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Safe restart of aviation and connectivity crucial for Africa’s recovery

August 28, 2020942 Views

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called for harmonized adoption across Africa of the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) Take-Off guidance for safe operations amid the COVID-19 crisis. Safely re-establishing the continent’s air connectivity is essential to re-building battered economies. IATA has also urged African governments to take a giant step forward in connecting Africa by accelerating the implementation of the Single Africa Air Transport Market (SAATM) to further boost the post-COVID economic recovery. “The top and immediate priority for aviation in Africa is implementing ICAO’s Take-off guidance. That is the key to removing the severe restrictions on movement that have grounded much of the continent’s air transport industry and severely ...

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Seven more dolphins found dead on Mauritius beach near oil spill

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

August 27, 2020821 Views

Seven more dead dolphins were found on a Mauritius beach on Thursday, a government official said, a day after 17 carcasses were washed up near an oil spill caused by a Japanese ship that struck a coral reef. “We found seven more dolphins this morning in a state of decomposition,” Jasvin Sok Appadu from the fisheries ministry told Reuters. A carcass of a dolphin that died and was washed up on shore is seen at the Grand Sable, Mauritius, August 26. REUTERS/Beekash Roopun/L'Express Maurice The cause of death of 25 dolphins that washed up in Mauritius near the site of an oil spill remains unclear after two of the animals showed no trace of oil in their bodies, a preliminary autopsy report showed on Thursday. “The preliminary results show that the animals did not have trace of hydr...

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कुदरत की नायाब छतनार है लैंसडौन

LALIT MOHAN KOTHIYAL

August 27, 20201573 Views

उत्तर भारत के हिमालयी राज्यों में बसे उन खूबसूरत छावनी नगरों में से एक है लैंसडौन जिन्हें अंग्रेजों ने स्थापित किया था। इसलिए लैंसडौन का इतिहास तो पुराना नहीं, लेकिन फिर भी वह पहाड़ में बसे बाकी हिल स्टेशनों की तुलना में शांत है। लेकिन हकीकत यह भी है कि अंग्रेजों ने छावनियां बनाने के लिए उन्हीं जगहों को चुना भी था जहां प्रकृति ने भी जमकर खूबसूरती बिखेरी थी। इसीलिए उत्तराखंड में लैंसडौन शहर बसाने की इंसानी मेहनत के साथ कुदरत की नियामत का बढ़िया मेल है दिल्ली से निकटता के अलावा लैंसडौन की कई खूबियां बार-बार यहां आने को आमंत्रित करती हैं। अन्य हिल स्टेशनों में चौतरफा कंक्रीट के जंगलों के उगने से वह उतने नैसर्गिक नहीं रहे जितना कि गढ़वाल के पौड़ी जिले में स्थित लैंसडौन। यहां प्रकृति को उसके अनछुऐ रूप में देखा जा सकता है। आज भी यह सैलानियों व वाहनों की भीड़ और शोर व प्रदूषण से दूर यह एक बेह...

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सुबह-ए-बनारस को सलाम

SS SHARMA

August 27, 20201630 Views

बनारस कहें या वाराणसी- या कहें काशी, शहर तो एक ही है। लेकिन, यह तीनों नाम एक ही शहर का परिचय अलग-अलग अंदाज़ में देते हैं। वाराणसी कहें तो मन में चित्र बन जाता है भगवान विश्वनाथ की नगरी का या दशाश्वमेध घाट की दुनिया भर में मशहूर संध्या आरती का। इस नगरी की बात ही खास है। पुरानेपन की शोभा समेटे यह आगे बढ़ने को आतुर नगरी है। काशी कहते ही लगता है हम एक बहुत पुराने स्थान की बात कर रहे हैं जिसका संबध सीधे भगवान राम के पूर्वज सत्यवादी राजा हरिश्चंद्र की जीवन गाथा से जुड़ा है। यह नगरी सदियों से संस्कृति, शिक्षा, भारतीय वैदिक ग्रंथों के ज्ञान और इनसे जुड़े मुद्दों पर जांच-परख-रिसर्च और विकास का केंद्र रही है। बनारस में सूर्योदय का शानदार नजारा वहीं, बनारस कहते ही दिमाग में यहां के एक बीत गए युग की कहानी, उस्ताद बिस्मिल्लाह खान की शहनाई, यहां के पान-ठंडाई-चाट-घाट और बनारसी साड़ियों की तस्वीर स...

