high court.At least 68 people were killed in violence that broke out in Maliana, a village located about 10 km west of Meerut, on May 23, 1987.On…

The global lender’s announcement on Wednesday came just weeks after the IMF and Pakistan had reached a Standby Arrangement on June 29 to ease the country’s financial crisis, reports Dawn news.In a statement issued late Wednesday night, the IMF said: “The Executive Board of the IMF approved a nine-month Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) for Pakistan for an amount of about $3 billion, or 111 per cent of quota, to support the authorities economic stabilisation programme.“A difficult external environment, devastating floods and policy missteps have led to large fiscal and external deficits, rising inflation and eroded reserve buffers in FY23.”In response to…

“I am travelling to France on an official visit at the invitation of my friend Emmanuel Macron, President of France, from July 13-14,” Modi said in his departure statement. “This visit is particularly special as I will join President Macron for the French National Day, or Bastille Day celebrations in Paris as the Guest of Honour. An Indian tri-services contingent will be part of the Bastille Day Parade, while Indian Air Force aircraft will perform a fly-past on the occasion,” he added. This year marks the 25th anniversary of our strategic partnership. “Rooted in deep trust and commitment, our two…

The man was a driver employed by BSN Tech Engineering, and was working at the site occupied by Star Ready-Mix in Jurong West, The Straits Times reported.According to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM), he was preparing a tipper truck for unloading when he was hit by a reversing wheel loader, which is used to lift materials at construction sites.The Singapore Civil Defence Force said he was pronounced dead at the scene by a paramedic.The incident occurred at about 3.40 p.m. (local time) at 1 Buroh Close.MOM said it is investigating the case and has instructed Star Ready-Mix to stop all…

Additional forces have been deployed after hundreds of students went on rampage, staged a violent protest on Wednesday, damaging properties and even misbehaving with some female teachers.The students demanded FIR against the Vice-Chancellor, Registrar, the DSW and proctor, and sought their resignation.They also sought compensation for the family of the deceased.According to students, after attending the class, Ashutosh Dubey, 22, a final year B.A. student went to drink water at the water cooler near the students’ union building at the Arts Faculty.While drinking water, Dubey collapsed after which he was rushed to SRN hospital where he was declared ‘brought dead’.The…

This five-fold surge in public debt levels since 2000, demands immediate action to tackle the escalating crisis affecting developing countries in particular.Guterres stressed: “On average, African countries pay four times more for borrowing than the US and eight times more than the wealthiest European economies.””A total of 52 countries, almost 40 per cent of the developing world, are in serious debt trouble.”This disparity in interest rates highlights the inherent inequality in the international financial system, burdening developing countries disproportionately.Today, half of all developing nations spend a minimum of 7.4 per cent of their export revenues on servicing external public debt.Of…

Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu informed in a tweet that more than 50,000 tourists from Himachal Pradesh have been rescued in the last 48 hours until 8 p.m. on Wednesday.”I would like to thank our administration and staff from various departments who have worked round the clock to restore our roads, power, water supply and network connectivity,” he said.The network connectivity has been restored in Manali, he added.”Efforts are underway to restore the network in Kasol, with successful progress made today up to Jari, which is located three km from Kasol,” said Sukhu, adding, “If the weather allows, the network…

The authorities at the safari kept the news a closely-guarded secret till Wednesday, when the principal chief conservator of forests, Mamta S. Dubey, confirmed the deaths.After the first cub was born on July 6, Sona gave birth to four more — three on July 9 and one on July 10. Only the cub born on July 6 and one of the three born on July 9 are alive.“Two cubs were stillborn and one was very weak and could not survive. Vets are monitoring the condition of the two surviving cubs,” Dubey said.Officials said it was rare for a lioness to…

The debt crisis faced by 40 per cent of the developing countries is because of the “inequality built into our outdated global financial system, which reflects the colonial power dynamics of the era when it was created,” Guterres said here on Wednesday.He referred to the recent international initiatives on dealing with the crisis and said, “The upcoming G20 Summit is an opportunity to take these ideas forward.”The summit in September in New Delhi, the G20, which is made up of industrialised and major emerging economies will be presided over by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Setting the tone ahead of the summit…