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Centre To Help UP, Bihar In Modernising Thermal Power Plants 
The Centre on Friday promised to help Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in renovation and modernisation of thermal power plants whose plant load factor (PLF) was low.
By ugesh sarkar, Section Electricity
Minister of State for Power Bharatsinh Solanki told the Lok Sabha that the Centre desired that thermal power projects performed well, but it could modernise only those plants acquired by the National Thermal Power Corporation. But if the plants were under joint venture between state government and private parties, then Centre's intervention would not be possible due to finance and management issues, he said during Question Hour. On power generation troubles in Bihar, Solanki said the Centre was providing power to the state under both allocated and unallocated quota. He said the PLF of many old thermal power plants had improved after their renovation in the last four years. The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) had prepared a national perspective plan for renovation and modernization till 2016-17, he said. The CEA identified 53 thermal units (7,318 MW) for life extension works and 76 thermal units (18,965 MW) for renovation during 11th Plan and 72 thermal units (16,532 MW) for life extension and 23 thermal units (4,971 M) for renovation during the 12th Plan, he said. The government had estimated a cost of Rs 12,433 crore for life extension works of 23 thermal plants and Rs 4,487 crore for renovation and modernisation of 21 plants under 11th Plan, apart from Rs 28,868 crore for 32 thermal plants' life extension and another Rs 4,971 crore for renovation and modernisation of 8 thermal plants under the 12th Plan. Source: Zeenews.com Centre To Help UP, Bihar In Modernising Thermal Power Plants Posted on Fri Mar 12, 2010 at 12:34:17 AM EST
CESC To Move Pirpainti Power Project Closer To Bihar Capital
RPG flagship company CESC Ltd on Thursday said it has decided to move its proposed power project at Pirpainti (near Bhagalpur) closer to the Bihar capital - Patliputra after running into land acquisition problems.
While CESC had initially earmarked Pirpainti, near Bhagalpur, for its 2,000 MW power generation plant in the state, it has now decided to move the project closer to Patliputra after running into land acquisition problems. But it is yet to confirm the exact location for the proposed project. "Since we are looking at the Patliputra (Patna) distribution circle, it makes sense to move the project closer to the city. The plant will definitely be somewhere in northern Bihar," a spokesperson said. The Kolkata-based company, in July last year, had unveiled its plan to set up a 2,000 MW power generation plant at Pirpainti by opening a new power company, Nalanda Power Company - a 100 percent subsidiary of CESC. Source: Jaibihar.com CESC to move Pirpainti power project closer to Bihar capital Click On "Full Story" For More... (328 words in story) Full Story By ugesh sarkar, Section ElectricityPosted on Thu Mar 11, 2010 at 10:18:19 PM EST
Insurance For Parents Of Special Children Soon
If you're the parent of a special child who is either mentally challenged or autistic, or suffers from cerebral palsy or multiple disabilities, do insure yourself under a special scheme the ministry of social justice and empowerment will shortly launch.
By ugesh sarkar, Section News
When you're no longer there, the state will look after your child using the insurance money.
The scheme, called Asmita, to be launched by the National Trust the autonomous branch of the ministry that focuses on these four particular disabili- ties will provide life and acci- dent insurance cover to the par- ent or legal guardian of any child who falls in these categories.
Insurance companies have been asked to submit their bids by March 15. "We'll be working through the district collectors and var- ious NGOs working in this field, whom we are already in regu- lar touch with," said Atul Prasad, chief executive officer, National Trust. "We expect to launch in the next two months. "The premium will depend on the age of the parent. The older he/she is, the higher it will be," he added. "Since this is a group insur- ance policy, the premium will be much lower than if a person insures himself individually," said Sanjay Pande, Managing Director, Amicus Advisory. There are an estimated 22 lakh people suffering from these four forms of disability, accord- ing to National Trust statistics. Posted on Thu Mar 11, 2010 at 02:25:26 AM EST
New Amnesty Scheme For Holding Tax Extended To March 31
Deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi said on Tuesday that the last date of depositing holding tax arrears under the amnesty scheme has been extended from February 28 to March 31.
