Tag: Incredible India

The Chief Minister of Assam Sarbanand Sonwal P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju, Union Minister of Civil Aviation, Ashok Gajapathi inaugurated the foundation stone laying ceremony of the Integrated Terminal Building at LGBI airport in Guwahati. “Guwahati, our jewel of pride in the North-East, is all set to emerge as an aviation hub, augmenting the much needed capacity in the region,” said Ashok Gajapathi after the foundation stone laying ceremony. The terminal consists of the departure lobby, waiting lounge, check-in counters and boarding lobby. “This new terminal building will further boost regional and South East Asian connectivity,” said Sarbanand.

The Assam Tourism Development Corporation (ATDC) has decided to fund a new feature film ‘Unread Pages’ directed by Jahnu Barua. The first film under the state tourism policy will be produced jointly by Hollywood-based Ivanhoe Pictures and Mumbai-based Easterly Entertainment. The film’s main aim is to give exposure to the scenic beauty of Assam on an international platform. It will also be an official announcement of an India-US co-production of a story from Assam for an international audience. It will also be Barua’s first international film. The film, which will be both in Assamese and English, is said to be ... Read more

Telangana government is planning to set up amphitheatre, tribal museum, food court and cottages at Medaram and develop it as a permanent tourist destination. The State government had already brought up Haritha tourism hotel for Rs 7.5 crore and tribal museum for Rs 2 crore. “The tourists are coming to Medaram all along the year hence it has been decided to develop Medaram as permanent tourist attraction. We will bring up amphitheatre, tribal museum, food court, cottages for VIPs etc,” said Deputy Chief Minister Kadiyam Srihari. Photo Courtesy: Telanganatoday The Museum would showcase the story of Sammakka and Sarlamma. About ... Read more

Yamunotri. Photo Courtesy: wiki The ancient route to Char Dham in Uttarakhand, which is said to have been used by the Pandavas of the Mahabharata some 3,000 years ago, is to be revived. The Char Dham are four places (Badrinath, Dwaraka, Puri and Rameswaram) which is considered to be the places which will help them attain nirvana. The ancient pilgrim sites in Uttarakhand such as Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath are considered chota Char Dham. The government plans to revive the ancient trekking trail that is said to have been used 3,000 years ago by the Pandavas, the five protagonist brothers ... Read more

Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (APTDC) has opened an information counter at the first platform of Tirupati railway station. The kiosk was inaugurated by APTDC Chairman V Jayarami Reddy in the presence of Tirupati Station Director K Satyanarayana. “The counter will be of immense use to pilgrims who visit Tirupati. They can get entire information about all tourism destinations in the state from the counter and plan their programmes during their pilgrimage,” Jayarami Reddy said. The display at the counter itself creates interest to the passengers in waiting to know more information. Tickets for all APTDC tours can be booked ... Read more

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi addressing the Plenary Session of ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit, in New Delhi on January 25, 2018. Stressing upon common cultural links between ASEAN nations and India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi proposed that 2019 be declared “ASEAN-India Year of Tourism”. The PM also mentioned that the Buddhist Tourism circuit could be an important part of this to attract tourists and pilgrims from the region. The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi delivering his opening remarks, at the ASEAN India Commemorative Summit, in New Delhi on January 25, 2018. Addressing the plenary session of the ASEAN-India commemorative summit, ... Read more

All of us have wondered how’s life in jails would be. Take your imaginations away! You don’t need to a criminal or the visitor of a criminal to enter the jail gates anymore. Just like the much famed Alcatraz in San Francisco and the cellular jails in Andaman, the gates of Maharashtra jails are also open to public from now on. The state prison administration is all set to send a proposal to the government to allow tourists to rent a real prison cell, where they can live for a stipulated period. If the proposal is approved, Maharashtra will be the ... Read more

Air India celebrates the induction of its latest Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft, which will be one of the two new planes to be used for VVIP purposes. The new aircraft is among the last three Boeing 777 aircraft remaining from an order of 68 Boeing aircraft placed by the Air India in 2006. The plane took off from Everett in Washington at 12 pm local time and landed in Delhi at 7.31 pm, completing its journey in a record 14 hours and 10 minutes. The Reverse Pacific westbound flight from Seattle to Delhi took a shorter route over Northern Russia ... Read more

Team Tourism News Live wishes you a Happy Republic Day 2018! India is celebrating 69 years of being a Republic today and the stage is all set to celebrate with great pomp and show. On January 26, 1950, the Indian Constitution came into effect and since then, every year, the nation celebrates Republic Day. This year, 10 state heads from the ASEAN member-states will share the dias with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind. The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi with the ASEAN Heads of State/Governments and ASEAN Secretary General, at the ASEAN India Commemorative Summit, in New Delhi ... Read more

UP CM, Yogi Adityanath exploring the stalls of handloom, crafts, and food on UP Diwas at Avadh Shilpgram, Lucknow. The Uttar Pradesh government is celebrating its foundation day for the first time with much pomp and glory. Lauding the Yogi Adityanath government’s flagship scheme of `One District One Product` (ODOP) on the occasion of the first ‘Uttar Pradesh Diwas’, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu said it was a very important initiative not only in terms of the state’s progress but also for apprising the new generation about their rich heritage. UP CM, Yogi Adityanath exploring the stalls of handloom, crafts, ... Read more

