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E-gate system will boost tourism: TTAG | Goa News

Panaji: The Travel and Tourism Association of Goa (TTAG) has welcomed Centre’s decision to extend the Fast Track Immigration – Trusted Traveller Programme (FTI-TTP) to Goa’s two airports.“This biometric e-gate system will help cut immigration clearances, provide better passenger convenience and a boost to tourism in Goa. We eagerly await more details on its rollout…

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‘Not serious in taking action’: NGT seeks report from Punjab in illegal mining case | Chandigarh News

Chandigarh: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Punjab govt to file a fresh progress report within four weeks in a case relating to alleged illegal mining that reportedly caused damage to a bridge over Satluj river in Ropar.Expressing dissatisfaction over the pace of action, the tribunal has also observed that the state and its…

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Nature’s wrath or human neglect? Buried by the Dikhow, villagers hunt for answers | Guwahati News

Dikhow river’s sharp U-turn at Hiloni Nepali Khuti, Bihubor in Assam’s Sivasagar disrtict Hiloni Nepali Khuti (Sivasagar): Residents who lost their homes to devastating floods are struggling to determine what caused their ruin — a natural calamity or human negligence.They suspect mechanised extraction of sand and stones from the Dikhow River over the past 15…

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