Explained: Why trash is overflowing in the city of Edinburgh
• 3 years agoCleaning staff working for Edinburgh City Council have been on strike since last Thursday after rejecting a three per cent pay offer which it called 'derisory' in the current economic climate
Deomali peak in Odisha to be developed for eco-tourism, says chief secretary SC Mohapatra
• 3 years agoStating that Deomali will be the most sought-after destination of tourists in coming years, Mohapatra said hundreds of villagers from the surrounding village will get employment and earn money
A floral delight: Inside Srinagar's breathtaking Tulip Garden
Fp Staff • 3 years agoAsia's largest tulip garden, located on the foothills of the Zabarwan mountain range, boasts of 1.5 million tulips of 60 varieties
Cashless and flightless, Russian tourists stuck in Thailand
• 3 years agoWhile almost all direct flights from Russia have been suspended, connections are still available through major carriers based in the Middle East
'Fortress Australia' reopens to tourists after two-year COVID closure
• 3 years agoThe travel ban which also barred citizens from going overseas without an exemption and imposed a strict cap on international arrivals earned the country the nickname 'Fortress Australia'
Sharjah's Light Festival illuminates the nights with joy and colour
Fp Staff • 3 years agoThe event, now in its 11th year, runs till 20 February and features a series of activities at historical landmarks around the emirate
Three of a group of 13 tourists die in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur due to bad weather
Fp Staff • 3 years agoThe tourists — 12 from Mumbai and one from Delhi — were going to Sangla in Kinnaur from Janglik in Shimla via Barua Kanda
Maldives reopens for Indian tourists from 15 July: All you need to know about travelling to island nation
Fp Staff • 4 years agoPresident Ibrahim Mohamed Solih announced his government’s decision but also added that the situation will be reviewed periodically between 1 to 15 July in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic
Chernobyl serves as a monument to human error 35 years after nuclear disaster
• 4 years agoThe Chernobyl plant is out of service, but there is still much work to be done at the decommissioned plant.
Why anti-migrant rhetoric is all bluster, no action: Nudge and wink policy allows politicians, businessmen to reap benefits
Samrat • 4 years agoFor all the Right-wing anti-migrant rhetoric now popular in many parts of the world, economic imperatives are powering migration flows that no amount of rule-making or wall-building can prevent.