WiFi free at Varanasi’s Dashashwamedha, Sheetala Ganga Ghats
In Uttar Pradesh, Dashashwamedha and Sheetala, two main Ghats of Ganga in Varanasi have been equipped with WiFi facility today. Visitors at these Ghats will get free WiFi connectivity in
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Himachal Pradesh tragedy
Twenty four students from an engineering college in Hyderabad are washed away in the Beas river near Mandi in Himachal Pradesh. Six of them are girls. The incident occurred at
Tourist arrival in Sri Lanka sees big surge
The tourist arrival in Sri Lanka for the first four months of the current year has shown a surge of almost 40 percent, according to the data released by country’s
Higher reaches in Himachal Pradesh get snowfall
In Himachal Pradesh the higher reaches of tribal districts were experiencing snowfall, in middle and high hills and rainfall in the other areas. Keylong, the district headquarter of Lahaul-Spiti received
Fresh snowfall in Pahalgam, Gulmarg
Fresh snowfall was experienced in Pahalgam and Gulmarg tourist resorts of Kashmir, leading to temporary closure of Srinagar-Jammu national highway. A MET Department official said in Srinagar that there were
Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh Awarded National Tourism Award for Best State
Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh have been jointly given the award for the First Prize in the category of “Best State/UT: Comprehensive Development of Tourism.” The second and third prizes
Better Tourist Amenities at Amritsar and Rai Bareilli
Ministry of Tourism has undertaken joint development of tourist amenities at Amritsar and Rai Bareilli Railway Stations in association with Ministry of Railways. A Central Government assistance of Rs.10.20 crores
Kedarnath, Uttarakhand – 2013 flash floods
The Kedarnath valley, along with and other parts of the state of Uttarakhand, was hit with unprecedented flash floods on 16 and 17June 2013 almost after 80 years. The temple
Foreign tourist arrivals to India is growing
There has been some speculation in the Indian media about the state of Indian tourism because of some extremely unfortunate events. Union Tourism Minister Shri K Chiranjeevi has clarified the
UNWTO Conference on Sustainable Tourism Development to be Held at Hyderabad
United Nations World Tourism Organisation ( UNWTO) Commission’s Conference on Sustainable Tourism Development and 25th Joint Meeting of the UNWTO Commission for East Asia, Pacific and South Asia will be