Rain brings relief from summer heat to Dakshina Kannada; hailstorm in Belthangady taluk
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada, which has been struggling against the rising levels of mercury, got a slight relief from the summer heat on Wednesday evening, thanks to the showers in most parts of the district.
Some parts also reported mild hailstorm and thunderstorm during the Wednesday evening. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast rainfall in Dakshina Kannada for two more days.
Places in Kadaba received more than half an hour of rainfall, Puttur city reported moderate rainfall while other parts of the taluk got heavy showers.
Hailstorm with heavy showers and wind was reported in Mundaje, Ujire, Kakkinje, Nada and Dharmasthala of Belthangady taluk on Wednesday evening. While the people were greatly relieved with the fall in temperature, they also had to face power outage as more than 30 electricity poles fell due to the heavy wind and rain that started around 5.30 pm. There have also been cases of trees collapsing in several places of the taluk.
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Taj Mahal top earning ASI monument through ticket sales from FY19-20 to FY23-24: Govt
New Delhi, Apr 3 (PTI): The iconic Taj Mahal in Agra earned the "highest income" through the sale of tickets among the ASI-protected monuments from FY19-20 to FY23-24, according to data shared by the government.
Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat shared the data in a written response to a query in Rajya Sabha.
He was asked the amount that the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has received from selling entry tickets to various monuments in the last five years, year-wise and monument-wise; and the monuments that have received the highest income through selling entry tickets in the last five years.
In his response, the minister shared the data in a tabular form for cycles of financial years ranging from FY19-20 to FY23-24.
According to the data, Taj Mahal earned the top slot for all five years.
The Mughal-era architectural wonder was commissioned by Emperor Shah Jehan in the 17th century and it is considered one of the most beautiful buildings in the world.
In FY19-20, the Agra Fort in Agra and Qutub Minar in Delhi were in the second and third positions.
In FY20-21, the Group of Monuments Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu and Sun Temple, Konark were in the second and third positions. In FY23-24, Qutub Minar and Red Fort of Delhi were in the second and third positions.
