Agra may soon get international air terminal (Lead)
June 9th, 2012 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, June 9 (IANS) Taj city Agra may soon get a brand new international air terminal at Dhanuali, close to the Kheria IAF base here, if the project gets the ... Read more...
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Agra may soon get international air terminal
June 9th, 2012 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, June 9 (IANS) Taj city Agra may soon get a brand new international air terminal at Dhanuali, close to the Kheria IAF base here, if the project gets the ... Read more...
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‘Rohtang’s ecology needs preservation’
November 27th, 2011 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Manali (Himachal Pradesh), Nov 27 (IANS) Human interference disturbing the fragile ecology of a high Himalayan mountain pass overlooking this tourist resort has caught the attention of the Himachal Pradesh ... Read more...
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A dirty saga unfolds by the Indus in Kashmir (Leh Newsletter)
July 29th, 2011 - 10:58 am ICT by IANS
Leh, July 29 (IANS) You reach the banks of the historic Indus River, envisioning crystal clear waters and idyllic surroundings. But heaps of garbage, plastic bottles and remnants of food ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Shimla goes without water
June 24th, 2011 - 12:10 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 24 (IANS) This popular tourist town of Himachal Pradesh, once the favourite summer retreat of the British, has been facing an acute water shortage for the past three ... Read more...
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Tourists throng Himachal - to milk cows, pluck vegetables
April 21st, 2011 - 12:32 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 21 (IANS) A chance to pluck vegetables, milk cows and eat buckwheat dishes in the villages of Himachal Pradesh is proving to be a great hit with tourists. ... Read more...
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Gujjar agitation worries Rajasthan tourism industry
December 29th, 2010 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
By Anil Sharma
Jaipur, Dec 29 (IANS) Rajasthan's tourism industry is worried about the ongoing Gujjar agitation that has affected the influx of visitors to the desert state in this peak tourist season.Gujjars, ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Tunnel may be blessing for Rohtang eco-system
August 2nd, 2010 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
By Vishal Gulati
Manali (Himachal Pradesh), Aug 2 (IANS) The fragile ecosystem of the Rohtang Pass is likely to get some respite from heavy pollution from vehicles once the 8.8-km-long tunnel being ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Campaign launched for responsible tourism in Himalayas
June 4th, 2010 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) Seeking to encourage tour operators and tourists to adopt better practices for disposal of waste in the Himalayas and protect the fragile ecosystem, the World Wide Fund ... Read more...
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No central input on Headley’s stay in Goa: police
December 9th, 2009 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, Dec 8 (IANS) Goa Police Tuesday denied receiving any inputs from central intelligence agencies about the presence of terror suspect David Coleman Headley in Goa earlier this year.
"The Goa police ... Read more...
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Empty shacks keep tourists away from Goa beaches
December 4th, 2009 - 11:28 am ICT by IANS
By Shilpa Raina
Panaji, Dec 4 (IANS) There is little business at the Goa beaches at the start of the peak tourist season because allotment of beach shacks has been delayed."I have never ... Read more...
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Nepal Maoists call off airport blockade after world concern
November 3rd, 2009 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Nov 3 (IANS) Nepal's former Maoist guerrillas, who have kept up a siege on parliament since May and Monday launched fresh street protests against the coalition government, finally ... Read more...
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Decline in tourists’ arrival a big jolt to Kerala’s houseboat business
July 18th, 2009 - 2:49 pm ICT by ANI
By Juhan SamuelAlleppy (Kerala), July 18 (ANI): A sharp decline in the arrival of tourists has badly hit houseboat business in Kerala, leaving most of them in a difficult condition to struggle ... Read more...
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SAARC summit likely to be deferred: Report
March 6th, 2009 - 12:47 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 6 (IANS) The 16th SAARC summit is likely to be deferred to at least the first quarter of 2010 as the Maldives has expressed its inability to host the gathering ... Read more...
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Investigation cites pilot error for air crash near Everest
January 1st, 2009 - 12:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Jan 1 (DPA) An investigation into an air crash near Mount Everest in October 2007 blamed pilot error for it, a government report said Thursday.The crash at Lukla airport, about 175 ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu’s hospitality trade in the doldrums
December 8th, 2008 - 10:42 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 8 (IANS) Tamil Nadu's hospitality industry has taken a knocking this year. Already hit by the after-effects of the global economic slowdown, the terror attacks in Mumbai now threaten to ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Survarnabhumi Airport had been closed for eight days
December 2nd, 2008 - 12:49 pm ICT by Amrit Rashmisrisethi
According to an official, they said that the Thailand's main airport will take at least a week to re-operate once a sit-in by anti-government protesters ends. As the entire attention ... Read more...
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Man arrested for molesting Spanish tourist in Kerala
November 9th, 2008 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Kannur (Kerala), Nov 9 (IANS) Kerala, a popular destination for foreign tourists, started its annual tourism season on a wrong note with an allegedly drunken man molesting a Spanish woman. He has ... Read more...
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Security tightened in Agra after serial blast threat
October 8th, 2008 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Oct 8 (IANS) Security has been tightened at public places in Uttar Pradesh's Agra town following a letter to authorities warning of serial blasts, including one at the Taj Mahal, police ... Read more...
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Now north Kerala lures tourists with homestays
August 27th, 2008 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
Kozhikode, Aug 27 (IANS) Beaches, rivers, mountains, forests, ayurveda - though north Kerala has everything that brought 515,808 foreign tourists to this state last year, it received only six percent of them. ... Read more...
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