Chandigarh, Sep 4 (IANS) Under its new policy to promote tourism in the union territory of Chandigarh, a bed and breakfast scheme was launched by the tourism authorities here Thursday.
The first tourist under the scheme was Ornoy and his family from Israel. They were accommodated by the Arora family of Sector 22 here. The scheme […]
Imphal, Sep 1 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh escaped an assassination bid late Monday when a bomb fired by suspected militants exploded inside his official residential complex here, officials said.
A police spokesman said a bomb was fired late Monday and it exploded inside the boundary wall of the chief minister's residence.
'The bomb landed […]
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) A regal train journey par excellence across the land of Maharajas in western India would be on offer from December with the launch of Royal Rajasthan on Wheels.
This train, according to the Rajasthan Tourism Department, will be a landmark in terms of comfort, luxury and service. It will also provide […]
Shimla, Aug 14 (IANS) Want to go to Himachal Pradesh for a vacation but bored with hotels and guesthouses? Well, there's good news for you, as the state government has taken the lead in promoting home stay in villages.
Residents of this Himalayan state in northern India are now being encouraged to throw open their doors […]
Kayanna (Kerala), Dec 25 (IANS) This is no flight of fancy. If everything goes well, a group of villagers from Kerala will board a flight to Delhi on a pleasure trip next year for the first time in their lives.
The villagers from Kayanna, 45 km from Kozhikode, are not rich, managing to earn about Rs.3,000-4,000 […]
Gulmarg (Jammu and Kashmir), Dec 24 (IANS) Situated at an altitude of 8,700 feet, this tourist destination of Kashmir is all braced up for a three-day snow festival beginning Monday.
Presently, there is two-feet deep snow in the upper reaches and a few inches of snow cover the vast expanse of this meadow.
'Gulmarg is ideally a […]
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Concerned over the environmental impact of a road being built in Jammu and Kashmir's spectacular Zanskar area, also known as India's grand canyon, Tourism Minister Ambika Soni says she will take up the matter with the state government.
'Some foreign travellers have expressed concern about the road being built at the […]
Bhopal, Dec 21 (IANS) A treasure trove of Stone Age yogini statues, ancient Jain idols and old weaponry, the Maharaja Chhatrasal Museum in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh will soon be made into a tourist hot spot.
The museum in Dhubela, the ancient capital of the Bundelkhand kings and located about 350 km from here, would […]
Bundi (Rajasthan), Dec 13 (IANS) Patrick Bell, an Australian tourist, came here to enjoy the impressive architecture of grand havelis and palaces. But the beauty of miniature paintings fascinated him so much that he has started taking lessons in this centuries-old traditional art form.
So much so that he plans to stay in Bundi town, about […]
Srinagar, Dec 2 (IANS) Lizo, 17, is the grandson of Archbishop Desmond Tutu and he is thrilled to be part of a group of South Africans visiting Jammu and Kashmir.
'I am thrilled to be here. Kashmir is more beautiful than the pictures I had seen back home,' Lizo told IANS here.
The group of 29 South […]
