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People question Aadhaar, but ready to get naked before white man for visa:
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Trivandrum (Kerala) [India], Mar. 25 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Tourism K.J. Alphons on Sunday hit at the skepticsquestioning the validity of Aadhaar, saying people did not have a problem while "getting naked" before the white man for a visa.
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Ministry of Tourism launches Incredible India digital calendar
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 24 (ANI-NewsVoir): In line with the government's Digital India initiative, Minister of State for Tourism (Independent Charge) and Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology, K.J Alphons launched the Incredible India digital calendar in New Delhi on We
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Alphons refutes allegations of flight delay because of him
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], November 22 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Tourism and IT KJ Alphons on Wednesday refuted allegations that a flight was delayed because of the VIP movement at the airport in Imphal.
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'Shooting cases common in USA, Europe, do we call them unsafe?'
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Oct 27 (ANI): Commenting over the recent attack on a Swiss Couple in Agra's Fatehpur Sikri, Union Minister of State for Tourism, K.J. Alphons on Friday said that the USA and Europe were never deemed unsafe to travel even when shooting incidents and terror attacks were commo
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Digital India to contribute 30pct to India's GDP by 2025
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 15 (ANI): Minister of State for Tourism (Independent Charge) K.J. Alphons said the Digital India program, flagged off under the Narendra Modi government, has the potential to provide an incremental 20 to 30 percent increase in India's GDP by 2025, owing to the sign
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Tourism Minister Alphons briefs about Swachhta Pakhwada success
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 6 (ANI Newsvoir): Minister of State for Tourism Alphons Joseph Kannanthanam has said his ministry observed 'Swachhta Pakhwada' between September 16 and October 2, 2017 to promote cleanliness in offices, educational institutions and prominent tourist places.
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India needs to clean its garbage dumps to encourage tourism - Alphons
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Sept.26 (ANI): Minister of State for Tourism ( Independent Charge) K.J.Alphons on Tuesday said that India needs to clean its garbage dumps to give a boost to tourism.
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Mahesh Sharma flags off Delhi sightseeing tour for Divyang kids on World T
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept.27 (ANI): Minister of State for Tourism and Culture Mahesh Sharma flagged off a sightseeing tour of monuments and heritage places of Delhi for Divyang (challenged) children on the occasion of World Tourism Day here today.
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Govt.planning for disinvestment of ITDC hotels, says Mahesh Sharma
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept.23 (ANI): Dr. Mahesh Sharma, Minister of State for Tourism and Culture, said that the government would shortly come out with a plan for disinvestment of hotels functioning under the Indian Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC).
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