By ugesh sarkar, Section Finance & Taxes
He announced that under the new amnesty scheme house-owners depositing one time holding tax for the current financial year would have their holding tax arrears waived off if they make the payment by March 31. Modi, who holds the urban development and housing portfolio, said that the date has been extended as there is good increase in revenue collection and house owners' inclination to deposit holding tax. He warned that house-owners failing to avail the new amnesty scheme would have to pay penalty at the rate of two per cent interest on holding tax arrears from the date of power connection provided by the BSEB. Modi claimed that against the collection of Rs 26 crores as holding tax last year the collection till January this year was Rs 43.40 crore. Source: Bihar Times New amnesty scheme for holding tax extended to March 31 Posted on Thu Mar 11, 2010 at 02:08:43 AM EST
New Water Policy Soon
The state government will announce its new water policy soon. The draft policy lays emphasis on conservation of water resources to check wastage of water.
By ugesh sarkar, Section Water
The draft policy has also suggested measures like timely repair of water supply pipes and canal lining to prevent water wastage. Besides, it also calls for creation of more water storage spaces, artificial filling of underground water bodies and the need to recycle water. The policy also lays stress on fixation of appropriate tax for industrial use of water. The process of estimation of water tax and its collection should be a simple and low-costing affair, and participation of water consumer organizations in the estimation and collection must be made mandatory, it said. Taking into consideration the difficulty in storing water in the plains of North Bihar, the policy said "chours" could be effectively used for water storage. The water resource development projects should be organized and developed into a multiple project, it added. The use of water for irrigation, drinking and industrial purposes is likely to be fixed so that water consumers know the importance of this limited resource and initiate measures for minimizing the use of water. Before finalizing the draft policy, the Bihar government has decided to organize a workshop here on March 12 to take feedback from a cross-section of people, PHED minister Ashwini K Chaube said in the Bihar Legislative Council on Tuesday. Chaube said that elected representatives, water and sanitation experts and NGOs have been invited to the workshop to express their opinion on the proposed policy. Copies of the draft policy have already been made available to MLAs and MLCs for suggestions, the minister said. Source: Bihar Times By Pranava K Chaudhary, New water policy soon Posted on Wed Mar 10, 2010 at 08:57:35 PM EST
Congress Launches Parivartan Rath Yatra in Bihar
Bihar Congress today flagged off the 'Parivartan Rath Yatra' aimed at dislodging the NDA government in the state claiming it had failed to fulfill its pre-poll promises made in 2005.
By ugesh sarkar, Section Elections in Bihar
The yatra commenced from Congress headquarters at Sadaquat ashram and was flagged off by party's state election officer Girish Kumar Sanghi and BPCC president Anil Kumar Sharma. In its first phase, the 'Parivartan Rath' carrying Jagdish Tytler would visit remote villages of Jehanabad, Gaya, Aurangabad, Rohtas, Buxar, Bhojpur and Patna covering 32 assembly constituencies. People had reposed faith in the Nitish Kumar government that he would change the face of Bihar, but the chief minister gave a free hand to the bureaucracy to loot the state exchequer in the name of development, Sharma alleged. He said Congress would also bring to light a number of scams during the government's regime. Source: PTI Congress launches Parivartan Rath Yatra in Bihar Posted on Wed Mar 10, 2010 at 01:49:17 AM EST
Return of The `Patna Kalam'
 The eastern state of Bihar is known for its highly stylised Mithila and Madhubani painting traditions. But very few are aware about an equally popular folk-based school of painting, which has survived in the region for more than 200 years -- the Patna Kalam.By making their 2010 calendar as a series of Patna Kalam paintings, the government of Bihar has, for the first time since independence, revived this 250-year-old school of miniature paintings. The eastern state of Bihar is known for its highly stylised Mithila and Madhubani painting traditions. But very few are aware about an equally popular folk-based school of painting, which has survived in the region for more than 200 years -- the Patna Kalam. "The objective behind publishing this theme-based 2010 calendar is to highlight Bihar's rich heritage of art and culture," remarked Rajesh Bhushan, cultural secretary of the Bihar government and added, "It will make people aware of the exquisite paintings of Patna Kalam that lent a unique cultural identity to Bihar." Bhushan added that one of the salient features of Patna Kalam was that all paintings depicted the contemporary socio- political life of Bihar with special emphasis on the common man. Most of these paintings depicted the lives of the deprived sections of society, such as the washerman, barber, cobbler, cook, street performers and so on. Source: www.deccanherald.com By Indranil Roy Return of the `Patna Kalam' Click On "Full Story" For More... (754 words in story) Full Story By ugesh sarkar, Section Artists and PerformancesPosted on Sun Mar 07, 2010 at 12:58:52 AM EST
