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Snow leopard declared new state animal in Ladakh

September 1, 2021631 Views

The government of Ladakh has declared snow leopard its state animal and black-necked crane state bird. A notification in this regard was issued Tuesday by the Principal Secretary Forest, Ecology and Environment, Pawan Kotwal. "The Lieutenant Governor of Union Territory of Ladakh is pleased to declare snow leopard (Panther unica) and black necked crane (Grus nicricollis) as state animal and state bird, respectively, of the union rerritory of Ladakh from the date of issue of this notification," Kotwal said in a notification. Meanwhile, the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir had the black-necked crane and Kashmir stag (Hangul) as its state bird and animal respectively. !function(e,t,c,a){if(!e.fwn&&(a="fwn_script",n=e.fwn=function(){ n.callMethod?n.callMethod.apply(n,argu...

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Residents, tourists scramble to evacuate as California fire nears Lake Tahoe

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August 31, 2021479 Views

Residents and tourists in communities near Lake Tahoe fled on Monday as a fierce, 2-week-old wildfire roared closer to the popular resort destination through drought-parched forests in northern California's Sierra Nevada mountains. Evacuations in and around the town of South Lake Tahoe came as the U.S. Forest Service said it was taking the unusual step of closing all 18 national forests in California to the public in the midst of a fire season already shaping up as one of the worst on record. The closure is due to last 17 days, starting Wednesday, and effectively extends a shutdown of nine national forests in northern California that began on Aug. 23 and was due to expire over the upcoming Labor Day holiday weekend. A view from Emerald Bay towards Lake Tahoe is obscured by smoke ...

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EU drops U.S. from list of COVID-safe countries for travel

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August 30, 2021885 Views

European Union governments agreed on Monday to remove the United States from the EU’s safe travel list, meaning U.S. visitors and those from five other countries are likely to face tighter controls, such as COVID-19 tests and quarantines. Israel, Kosovo, Lebanon, Montenegro, and North Macedonia have also been taken off. The list seeks to unify travel rules across the bloc, although it does not bind individual EU nations, which are free to determine their own border policies. FILE PHOTO: European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium May 5, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman This change that would primarily affect unvaccinated people, as soaring rates of new coronavirus infections have made the United States a global pandemic hot spot. EU off...

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Universal Studios Beijing to open on Sept. 20

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August 30, 2021999 Views

Universal Studios' Beijing resort will officially open on Sept. 20, China's state broadcaster CCTV said on Monday, citing the theme park. The park, a joint venture between Comcast Corp's Universal Parks & Resorts and state-owned Beijing Shouhuan Cultural Tourism Investment, will begin trial operations on Sept. 1, CCTV said. FILE PHOTO: A man rides a bike of a bike-sharing service near a giant sign Universal Beijing Resort, ahead of its opening, in Beijing, China August 27, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang Universal Studios announced the development of the resort - the world's fifth Universal Studios-branded theme park - in 2014, saying at the time it would cost $3.3 billion. Its opening date has been postponed for several months due to the coronavirus pandemic, local media said....

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जन्माष्टमी विशेषः नाथद्वारा की पिछवई कला को नया जीवन देता प्रोजेक्ट विरासत

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August 30, 20211151 Views

राजस्थान में उदयपुर के पास नाथद्वारा के ऐतिहासिक मंदिर के साथ ही जुड़ी है पिछवई कला। यह कहा जा सकता है कि इस कला की उम्र भी इस मंदिर जितनी ही है, यानी करीब चार सौ साल। यह कला न केवल भारतीय कला परंपरा का एक नायाब नमूना है, बल्कि इस बात का भी एक उदाहरण हैं कि कैसे संरक्षण के अभाव और आने वाली पीढ़ियों द्वारा न अपनाए जाने के कारण कुछ बिरली कलाएं अपना अस्तित्व बचाने के लिए संघर्ष कर रही हैं। लेकिन ऐसी विपरीत परिस्थितियों में भी इन कलाओं को अप्रत्याशित रास्तों से थोड़ा सहारा मिल रहा है। प्रोजेक्ट विरासत आज इसी का जरिया बना हुआ है। एक बड़ी व शानदार पिछवई पेंटिंग पर कई सारे दृश्य एक साथ प्रोजेक्ट विरासत दरअसल दिल्ली के श्रीराम कॉलेज ऑफ कॉमर्स (एसआरसीसी) के एक छात्र संगठन इनेक्ट्स एसआरसीसी की अनूठी पहल है। इस प्रोजेक्ट का मकसद था भारत की उन कलाओं को नया जीवन देना जो अपने अस्तित्व को बचाए रखन...

