Hampi

Hampi attracts thousands of tourists and pilgrims every year. This is an important religious site in the south Indian state of Karnataka, which houses Virupaksha Temple and several other notable monuments. Hampi has been listed in the UNESCO World Heritage sites.

Years ago, Hampi was the capital of Vijayanagara, an Hindu empire in southern India. The historical place is situated in the northern part of Karnataka, which has developed from the ruins of Vijayanagara.

Located at a strategic location, Hampi bounded by the torrential Tungabhadra River on the one side and surrounded by defensible hills on the other three sides.

It is like a paradise for backpackers in India travel. Hampi is close to Hospet, about 13kms away. The state capital Bangalore is 353 km away and Bellary is 74 km away. Hampi is a beautiful place to visit. 

First ‘Dreamliner’ finally reaches India

Much awaited world’s most advanced passenger jetliner Boeing 787, popularly known as the Dreamliner, finally landed at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport here on Wednesday. This is the maiden voyage of the flight to India. The plane was given a water-cannon salute.

The beauty of this plane is that it is able to operate non-stop ultra long haul routes up to 16, 000 kms with 250 passengers.

Air India, India’s national air carrier has ordered 27 Dreamliners. The airline expects the delivery in October of this year. While Jet Airways, India’s second largest private carrier has placed an order for 10 aircraft. Its delivery is expected by 2014. State-owned airline Air India is planning to give training to its pilots to fly Boeing 787 from next month.