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  Railways mulling train from Kolkata to cover key Buddhist sites

  India | January 18, 2015 9:05 IST

  Kolkata: Railways is planning to introduce a special train from Kolkata to offer tourists a spiritual tour of key Buddhist circuit cities spread across the region where the religion originated thousands of years ago.The train

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  India plans to transform Buddhist sites: Kiren Rijiju

  Politics | November 30, 2014 16:09 IST

  Bangkok: India plans to transform Buddhist sites across the country and make them the centre of Buddhism for global followers, a senior minister said here."India so far has not been able to take care of

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  Map of Buddhist sites across 8 nations coming up

  India | August 14, 2013 12:34 IST

  Kolkata: Work on preparing a first-ever map identifying Buddhist sites situated across India and seven ASEAN nations with detailed information is underway. The map, to be known as the Indo-ASEAN Archaeological Atlas, is being prepared

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  Security tightened at Buddhist sites in Odisha

  India | July 09, 2013 13:43 IST

  Jajpur, Jul 9: Security has been beefed up at all important Buddhist sites and structures in Jajpur district of Odisha after the serial blasts at the Mahabodhi temple complex in Bodh Gaya.Jajpur houses world famous

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  US firm to invest $240mn to light up Bihar's Buddhist sites

  India | May 07, 2013 10:23 IST

  Washington, May 6: A power venture formed by Indian and North American energy professionals plans to create a role model for the world by lighting up famed Buddhist sites in Bihar with a $240 million