Second wave dampens tourism in Chittoor
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There is a sudden dip in the number of arrivals
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There is a sudden dip in the number of arrivals
The happiness of tourism officials in Chittoor district after gaining back full potential, after lockdown norms were eased, at several tourist locations in the district such as Horsely Hills, has become short-lived with a sudden dip in the number of visitors since the first week of April owing to the sharp rise in COVID-19 cases.
Horsley Hills near Madanapalle, a scenic hill station, which attracts a large number of tourists from Chennai and Bengaluru, was shut down following March 2020 lockdown. However, the hill station’s potential returned to normal in September last year. The officials said till February this year, the tourist destination remained jam-packed with tourists overflowing during the weekends. Since April, in spite of the increase in mercury levels, the occupancy rate of the accommodation block
The Delhi Police has now arrested Deep Sidhu in an FIR filed by the Archeological Survey of India pertaining to the violence at the Red Fort on Republic Day.
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New Delhi, April 17
The Delhi Police’s Crime Branch arrested actor-activist Deep Sidhu on Saturday in connection with an FIR lodged by the Archaeological Survey of India for allegedly damaging public property during the farmers’ tractor parade violence on Republic Day at Red Fort, officials said.
The arrest came after a Delhi court granted bail to the actor-activist arrested on February 9 in connection with the Red Fort violence. Special Judge Neelofer Abida Perveen granted relief to the accused on Friday on a personal bond of Rs 30,000 and two sureties of a like amount.
The court noted that the accused was in custody since February 9, 2021, with 14 days of remand in police custody.
Deep Sidhu Arrested In Another Case Hours After Delhi Court Granted Him Bail
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Hours after Delhi Court granted bail to Deep Sidhu in connection with the Red Fort violence case, he has been rearrested on Saturday in an FIR lodged on the complaint filed by Archaeological Survey of India alleging damage to the historic monument and vandalism by rioters.
The said FIR has been registered under
sec. 147, 148, 149, 153, 452, 34 of IPC along with sec. 25, 27 of Arms Act, Sec. 3, 4 of PDPP Act, Sec. 2 of Prevention of Insults to National Honours Act and Sec. 30A, 30B of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act.