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SC Modifies 2004 Order, Directs Enabling Online Ticketing Facility for Night Viewing of Taj Mahal

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Friday, 11 November 2022, 11:00 AM 272

In good news for tourists wanting to visit the iconic Taj Mahal to watch the monument on a moon-lit night, the Supreme Court modified its 2004 order and directed authorities to start online ticketing facility instead of physical collection of tickets 24 hours earlier. A bench of justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Abhay S Oka […]Continue Reading

MTDC loses compensation to land owners in Ajanta development project

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Monday, 3 October 2022, 10:00 AM 362

The Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) has lost an attempt to withdraw INR 1,37,50,547 paid as part-compensation to the land owners of Pimpaldari village in Aurangabad for the Ajanta Verul Development Project as notified in 2000, reports The Free Press Journal. The project involves the integrated development of the Ajanta-Ellora caves, including the Ellora Continue Reading

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Kerala orders complete lockdown on weekends

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Thursday, 22 July 2021, 11:15 AM 1660

Kerala has officially brought back the strict weekend lockdown regime into effect from this Saturday and Sunday (July 24 and 25), with the state government ruling out grant of additional relaxations under any circumstances, reports The Hindu BusinessLine. This came on a day when the state reported 17,481 new Covid-19 positive cases out of 1,45,993 […]Continue Reading