Tag: Rishikesh

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 said that Yoga had helped India gain a special identity in the international community. In addition to the spiritual benefits, Yoga has also given the message of good health to the world, he said. About 1,200 people had registered for the week-long International Yoga Festival being ... Read more

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, who has been appointed the adventure sports officer will shortly assume charge at the tourist information centre in Rishikesh. This will enable redressal at the local level of complaints of the local stakeholders and those involved in the rafting business. The State’s Tourism secretary Dilip ... Read more

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 Ganges over four days, the team was flagged in at Rishikesh. As part of its challenging journey, the team successfully negotiated numerous grade III and IV Rapids. The expedition reaffirmed the Indian Army’s resolve of a strong sense of determination, grit and perseverance in face ... Read more

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. Organized jointly by the Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam (GMVN) and Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board (UTDB), the event aims to create such a platform where all traditional and modern styles of yoga can come together and learn from each other. The event will feature a Symposium on Yoga, ... Read more

(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 നടത്തേണ്ട തയാറെടുപ്പുകളെക്കുറിച്ചുമെല്ലാം ഗൗരവമായി ചിന്തിച്ചുതുടങ്ങിയത്. സഹയാത്രികരില്‍ പലരും മാസങ്ങള്‍ക്കുമുമ്പേ തയ്യാറെടുപ്പുകള്‍ തുടങ്ങിയെന്നറിഞ്ഞിട്ടും യാത്രക്ക് രണ്ടാഴ്ചമാത്രം ശേഷിക്കെയാണ് ഞാന്‍ സായാഹ്നനടത്തമെങ്കിലും ആരംഭിച്ചത്. അങ്ങനെ ജൂണ്‍ 21ന് ഉച്ചയോടെ ഞാനുള്‍പ്പെടുന്ന ആദ്യ സംഘം വാലി ഓഫ് ഫ്ളവേഴ്സ് യാത്രക്കായി ഡെറാഡൂണില്‍ പറന്നിറങ്ങി. നാട്ടിലെ തോരാതെ പെയ്യുന്ന മഴയ്ക്കിടയിലൂടെ പറന്നുപൊങ്ങിയ ഞങ്ങളിറങ്ങിയതാകട്ടെ അസഹനീയമായ ചൂടിലേക്ക്. വാങ്ങിക്കൂട്ടിയ സ്വെറ്ററും, ജാക്കറ്റുമെല്ലാം വെറുതെയായോ എന്ന് സംശയിച്ച് ഡെറാഡൂണ്‍ എയര്‍പോര്‍ട്ടില്‍ നിന്നും ... Read more

  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 ago are at a saturation point and no more development are possible there. So, we are now focused on developing 13 new destinations. Around 12 big banner films have come to the state during my tenure. We are trying to increase the revenue of the ... Read more

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 Lake festival which commences on Friday. The first hop bus was flagged off from Rishikesh on May 16th. Seven bloggers who attended the journey travelled to Ganogtri and Yamunotri shrines on a trip which lasted four days. “There are several scenic locations in Uttarakhand. We need ... Read more

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, Uttarakhand and the Indonesian province of Bali will come closer to each other. Bali is an important tourist destination and with this agreement, the flow of tourists in both India and Indonesia will increase. I hope more Indonesian tourists will now visit Uttarakhand,” said Rawat ... Read more