India: Puri Police to Require Tourists to Report Their Travel Plans

By Larry Habegger | January 10th, 2008 |

Police in Orissa’s temple city of Puri are going to enforce a law seldom obeyed that requires foreign tourists to inform police of their travel plans outside the city. Hotels... [Read this entry]

India: Visa Applications Must Be Made Online

By Larry Habegger | December 26th, 2007 |

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Getting a visa to visit India now requires an application filled out online. The new regulation began Oct. 1 and is intended to streamline the application process. Once filled out... [Read this entry]

India: Security Tightened in Delhi

By Larry Habegger | December 6th, 2007 |

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Security has been tightened in Delhi after intelligence reports revealed that two militant Islamic groups may be planning attacks in the city. The reports, released Dec. 3, warned that attacks... [Read this entry]

India: Five Bombs in Three Cities in Uttar Pradesh

By Larry Habegger | November 29th, 2007 |

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Five bomb blasts occurred almost simultaneously in three cities Nov. 23, killing at least 13 people in Varanasi, Lucknow and Faizabad. All five bombs appeared to have been on bicycles... [Read this entry]

India: U.S. Dollars No Good at Taj Mahal, Other Venues

By Larry Habegger | November 20th, 2007 |

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The weakness of the U.S. dollar against foreign currencies is old news, but now even in India the dollar’s woes are getting people’s attention and moving government to change policies.... [Read this entry]

India: Monkeys in Delhi Get Riled Up

By Larry Habegger | November 15th, 2007 |

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Delhi is facing a monkey crisis as the city grows into the surrounding countryside forcing forest monkeys into urban areas. Recent incidents have locals worried that things are getting out... [Read this entry]

India: Terror Threat in Mumbai (Bombay); New Guides in Delhi

By Larry Habegger | October 31st, 2007 |

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Police in Mumbai (Bombay) warned that suicide bombers were roaming the city looking for targets following a report from a taxi driver who had driven them to a Hindu temple... [Read this entry]

India: Agra Tourist Police on Patrol; City Shocked by Sexual Assault

By Larry Habegger | September 26th, 2007 |

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The first tourist police station in the state of Uttar Pradesh was commissioned Sept. 25 in Agra. Officers posted there will handle complaints of crime from foreign tourists and are... [Read this entry]

India: Disputed Siachen Glacier Now Open for Trekkers, Climbers

By Larry Habegger | September 19th, 2007 |

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The Siachen Glacier on the disputed border between India and Pakistan in Kashmir has one ignoble distinction: it is the world’s highest battlefield. At an altitude ranging from 16,400 to... [Read this entry]

India: Bombay Tourism Police to Become Tourist Guides

By Larry Habegger | August 15th, 2007 |

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Bombay’s Tourism Police will be trained to be tourist guides as well as peace officers in a move to upgrade the branch’s image and improve the experience of tourists visiting... [Read this entry]

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