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 … continue reading
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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 … continue reading
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 … continue reading
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 … continue reading
Bi-Cycle Expedition Delhi to Mount Abu
On Monday, 17 Feb 14, Air Marshal Sukhchain Singh VSM, Senior Maintenance Staff Officer, HQ Maintenance Command flagged off a cycle expedition by 27 Equipment Depot (ED), Air Force. Led … continue reading
Greenfield Airport at Ongole
Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Shri K.C. Venugopal informed the Rajya Sabha that Government has granted `site clearance` to M/s Prakasham Airport Pvt Ltd for setting up of a … continue reading
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Hyderabad to become International Hub
Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Shri K.C. Venugopal informed the Rajya Sabha that Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad is among the airports which has been identified for development as … continue reading
No Unsafe Airports in India
Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Shri K.C. Venugopal informed the Lok Sabha that there is no aerodrome which can be termed as unsafe. Information on facilities available at aerodromes … continue reading
Cold wave conditions continue to sweep North India
Piercing cold wave conditions continued to sweep North India as temperature plummeted at several places in the region. In Jammu and Kashmir, Srinagar recorded a minimum temperature of minus 1.6 … continue reading
India Poised to be third biggest aviation market by 2020
Addressing the members of Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Civil Aviation in Panjim, Goa, Indian Minister of Civil Aviation, Shri Ajit Singh said that India is poised to be … continue reading