Chhattisgarh takes to social media to promote tourism
February 8th, 2012 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh Tourism Board (CTB) has taken to social media to promote tourism in the state and strike a chord with people by highlighting ... Read more...
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Srinagar shuts tobacco shops near schools
February 8th, 2012 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 8 (IANS) Authorities here Wednesday decided to shut all shops selling cigarettes and tobacco products near schools in the capital. Houseboat owners too volunteered to disallow smoking on ... Read more...
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Advance train reservation period extended
February 8th, 2012 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) The railways have decided to increase the advance reservation period for booking train tickets from the existing 90 days to 120 days effective March 10, ... Read more...
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Foreign exchange earnings from tourism surge 50 percent
February 6th, 2012 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Foreign exchange earnings from tourism in India surged by 49.3 percent to Rs.8,623 crore in January year-on-year on the back of 9.2 percent growth in ... Read more...
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Tourists stranded as snow covers Pakistan hill town
February 5th, 2012 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 5 (IANS) Hundreds of tourists were stuck in their vehicles as heavy snowfall blanketed Murree, a hill station near here.The Murree region in Pakistan's Punjab province has witnessed ... Read more...
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Heavy snowfall in Pakistan province
February 4th, 2012 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 4 (IANS) The Murree region in Pakistan's Punjab province has witnessed heavy snowfall.A bus carrying girl students was stuck in snow on the Murree-Bhurban road Friday. Efforts were ... Read more...
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Italy’s wine tourism generates $6.5 bn a year
February 3rd, 2012 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Feb 3 (IANS) Wine tourism in Italy generates five billion euros ($6.5 billion) a year, just-released data shows.According to data released at the International Wine Tourism Conference that was ... Read more...
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Over 12,000 visitors get Indian visa on arrival
January 31st, 2012 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Over 12,000 visitors from 11 countries used the tourist visa on arrival facility in 2011, with the maximum numbers coming from New Zealand, Japan and ... Read more...
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French tourist killed in Egypt
January 29th, 2012 - 8:27 am ICT by IANS
Cairo, Jan 29 (IANS) A 42-year-old French tourist was killed by robbers at a currency exchange shop in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Xinhua reported.The masked gunmen ... Read more...
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Odisha denies Bonda tribes’ exploitation
January 25th, 2012 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 25 (IANS) Authorities in Odisha Wednesday denied that primitive Bonda tribes in the state were in any way exploited by tourists.The denial came after a section of media ... Read more...
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We don’t doctor pitches: Clarke
January 23rd, 2012 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
Adelaide, Jan 23 (IANS) Australia captain Michael Clarke Monday rubbished allegations by Indian batsman Gautam Gambhir that the hosts doctored cricket pitches to ensure the tourists' downfall."The pitches have ... Read more...
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Sunny morning brings relief to Agra
January 23rd, 2012 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Jan 23 (IANS) After 0.4 degrees Saturday night and 1.4 degrees Sunday night, the minimum temperature in Agra rose to 6 degrees celsius Monday, giving immense relief to people ... Read more...
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IAF airlifts 1,377 people in Kashmir
January 22nd, 2012 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 22 (IANS) A total of 1,377 tourists and locals stranded because of bad weather were transported by the Indian Air Force (IAF) from Srinagar to Jammu and vice-versa ... Read more...
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Cuba welcomed over 2.7 mn tourists in 2011
January 22nd, 2012 - 12:23 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, Jan 22 (IANS/EFE) Cuba greeted more than 2.7 million tourists in 2011, a figure cited by official media and said to set a record for the sector, the island's ... Read more...
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Seven foreigners among 10 rescued from Kashmir avalanche
January 22nd, 2012 - 3:03 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 21 (IANS) Seven foreign tourists and three guides were Saturday rescued from an avalanche at the upper reaches of Gulmarg ski resort by police with the assistance of ... Read more...
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IAF sorties between Srinagar and Jammu begin (Lead)
January 21st, 2012 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 21 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) began flying sorties between Srinagar and Jammu with two flights leaving Srinagar airport Saturday afternoon carrying passengers stranded here due to ... Read more...
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IAF to run sorties for stranded passengers in Jammu and Kashmir
January 21st, 2012 - 11:26 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 21 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government organized special Indian Air Force (IAF) sorties between summer capital Srinagar and winter capital Jammu to airlift stranded passengers as the ... Read more...
