Ghost Town
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Know about a ghost town in Africa abandoned since 50 years
World | Sep 04, 2014, 06:33 AM ISTNew Delhi: Kolmanskop in Namibia was founded in 1908 when a railway worker, Zacharias Lewala discovered a diamond in this place and showed it to his supervisor, who then got the gem tested and approved.After
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Uttarakhand: Kedarnath has become a ghost town, Centre tells SC
India | Jul 13, 2013, 06:36 AM ISTNew Delhi, July 13 : As Supreme Court Friday asked the NDMA to file a status report on the rescue and relief operation in flood-devastated Uttarakhand, it was told that pilgrimage centre of Kedarnath has
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Lakhpat, a journey into a ghost town
India | Apr 30, 2013, 09:39 AM ISTNew Delhi: Lakhpat is a small town and sub-district in Kachchh district in the Indian state of Gujarat.The town is within the fort walls of the 18th-century Lakhpat fort. As of 2001 it had a
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Dhanushkodi Island, India's ghost town
India | Mar 02, 2013, 06:46 AM ISTNew Delhi: Dhanushkodi was a small island at the southern tip of Rameshwaram in Tamil Nadu. Hindu scriptures says that at the request of Vibeeshana, brother of Ravan and ally of Ram, Rama broke the
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Daniel Radcliffe Wants To Visit Ghost Town In Rajasthan
Hollywood | Jan 28, 2012, 05:27 PM ISTMumbai, Jan 28: Hollywood actor Daniel Radcliffe, who features in an upcoming horror film, wants to visit the ghost town of Bhangarh in Rajasthan, says a media report."As preparation for the movie, I read up