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UAE resumes issuing tourist visas to vaccinated travellers

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August 29, 2021524 Views

The United Arab Emirates said it will resume issuing tourist visas to vaccinated travellers from Aug. 30, the state news agency (WAM) reported on Saturday. The decision also covered people coming in from countries from which the UAE had previously barred entry, WAM reported. In those cases, visitors would have to take a COVID-19 test on arrival, it added. FILE PHOTO: Passengers keep distance in a line at Dubai International Airport, as Emirates airline resumed limited outbound passenger flights amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Dubai, UAE. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah The move comes amid a drop in coronavirus infections in the oil-rich Gulf country, after it reported less than 1,000 cases per day last week for the first time in months, and a month before Dubai ...

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Philippines lifts casino ban in top tourist island Boracay

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August 28, 2021809 Views

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has lifted a moratorium on casino operations in the country’s top holiday island to generate taxes for its COVID-19 pandemic response, the presidential spokesperson said on Saturday. The firebrand leader has had a longstanding opposition to gambling, halting the construction of new casinos in the Philippines, one of Asia’s fastest-growing gambling markets before the pandemic. FILE PHOTO: A top view of the holiday island of Boracay in Philippines. REUTERS/Erik De Castro “The president has given his go signal allowing the operation of a casino in Boracay,” presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said in a statement. Casino operations in Boracay, the Philippines’ top tourist draw, should follow coronavirus restrictions and keep children away fr...

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Brussels Comic Strip Festival returns in new format

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August 27, 20211244 Views

Giant balloons will be back with a sneak peek into Korean comics world From 10 September to 10 October 2021, the 12th edition of the Brussels Comic Book Festival will be held in an exceptional new format: a month-long festival punctuated by exhibitions, events and original meetings. With a fun exhibition, a treasure hunt, guided tours and book signings, there will be something for all ages and tastes. And, to top it all off, the giant balloons will return, to a few strategic locations. 10 September will mark the start of a month-long celebration of the ninth art in Brussels. This special edition of the Brussels Comic Strip Festival will be full of surprises. It will be an invitation to travel, starting with a flight to South Korea - the festival's guest of honour-on the occasion...

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Landslide triggers partial closure of Alaska’s Denali National Park

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August 27, 20211040 Views

A large swath of Denali National Park, one of Alaska’s premier travel destinations, has closed for the summer tourist season weeks early after heightened landslide activity from excessive thawing of a mountain slope made the park’s only access road unsafe. The National Park Service announced the closure late on Tuesday. Gradual but sustained sliding of the hillside has made travel treacherous around the halfway point of the 92-mile (148-km) access road, near a site called Pretty Rocks, the agency said. A shuttle bus passes the Pretty Rocks site in Denali National Park, Alaska, U.S., July 21, 2020. REUTERS/Yereth Rosen The “changing climate is driving frozen ground to thaw,” Denali park superintendent Don Striker said in a statement, which described the pace of land movement at Pr...

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Meghalaya to reopen tourism from Sep 1

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August 27, 20211647 Views

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Thursday announced reopening of the state's tourism sector from September 1 with relaxations of COVID protocols for travellers. Tourists, who have been fully inoculated, will be allowed to visit Meghalaya, while negative COVID test reports, conducted 72 hours before arrival in the state, will be mandatory for those who received the first dose of vaccines, he said. Krang Suri Waterfall at West Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. It’s deep blue water is the main attraction for the visitors . The waterfall is around 90 KM towards south from Shillong and 187 KM from Guwahati. Taking to Twitter, the chief minister said, Meghalaya will restart its tourism (sector) from 1st September 2021 with the following protocols: Fully vaccinated tourists will be ...