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Canada gets strict on air travel but industry is frustrated

January 4, 20211117 Views

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expressed deep frustration with Canada’s new COVID-19 testing requirement for all arriving air travelers due to come into effect as of 7 January 2021. While the industry for months has been calling for systematic testing to re-open borders without quarantine measures, these pleas have fallen on deaf ears, especially in Canada. Now, in a decision that can only be described as the ‘worst of both worlds’, the government is mandating that passengers provide proof of a negative COVID-19 molecular polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test taken within 72 hours before planned departure to Canada, while at the same time declining to lift existing travel restrictions and quarantine requirements. Under the new order, passengers who, despite their bes...

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Biker Couple rides a dream around the country

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

January 4, 2021471 Views

Every biker's dream is to explore the world on a motorcycle where they get to witness the changing landscapes, culture and meet new people thereby fuelling their dreams of travel and passion for riding. Sameera Dahiya and Praveen, from Bangalore wanted to set out on a ride within India, but this time it was to send out a message of peace harmony and love. The slogan titled 'Heal the world', was a 24 days and 19 hours journey covering all the 28 states their capitals and the 6 UTs thus covering 16300 Kms on road. The idea conceived by the duo, was when they felt the need to preserve the nature and wildlife in India and around the world, thereby making the earth a better place to live in, atleast for the upcoming generations. It was clearly time to give back and preserve nature and also,...

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17,000 devotees visit Jagannath temple on first day

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January 4, 2021744 Views

Jagannath Temple in Puri reopened for all devotees on Sunday after remaining closed for nine months due to the pandemic even as Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal preferred to have darshan of the deities from outside for not having the mandatory COVID-19 negative report for entry into the shrine. The governor, along with his family members and some staff, had to return to the state capital after having darshan of "Patitapaban" (the symbolic image of lord Jagannath seen from outside the temple) as they did not have the COVID-19 negative report, a senior official accompanying Lal said. Though there was no restriction on the entry of the governor, who was welcomed by the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) and Puri district administration, Lal volunteered not to go inside on his ...

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बर्फ की चादर पर रोमांच

KAMALESH KAMILA

January 3, 20212419 Views

जांस्कर नदी हमारे उत्तर भारत के उस इलाके में स्थित हैं जो लगभग सात से आठ महीने तक दुनिया के बाकी हिस्सों से अलग-थलग पड़ जाता है। इस दौरान यहां एक अलग ही दुनिया होती है। इसे देखकर लगता है मानो हम हिम-युग में पहुंच गए हैं। जम्मू-कश्मीर के लद्दाख इलाके में जांस्कर क्षेत्र में स्थित जांस्कर नदी इन महीनों में पूरी तरफ बर्फ से ढक जाती है। मानो किसी ने नदी को सफेद चादर से ढक दिया हो। यह नजारा विलक्षण, अद्भुत व अविस्मरणीय बन पड़ता है। ऊपर बर्फ की ठोस मोटी परत और उसके नीचे से बहती हुई नदी की निर्मल, अविरल धारा। रोचक बात है कि बर्फ की यही चादर इन महीनों में इस इलाके की जीवनरेखा बन जाती है। प्राचीन काल से ही बर्फ से ढके इस रास्ते पर राजा-महाराजा, साधु-संन्यासी, बौद्ध भिक्षु और आम लोग तमाम तकलीफों से जूझते हुए भी अपने मुकाम पर बढ़ते रहे हैं। अब यह दुष्कर रास्ता हमेशा तो इस तरह से नजर नहीं आता। इसल...

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सैलानी परिंदों की जन्नत है नल सरोवर

LALIT MOHAN KOTHIYAL

January 2, 20211710 Views

नल सरोवर भारत में ताजे पानी के बाकी नम भूमि क्षेत्रों से कई मायनों में भिन्न है। सरदियों में उपयुक्त मौसम, भोजन की पर्याप्तता और सुरक्षा ही इन सैलानी पक्षियों को यहां आकर्षित करती है। सरदियों में सैकड़ों प्रकार के लाखों स्वदेशी पक्षियों का जमावड़ा रहता है। इतनी बड़ी तादाद में पक्षियों के डेरा जमाने के बाद नल में उनकी चहचाहट से रौनक बढ़ जाती है। सितंबर 2012 में इसे अंतरराष्ट्रीय महत्व का रामसर नम भूमि क्षेत्र के रूप में घोषित कर दिया गया था। नल में इन्हीं उड़ते सैलानियों की जलक्रीड़ाएं व स्वर लहरियों को देखने-सुनने के लिए बड़ी संख्या में पर्यटक यहां प्रतिदिन जुटते हैं। पर्यटकों के अतिरिक्त यहां पक्षी विशेषज्ञ, वैज्ञानिक, शोधार्थी व छात्रों का भी जमावड़ा लगा रहता है तो कभी-कभार यहां पर लंबे समय से भटकते ऐसे पक्षी प्रेमी भी आते हैं जो किसी खास पक्षी के छायाचित्र भी उतारने की तलाश में रहते...

