Vaishno Devi Shrine Board reconstituted
New Delhi: Jammu & Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik who is also the chairman of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) has reconstituted the Board for three years.
Former IPS officer Ashok Bhan, Justice Permod Kohli, Major General SK Sharma, spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, chairman-cum-managing director of AIMIL Pharmaceuticals K K Sharma, educationist Vijay Dhar and chairman of emeritus of Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group K B Kachru have been nominated as board members, said a statement here.
Need to bust rackets that fleece visitors: Min
New Delhi: Union Tourism Minister KJ Alphons on Wednesday said that rackets that fleece tourists have to be busted, two months after a Belgian tourist was forced to leave India within a day after being allegedly harassed in Delhi. Maintaining that India is a safe tourist place and such isolated incidents happens once in a while, he said that he has already written to the police commissioner and an arrest has been made in the case.