Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden, located at Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir, is all set to open for tourist from March 25, ahead of the Tulip fest 2018. Spread across 30 hectors, the garden is the largest of its kind in Asia that contains nearly 1.5 million tulips. Some of the Tulip varieties of the […]
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In a bizarre incident, Lord Subramanya Swamy temple located in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh received a package containing a brand new i Phone 6s. According to temple staff, the package was found inside the donation box that was intended to collect money. Speculations are that the devotee might have started some kind of mobile […]
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Atleast 27 people including 25 women are feared to have been trapped in the severe forest fire atop the Kolukkumalai Hills in Tamil Nadu. “Two groups have gone for trek inKolukumalai. One group of 13 people from Tirupur & Erode and another group of 24 from Chennai, organised by Chennai Trekking Club. Eight men 26 […]
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Surveying a village is time consuming and prone to errors. Maharashtra government has found a solution for this by replacing the manual surveys with drone surveys, which they say is very accurate and fast. The Maharashtra government is using drones mounted with high resolution cameras to speed up the exercise of mapping villages and towns […]
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Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Minister ‘Tassaduq Hussain Mufti’ is on a new mission to promote tourism of the state. Besides social media campaigns the state offers new festivals and fairs to attract audience participation, that further enhances destination marketing. Creating new destination-based promotional films on the most traffic destinations namely Mata Vaishno Devi, Basohli and Patnitop are […]
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Minister for Tourism KJ Alphons has tweeted that Incredible India’s new ad ‘Yogi of the Racetrack’ could get 3.2 million hits in 60 hours. The new ad was released by the minister at the ITB Berlin on March 7, 2018. The new TV commercial titled ‘Yogi Of The Racetrack’, shows the effect of yoga and […]
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The online peer to peer cab service Uber has chosen cricketer Virat Kohli as the first brand ambassador in India. Upon the new initiative, the company aims to put a strong competition to their rivals, Ola. Came to service back in 2013, Uber currently has 450,000 drivers in more than 30 cities all over India. […]
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Honda Aircraft Company announced that it has expanded sales of the HondaJet to India with the appointment of Arrow Aircraft Sales and Charters Pvt., Ltd. as an authorized sales representative based in New Delhi, India. Honda Aircraft made the announcement at Begumpet Airport during Wings India, where the HondaJet is making its first-ever appearance. “We […]
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It was a happy news for commuters of Mumbai- New Delhi Rajdhani Express, as the Indian railway authorities have successfully installed new Sanitary Dispensers for women passengers. The project is initiated as part of women’s day celebrations and would be broadened to other trains, after the trail run said, Western Railways Chief Spokesperson Ravinder Bhakar. […]
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It was a proud moment for Airports Authority of India (AAI), as the 6 airports under the government have been selected upon Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Awards 2017, by Airport Council International (ACI). Airports of Lucknow, Indore, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Kolkata and Pune were the winners chosen from different categories. Airport Authority on a statement responded […]
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Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder of Paytm, is the youngest Indian billionaire. At the age of 39, he owns $1.7 billion net worth with his innovative idea of digital cashless transaction through mobile app. Paytm gradually gained its reach and popularity, after the Union Ministry’s announcement of demonetisation with Rs 1000 and Rs 500 notes leaving a […]
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The Uttar Pradesh’s archaeological department is conducting excavations at Chhatar Manzil and Kothi Farhat Baksh, and said it will be open for tourists once the excavations works are completed. The restoration of the newly excavated storey, which was lying buried under the current structures, would be planned so as to facilitate the movement of tourists thereby […]
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Travel and Tourism professionals move Berlin
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It’s that time of the year for the travel and tourism industry players and professionals from every nook and corner of the world to hurry to the German capital of Berlin to participate in their dream get-together organised by Messe Berlin GmbH. The platform for this meeting is none other than the much talked about […]
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India, all set to host this year’s World Environment Day on 5th June 2018. The decision was announced by Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and climate change, along with the United Nations Environment Programme Chief Erik Solheim. ‘Beat Plastic Pollution’ was the theme adopted this year, with an aim to reduce the use […]
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Ahead of Women’s Day, Air India has operated a flight on the Kolkata-Dimapur-Kolkata sector today with an all-women cockpit and cabin crew as part of its celebration of International Women’s Day. The flight AI709, an Airbus 319, was operated by Captain Akanksha Verma and Captain Satovisa Banerjee in the cockpit while the cabin crew comprised […]