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India hit Adelaide Oval nets a day early
January 20th, 2012 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Adelaide, Jan 20 (IANS) The Indian team hit the nets at the Adelaide Oval Friday, a day ahead than expected to prepare for the fourth and the final Test ... Read more...
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Those stranded in Srinagar, Jammu to be airlifted (Lead)
January 20th, 2012 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 20 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government Friday announced it has made special arrangements with the Indian Air Force for airlifting the passengers stranded between Srinagar and Jammu ... Read more...
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IAF sorties for stranded passengers in Jammu and Kashmir
January 20th, 2012 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 20 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government Friday announced it is making special arrangements of Indian Air Force (IAF) sorties for airlifting stranded passengers between this summer capital ... Read more...
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Putin urges fans to help tourists at World Cup
January 20th, 2012 - 8:20 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has put out an impassioned call for football fans across the nation to turn the 2018 World Cup into a ... Read more...
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Kashmir keen to boost tourism, exports
January 18th, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Jan 18 (IANS) The fall of rupee against the dollar presents a "window of opportunity" for Jammu and Kashmir, which can boost its income from tourism and export ... Read more...
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Taj city fogged out, traffic movement affected
January 18th, 2012 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Jan 18 (IANS) This Taj city was Wednesday morning enveloped in a thick blanket of fog, reducing visibility to a few metres which affected traffic movement. The minimum temperature ... Read more...
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‘Discover Bihar’ roadshow launched
January 13th, 2012 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) The Bihar tourism department Friday launched its second edition of the 'Discover Bihar' roadshow in the capital to promote tourism in the state.Exhibiting the culture ... Read more...
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No targeting of women visitors from Central Asia: India
January 13th, 2012 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Amid reports that Indian missions have been asked to toughen screening for female visa applicants from central Asian countries, the government has clarified that there ... Read more...
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Unfair to let Jarawas live in beastly conditions: Minister
January 13th, 2012 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Tribal Affairs Minister V.Kishore Chandra Deo Friday indicated that the Jarawa tribes people of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands could be gradually exposed to modern ... Read more...
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Jarawa women dance clip old, videographer will be held: Chidambaram (Lead)
January 12th, 2012 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Thursday said the footage of Jarawa tribeswomen being made to dance for tourists was "three to four years" old, and ... Read more...
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Agra gets to enjoy the sun
January 12th, 2012 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Jan 12 (IANS) After days of cold and murky weather, with mercury plunging to 1.2 degrees Celsius Wednesday, there was some respite for this Taj Mahal town Thursday.The minimum ... Read more...
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Bring Jarawas to the mainstream, says BJP
January 12th, 2012 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday said the Jarawas and other tribes of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands should be included in the mainstream ... Read more...
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Jarawa women dance clip old, videographer will be held: Chidambaram
January 12th, 2012 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram said Thursday that the footage of Jarawa tribeswomen being made to dance for tourists was "three to four years" old ... Read more...
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Andaman asked about semi-naked dance
January 11th, 2012 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) The Indian government Wednesday asked the Andaman and Nicobar administration to explain how half naked tribal women were forced to dance for tourists.Terming the incident ... Read more...
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Aurangabad crowd goes berserk over Priyanka, Shahid (With Images)
January 10th, 2012 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 10 (IANS) It became a Herculean task for Kunal Kohli to shoot a song sequence with Shahid Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra for his tentatively titled "Teri Meri ... Read more...
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China ice festival gets Marilyn Monroe sculpture
January 6th, 2012 - 11:11 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 6 (IANS) A six-metre-tall ice sculpture of Hollywood legend Marilyn Monroe has been unveiled in China's northeastern city of Harbin, as the city began its annual snow and ... Read more...
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Bihar to conserve tree associated with Mahatma Gandhi
January 5th, 2012 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Jan 5 (IANS) An old neem tree, associated with Mahatma Gandhi and lying neglected in Bihar's East Champaran, would now be preserved and conserved under the government's plan ... Read more...
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Tourists rescued from Himachal hills
January 5th, 2012 - 12:02 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Jan 5 (IANS) All 300 tourists stranded in the hills overlooking the tourist resort of Manali due to heavy snow have been rescued, a Himachal Pradesh official said Thursday."All ... Read more...
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