TRAVEL & TOURISM

Promoting Nabakalebra by advertising on trains

The tourism department of Odisha seems to be leaving no stone unturned in creating a high-pitched buzz for the forthcoming Nabakalebara of Jagannath, an auspicious ritual which entails replacement of idols in the main temple. The ...
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Festival bonanza from Goa tourism between March-May

Goa Tourism has announced its mega plans to organize three back-to-back festivals commencing on March 7 to attract more tourists. The annual Shigmotsav which took off on 7th March will end on 20th of this month ...
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Delhi to fast track Najafgarh water park project

Delhi to fast track Najafgarh water park project

The creation of an expansive water sports complex has been a long-pending demand in Delhi and the previous Congress government had even come out with a blueprint to construct a water sports park in west Delhi’s ...
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Visit Kerala Year to be unveiled in April this year

Kerala Tourism has declared the period from April 2015 to March 2016 as “Visit Kerala Year” and an array of activities have been planned for the year long programme. In the wake of the fresh initiative, ...
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SRK may feature as brand ambassador for WB tourism

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, whose proximity to West Bengal is well-known, is now also likely to lend his persona to a new advertisement campaign of West Bengal tourism. A senior official of West Bengal Tourism ...
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Mumbai to regain its nightlife with 24×7 restaurants

The coalition partners in Maharsatra – the BJP and Shiv Sena – might be bickering over several issues. But there is one point on which there seems to be a broader agreement which has brought cheers ...
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Pawan Hans to spend Rs 560 crore to expand its fleet

The government- owned helicopter operator Pawan Hans is all set to significantly augment its fleet size. According to a recently published report in a national daily, Pawan Hans is likely to spend about Rs. 560 crore ...
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India tops the list in weekend road-trips, says survey from carmaker Ford

India tops the list in weekend road-trips, says survey from carmaker Ford

Most Indians and Chinese are taking short, leisurely weekend road-trips to go out and spend quality time with their family. As per the latest Ford Driving Habits Survey, 8 out of 10 Indian and Chinese (83%) ...
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Linking India’s coastline and multiple islands, tourism-oriented Sagarmala gets cabinet’s nod

Linking India’s coastline and multiple islands, tourism-oriented Sagarmala gets cabinet’s nod

In a significant development, the union cabinet gave its green signal to the ambitious Sagarmala project late last month. Originally mooted in 2003 by the then Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, the project has been revived ...
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It is now e-VA. Visa on arrival gets a new name

It is now e-VA. Visa on arrival gets a new name

In order to do away with the reported confusion, the Home Ministry has decided to adopt a simple name for ‘Tourist visa on arrival enabled electronic travel authorization’ (TVoA-ETA) facilitation. The new chosen name is e-tourist ...
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