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Pakistan issues visa to 373 Sikh Yatris

New Delhi: Pakistan High Commission here has issued 373 visas to Sikh yatris to visit Pakistan on the occasion of the anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. “Pakistan High Commission has issued 373 visas to Sikh yatrees on the occasion of Barsi of Maharaja Ranjit Singh from June 21-30,” Counsellor (Press) Manzoor Ali Memon said.

Govt sets up Board to boost medical tourism

New Delhi: To boost medical tourism, the Government on Friday announced setting up of the National Medical and Wellness Tourism Board to provide help to those visiting the country for health care need. “The Board, besides Ministry officials, will include other stakeholders such as hospitals, hoteliers, medical experts and tour operators,” Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma said.

Brahmaputra Board to be restructured

New Delhi: The bill to restructure Brahmaputra Board is likely to be introduced in the upcoming Parliament session, to improve its efficiency and functioning to control floods, erosion and landslides caused by the river and its tributary in the north east.The move to restructure the board into the North-East Brahmaputra River Rejuvenation Authority comes in the wake of northeastern States expressing their dissatisfaction over functioning of the Brahmaputra Board and sought revamping it, Uma Bharti said.

TN serves show cause notice to Greenpeace  

New Delhi: Mired in controversy, Greenpeace India today claimed it had been sent  a show cause notice by Tamil Nadu Government threatening cancellation of its registration due to questions over its operations and funding. The green body claimed that the show-cause notice dated June 16, is in response to an inspection of the NGO’s office in Chennai on June 3 by the Registrar of Societies of the Tamil Nadu Government.