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Preparing For The Monsoon
Kingfisher Airlines is offering a host
of comfort measures for its passengers
for the monsoon. First, valets will be
employed at airports to carry big
canopy-sized umbrellas to escort
guests.
Fast Track To The Future
From the Great Wall to the MagLev,
China presents an interesting mix of
tradition and modernity. The MagLev
train flies a few inches above the
tracks at speeds above 400 kmph...
The Seat Of Esoteric Knowledge
Most of the colours and emblems used
in the robes, carpets and furniture
made in
Sikkim
have a mystic significance and the
medallions and thankas are said to
ward off specific misfortunes or
attract benevolent forces, write Hugh
and Colleen Gantzer
Tiger Land
Situated in the lap of Agastiyarmalai,
which is known as the super hotspot of
biodiversity in Tamil Nadu, Kalakad
Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve (KMTR) is
also a tourist hotspot.
Fusion In The Jungle
Yesterday I saw a monkey and a Malabar
giant squirrel fighting for a
jackfruit on top of a tree,” says Rupa
Jhaveri, a middle-aged woman from
Ahmedabad, sitting in front of her
cottage in the Vythiri Resort.
Take A Trip
China has come up with a unique promotion, "Come to
Mainland China Fly to Mainland
China", extending the idea of
providing customers an experience of
the land beyond the Great Wall.
An Oasis Of Calm
Heggunda is an ideal destination for a
short, daylong break
Dhaka Hawks Want Ancient Dhakeswari
Temple Shifted
In a bid to appease fundamentalist
Muslims in the run-up to the 2007
general election in
Bangladesh,
certain sections of the Begum Khaleda
Zia Government are mounting pressure
to shift the historic Dhakeswari Kali
temple located in the heart of . . .
Kanchenjungha
How do we look at the mountains, and
how do the mountains look at us? What
roles do heights and distances play in
the lives of our body, mind and eye?
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