SriLankan Airlines Forges Ahead With Business Turnaround Plan.

SriLankan Airlines has made significant progress in its efforts to become a sophisticated customer-centric airline intent on achieving financial success, by implementing a wide-ranging Turnaround Plan under the leadership of its Board of Directors with the unstinted support of its employees across all divisions.

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Nariman House reopens after 11 years of 26/11 attacks.

11 years after the horrific Mumbai attacks, also known as the attacks of 26/11, one of the main locations of the attack is now reopening to the public. Nariman House, a designated Chabad House of Mumbai, sacred to Jews in the country will now be known as the Nariman Lighthouse. The walls still hold bullet marks and bloodstains are not uncommon here, the sight has been untouched since the day of its attack. Nariman Lighthouse will now be open to people of all faiths; it is now a memorial and a museum dedicated to the attacks. The idea behind building this memorial is to bring hope into people’s lives and to tell the tale of the horrific attacks to future generations. Six people died at Nariman House that night, including Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg, and his wife Rivka. Their baby was saved by an Indian nanny, Sandra Samuel. Their living area and the baby’s room has also been preserved.

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Mandi in Himachal will soon have an Airport.

Reaching Himachal will soon get easier and faster as the Centre has given a green signal for the construction of an airport in the hill town of Mandi. The CM informed that the new airport in Mandi will be constructed as a joint venture of the state government and the Airport Authority of India (AAI) after his meeting with the Union Minister for Civil Aviation, Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri at New Delhi. The CM informed that the new airport in Mandi will be constructed as a joint venture of the state government and the Airport Authority of India (AAI). He further added that the AAI will come up with a detailed project report in a week. On the other hand, the state government will begin the process of land acquisition for the airport. Not only this, the minister also discussed how the move will help boost tourism in the state by good connectivity. He talked about possibilities of the landing of A320 aircraft at Gaggal and ATR74 aircraft at Shimla and Bhuntar airports. Other topics such as the expansion of runways of existing airports and of airports in the state were also discussed in the meeting.

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Indian Railways Restore Services In Kashmir Valley.

During the winter season, snowfall often halts the movement of vehicles in Kashmir Valley, in this situation the train operation is considered the best mode of transportation in Kashmir Valley. Indian Railways has restored train services to benefit the thousands of local commuters to travel by train over the entire area between Baramulla to Banihal (138 Km). The decision to re-start the train services in Kashmir valley was taken after due security audits and assurance by Government Railway Police, Jammu & Kashmir.

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Vistara may launch London flights early next year.

Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines joint venture carrier Vistara could fly to London early next year as it expects delivery of two wide-body aircraft, chief executive officer Leslie Thng said on Tuesday. Vistara, a full-service carrier, is keen on the European market and has plans to launch long-haul operations with the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner.

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IRCTC brings tour package for Vietnam this Christmas.

Indian travellers are in for a treat this Christmas as an IRCTC Vietnam tour is scheduled for December 23, 2019. The tour is being called Exotic Vietnam Tour Ex Kolkata, and is going to take you to Hanoi and Halong Bay. At Hanoi, you will be staying at a hotel, while Halong Bay is going to be a cruise experience. The trip is going to take five days.

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