We Bring Good News - Expect Jobs & Hikes
 LEAP YEAR A million new jobs. The best salary hikes in the Asia-Pacific region that will fatten purses of employees by 10 per cent on average. After the gloom of the slowdown, the sun appears to be shining again on India in 2010 It's the time of year when management graduates across the counry put on their best ties and head out to campus interviews. If they've been good students, they do so in been good students, they do so in expectation of salaries with as many digits as telephone numbers. Last year was a bad year. The Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad, the country's top man- agement institute, took a record nine days to place its graduating batch. Even then, salaries were down by 25 to 33 per cent compared to 2008. This year, the smiles are back. "We cannot say the offers were through the roof, but compared to last year, the num- ber of offers and packages has increased", says Himanshu Nema, a second year student and student head of the IIM-A placement committee. Campuses around the country expect a better show this year. IIM Calcutta's campus recruitment began yesterday. This year, 95 companies have turned up, compared to 80 last year, and more are expected. Prafull Agnihotri, chair- man of the placement and career devel- opment cell at IIM-C, says, "According to me, salary figures will not touch the 2008 mark, but students will definite- ly bag 20 per cent more than what was offered to them last year". With inputs from Kamayani Singh in Delhi, Prasad Nichenametla in Ahmedabad, Salil Mekaad in Bangalore and Mou Chakraborty in Kolkata mahua.venkatesh@hindustantimes.com Source: Hindustan Times by Mahua Venkatesh We Bring Good News - Expect Jobs & Hikes
(1515 words in story) Full Story By ugesh sarkar, Section Jobs Wanted/AvailablePosted on Sat Mar 06, 2010 at 11:59:43 PM EST
Bihar Gov Urged To Protect Khudiram Bose Memorial
 Independent Bihar MLA Kishore Kumar Munna on Friday sought the intervention of the State government to protect and restore the sanctity of place where revolutionary freedom fighter Khudiram Bose was cremated. Raising the issue in the Assembly, the legislator from Sonbarsa (Saharsa district), said that a public toilet has come up at the Chandwara ghat in Muzaffarpur where Bose was cremated. "The toilet was constructed about 10 years ago," said Poshan Mahto, a member of Muzaffarpur civic body. Muzaffarpur municipal commissioner Awadesh Kumar has directed the district administration to inquire into the matter. Khudiram Bose was one of the youngest revolutionaries in the early Indian independence movement and was sent to the gallows at the age of 19 years. Bose was hanged by the British in 1908 in Muzaffarpur district of Bihar. Source: jaibihar.com Bihar govt urged to protect Khudiram Bose memorial Click On "Full Story" For More... (302 words in story) Full Story By ugesh sarkar, Section History of BiharPosted on Sat Mar 06, 2010 at 10:33:52 PM EST
Bihar Economic Survey: Bitter Late Than Clever
The Bihar Economic Survey 2010 tabled in the state assembly on Thursday makes no mention of the latest estimates of the growth rate (2009-10). Instead it reiterates the old figure of 11.03 per cent growth between 2004-05 and 2008--09.
Barring construction (35.80 per cent), communication (17.68 per cent)--largely due to the centrally-funded schemes--and trade, hotel and restaurants (17.71 per cent) there is nothing much to cheer about in the Survey, prepared, by a non-government organization, the Asian Development Research Institute (ADRI) for the state govt. The Survey tabled by the health minister, Nand Kishore Yadav--the deputy chief minister-cum-finance minister Susnil Kumar Modi's mother died on the same day--is strange in another way: It is first in the country's history to be tabled after the presentation of the budget. Thus it has lost much of its relevance and there is hardly any scope left to debate it, be in the assembly or outside. Apparently it makes tall claims but the truth is that despite all efforts it managed to reveal more than conceal. It has, perhaps inadvertently, exposed the state government's poor performance on almost all fronts--industry, education, health, agriculture etc. Even in the centrally-sponsored NREGA and Indira Awas Yojana Bihar lags much behind. Take for example the number of agro-based industries. Its number still stands at 440. This is just 0.80 per cent of the nation. Source: Bihar Times Bihar Economic Survey: Bitter Late Than Clever Click On "Full Story" For More... (1036 words in story) Full Story By ugesh sarkar, Section Development In BiharPosted on Fri Mar 05, 2010 at 11:31:23 PM EST
Volleyball Tournament To Be Held From March 10
The 11th All India Dr Shiv Narayan Singh Volleyball Tournament would be held here from March 10-13 at Moinul Haq Stadium.
