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Ooty is a popular hill station in India. It is located in Nilgiri Hills. It is more than 2700 metres above from the plain region. More than 90,000 people are living in ooty. The Nilgiri’s was ruled by Chola Empire before 400 years ago. During the British rule Ooty developed rapidly. Ooty is proudly called as “Queen of all hill stations”. One amazing thing is even though it is 2700 above the sea level it has got good Train facilities. Its summer temperature will be around 15′ Celsius and its winter temperature will be around 0′celcius. The languages spoken in ooty are Tamil, English, and Kannada etc… Some of the landmarks in Ooty are Stone house, Toda hills, Railway Station, Ooty Lake and boat house, the fern hills palace, kandal cross shrine, st.stephens church, Lawrence school etc… Apart from this there are many tourist spots like:

• Doddabetta Peak

• Ooty Golf Links

• Ketti Valley

• Wenlock Downs

• Kamraj Sagar Lake

• Pine Forest

• Mukurthi National Park

• Mudumalai National Park

• Parsons Valley Reservoir

• Needle hill view point

• Emerald Lake.

• Avalanchi Lake

• Porthimund Lake

• Upper Bhavani Lake.

There is a famous botanical garden in ooty in which more than thousand varieties of flowers are available for the tourist people. This botanical garden was laid in 1847 and its area is 22acres. This Botanical garden has a  21 year million old tree. Ooty has good transportation facility. So spend your holidays with your family in ooty and have fun!!!

West Bengal is on the eastern part of India where in more than 80,000,000 people are living. It is very hot and the temperature ranges from 38′ Celsius and the minimum temperature is 16′ Celsius.

1. Himalayan Zoo: Himalayan Zoo is near its capital Darjeeling which is rich in flora and fauna. Many varieties of animals like lions, Tigers, leopards can be found in this zoo.
2. Senchal Lake: Senchal Lake is a good picnic spot for the tourist people. This lake is surrounded by tiger hills and this is 11 away from the heart of the city.
3. Chandrodaya Temple (Mayapur): Chandrodaya Temple (Mayapur) is built by ISKON association and it is near Nabadwip. This is a temple for Lord Krishna.
4. Fulbari barrage: Fulbari barrage is a cool picnic spot for the visitor which is 12 kilometers away from Darjeeling. Many varieties of water living species can be found here.
5. Sarbamangala Mandir: Sarbamangala Mandirwhich is on D.N. Sarkar Road which was built by Maharaja Kirtichand on 1700. There is a special festival on every near in this temple.

Spend your holidays in Darjeeling this summer!!!

Madurai is the second largest city in Tamilnadu next to chennai and the popular river VAIGAI is running in this city. This city is famous for temples. There are more than 100 temples in this city. Its population is around 1,000,000. 3000years ago Madurai was ruled by the famous King Pandian

The main tourist spots in Madurai are:

• MeenakshiAmman Temple

• Thirumalai Nayakar Mahal

• Azhagar Kovil

• Gandhi Museum

• Periya Pallivasal

• Thiruparangundram

• St. Mary’s Cathedral church

• Kudal Azhagar Temple

Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple is one of the biggest temples in India and it was built by the king Kulasekara. This temple is in the center of the city and the streets are occupied concentrically around the temple. The climatic conditions in Madurai during summer are 40′ Celsius and during winter it is around 26′ Celsius. Madurai has a National airport and it is 10 kilometers away from Madurai City. It also has good transportation facility like buses, trains etc…

Kozhikode is located in kerala. More than 650,000 people are living in Kozhikode. Some of the tourist spots in Kozhikode are:

1. Tali Temple: This temple was built by the king Thirumulpad and this temple has many unique features when compared to other temples
2. Pazhassirajah Museum: Once there was a king named Pazhassiraja ruled Kerala and for his remembrance the museum is named as Pazhassiraja museum which contains many models of sculptures, temples etc…
3. Dolphin point: This is 3 kilometers away from city and it is obvious from the name that in this point (sea) we can find many dolphins playing joyfully
4. Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary: This is a famous place for birds which is migrating from one place to other. Thousands and thousands of varieties for birds were living in this Bird Sanctuary and visit this bird Sanctuary between December and April because you can find many birds during this season.
5. Kappad : Kappad is a place in which VASCO DA GAMA first landed in India. This place is just 16kms from the city.

Kozhikode also has an International airport which is 23kilometers away from Kozhikode. Visit this wonderful place and spend these holidays cheerfully!!!!!!

Palakkad is famous for pala trees. It is named after these trees. Nowadays these trees were replaced by paddy cultivation.

Some of the Tourist spots in Palakkad are:

1. Vishwanatha Temple: This is a 703 year old temple. It is famous for its chariot festival which will take place every year.

2. Kollengode: Kollengode  is a famous Vishnu temple which is 20 kilometers away from Palakkad. This place is also famous for its paddy cultivation.

3. Tippu’s Fort:  Tippu’s Fort is located in the center of palakkad city. This was built in 1766 by hyder Ali. But later this was occupied by the British from Hyder Ali’s successors.

4. Malampuzha Gardens: Malampuzha Gardens is a popular historic spot where it is constructed near the malampuzha dam. This is a boating spot for the tourists.

5. Silent Valley National Park: Silent Valley National Park is 100square kilometers in its area.  It is built in palakkad city but it is more than 90kilometers away from Kochi.

