By Ttukoji R Pandit
New Delhi (Syndicate Features): Bhutan must be a truly unique country, something more than an idyllic nest high on the Himalayas. At a time when foreign troops have to be sent to bring ‘democracy’ to defiant autocracies and dictatorships of various hues here is a tiny country where most people are still figuring out why their monarch wants to give them an unknown, untested and even unwanted commodity called ‘democracy’. Why should a popular and revered monarch give up his powers when nobody asked him to do so?

By Suhail Ahmed
Srinagar, Apr 8 (ANI): In a bid to revive tourism in Kashmir, the state's tourism department has planned to introduce jungle safaris, trekking and nature camps.

By Hemant Chauhan
Kufri (Himachal Pradesh), April 8 (ANI): Kufri, the once popular snow covered hill of Himachal Pradesh is losing its sheen.

By Chandra Mohan
New Delhi (Syndicate Features): Though bio-fuel is touted as one of the better and cheaper environment-friendly alternatives for motor vehicles, it has been attracting a rash of negative publicity particularly after corn-derived ethanol produced in the US has driven up corn prices as a result of which tortilla, a must food item in Mexican homes, is becoming unaffordable in Mexican homes. So, the question is will the honeymoon with bio-fuel be over even before it has begun?