Orissa government has signed an MoU with Aditya Birla Group for setting up of a 10 MTPA capacity sea port at an investment of Rs1500 crore. The port to be established at Chudamani in Bhadrak district, would have 3 mtpa capacity in the phase-1, said ABG’s
IRCTC’s ticketing revenue has seen an increase of 462 per cent over the past three years. From Rs 704.9 crore in 2006-07 and Rs 1,744.7 crore in 2007-08, the corporation got Rs 3,966.98 crore from sale of online tickets last year. The impressive sales figures have
With an aim to project India as a global health care destination, the government is organising events abroad to increase the footfalls of medical tourists in the country. The Union Minister of State for Tourism Sultan Ahmed told that they had recently organised a road show
The Karnataka govt will soon announce a new tourism policy for a period of five years — 2009-14 — with several changes and industry-friendly schemes. The policy, approved by the state cabinet, is under print and will be made public within a week, a senior government
Goa state cabinet has approved the beach shack policy for the 2009-10 season and said that shack allotment will be made on seniority basis. In 2008, the tourism department had issued application forms in September while this year the forms were issued only on Tuesday. According
Tamil Nadu is a safe, all-season destination for tourists. It has much to offer – hill stations, beaches, temples, world heritage monuments, archaeologicalsites, wildlife parks, botanical gardens, amusement parks, and so on. In December, Chennai, the State capital, comes alive with a festival of music and
The high court of Bombay at Goa, in an interim order ruled that there will be no water sports activities at Coco Beach, Nerul, till November 15. There are 23 water sports operators and 36 water sports vehicles doing business at Coco Beach. The court ruling
The Orissa State Government has decided to develop tourism infrastructure and tourist places in the Western Orissa districts by setting up a separate circuit. The new tourism circuit will include Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Deogarh, Bargarh and Sundargarh districts. Emphasis will be on development of tourism places in
Cruise tourism in India is finally getting a boost with many popular cruise liners from across the globe set to anchor at its shores. “While Luise Cruises, the Greece cruise liner, is entering the Cochin port in the last week of this month, a German cruise
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