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From the highways to the skies: Truck art goes airborne

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

January 2, 2021507 Views

Pakistan’s famous truck art will move from its highways to the skies, as a flying academy is painting a two-seater Cessna aircraft with the colourful technique. With elaborate and flamboyant motifs, Pakistani truck art has inspired gallery exhibitions abroad and prompted stores in Western cities to sell miniatures. A two-seater Cessna aircraft painted with Pakistani truck art is seen at general aviation area at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, Pakistan, December 30, 2020. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro “We want to show the world that Pakistan is not all about Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and terrorism issues; it a very diverse country and a land of opportunities,” Imran Aslam Khan, chief operating officer of Sky Wings, a flight training organisation, told Reuters. He also...

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Over 64,000 tourists visit Kaziranga since reopening

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January 2, 2021595 Views

More than 64,000 tourists have visited the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve, famed for the one-horned Indian rhinoceros, since it reopened on October 21, an official said. The park, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site, usually remains closed between June and September because of the annual floods and reopens in November. The park's Field Director P Sivakumar said that 64,100 tourists visited since October 21,2020 while the revenue collected during the 70-day period was Rs 127.32 lakh. In 2018-19, over 47,10,971 domestic tourists and 25,739 foreign tourists had visited the state. The park authorities could successfully restrict rhino poaching with only two rhinos poached in the year 2020, he said on Friday. !function(e,t,c,a){if(!e.fwn&&(a="fwn_script",...

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Kashmir again abuzz with tourists in New Year

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

January 1, 2021949 Views

After a lull of nearly one-and-a-half years, Kashmir was again abuzz with tourists as thousands of people from different parts of the country descended on the picturesque Gulmarg, Pahalgam and other areas of the valley for the New Year. As tourist arrivals spiked, the region witnessed huge traffic jams. The situation was such in the popular skiing destination Gulmarg that some tourists had to ring in the New Year from their vehicles stuck in traffic. Tourists at Gulmarg. Photo: Waseem Andrabi/Twitter "One needs to understand that global destinations are ruled out due to the pandemic and Kashmir became an obvious choice for domestic travellers," says Nighat Shah, the reservation manager with a prominent hotel chain in Srinagar and Gulmarg. Hotels and resorts organised various e...

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In old Bangkok, a goddess resists a wave of gentrification

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

January 1, 2021900 Views

Inside the shrine of Chao Mae Thap Thim in Bangkok, a figurine of the sea goddess Mazu sits in the centre of a gold-framed altar of deities in a room festooned with lanterns and Chinese scriptures. Outside, a tall, newly erected metal fence stands between the goddess and a vast construction site, where a dozen trucks and excavators are waiting to move in and demolish the historic shrine once at the heart of the Thai capital’s Chinese migrant community. A group of students visit Chao Mae Thap Thim shrine during a live stream talk about the artistic and historic value of the shrine, during a full moon festival in Bangkok, Thailand, October 1, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Silva The stone lions that protect the shrine may not hold out much longer. Bangkok’s Chulalongkorn University, which own...

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New train hall at Penn Station to restore the lost beauty

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January 1, 2021884 Views

New York City unveiled a new $1.6 billion concourse at Penn Station on Wednesday, expanding North America’s busiest train terminal and helping rectify what a celebrated architect called the “tragic demolition” of the old station six decades ago. The construction of a new concourse in the iconic Farley Post Office building across Eighth Avenue from Penn Station had been talked about for decades before being set on a concrete path by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in 2016. People attend the public unveil of the Penn Station's new Moynihan Train Hall, which will serve passengers on Amtrak and the Long Island Rail Road, in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., December 30, 2020. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon The 255,000 square-foot Moynihan Train Hall, featuring a 92-foot high glass sk...