International yoga festival, organised jointly by the Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board and Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam, has kick started in Rishikesh. “The practice of yoga has paved the way for happiness and peace for humans,” said Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat after inaugurating the event. Referring to Rishikesh as the Yoga capital of the world, he […]
Tag Archives: Rishikesh
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Dec
Dec
The Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board (UTDB) has appointed an adventure sports officer in Rishikesh. The appointment has been made in order to take care of the interests of those in the white water rafting business, facilitate swift redressal of problems faced in the sector and ensure disciplined operation of the river rafting business. KS Negi, […]
30
Nov
Nov
Keeping the indomitable spirit of adventure alive, soldiers of Indian Army conducted ‘Cockerel Gunners’ White Water Rafting Expedition’ at Rishikesh on 29 November 2018. The expedition commenced on 26 November 2018 wherein a team comprising of 20 adventure enthusiasts of a Medium Regiment were flagged off at Rudraprayag. After successfully traversing 150 kilometers across River […]
29
Nov
Nov
International Yog Festival to be held at Rishikesh in Uttarakhand from 1-7 March 2019. IYF-2019 or the International Yog Festival 2019 is all set to be one of the largest yoga events ever organized and is a must see for all yoga enthusiasts. International Yog Festival 2019 will be held at Ganga Resort, Muni Ki Reti (Rishikesh), Uttarakhand. […]
02
Nov
Nov
(വാലി ഓഫ് ഫ്ലവേഴ്സ് എന്നറിയപ്പെടുന്ന പൂക്കളുടെ താഴ്വരയിലേക്ക് (താഴ്വര എന്ന് പറയുമെങ്കിലും മലകയറി കൊടുമുടിയില്‍ എത്തണം) മാധ്യമ പ്രവര്‍ത്തക പി എസ് ലക്ഷ്മി നടത്തിയ യാത്രാനുഭവം) ഹിമാലയത്തിലേക്കൊരു യാത്ര വര്‍ഷങ്ങളായുള്ള സ്വപ്നമായിരുന്നു. പത്തോ പന്ത്രണ്ടോ വയസുള്ളപ്പോള്‍ എസ് കെ പൊറ്റെക്കാടിന്‍റെ ഹിമാലയസാമ്രാജ്യത്തില്‍ എന്ന പുസ്തകം ആദ്യമായി വായിച്ചപ്പോള്‍ കണ്ടുതുടങ്ങിയ സ്വപ്നം. അതുകൊണ്ടൊക്കെത്തന്നെയാണ് വനിതാ സഞ്ചാരി കൂട്ടായ്മയായ അപ്പൂപ്പന്‍താടിയുടെ വാലി ഓഫ് ഫ്ളവേഴ്സ് യാത്രയെക്കുറിച്ച് കേട്ടപ്പോള്‍ മറ്റൊന്നും ചിന്തിക്കാതെ രജിസ്റ്റര്‍ ചെയ്തത്. യാത്രയെക്കുറിച്ച് കൂടുതല്‍ അറിഞ്ഞുതുടങ്ങിയപ്പോഴാണ് ട്രെക്കിംഗിനെക്കുറിച്ചും അതിനായി […]
05
Aug
Aug
Tourism has been one of the major revenue earners of Uttarakhand, the northern state of India. The state government is optimistic about the future of the state through development in the tourism sector. “The tourism sector has the potential to create jobs. The existing tourism hot-spots like Nainital and Mussoorie, which were established centuries […]
25
May
May
The Uttarakhand government has called for bloggers from allover the country to have a trip on ‘bloggers bus’ to four Cham Dham destinations. The bus which was flagged off from Rishikesh with eight passengers on Thursday, intends to promote the journey through blogs. The bloggers will also have the chance to cover the three-day Tehri […]
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Apr
Apr
Uttarakhand and Bali has entered into a deal to boost tourism, culture, e-governance, human resource, capacity building, environment and health. A five-point Letter of Intent to this effect was signed by Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat and Governor of Bali I Made Mangku Pastika today. “With cooperation in field of tourism, culture, environment and health, […]