A traditional dance of Telangana The Government  of  India is organising ‘Bharat Parv’  event  at  the   Red Fort, Delhi  from  26th to 31st  January, 2018   as  part of  the  Republic  Day  2018  celebrations.  The prime objective   of organizing the event  is  to  generate  a  patriotic  mood,  promote  the  rich  cultural  diversity  of the country and  to  ensure  wider  participation  of the  general  public. The Ministry of  Tourism  has  been  designated  as the nodal  Ministry for the  event, the highlights of  which  include Display  of  Republic Day Parade Tableaux, Performances  by  the Armed  Forces  Bands (Static as  well  as  dynamic),  a  ... Read more

Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapati Raju today said the UDAN Phase 2 will connect 43 airports and helipads in the priority sector, the North-East and the hill states. The minister was speaking at the Award of Regional Connectivity Flights after Second round of Bidding under RCS Udan in New Delhi. States with maximum number of airports and helipads seeing activation under UDAN 2 are Uttarakhand (15), Uttar Pradesh (9), Arunachal Pradesh (8) and Himachal Pradesh (6) and Assam and Manipur (5 each).  “Kargil will be connected by airport for the first time. New greenfield airport in Kannur will get flights to ... Read more

ലോകത്തെ അതിസാഹസിക യാത്രകളില്‍ തന്നെ ഏറ്റവും ശ്രദ്ധേയ യാത്രയാണ്  ലഡാക്കിലെ ‘ചഡര്‍ ട്രെക്കിങ്ങ്’. വര്‍ഷാരംഭത്തിലെ ആദ്യ മാസങ്ങളില്‍ സഞ്ചാരികളുടെ തിരക്ക് കൂടുന്ന ലഡാക്കില്‍ ട്രെക്കിങ്ങ് സൗകര്യത്തിനായി 16 കിലോമീറ്ററാണ് നീണ്ട് കിടക്കുന്നത്. തണുപ്പ് അധികഠിനമാകുന്ന ഈ സമയത്ത് സംസ്‌ക്കാര്‍ നദി മഞ്ഞ് കഷ്ണമായി മാറി നദി ഇല്ലാതായി മഞ്ഞ് മാത്രമാവും. ഈ സമയത്താണ് ഇവിടം ട്രെക്കിങ്ങിന് അനുയോജ്യമാവുന്നത്. തണുപ്പും ഉയരവും  പ്രശ്‌നം തന്നെയാണ്. എന്നാലും സ്‌കേറ്റിങ്ങ് പ്രേമികള്‍ക്കും സാഹസിക സഞ്ചാരികള്‍ക്കും ഒഴിവാക്കാന്‍ പറ്റാത്ത യാത്രയാണ് സംസ്‌ക്കാര്‍ നദിയിലൂടെയുള്ള യാത്ര. നവംബര്‍ മുതല്‍ മാര്‍ച്ച് വരെയുള്ള സമയത്ത് ഇവിടേക്കുള്ള പല റോഡുകളും ഏതാണ്ട് സഞ്ചാരത്തിന് പോലും സാധ്യമാകാത്ത വിധത്തില്‍ മഞ്ഞാല്‍ മൂടപ്പെടും. ഈ സമയമാണ് ട്രെക്കിങ്ങിനായി കൂടുതല്‍ സഞ്ചാരികള്‍ തിരഞ്ഞെടുക്കുന്നത്.മഞ്ഞുകാലം അല്ലാത്തപ്പോള്‍ അതിമനോഹരിയായി ഒഴുകിക്കൊണ്ടിരിക്കുന്ന മായാനദിയാണ് സംസ്‌ക്കാര്‍ നദി.എന്നാല്‍ താഴെ ഒഴുക്കും മുകളില്‍ മഞ്ഞിന്റെ വിരിപ്പുമായി മഞ്ഞുകാലം വരുമ്പോള്‍ അവളുടെ രൂപം മാറും.

Photo Courtesy: Kerala Tourism Ten million foreign tourists visited India in 2017. With more projects in the anvil, the country has potential to push it higher. However, the state tourism departments are looking at the budget allocations from the Central Government for the year 2018. Officials from the ministry hint that it is not going be an exciting budget for the tourism industry. The safety and infrastructure of the industry are the sections which need immediate attention. A handful of projects are waiting for the fund allocation from the ministry. Tourism ministry has received Rs 1776 crore in 2017-18. This year, ... Read more

Photo Courtesy: J&K Tourism The Government of India has sanctioned Rs 7.37 crore tourism projects for the development of tourism infrastructure on Kishtwar- Sinthan Top circuit, in Jammu and Kashmir. “Rs 5.89 crore have been released in the first instance for taking up various components envisaged in the tourism project at Sinthan Top, Dedpath and Mughal Maidan,” said Minister of State for Tourism, Priya Sethi in the Assembly. However, the works on some components were delayed due to litigation and non-issuance of forest clearance. She said the government was vigorously pursuing the court case to get the stay vacated, while tenders ... Read more