Hollywood film Life of Pi is all set to receive two National Tourism Awards for promoting India as a tourism destination, especially Puducherry and Munnar in Kerala. The film’s director Ang Lee and Yann Martel, the author of the book on which the film is based,
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
“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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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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