A once in a lifetime lunar event occurs tomorrow – a Super blue blood moon, which means a complete lunar eclipse, during the 2nd full moon of the month, while the moon is on its closest orbit to earth. This rare celestial phenomenon—a super moon, a blue moon and a total lunar eclipse, will all […]
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പകിട്ടുള്ള ടൂറിസമല്ല: പരിവട്ടം അനുഭവിച്ചറിയാം.. മുംബൈയില് ചേരി ടൂറിസം
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മുംബൈ : ചേരിയില് മുന്നിലാണ് മുംബൈ. നഗരം ആകാശത്തോളം വളര്ന്നപ്പോള് അതിനു വിത്തും വളവുമായവര് ചേരികളില് നിറഞ്ഞു.അംബരചുംബികളായ കെട്ടിടങ്ങള്ക്കരികെ അത് കേട്ടിപ്പൊക്കിയവരുടെ ചേരികളും വളര്ന്നു. സ്ലം ഡോഗ് മില്ല്യനര് എന്ന ചിത്രം മുംബൈ ചേരികളുടെ കാഴ്ച്ചകൂടിയായി. പലതരം ടൂറിസം കടന്ന് ഒടുവില് ജയില് ടൂറിസത്തില് എത്തിയ നാടാണ് മഹാരാഷ്ട്ര. ഇവിടെയാണ് ചേരി ടൂറിസവും പിറക്കുന്നത്. ചേരി നിവാസികളുടെ ജീവിത ദുരിതം മനസിലാക്കി പണം മുടക്കി ചേരിയില് കഴിയാന് അവസരമെന്നാണ് ഇതിന്റെ പ്രചാരണം. ഹോളണ്ട് സ്വദേശി ഡേവിഡ് ബിജലിന്റെതാണ് […]
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In an effort that would push forward long-term sustainability measures in the Kerala tourism scenario, the state’s Responsible Tourism Mission has braced itself to help local communities in setting up as many as 1000 new home stays and 300 farm houses. With potential entrepreneurs from the tiny hamlet of Thiruvarppu in Kottayam (Kerala) having come […]
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Lulu Group, promoted by Yusuffali MA, has signed three MoUs with the Telangana government, to develop retail and food processing industry in the state. The agreement was signed during the UAE visit of Telangana Industries Minister K T Rama Rao to Lulu group Head Office in Abu Dhabi. Under the MoUs, Lulu will invest an amount […]
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Kerala Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran meets HE Jamal Hussain Al Zaabi, the Consul General to South India and the head of the mission. The minister visited the Consul General at the UAE Consulate in Thiruvananthapuram, representing the state government to offer condolences on the sad demise of Sheikha Hessa bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, the mother of the ruler […]
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Dr Kailasavadivoo Sivan, the newly appointed ISRO chairman told that they are testing new ‘electric propulsion’ system that would replace the conventional technique of using chemicals for combustion. The new technology that comes under electric propulsion also has the ability to reduce the total payload, that would further improve the efficiency and manufacturing cost. As […]
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Helped by the initiatives taken by the government for the sector, the Foreign exchange earnings (FEEs) from tourism reported 20.8 per cent growth to USD 27.7 billion in 2017. The introduction of e- visa facility under three categories of tourist, medical and business for the citizens of 163 countries was one of the major innovative […]
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The Economic Survey of India for financial year 2017-18 was tabled in Parliament today. The survey pegged India’s GDP growth at 7-7.5 per cent in the 2018 fiscal. GST data reveals 50 per cent increase in number of Indirect Taxpayers. The survey also states that Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Telangana account for 70 per […]
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The National Centre of Meteorology sends an alert saying fresh to strong winds is likely to continue over the Arabian Gulf and rough to very rough sea at times with wave height 8-10/12 ft till Tuesday morning. In its daily weather forecast, the NCM said that fresh to strong Northwesterly wind and rough sea in […]
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Burj Khalifa in Dubai is inviting artists to showcase their work on its brand-new LED facade, which has been the centre of attraction of the ‘Light Up 2018’ Downtown Dubai spectacle. Designers and artists can compete by presenting their proposals and have their work displayed on the new facade. Artists from any nationality can submit […]
Festival and Events, Food, India, News, Round Up
International Young Chef Olympiad (YCO) 2018 kickstarts
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The 4th International Young Chef Olympiad (YCO) 2018, supported by Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, organised by International Institute of Hotel Management (IIHM), kick starts on Sunday at the Talkatora Indoor Stadium in Delhi. The season 4 of the world’s biggest culinary Olympiad will be concluded on February 2 with different rounds being held at Delhi, Pune, Bangalore and the grand finale […]
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2017ലെ മികച്ച ഗാനം, ആല്ബം, റെക്കോര്ഡ്, എന്നീ മൂന്ന് പ്രധാനപ്പെട്ട പുരസ്ക്കാരങ്ങള് അടക്കം ആറു പുരസ്ക്കാരങ്ങളുമായി ഗ്രാമിയില് തിളങ്ങി ബ്രൂണോ മാഴ്സ്. ആര് ബി വിഭാഗത്തിലെ ഗാനം, ആല്ബം, പെര്ഫോമന്സ് പുരസ്കാരങ്ങളും, മാഴ്സിന്റെ ’24കെ മാജിക്’ ആല്ബത്തിനും റെക്കോര്ഡിനുമുള്ള പുരസ്കാരങ്ങളും, ‘ദാറ്റ് വാട്ട് ഐ ലൈക്..’ മികച്ച ഗാനത്തിനുമുള്ള പുരസ്ക്കാരവുമാണ് നേടിയത്. ദ് റെക്കോര്ഡിങ്ങ് അക്കാദമി നല്കുന്ന അറുപതാമത് ഗ്രാമി പുരസ്ക്കാരച്ചടങ്ങ് നടന്നത് മാഡിസണ് സ്ക്വര് ഗാര്ഡനിലാണ്. അലൈസിയ കാരയാണ് മികച്ച നവാഗത സംഗീതജ്ഞര്ക്കുള്ള ബെസ്റ്റ് ന്യൂ […]
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The Philippines stands to gain in the influx of more Chinese visitors with the first-ever direct charter flight from Xiamen (XMN), a coastal city in Fujian Province of China to Puerto Princesa City (PSS), Palawan starting next month. The Department of Tourism (DoT) paved the way for the creation of the XMN-PPS route which will be […]
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Acclaimed *Ottanthulal artist Kalamandalam Geethanandan died on Sunday around 8 pm while performing at Avittathur Mahavishnu Temple at Irinjalakuda in Thrissur, Kerala. The 58-year-old, who had performed on more than 5,000 stages in India and abroad, collapsed on the stage and died during a stage performance. He was given first aid and taken to a hospital, but […]
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Iran plans to promote Youth Tourism after the Tehran International Tourism Exhibition, the event organized under the Cultural Heritage Handicraft and Tourism Organization of the country mainly focusing the youth and children as the key players behind travel. Pouyan Qaem-Maqami, executive director of the national base for youth tourism told that ‘the country would conduct […]