By ugesh sarkar, Section Fun & Games
Addressing a press conference at the A N Sinha Institute of Social Studies, principal secretary, HRD-cum-tournament chairman Anjani Kumar Singh said that this year 14 teams, including five women's team, would participate in the tournament. The matches would be played in two sessions -- morning and evening, he said, adding that the evening matches would be played under floodlights. In men's section, the winning team would bag a prize money of Rs 15,000, the runners-up would get Rs 10,000. In the women's category, the prize amount would be Rs 11,000 for the winners and Rs 10,000 for the runners-up, said Singh. Besides this, best all-rounder, booster and attacker from both the categories would also be awarded, he said. Secretary, information and public relations department (IPRD) and patron of the tournament Rajesh Bhushan said that the teams participating in male category this year comprise CSEC (Kolkata), Air Force (Delhi), Cold field (Korba), Bilaspur rail, SAI (Raibareli), Volleyball Association (Mumbai), BMP (Patna), BSNL (Patna), NF railway (Guwahati) and DLW (Varanasi). The five women teams include Eastern Railway, South Eastern Railway, West Bengal police and Bihar and Jharkhand teams, he said. Secretary, art and culture and youth affairs, Vivek Singh said that a technical committee headed by noted volleyball player Safi Ahmed has been formed for the successful organization of the tournament. Chief patron of the tournament Dr R N Singh said that this year women teams' matches would be played on the basis of Round Robin League. The two top teams would play the final slated on March 13, said Dr Singh, adding that the male teams have been divided into two pools and top two teams from both the pool would clash in the final. Source: Times Of India Volleyball tournament to be held from March 10 Posted on Fri Mar 05, 2010 at 09:52:03 PM EST
137 Nursing Schools To Come Uup In 18 States
The Cabinet Thursday approved setting up of 137 General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM) Schools in at least 18 states to boost human resource in the health sector. The total cost will be Rs.1,370 crore.
By ugesh sarkar, Section News
'The schools will be opened in these states at a total cost of Rs.1,370 crore with a cost sharing pattern of 85:15 between the central government and states. The expenditure on the part of the central government would be Rs.1,164.50 crore and the states are to contribute Rs.205.50 crore,' the cabinet said in a statement. These schools will upgrade and strengthen human resource for health in high focus states like Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa and all Northeastern states. 'This is expected to increase the availability of trained nursing manpower and improve the quality of nursing education in the backward and special category states of the country. This would also facilitate improvement in the quality of nursing services in the hospitals,' the cabinet added. Source: Sify.com 137 nursing schools to come up in 18 states Posted on Thu Mar 04, 2010 at 09:58:28 PM EST
Jaiswal Approves Fuel Iinkages To Power Units In Bihar, UP
In a move that will help improve power situation in states like Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal has approved fuel linkages to 11 new thermal projects coming up in these power-deficit states.
By ugesh sarkar, Section Electricity
"Coal linkages for the 11 supercritical units of 660 MW each, which would come up in the XIIth Plan-Period (2012-17) have been sanctioned," a top coal ministry official said. These 11 units include nine units of NTPC's power plants at Nabinagar in Bihar (3x660 MW), Meja in Uttar Pradesh (2x660 MW), Solapur (2x660 MW) and Mouda (2x660 MW), both in Maharashtra, and two units of Damodar Valley Corporation's Raghunathpur plant in West Bengal. "Coal Minister actively pursued the matter and finally approved the coal supply linkages to these units to especially meet the power deficit of states like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar," the official said. Source: PTI Jaiswal approves fuel linkages to power units in Bihar, UP Posted on Thu Mar 04, 2010 at 09:56:25 PM EST
Before Unique ID, Get Ready For Population Register Entry
Even before Indians begins to get the Unique Ide- ntification Number later this year, they would already find a place for themselves in the National Population Register (NPR), beginning next month.
