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Shanghai’s tourism sector rakes in billions during Spring Festival

During the seven-day national holiday from January 31, Shanghai held approximately 500 cultural and tourism activities focused on intangible cultural heritages, said the Shanghai Municipal Administration of Culture and Tourism, reports Xinhua news agency.

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Cancer kills 16k-20k people in Afghanistan annually

“In Afghanistan, annually, around 40,000 people are infected by cancer. Around 16,000-20,000 people are losing their lives to the disease annually,” said Mohammad Hussien Ghias, Deputy Minister of Public Health, told reporters here.

As Bengal’s debt piles up, state govt applies brakes on spending

Initially, the government had an estimate that nearly 2 crore beneficiaries will register for ‘Lakshmir Bhandar’ project but so far, the government has received 1.63 crore applications of which 1.52 crore have been approved. Nearly 7 lakh applications have been rejected. The government has spent more than Rs 800 crore on the project and going by the figure the finance department estimates that the state government will have to cough up another Rs 5,600 crore which might, in turn, lead to a staggering figure in a full financial year.

From Hemant Kumar to Salil Chowdhary: Lata’s strong bond with Bengali music maestros

Hemant who had a lifelong association with this music maestro was not the only person but Lata Mangeshkar’s love and respect for the singers and music directors of Bengal was deep-rooted and went beyond the corridors of professionalism. The ‘Nightingale of India’ didn’t know Bengali but her love for the language was so deep that she hired film director Basu Bhattacharyay to learn it.

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Negative Covid test no longer necessary to enter Portugal

From that date onwards, it is only necessary to present the digital vaccination certificate from the European Union or another proof “duly recognised”, Xinhua news agency quoted an official statement as saying.