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Desert festival from Feb 5, but officials yet to be posted
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The world famous desert festival will start from February 5 here but surprisingly, except for a deputy director, an officer and a clerk, all posts of officers and employees in the tourism department are lying vacant. [...More]
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Mamata's Sunderbans visit stumps tourist plans
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Utter confusion prevailed in the Sunderbans just a day before chief minister Mamata Banerjee's visit to the mangrove islands.[...More]
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Solang ski slopes cry for international events
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Despite meeting international class natural resources, the ski slopes of Solang valley near Manali are awaiting government patronage and help to become a global skiing destination.[...More]
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Toy train all set to ferry more tourists this season
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Authorities at Kalka railway station are expecting a bumper tourist season this year with inquiry numbers already crossing 230, compared to total foreign passenger traffic of 102 last year.[...More]
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Tourism gets a big boost during lit fest
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The annual Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) is not just about books.The five-day event that attracted over 50,000 visitors from across the world[...More]
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Tourism ministry clears 45 projects
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The tourism ministry recently cleared 45 projects, including Rs 57 crore for Uttar Pradesh and Rs 15 crore for Punjab.[...More]
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Ganga heritage river cruise circuit, Dooars mega spots
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West Bengal’s Ganga heritage river cruise circuit and Dooars in Jalpaiguri district have been identified among 45 mega tourist destinations by the Union tourism ministry, an official release said here today.
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Book Fair begins in Kolkata...with a bang
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The state government will bring out collection of work by Swami Vivekananda and poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, as it did on the occasion of the 150th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, chief minister Mamata Banerjee said this today while inaugurating the 36th Kolkata Book Fair.[...More]
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Arunachal hosts 'Yomgo River Festival-2012'
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The five-day 'Yomgo River Festival-2012' was recently celebrated with a lot of pomp and gaiety in Arunachal Pradesh.[...More]
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Majuli, KNP in mega tourist circuit
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The Ministry of Tourism has identified a National Park Mega Circuit covering Manas, Orang, Nameri, Kaziranga, Jorhat, Sivasagar and Majuli, as part of the Mega Tourist Circuits.[...More]
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GCDA to start new ferry, tourist boat terminal in city
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Greater Cochin Development Authority (GIDA) is all set to construct a state-of-the-art terminal for tourist and ferry boats in Kochi.[...More]
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State tells MTDC to prepare report on tourist places
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The state government has asked the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) to compile a detailed report about all tourist destinations in all districts in the state, number of tourists visiting these places[...More]
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Forest department plans cycle track to promote tourism
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'The 25 km cycle track would begin from Harsul to Peth via Dalpatpur, then to Savarna and from there to Bijawad.[...More]
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Himachal Tourism Gets 22nd Award
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Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal received National Level Award for Rural Tourism Promotion, ‘Har Gaon Ki Kahani’ Scheme launched by the Department of Tourism and Civil Aviation in the 'India[...More]
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Soon, visa on arrival at 4 more airports
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The Prime Minister's Office has asked the home ministry to extend the scheme of tourist visa on arrival to airports including Goa, Hyderabad, Kochi and Bengaluru within the next one year.[...More]
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