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Swadesh Tourism Conclave: Uttarakhand Minister Satpal Maharaj says state to promote caravan culture, unveils new high-end tourism plans
The minister said the state follows a single-window system for projects and the government welcomes all investors to come up with their projects.

Uttarakhand will promote tourism via caravans or motor homes to supplement adventure and religious tourism in the state, state Tourism Minister Satpal Maharaj said at the Swadesh Tourism Conclave organised by APN News and Balaji Foundation on Tuesday.
Speaking at the conclave, Maharaj said the Tourism Board of Uttarakhand is working on policies to promote hotels on wheels and camping (like recreational vehicles in the US) that will attract tourists and make their experience better.
“We are working on Caravan Tourism equipped with amenities like electricity, water, and waste disposal and that can be parked at specified locations of Uttarakhand. The state is also trying to start cruise ships at Tehri Lake like in New Zealand and Croatia,” the minister said.
“Several films have been shot in Uttarakhand and we want filmmakers to continue filming here. We can provide them with caravans and camping facilities which will not only add revenue to the state but also make their experience convenient and hassle-free,” Maharaj continued.
Talking about ways to ramp up adventure tourism in the state, Satpal Maharaj said the state is making efforts to attract adventure campers for sports like skiing, bungee jumping, and ropeways to contribute to high-end tourism.
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The minister said the state follows a single-window system for projects and the government welcomes all investors to come up with their projects. Earlier, the much-travelled Maharaj detailed how he had to explain to his bureaucrats the potential of skiing to generate revenue for the state.
Replete with his varied experiences across the globe, the minister assured the gathering that such events and tourism projects can be done in Uttarakhand due to the state’s natural beauty and features.
Satpal Maharaj said while all avenues to include new horizons will be looked into, the state still prides itself on being the abode of the gods and its plethora of medicinal herbs. He recounted the episode from the Ramayana when Lord Hanuman came to the hills of Uttarakhand for the Sanjeevani to revive Laxman who had been injured. The state is a rich repository of several medicinal herbs, he said.
Maharaj also drew attention to the state’s cuisine, including nettle grass, which is rich in natural nutrients. The minister thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his efforts to promote infrastructure in the state including rail lines.
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Video of men attacking Muslim jaggery vendor with sticks, stones in Uttar Pradesh goes viral, police nab accused | WATCH
After the video went viral, the authorities tweeted that Nandgram police nabbed 6 accused in the matter. According to the Police’s statements, the incident transpired on the morning of March 24. The police also added and said that the accused are local vendors of the area. The victim has also been identified as Danish.

A video has come to light from Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad where a group of men can be charging at a Muslim man with sticks and bricks. It was reported that a jaggery vendor in the area was attacked by a group of men, following which police rushed to the incident and filed a complaint.
In the video, 3 men with sticks and bricks can be seen charging at the vendor as he tries to flee. However, failing to do so, the jaggery vendor gets ruthlessly beaten up by the group of men.
The video also shows the jaggery vendor imploring and screeching after being struck by the sticks. The man, after struggling, can be seen fleeing away from the grips of the men assaulting him. The men can also be seen chasing after him as the man runs from the group of men.
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Police’s action
After the video went viral, the authorities tweeted that Nandgram police nabbed 6 accused in the matter. According to the Police’s statements, the incident transpired on the morning of March 24. The police also added and said that the accused are local vendors of the area. The victim has also been identified as Danish.
The accused have been identified as Ashutosh, Ashish Kaushik, Pravesh Kaushik, Anupam Kaushik, Sonu, and Titu who are residents of the same area. The police are probing the case further, said reports.
Twitter reactions
After the video of the incident went viral, many users came forward to add their take on the incident. One user wrote termed the incident as shameful. The user also praised the Police authorities for putting the accused behind bars for their gooney actions.
One user also wrote and urged the administration to bulldoze the property of the accused in the matter as a way to reprimand them.
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Minor student dies in Bihar after getting allegedly beaten up over homework, accused absconding
As per the reports, one of Aditya’s friends has alleged that they found his body in a swollen state and even added that the beating spate continued for two days for reportedly not doing his homework.

A harrowing story has come to light from Bihar where a 7-year-old boy, identified as Aditya Yadav, was found dead inside the hostel of his residential school. The victim’s friends have claimed that the boy was brutally beaten with a wooden stick for failing to complete his homework.
As per the reports, the incident transpired in Bihar’s Saharsa district where Aditya was studying. The victim was in the KG class in the residential school.
It was reported that the friend of the victim found the lying dead in the hostel. After they took the boy to Sujeet Kumar, the prime accused, he asked the students to leave the body at the hospital.
Subsequently, Kumar informed his parents that their child fainted inside the school but before the father could reach to see his son, he was declared dead.
As per the reports, one of Aditya’s friends has alleged that they found his body in a swollen state and even added that the beating spate continued for two days for reportedly not doing his homework.
However, the doctor that declared Aditya dead, said there were no injury marks on his body. He further said that the cause of the boy’s death can be determined only after the autopsy.
It was also reported that the prime accused, Sujeet Kumar is absconding and the father of the victim told the media that when he reached the private nursing home, his son had died and Sujeet Kumar wasn’t there.
The father also filed a complaint in which he alleged that his son was beaten to death. The father spoke to the media and claimed that they first took his son to a local doctor who referred him to a Saharsa. He further claimed that his son died during treatment.
The autopsy report of the victim is awaited and the police will act accordingly after that, said reports.
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Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav shares video of cop thrashing ice-cream vendor | WATCH
The vendor, in fear, can be seen continuing on as the unruly policeman returned back to the other side of the road. The video also shows several people complacently witnessing the assault by the policeman.

Former CM and Samajwadi chief Akhilesh Yadav shared a video of a policeman thrashing an ice cream vendor. Yadav in his tweet questioned the state of UP as he questioned the UP administration for their brutality.
Samajwadi Chief in his tweet also wrote and took a dig at the BJP by questioning if this is what they meant when they said that UP has worked for ease of doing business.
In the video, a policeman can be seen intercepting an ice cream vendor who was returning to his home. After stopping the ice cream vendor, the policeman out of the blue slapped the vendor without saying anything twice.
The vendor, in fear, can be seen continuing on as the unruly policeman returned back to the other side of the road. The video also shows several people complacently witnessing the assault by the policeman.
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The Samajwadi Party leader has been actively sharing videos from Uttar Pradesh in a bid to slam the UP government over their alleged inadequacy to govern. Yadav has, of late, increased the staunch attack on the Yogi government ahead of the Lok Sabha Election due in 2024.
Twitter reactions
After the video went viral, many users came forward to add their take on the incident as one user wrote and said that everyone is a goon nowadays, implying that the state of UP has boiled down to rule of goons.
One user wrote and highlighted how the policeman beat up the vendor, but didn’t say a word to the people in the car. The user further questioned if the police only show authority to the poor and not the rich. The user also alleged the UP police of torturing, killing and bullying the poor.
One user also wrote and slammed the government for being high on power and further accused the government and administration of using bulldozers on the public which is condemnable.
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