Even though palakkad doesn’t have airport there is a nearby airport(coimbatore airport) which is 52kilometer from palakkad. More than 140,000 people are living in palakkad and the climatic conditions in palakkad during summer are 28′ Celsius and during winter it is around 18′ Celsius.

NEW DELHI: Abridgement of training in guerrilla warfare and apathy for accepted operating procedures (SOPs), assigned by the Centre to minimise

casualty during counter-Naxal operations, arise to accept done in the Eastern Frontier Rifles jawans who were mowed bottomward by Maoists in West Midnapore on Monday.

When the Maoists swooped bottomward on the EFR afflicted on motorcycles, cars and SUVs — a arrow to their growing ability and adeptness — on Monday, the troops were not armed. Oblivious of the planned assault, the policemen had their weapons deposited in the camp’s armoury. This acutely fabricated them sitting ducks back Naxalites started firing. Needless to say, they took abroad the AK-47 s and INSAS rifles afterwards killing 24 policemen.

The vulnerability of EFR jawans — who had no intelligence from the accompaniment agencies on the abutting Maoist advance was there for all to see. The accompaniment badge absolutely abort to defended the afflicted by announcement armed guards, finer with sandbags for cover.

The accurate ambit bank too had not been replaced by acid wire, as brash by the Centre, to ensure a bigger appearance of the abutting adversary. Even SOPs assigned for camps in Naxalhit zones and aggregate time and afresh with all afflicted states — such as concrete aegis of forces’ adaptation from gunfire, quick admission to accoutrements 24×7 and a advice articulation amid the bouncer alfresco and inmates of the afflicted and additionally amid the afflicted and the force’s address to seek reinforcements — were not followed.

The advantageous administrator of the camp, a sub-inspector, was not present central at the time of the attack. “This acutely credibility to the complete abridgement of training and accommodation of EFR cadre in demography on the Naxalites ,” a arch MHA official acicular out abacus that “in a accustomed situation, a policeman may drop his weapon back off-duty , but with training in counter-Naxal tactics, the aboriginal affair he charge apprentice is to accumulate his weapon abutting at duke all the time.”

Central agencies are not cardinal out the achievability of the Naxal attackers accepting beyond over from Jharkhand. This, admiral actuality felt, alone adequate the Centre’s case for inter-state operations — which arch abbot Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee had adjoin in January 2009, afore advancing on lath in the Lalgarh aftermath.

Notwithstanding the massive blow it suffered on Monday, the West Bengal government has absitively to apprentice from mistakes and be added accurate in ambidextrous with Maoists. Some correctives that may be alien are training of badge cadre in boscage and guerrilla warfare, ensuring that a policeman consistently retains his weapons and putting a acid wire about camps and armed guards alfresco always.

A arch MHA official will biking to West Bengal to analysis the bearings in appearance of the Naxal advance and already afresh reiterate the accepted operating procedures and precautions that charge be taken by the badge on counter-Naxal deployment. The charge to accept the accompaniment badge accomplished in boscage warfare to advance their acknowledgment and accommodation adjoin Maoists will additionally be stressed.

The accompaniment badge will additionally be told not to analysis the aegis of all badge camps in the Naxal belt and acquaint assurance measures such announcement of a ceaseless bouncer with sandbags for cover. Importantly, the Centre will assert that badge camps are not amid in a awash neighbourhood and are appropriately manned and allowable by a arch officer.

kanya kumari is in the south most part In India. Totally in Tamil Nadu there are 32 Districts and Kanya kumari is one of the districts in it. The main tourist spots in Kanya kumari are: Vivekananda rock, Thirupaapu water falls, Keerippaarai, Chothavilai Beach, Mathur hanging bridge etc… Near Vivekanandhar rock there is a statue of a Tamil saint (poet) Thiruvalluvar which is 133feets tall. Kodhayar is another tourist spot in Kanyakumari which is a hill station which is famous for bison’s. It is 60 kilometers away from Kanya kumari which consists of many hair pin bends. Mathur hanging bridge is a bridge that is built between two hills. Kanya kumari also has good transportation facilities like buses, trains etc… More than 1,600,000 people are living in this region and the climatic conditions during summer are 35′ Celsius and during winter it is 25′ Celsius…

Jammu and Kashmir is in the Northern region of India and more than 12,000,000 people are living in this region and thee are 22 districts in Jammu and Kashmir. Srinagar is the summer capital and Jammu is the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir

1. Ranbireshwar Temple: Ranbireshwar Temple is 11 kilometers away from the heart pf the city and it is surrounded by 12 temples around it. More than thousands of people will gather during festival seasons.
2. Raghunath Temple: Raghunath Temple is a 150 year old temple and is built by Maharaja Gulab Singh. Duda Dhari temple is another temple which is near Raghunath Temple.
3. Peer Baba Shrine: Peer Baba Shrine this is very famous on Thursdays. The people those who are visiting Jammu also visits this place.
4. Amar Mahal Palace: Amar Mahal Palace has a biggest library in India. Amar Mahal Palace is open on all days except Monday.
5. Mansar Lake: Mansar Lake is a lake which is 60 kilometers away from Jammu and it is fully covered by mountains. This lake is famous for boating and it is a nice spot to send holidays.

Summer temperature is 40′ Celsius and the winter temperature is -4′ Celsius.