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Turkmenistan wants to close 'Gates of Hell' gas crater
- Turkmenistan's president has said he wants to close a popular tourist attraction known as the "Gates of Hell." The site is a spectacular natural gas crater that has burned for decades.
Published on Jan 09, 2022 09:01 AM IST
Deutsche Welle, Delhi
Modi meets leaders of 5 Central Asian nations
Modi spoke of the importance of India’s relations with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan when the foreign ministers of the five countries jointly met him.
![Modi “emphasised the importance that India attaches to its long-standing relations with [the] Central Asian countries, which are part of its ‘extended neighbourhood’”, an official statement said. (PTI)](https://images.hindustantimes.com/img/2021/12/20/150x84/95a1af0a-61bf-11ec-8bb7-69f77148494e_1640023767175.jpg "Modi “emphasised the importance that India attaches to its long-standing relations with [the] Central Asian countries, which are part of its ‘extended neighbourhood’”, an official statement said. (PTI)")
Updated on Dec 21, 2021 02:01 AM IST
Rezaul H Laskar, New Delhi
These countries reported ‘zero’ Covid-19 cases. How true are their claims?
North Korea told the World Health Organisation in June that it tested more than 30,000 people for Covid-19 till that month but found not a single case of the virus. The isolated and secretive state has banned tourists and severely restricted cross-border traffic and trade to stop the virus.
Updated on Sep 28, 2021 09:46 AM IST
Written by Joydeep Bose | Edited by Meenakshi Ray, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Turkmenistan ruler creates new national holiday to honour local dog breed
President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov ordered the holiday praising the Alabai, the Central Asian shepherd dog, to be celebrated on the last Sunday of April.
Published on Jan 27, 2021 09:18 PM IST
AP |