By ugesh sarkar, Section News
The government had brought coastal villages under the reg- ister in the first phase of the plan launched last year after the 26/11 Mumbai attacks. The second phase will begin next month when enumerators list the houses where they will have to go during the 2011 Census. They will also carry a machine-readable form that they will have to fill, listing the names of people and their details across 16 other param- eters, right from their marital status, education and occupa- tion to their nationality, fin- gerprints, photograph and their present and permanent address. The government is mandat- ed to create the register under the Citizenship Act, which will have a list of all Indian resi- dents irrespective of their cit- izenship. Like the Unique Identity num- ber, the NPR does not entail issuance of a card except in coastal areas. It is estimated that the population register would cost the exchequer near- ly Rs 3,539 crore. According to the schedule approved by the home ministry, canvassing of information for the register will continue till September. In between, camps will also be put up to enable people who may have been missed out by enumerators to register themselves. "The list would then be made public so that people can point out errors, intentional or oth- erwise," a ministry official said. Source: Hindustan Times Before Unique ID, Get Ready For Population Register Entry Posted on Thu Mar 04, 2010 at 01:46:45 AM EST
Village In Bihar Gifts Oolice An Outpost
 But that was then. Ask for the Bariyarpur police outpost now and you will be directed to a twostorey concrete building. The outpost, which falls under Sakra police station, has two rooms on each floor and a lockup. Perhaps the first of its kind in the state, the structure is not merely a comfortable workplace for the 18 policemen, including the three sub- inspectors, deployed there. It is an edifice to the villagers' realisation that they were as much responsible for the men in khaki as these keepers of the law were for their safety. The villagers raised more than Rs 3 lakh for the concrete structure that replace the thatched, run- down building from which the outpost used to function. The Bariyarpur outpost, 35 km from the district headquarters, was set up in 1988 to keep local criminal gangs in check. However, the headquarters apparently never spared a thought for the infrastructure required. The situation worsened about five years ago after criminals massacred residents in the Sukki village nearby and more men were deployed at the outpost. Source: Mail Today By Giridhar Jha Village in Bihar gifts police an outpost Click On "Full Story" For More... (465 words in story) Full Story By ugesh sarkar, Section NewsPosted on Wed Mar 03, 2010 at 01:13:12 AM EST
Bihar Asks UP To Release 5000 Cusecs Of Rihand Water
The Bihar government has requested the Uttar Pradesh government to release 5000 cusecs of water from the Rihand water reservoir so that farmers in Aurangabad, Bhojpur and Patliputra district get adequate water for irrigating the standing Rabi crop through Sone canal system.
By ugesh sarkar, Section Water
Water is essential for the Rabi crop in the pre-harvesting season. The request has been made in view of receding water level in Sone river, which is the main source for channelising water to the canal from the Indrapuri barrage (erstwhile Kadhwan reservoir). Sone canal system is nearly 125 years old in which one anicut was constructed on river Sone at Dehri and Canal system was developed both on the eastern and western side of the anicut. Sone low level canal was originally planned for Rabi irrigation only but later on the situations changed a lot as there was vast change in the cropping practice adopted by the cultivators of the area after receiving canal water supply. Farmers switched over to Kharif irrigation also and ultimately, Kharif became the chief crop in the Sone command area. Reports said 2410 cusecs of water had been released from the Indrapuri barrage into the west and east Sone canal to provide water for irrigation to farmers in Bhojpur, Arwal, Jehanabad, and Patliputra districts. Sources said irrigation facilities were being provided on a priority basis to farmers so that Rabi harvest was good this season, which would have its impact on bringing down the prices of foodgrains. Last season, poor production of Kharif crop due to scanty rainfall, especially in northern India, including Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, had triggered escalation in prices of food items putting an adverse impact on the economy. Source: jaibihar.com Bihar asks UP to release 5000 cusecs of Rihand water Posted on Tue Mar 02, 2010 at 12:04:16 AM EST
BPSC 48th-52nd Common Combined (Main) Competitive Examination Result Out
Bihar Public Service Commission has announced the Result of 48th-52nd Common Combined (Main) Competitive Examination. Bihar Public Service Commission declared the Mains results today on Friday 27th Feb 2010 morning. The Examination results have been published on BPSC's official website www.bpsc.bih.nic.in.
