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The 14th Chandipur beach festival
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14th Chandipur Beach Festival 2012

The 14th Golden Beach Festival in Chandipur was inagurated on Thursday.  The four-day cultural extravaganza was inaugurated by minister for tourism and culture Maheswar Mohanty. Odissi dance ballet by Guru Ratikant and his troupe will mark the inaugural ceremony followed by Mahari dance by Rupashree Mohapatra

rural tourism india
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Development of rural tourism in the country.

“Promotion of rural tourism is an important factor. Most of the foreigners would like to see the true India that is rural India, its traditions and customs,” he said here. Chiranjeevi, Rajya Sabha MP, was addressing a review meeting with Andhra Pradesh Tourism minister Vatti Vasantha

Indian railway tatkal form
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Separate Reservation Form For Indian Railways Tatkal tickets

To check misuse of tatkal bookings, Railways said a separate reservation form for passengers booking tickets under this scheme will be introduced soon. The pink colour tatkal form has to be filled up by the passenger at the booking counters providing details of his/her address, contact

Kolkata Tourism Festival 2012
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Kolkata Tourism Festival 2012

The Kolkata Tourism Festival was inaugurated on the occasion of Mahalaya with one day international Kite Festival and will continue through the festive season. The Kite Festival showcased kite-flying skills of Indian participants who have won awards at international festivals in Paris, London and Japan. The

Indian coastal erosion
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The Challenged Coast of India – 7% of coastline eroded in last decade

In less than a decade, more than 7% of the country’s coastline has eroded due to rapid development activities. The 7,500 km Indian coastline is packed with 1,262 settlements, 1,023 structures, 143 existing ports and another 76 proposed ports. Within 10 km, there are 27 power

Puri Beach Festival 2012
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Special discount during 18th International Puri Beach Festival

The 18th International Puri Beach Festival to start from November 23, 2012. This was decided at a high level meeting presided by  Tourism Minister Maheswar Mohanty. A preparatory meeting was held under chairmanship of Maheswar Mohanty, Minister Tourism, Culture and P&C in his Secretariat Chamber today

West Bengal tourism
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Events – World Tourism Day on September 27, 2012

West Bengal tourism department is organizing World Tourism Day on September 27 in Kolkata, Siliguri and Digha to promote tourism. The authorities have set up a task force to chalk out plans on how Bengal could be developed as an attractive tourist destination. The authorities will

map costal karnataka
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Coastal Tourism projects to attract tourists

Union ministry of tourism is contemplating on developing infrastructure across an 8,000-km stretch of coastal areas in the nation to attract tourists. Union minister for tourism Subodh Kant Sahay told that coastal states were asked to submit detailed reports on tourism projects that can be implemented

south goa tourist map
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Goa beach malpractices now to be checked

The tourism department will soon appoint independent squads manned by department staff to curb malpractices on the beach and reduce problems faced by tourists, tourism minister Dilip Parulekar said. Fending off questions on how the government intends to address other tourism-related issues, Parulekar said that the

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New Beaches on the Visakha- Bheemili stretch

Three new beaches would be on the map of Visakha tourism by the end of this year as Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority (VUDA) is planning to develop the beaches on the Visakha- Bheemili stretch soon. The beaches would be developed by adhering to the CRZ (Coastal