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Eat beef in your own country, then come to India: Tourism Minister Kannant
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], September 8 (ANI): The newly-elected Union Tourism Minister Alphons Kannanthanam has apparently asked the tourists coming from abroad to "eat beef in your own country and then come to India."
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Police shouldn't succumb to political pressure in drug-related cases:
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 15 (ANI): In a bid to make Goa drug-free, Goa Tourism Minister Manohar Azgaonkar has asserted the politicians in the state must assist the police of Goa in drug-related cases, rather than keeping them under bounds.
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WB minister claims, he was attacked by Gorkhas activists with stones
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], July 13 (ANI): West Bengal Tourism Minister Gautam Deb on Thursday claimed that he was attacked by Gorkhaland activists.
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TMC appeals the 'Gorkas' to call off their strike
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], July 4 (ANI): West Bengal Tourism Minister Gautam Deb has appealed to the people of Darjeeling and those behind the ongoing agitation to call off their indefinite strike.
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Delhi Tourism Minister says Signature Bridge must be completed by Dec.31
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 1 (ANI): Delhi Tourism Minister Rajinder Pal Gautam on Thursday said he has written a letter to the Chief Secretary of Delhi in which he has insisted that the construction of the Signature Bridge must be completed by December 31, 2017.
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Will make UP 'tourism hub': Mahesh Sharma
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India],Apr. 4 (ANI): Union Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma on Tuesday pitched for making Uttar Pradesh a 'tourism hub' and said the Centre will fulfill the dream of making the state 'Uttam Pradesh' under Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's leader
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Govt. trying to find middle path on liquor sale ban on highways
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 3 (ANI): With the Supreme Court ordering complete ban on sale of alcohol at all hotels and restaurants which are situated within 500 metres of the national and state highways, Union Culture and Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma on Monday said the government is consulting
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Opposition pounces on Centre as Mahesh Sharma to visit Ayodhya today
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 18 (ANI): Amid severe criticism from the opposition, Union tourism minister Mahesh Sharma will visit the site of the proposed Ramayana museum at Ayodhya today.
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Mahesh Sharma denies political agenda, says Ram museum will 'improve
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct.18 (ANI): Union Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma has downplayed the political uproar created by the announcement of the allocation of huge funds for the building a Ram Museum in Ayodhya. He said it is being taken to give a boost to tourism in India.
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Need to move above political differences: Shiv Sena downplays Kapil Mishra
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Oct.5 (ANI): The Shiv Sena on Wednesday downplayed Delhi Tourism Minister Kapil Mishra's comments against Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, saying that at a time when the central government is taking all the needed steps to combat Pakistan
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First look at women safety in Delhi, then talk about tourism in J-K: BJP t
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai [India], Oct. 5 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday said Delhi Tourism Minister Kapil Mishra should first remember that he and his government in the national capital have serious questions to answer about women's security, and, therefore, have no right to talk ab
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Sharing stage with Mehbooba is an insult for me, says Kapil Mishra
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 4 (ANI): Hours after launching an attack at Mehbooba Mufti by saying tourism would not thrive in Kashmir as long as terrorism existed in the state, Delhi Tourism Minister Kapil Mishra on Tuesday said sharing stage with the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister would be an
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