By ugesh sarkar, Section Educations In Bihar
BPSC Common Combined (Main) Competitive Examination Results can be accessed directly from this link - http://www.bpsc.bih.nic.in/Advt/Result-48-52-MAIN.pdf. The results have been kept in a PDF file. So, just download the PDF file and check your BPSC Mains 2010 Results. For more information on Bihar Public Service Commission, visit www.bpsc.bih.nic.in. Source: buzz7.com BPSC 48th-52nd Common Combined (Main) Competitive Examination Result Out Posted on Tue Mar 02, 2010 at 12:00:10 AM EST
Union Budget 2010: Crop Loan At 5 pc Interest For Farmers, Farm Credit Up By 16 pc
In a bonanza to farmers, the government today announced a subsidised five per cent interest rate on crop loans on timely repayment,while proposing a 15 per cent hike in credit made available for farm sector.
This would be as a result of Finance Minister proposing to hike to two per cent the interest subvention provided to farmers, giving them at an effective rate of five per cent per annum. Farmers get crop loan of up to Rs 3 lakh at 7 per cent. In his budget speech for 2010-11, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee also allocated Rs 400 crore to raise farm production in the eastern parts of India, comprising Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Eastern UP, West Bengal and Orissa. "In the last budget, I provided an additional one per cent interest subvention as an incentive to those farmers who repay their short-term crop loan as per schedule. I propose to raise this subvention for timely repayment of crop loan from one per cent to two per cent for 2010-11," he said. Noting that banks are consistently meeting the targets set for agriculture credit flow in past few years, Mukherjee said that for 2010-11, target has been raised to Rs 3,75,000 crore from Rs 3,25,000 crore in the current year. Source: Economic Times Union Budget 2010: Crop loan at 5 pc interest for farmers, farm credit up by 16 pc Click On "Full Story" For More... (513 words in story) Full Story By ugesh sarkar, Section NewsPosted on Mon Mar 01, 2010 at 11:46:48 PM EST
Budget Highlights By Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in Lok Sabha on Friday
Following are the highlights of the Budget speech for 2010-11 by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in Lok Sabha on Friday.
Click On "Full Story" For More... (671 words in story) Full Story By ugesh sarkar, Section NewsPosted on Fri Feb 26, 2010 at 01:06:17 AM EST
Walking In The Footsteps Of The Buddha In Bihar
 But NRIs may be missing out on some of India’s most unique and timeless attractions, tourism officials said here Feb. 6 — Buddhist sites such as the towering Bodhi Tree in Bodhgaya, the archaeological wonder that is the ancient university of Nalanda, and the tallest and largest Buddhist stupa in the world at Motihari — all sites with a deep connection to Siddhartha Gautama, and all located right here in Bihar. In an effort to promote travel along the Buddhist Circuit, the country’s highest tourism official, Kumari Selja, India’s minister of tourism, spoke at the two-day Nalanda Conclave, which drew over 100 monks, nuns and tour operators from 16 countries as well as nearly 200 delegates from India. Seated in a grand yellow and white tent on the verdant, eucalyptus-lined grounds of the Xuanzang Memorial Museum here, Selja said, “We do believe the Buddhist sites can attract visitors from only our country but from the rest of the world … But we have to improve infrastructure, and we are in the process of doing so.” A push is on to promote Buddhist sacred sites as memorable tourist destinations. Even Indian Railways has launched an exclusive eight-day Buddhist train journey; and the Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation, in an effort to promote ecotourism, recently announced a unique 12-day cruise from Kolkata to Varanasi that travels 300 miles along the Ganga, visiting sacred sites in Bihar. Source: www.indiawest.com By LISA TSERING Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha in Bihar • Bihar’s Law and Order Challenge • Religious Tourism on the Rise • Indian Railways Steps In • Looking Forward click on "Full Story" To Read These Points... (1791 words in story) Full Story By ugesh sarkar, Section TourismPosted on Thu Feb 25, 2010 at 10:46:08 PM EST
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