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Govt facing no stress in acquiring land for bullet train project: Piyush Goyal

“Environmental and social impact studies either have been completed or are near completion. I personally don’t see any stress in getting the land (for the project),” Piyush Goyal told reporters

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A better deal is needed for adventure tourism post HC’s ban on water sports

In an order which is likely to have far-reaching implications for Uttarakhand’s adventure tourism sector, the high court has banned all water sports, paragliding and white river rafting in the

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Soon, book your Indian Railways train tickets with IRCTC payment aggregator – iPay

Soon, passengers or users while booking their train tickets through the official website of Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) or IRCTC’s Rail Connect app, won’t need any third

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Bullet train land protest in Gujarat

Farmers from Surat district on Thursday approached Gujarat High Court against a preliminary notification issued by the state government for acquisition of land for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail project. The

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High court bans all water sports in Uttarakhand

In an order which is likely to have far-reaching implications for Uttarakhand’s adventure tourism sector, the high court has banned all water sports, paragliding and white river rafting in the

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Aviation minister says to review Air India stake sale plan soon

India will soon review a plan to sell a stake in Air India, Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu said, weeks after the government found no takers for the beleaguered flag

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India airline passenger growth slips to slowest in eight months as fares rise

Number of passengers flown last month rose about 17% on-year to 11.9 million. Air passenger traffic in India grew at the slowest pace in eight months in May as rising

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Bad luck for tourism follows after the Govt. collapsed in J&K

With the collapse of BJP-PDP Alliance, Mehbooba Mufti quits as the CM of J&K and the state has been declared under Governor Rule making it a worse condition for tourism

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Macedonia signs ‘historic’ agreement with Greece to change its name

Since 1991, Athens had objected to its neighbour being called Macedonia because it has its own northern province of the same name. Greece and Macedonia signed a historic preliminary agreement to rename the

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Railways plan to carry out major maintenance works on Sundays

Travelling by train over the weekend may get cumbersome as the railways has decided to undertake major maintenance works across all its zones on Sundays. However, if a train gets