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Jun 2019

Jun 15, 2019

Amarnath pilgrims to be tagged for a safe trek

In a first, each of the 300,000-odd pilgrims expected to visit the Amarnath Shrine in 2019 will be tracked from the base camp to the shrine and back, using a unique card, even as nearly 45,000 security personnel will be deployed to protect them, a senior home ministry official said on the condition of anonymity.
The annual pilgrimage to the cave shrine begins on July 1.
Each pilgrim will be personally tracked through a unique card. The cards will be given to them when they set out from the base camp and they will have to swipe at five locations leading up to the cave.
The Amarnath Cave can be approached from two routes – Baltal and Pahalgam. The former is 14 km whereas the other route is 42 km long.
The personal trackers will give the exact location of the pilgrim, indicate which part the pilgrims are crossing for the entire route. It will help to track them adding to the security and also help us in crowd management.
Last year, all vehicles from different states carrying pilgrims were radio-tagged. The radio frequency identification tags of vehicles carrying pilgrims helped the administration map the entire journey — from the moment they entered the state to base camps.
Besides tags and personal trackers, nearly 320 companies of the paramilitary force — each company comprising about 100 policemen — are being deployed to secure the Yatra. In addition, the Jammu and Kashmir Police will also be deploying thousands of men as well. This is the largest ever deployment of security personnel to secure the yatra in recent years.
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is alone deploying nearly 150 companies whereas the Border Security Force (BSF) will be deploying about 70 companies.
Besides, the Indian Army will deploy between 3-4 battalions — each comprising about 650-700 soldiers — to secure the mountain ridges along Yatra. Helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) will also be pressed into service.

Jun 12, 2019

ITC Exploring Opportunity in Nepal

ITC is exploring the possibility of setting up a hotel in Nepal through its subsidiary ITC Surya Nepal.
According ITC chairman Sanjiv Puri, this was part of ITC's strategy to expand its footprint in the hotel segment in neighbouring countries. Ideally, these would be countries where there is a tourist inflow from India.

Jun 08, 2019

ITC to Launch Second Super Luxury Hotel

ITC will inaugurate its second super luxury hotel, ITC Royal Bengal. The launch will be done by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
This property has come up beside ITC Sonar with the two hotels connected by a walkway.
The new hotel has 374 rooms and suites and 82 serviced apartments.
The new hotel in Kolkata is a part of ITC's expansion plans.

Jun 04, 2019

Travel Portal UdChalo to Give a New Lease of Life

In a bid to make wounded soldiers, who are now confined to wheelchairs, self-reliant, an initiative 'UdChalo' is all set to take off at the Army's Paraplegic Rehabilitation Centre (PRC) in Punjab's Mohali.
'UdChalo' is a travel portal that caters for the personal travel of the military and paramilitary forces personnel by aggregating defence fares and getting exclusive discounts.
The PRC has joined hands with UdChalo with an aim to empower the disabled military veterans.
PRC provides institutionalised care to soldiers, who are wounded in military or insurgency operations and can't adequately provide for themselves the constant medical care associated with quadriplegia and paraplegia.
Currently, PRC has 31 ex-servicemen from across the country.

Mauryan-age Wall at Rajgir

Efforts are being made to get Cyclopean Wall, a more than 2,500 years old structure at Rajgir, as UNESCO World Heritage Site.
In a letter sent to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), the Bihar archaeology department has recommended that the Mauryan age fortification wall should be included in the list of the UNESCO sites and has requested the ASI to forward the proposal to the UNESCO.
The directorate has also explained that the 40 km long wall which encircled the entire city of Rajgriha in ancient times, was erected by the Mauryans over a period of time to protect Magadhan kingdom from invaders and enemies and though only some portions of the structure exist now, it reminds one of the great administrative abilities of the mighty Magadhan empire and that it deserves to get the world heritage monument status.
The Cyclopean wall which is already a nationally protected monument under the ASI, drew attention for UNESCO status when CM Nitish Kumar visited the site during one of his visits to the Rajgir in November 2017.

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