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Bengal govt is creating a tourist route that links seashore resorts

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Published on Sep 25, 2022 06:55 PM IST

A development agency of the West Bengal government is setting up a tourist circuit connecting Digha, a coastal town in Purba Medinipur district, with another popular seaside resort Mandarmani along the 29.5 km-long Marine Drive route, an official said.

The government of Bengal is creating a tourist route that links seashore resorts(pixabay)

PTI | ByAkanksha Agnihotri, West Bengal

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Kaziranga National Park reopens for tourists in Assam

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudeva of Isha Foundation formally opened the Kaziranga National Park (KNP) for tourists for the forthcoming season on Saturday.

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Published on Sep 25, 2022 06:54 PM IST

PTI | | Posted by Akanksha Agnihotri, Kaziranga (assam)

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Inside Hina Khan’s Maldives vacay diaries. It’s all about sun, sea and style

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Hina Khan is in the Maldives state of mind. The actor recently took off for her vacation and since then her Instagram profile has been replete with pictures from her vacay diaries. Hina, on Sunday, made our day brighter with a slew of pictures from her trip diaries in Maldives. Needless to say, she also gave us major travel fashion goals.(Instagram/@realhinakhan)

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A development agency of the West Bengal government is setting up a tourist circuit connecting Digha, a coastal town in Purba Medinipur district, with another popular seaside resort Mandarmani along the 29.5 km-long Marine Drive route, an official said.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudeva of Isha Foundation formally opened the Kaziranga National Park (KNP) for tourists for the forthcoming season on Saturday.

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