Nicknamed the “Toy Train”, the train is powered by a steam engine and runs on a track made narrow to help the train go through safely the sharp turns of the hills.
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The train runs on a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow-gauge railway, going from an elevation of 100 m (328 ft) at Siliguri to about 2,200 m (7,218 ft) at Darjeeling. As the line had to overcome an ascent of 7,000 ft. in less than fifty miles, it has a series of zig zags and loops to gain height.
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"The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway is a line so close to the people that it flows like a river through their lives. The line runs on roads that pass through markets and village main streets! "
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The plight of these exploited girls galvanised the sensitive mind of Ms. Anuradha Koirala into leaving her teaching job and starting an organization in 1993 called Maiti Nepal, which means "mother's home". She has banded together a group of socially committed professionals like teachers, journalists and social workers to prevent trafficking, rescue and rehabilitate the victimized girls.
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f you want to do cardio exercise and get a good aerobic effect without taxing the joints, you can rebound on a mini trampoline. This is an excellent way to boost your metabolism and cleanse the lymphatic system.
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Lack of sunlight and plummeting mercury levels bring in "winter blues" and a craving for high carbohydrates and spicy fried foods. If you give in to your cravings, you run the risk of gaining weight you so assiduously fought to keep off.
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Diabetes have spiraled in recent times, and so have the bald patches and receding hair lines. Are the two related?
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Brown rice is every weight watcher's dream food. It is a complex carbohydrate that provides 15 essential nutrients, including B-vitamins, niacin and potassium.
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Brown rice is the choice grain for weight watchers
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Many women exercise freaks stop dead on tracks when you suggest strength or weight training. Here are some common sense explanation for myths that hold women in their grips.
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You are diet-conscious, yet when you step on the weighing scales, you are disappointed that there is no drop in the weight. What went wrong?
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" Scientific studies show that fresh juice of bitter melon can lower blood sugar values and keep insulin under check. The hypoglycemic (blood sugar lowering) action is due to the presence of a unique phyto-constituent called charantin, insulin-like peptides, and alkaloids, all of which act together to improve glucose tolerance without increasing blood insulin levels."
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The sparkling quiet waters of Dal surrounded by snow-capped mountains on its three sides, undoubtedly mark it as one of the most beautiful lakes of India.
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It is one of the largest annual pilgrimage in the world with an estimated 50–60 million devotees walking barefoot through forests abounding in wildlife – a spiritual journey that underscores universal brotherhood, regardless of caste and creed.
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t shows how the vast expanse of immense energy in the infinite space is transformed into atomic and subatomic particles colliding with each other in a wild dance, the cosmic dance of Shiva, creating and destroying particles. Then a stage comes when the universe cools and expands, and the particles bind to form nuclei, and later, to atoms and everything else. Matter is Consciousness transformed by energy, says Stephen Hawking
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"It shows how the vast expanse of immense energy in the infinite space is transformed into atomic and subatomic particles colliding with each other in a wild dance, the cosmic dance of Shiva, creating and destroying particles. Then a stage comes when the universe cools and expands, and the particles bind to form nuclei, and later, to atoms and everything else. Matter is Consciousness transformed by energy, says Stephen Hawking"
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The vaccines can over-stimulate the immune system and paralyze it, especially if the recipient is very young or very old and nutritionally deficient. Squalene, an antioxidant, is found throughout nervous system and is recognized by the immune system. But when squalene is injected into the body, it incites the immune system to attack all the squalene in the body, not just the vaccine adjuvant alone.
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"The vaccines can over-stimulate the immune system and paralyze it, especially if the recipient is very young or very old and nutritionally deficient. Squalene, an antioxidant, is found throughout nervous system and is recognized by the immune system. But when squalene is injected into the body, it incites the immune system to attack all the squalene in the body, not just the vaccine adjuvant alon"
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