200 trekkers reach Kedarnath using newly developed routes; felicitated by CM

Edit The Times of India 09 Oct 2016
KEDARNATH. The atmosphere was electric in Kedarnath on Sunday when over 200 trekkers who reached the shrine town by taking eight new routes developed by the tourism department were felicitated by CM Harish Rawat ... As a result, chopper fights had to be stopped for almost half an hour ... This way, we can conduct adventure tourism in winter season too when local people become jobless due to the closure of the char dham.” ... RELATED....

200 trekkers reach Kedarnath using newly-developed routes; felicitated by CM

Edit The Times of India 09 Oct 2016
KEDARNATH. The atmosphere was electric in Kedarnathon on Sunday when over 200 trekkers who reached the shrine town by taking eight new routes developed by the tourism department were felicitated by CM Harish Rawat ... As a result, chopper fights had to be stopped for almost half an hour ... This way, we can conduct adventure tourism in winter season too when local people become jobless due to the closure of the char dham ... RELATED....

Mahatma Gandhi's ashram's Muslim head dead; chooses cremation

Edit The Times of India 09 Oct 2016
AHMEDABAD. "My life is my message", said Mahatma Gandhi. And one of Bapu's original disciples, Abdul Hamid Kureshi, 89 -the chair man of the Sabarmati Ashram - has enclosed a message in his death. Kureshi, who was also an eminent lawyer, chose to be cremated and not buried ... It was a rare sight at the Mukti Dham crematorium in Paldi where Kureshi's illustrious family gathered for his final rites ... Click here to download it for your device....

Boycotting Chinese goods can push India towards isolation in globalization era: Rawat

Edit The Times of India 07 Oct 2016
JAGESHWAR ... However, he immeditely added presumably as an after-thought, “This is also the country where the Satyagraha movement took place. Mahatma Gandhi had told us that we should buoycott foreign-made goods and maximize the use of our home made products.” ... The chief minister made a string of announcements for Jageshwar which he said will be developed as the “fifth dham” to boost tourism in the area ... RELATED. From around the web....

Health Department (Chandigarh District Administration)

Edit Public Technologies 07 Oct 2016
(Source. Chandigarh District Administration) DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC RELATIONS CHANDIGARH ADMINISTRATION. Press Release. Chandigarh, 6th October, 2016 ... 10 challans and 15 notices has been issued ... In the presence of prominent persons of the area, Yesterday fogging was done at Sector at Punjab University, Bhaskar Colony sector 25 and Sector 61 Chandigarh and today will be done at Sector 18 C and D, Bapu Dham Colony, 22, ... Sr.No. Checked. Checked....

2017 polls: Rampant migration shifts political action away from hills

Edit The Times of India 06 Oct 2016
DEHRADUN. Ahead of the 2017 assembly elections in Uttarakhand, the spotlight is again on migration from the hills and whether it will have an impact on voting patterns in the state. A number of people from the hills have migrated and settled in the plains in areas like Dehradun or Udham Singh Nagar ... He added that the notion of development in the hills has been confined to building of Char Dham route ... This is disturbing,” said Tripathi....

Bajrang Dal men sprinkle gau mutra on garba revellers in Gandhinagar

Edit The Times of India 06 Oct 2016
Bajrang Dal activists have begun a drive to "purify" non-Hindus at garba venues in Gandhinagar by sprinkling cow urine on them. They think it is the "perfect way" to keep non-Hindus away from the revelry ... They mixed urine with ganga jal to prevent clothes of revellers from getting stained before sprinkling it on them with betel leaves ... Rajesh Rathod, 43, a resident of Swaminarayan Dham, said, "The drive is fantastic ... RELATED....

Three-day Ugratara Mahotsava concludes

Edit The Times of India 04 Oct 2016
Saharsa. The three-day ‘Sri Ugratara Sanskritik Mahotsava’ concluded at Mandan Dham in Mahishi village of Saharsa district on Tuesday. Nearly 17km from Saharsa, Mandan Dham is known for the ancient Ugra Tara temple, believed to be a ‘Shaktipeeth’. Legend has it that the right eye of Sati had fallen here. The temple has a 3ft high statue of Goddess Tara ... Even the local MLA was conspicuous by his absence ... RELATED. From around the web....

Varanasi wakes up to smart city mission

Edit DNA India 03 Oct 2016
For a total repackaging, smart city mission will ensure, rejuvenation of ghats and temples, ensuring supply of power and water, waste management, improvement of waterways, developing of 11 parks, smart multi-level parking spaces, cultural-cum-convention centre, Kahsi Kala Dham, Town Hall, Silpi Haat, Centre of Excellence with Hall of Fame, light ......

Running a startup is much more than hard work – new book unearths the struggles ...

Edit Your Story 03 Oct 2016
Much has been written of the success stories of India’s startup poster boys and girls, but they have certainly not been overnight successes. The toil and tears—as well creativity and craft—of entrepreneurship are well captured in the 15 startup profiles in the book The Tip of the Iceberg. The Unknown Truth behind India’s Startups, by Suveen Sinha ... Rs 30 lakh! ... She started IndoUS Venture Partners with Vinod Dham, and then Kalaari Capital....

Rupani lauds armed forces for POK strikes

Edit The Times of India 01 Oct 2016
VADODARA ... He added that high alert has been sounded, especially in the border districts as Gujarat shares border with Pakistan ... Before the state executive meet which was held at Atmiya Vidya Dham in Bakrol near milk city Anand, Rupani also visited Sardar Patel's ancestral house in Karamsad town where he paid tributes to the Iron Man of India....

No doc at nearest PHC, woman dies after giving birth

Edit The Times of India 29 Sep 2016
PITHORAGARH. In another incident that highlights the lack of health facilities available for pregnant women in the state, a 23-year-old woman in Kumaon died soon after giving birth for want of timely medical attention ... The woman died while she was being taken to Almora ... In the primary health centre in Ganai Gangoli, the doctor who was posted has been deployed on char dham duty ... Stay updated on the go with Times of India News App ... RELATED....

Surveillance drive conducted by Health Department (Chandigarh District Administration)

Edit Public Technologies 29 Sep 2016
(Source. Chandigarh District Administration) DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC RELATIONS CHANDIGARH ADMINISTRATION. Press Note. Chandigarh, 29th September, 2016. During the surveillance drive which was carried out at Bapu Dham Colony 6 challans were issued to the repeated defaulters for maintaining mosquitogenic conditions. This brings to total challans 52, 50 show cause notices and 3345 notices ... Today under dengue drive. Sr.No. Checked. Checked ... 1 ... 5974. 2....
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