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Tourists come calling in snow-covered Himachal Pradesh

Manali/Shimla, Feb 22 (ANI): Tourists from across the country, especially northern India, are thronging Himachal Pradesh to spend their weekends in the snow-covered Himalayan state. Tourism in the state had taken a backseat in the recent days due to natural calamities. But snowfall has revived the state's fortunes once again. Capital city of Shimla is well-known for winter sports like snow trekking, skiing, snowboarding, ice skating, ice climbing and others. Other regions in Himachal Pradesh, like Kullu and Manali are also tourists' favourite when it comes to adventure sports. During winters, holidaying crowd from the plains of India and other parts of the country prefer to throng northern states India to experience snowfall. Feb 22, 2015
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Corporate Espionage Case: Petroleum Minister on Santanu Saikia's allegations

New Delhi, Feb 21 (ANI): Reacting over former journalist Santanu Saikia's allegations in Corporate Espionage Case, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday ruled out any suggestion that the authorities were covering up matters, and said Saikia was only trying to save his own skin. Saikia, who was arrested by the Delhi Police yesterday in connection with the alleged leak of confidential documents from the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) to private oil companies, today created a sensation by claiming that it was a Rs 10,000 crore scam and that he was just covering it. Feb 21, 2015
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PM Modi greets people of Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh on their Statehood Day

Itanagar, Feb 20 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday conveyed his greetings to the people of Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh on their Statehood Day. "Wishing my sisters and brothers of Mizoram on the State's Statehood Day. Greetings on Mizoram's Statehood Day. My best wishes for the overall development of Mizoram. May the state scale new heights of progress in the years to come," the Prime Minister tweeted. "Dearest sisters and brothers of Arunachal Pradesh, Warmest greetings on the Statehood Day of your state. Arunachal Pradesh is a state known for its natural beauty and its warm people. I am committed to ensuring all possible support that enhances the State's development journey," PM Modi further tweeted. Later in the day, PM Modi also attended the Statehood Day celebrations of Arunachal Pradesh. Feb 20, 2015
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Dharmendra Pradhan says investigation on over leakage of Classified info from Petroleum Ministry, as

New Delhi, Feb 19 (ANI): Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry, Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday said that investigation is on over the leakage of classified information from Petroleum Ministry. He said that the government will take strong action once the investigation is over. Two Petroleum Ministry employees are among five persons arrested for allegedly leaking confidential government documents to private companies, Delhi Police said. According to sources, said a clerical staff and a peon of the Petroleum Ministry were apprehended by the police. Pradhan, however, said that the new government has started keeping an eye over all the activities in the ministry and said that cameras are installed among other things to keep a check. Feb 19, 2015