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NGOs join hands with SCR, IRCTC to provide food to migrants travelling by
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Secunderabad (Telangana) [India], May 20 (ANI): Several NGOs have come forward to help South Central Railway and Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) in preparing and distributing food to the migrant workers travelling by Shramik Special trains.
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Kokeshi dolls one of Japan's popular cultural icons today
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 16 (ANI): Japanese Kokeshi dolls, one of the oldest forms of dolls in the world, have become a famous icon of Japanese culture today.
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Glass Furin wind bells gain popularity among tourists in Japan
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 16 (ANI): As summer approaches, glass craftsmen in Japan become busy making wind bells or wind chimes, also called 'Furin' in the local language, which has huge popularity among the tourists.
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Kerala tourism incurred 15,000 cr loss due to COVID-19 crisis, state plann
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], May 16 (ANI): Kerala Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran on Saturday said that the state's tourism sector has incurred a loss of Rs 15,000 crore due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown.
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COVID-19 economic impact could reach $8.8 trillion globally: ADB
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], May 15 (ANI): The global economy could suffer between 5.8 trillion and 8.8 trillion dollars in losses -- equivalent to 6.4 to 9.7 per cent of global gross domestic product (GDP) -- as a result of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, according to a new
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Destination address of all rail passengers being taken to help in contact
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has started taking the destination address of all passengers, booking online tickets.
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Chandigarh University launches Women Empowerment Scholarship Program
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 11 (ANI/PRNewswire): To mark the celebration of motherhood in every woman on the occasion of International Mother's Day, Chandigarh University Gharuan today announced 'Women Empowerment Scholarship Program' for all its Distance Education programs July-2020 in
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Andhra Tourism minister visits gas leak site in Visakhapatnam
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 10 (ANI): Minister for Tourism Muttamsetti Srinivasa Rao on Sunday visited the site from where the leakage of chemical gas took place at LG Polymers industry in RR Venkatapuram village of Visakhapatnam and said that the government is taking all req
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Online platform launched for stranded Keralites to book vehicles for retur
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], May 10 (ANI): Kerala Tourism has launched an online platform that enables Keralites from other states to book vehicles of tour operators to travel back to the state amid the COVID-19 lockdown.
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COVID-19: Himachal's travel and tourism industry urges help from govt
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], May 10 (ANI): While almost all businesses have been impacted due to COVID-19 outbreak and the lockdown, the travel and tourism industry is going through one of the worst phases due to a complete shutdown.
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Combating COVID-19: Uttarakhand CM meets Hotel Association officials, assu
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 9 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat met Hotel Association officials on Friday and assured them all possible help to address their grievances caused due to the nationwide lockdown.
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Despite Goa declared green zone, taxi drivers struggle to survive
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Calangute (Goa) [India], May 7 (ANI): Even though the Goa government has allowed the functioning of tourist taxis from May 4, taxi operators claim that their business has been stalled as the coronavirus-induced lockdown has paralyzed the tourism activities.
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