Sources have told CNN-IBN that the President is closely tracking how much funds are being spent on women related schemes.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/prez-patil-seeks-funding-report-on-women-projects/62870-3.html
For tourists, golden beaches where the fun never stops were Goa’s USP. But now, party time in the state is going to be rationed. A series of attacks on tourists including Scarlett Keeling’s murder has forced the state police to crack down on late night revelry.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sobering-afterthought-goa-sets-rules-for-partying/61498-26.html
Once known for fish feni, football, hippies and tourists, Goa - after the mysterious murder of British teenager Scarlette Keeling – is trying hard to maintain its reputation. While the native conservative Goans never much cared for the laid-back hippies, Scarlette's murder has led to some moral arguments.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/goa-from-simply-tourism-to-moral-tourism/60975-26.html
Last week, CNN-IBN reported how the Municipal Corporation of Delhi is planning 60-foot deep four-storey basement parking area dangerously close to Jama Masjid, the construction of which will damage the foundations of the historic mosque. Concerned about the safety of the historical site, the threat has got UNESCO sounding the alarm bells. The body has shot off a letter to the Delhi government.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/impact-unesco-to-jama-masjids-rescue--blog/59131-3.html
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi's plans to dig dangerously close to the monument to build a four-storey basement mall and parking area will damage the very foundations of the historic mosque.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/mcds-mall-plan-near-jama-masjid-sparks-anger/58580-3.html
The MCD authorities have approved a Rs 1200-crore plan for the revamp of the precincts of Jama Masjid complex which, experts say, can threaten the very survival of the mosque in the long run. The plan is to build a 60-feet-deep four-storey basement complete with a shopping mall, which will comprise over 600 shops and a three-tier parking space to accommodate 4,500 cars, 4,000 two-wheelers and 60 buses.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/swanky-mall-plan-puts-jama-masjid-at-risk--blog/58491-3.html
French President Nicholas Sarkozy was the chief guest at the Republic Day parade on Saturday morning. He flew to Agra soon after to visit the Taj Mahal. But contrary to speculation his girlfriend Carla Bruni gave the monument of love a slip.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/tajs-lovers-bench-doesnt-impress-sarkozy-minus-carla/57446-3.html
India's tourism ministry is finally waking up to increasingly growing threat of rapes and molestations on foreign women. A meeting with all state tourism secretaries on security will be conducted on Thursday. Most woman tourists who travel to India looking for an incredible experience are met with only trauma.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/india-not-so-incredible-for-foreign-women/57277-3.html
It's official now, the country's third epidemic of bird flu after Manipur and Maharashtra has struck West Bengal. The Union Health Ministry has confirmed the presence of the dreaded H5N1 avian flu virus in Birbhum and South Dinajpur districts of West Bengal.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/bengal-bird-flu-culling-of-chickens-to-begin-today/56591-3.html
The Government’s Incredible India campaign has been a big success and now riding high on its good times the Tourism Ministry has decided to get fresh and more refined faces as tour guides. The Earn While You Learn scheme by the Ministry has students from Delhi’s St Stephen's College and Jawaharlal Lal Nehru University under training.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/tourism-ministry-goes-guide-hunting-to-top-colleges/55752-3.html
t was the first Presidential birthday in many years to be celebrated outside the grandeur of the Raisina Hill. First Lady Pratibha Patil celebrated her 73rd birthday with the destitute and the mentally challenged in their homes, in complete contrast to her predecessor Kalam, whose birthday celebrations looked more like Children's Day celebrations inside Raisina Hill.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/first-lady-steps-down-from-raisina-hill-on-bday/54527-3.html
The Ministry of Tourism is putting in place a system which will ensure that foreign travellers are not duped by fraud tour operators — this after CNN-IBN reported the case of a British tourist, Simon Wynn, who was duped by a Government-approved tour operator in Delhi.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cnnibn-impact-new-system-for-foreigners-safety-in-india/54377-3.html
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