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Religious places in Rajasthan to reopen from Sept 7

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

August 27, 2020455 Views

All religious places in Rajasthan will reopen for public from September 7, months after they were closed due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown, an official statement said on Wednesday. The decision was taken during a review meeting on the coronavirus situation in the state chaired by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. Srinath Mandir at Udaipur Social distancing norms will have to be followed and all religious places will be sanitised from time to time, the statement said. District collectors and superintendents of police will carry out inspections and ensure all safety measures are taken, it said. Gehlot instructed officials to ensure that health protocols are followed properly and there is no crowding at these places, according to the statement. The chief minister also directed offi...

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IATA warns of penalties risk for not wearing masks

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

August 27, 2020413 Views

Refusing to wear face coverings during air travel means that a passenger faces the risk of being offloaded from their flight, restrictions on future carriage or penalties under national laws, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has warned. Wearing face coverings is a key recommendation of the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) guidance for safe operations during the pandemic, as developed jointly with the World Health Organization and governments. IATA is emphasizing the need for passengers to comply with the recommendation following recent reports of travellers refusing to wear a face covering during a flight. While this is confined to a very small number of individuals, some on-board incidents have become violent, resulting in costly and extremel...

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Cappadocian Balloon Ride experiences are back

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

August 27, 20201251 Views

Cappadocia hot balloon tours, one of the signature experiences in Turkey, has re-started. Re-organized with intense hygiene precautions according to Turkey’s Safe Tourism Certification program, the unforgettable balloon ride experience will be open to all visitors. When you say Cappadocia, you immediately think of Fairy Chimneys and hot air balloons flying over it. If the weather conditions are suitable, then a visual feast begins. Colourful balloons take off into the clouds to watch the sunrise. All valleys, settlements and Fairy Chimneys are now waiting for you to discover their mysteries right under your feet! Turkey’s ‘Safe Tourism Certification Program’ defines and advises an extensive series of measures to be taken with regards to transportation and accommodation of all Tu...

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International passengers need to book with airlines directly

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

August 26, 2020992 Views

Passengers taking international flights from India need not apply to the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) and can directly book their tickets with the airlines, said an official statement on Wednesday. A standard operating protocol issued by the Home Ministry on August 22 stated that persons who are eligible to travel on outbound flights “will apply to MoCA or an agency/agencies designated by MoCA for this purpose with necessary details, including places of departure & arrival”. The MoCA said on Twitter on Wednesday that it “has designated all the airlines operating under Vande Bharat Mission & air transport bubble arrangements as designated agencies for this purpose”. “Passengers may book tickets directly with the airlines concerned. They need not apply/register wit...

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पहाड़ी में कंदरा, कंदरा में रैनबसेरा

UPENDRA SWAMI

August 26, 2020859 Views

गुफाएं हमेशा एक रहस्य का आवरण ओढ़े रहती हैं, लोगों की जिज्ञासा को नई उड़ान देती हैं। गुफाएं पहले भी लोगों को आसरा देती थीं, अब भी दे रही हैं। लेकिन अब उसमें जरूरत नहीं घुमक्कड़ी प्रमुख है हमने पहले तुर्की में कैपाडोकिया की गुफाओं में बने आलीशान होटलों का जिक्र किया था। इस बार हम कैपाडोकिया की गुफाओं से बाहर आकर एक दूसरी गुफा में घुस गए हैं। यह गुफा दक्षिण पश्चिम अमेरिका के न्यू मैक्सिको में फार्मिंगटन के निकट स्थित है। गुफा जमीन की सतह से सत्तर फुट भीतर है लेकिन ला प्लाता नदी से लगभग 280 फुट ऊपर। है न मजेदार बात। दरअसल यह गुफा एक पहाड़ी के भीतर है। लेकिन यहां हम गुफा की बात नहीं कर रहे हैं बल्कि गुफा में बनाए गए छोटे से होटल की बात कर रहे हैं। इसे कोकोपेल्लीज केव बेड एंड ब्रेकफास्ट कहा जाता है। लेकिन बाकी तमाम गुफाओं की तरह यह गुफा प्राकृतिक नहीं है, बल्कि बनाई गई है। मूल रूप से...

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Padmanabha Swamy temple to open from Wednesday

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

August 25, 2020424 Views

After over five months, devotees will be allowed to offer worship at the famous Lord Padmanabha Swamy temple here from Wednesday adhering to strict COVID-19 protocols. The temple had not allowed worshippers since March 21 due to the pandemic. "We have made adequate arrangements for devotees. Floor markings have been made to ensure social distancing of devotees. Barricades have also been set up," temple sources said. Followers will have to book for darshan online through the temple website "spst.in" a day ahead of their visit to the shrine and before 5 pm, keep a copy of the same and carry their original Aadhaar card along with them during the temple visit. A counter has been set up at the North gate from where the devotees have to enter and they have to write their details...