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India, Greece to boost economic ties
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Athens [Greece], June 19 (ANI): India and Greece will strengthen the bilateral economic relationship by focusing on sectors like shipping, tourism and agriculture, confirmed an official from the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
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J-K Tourism pays compensation to family of deceased Chennai tourist
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai, (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 10: Jammu and Kashmir's Director of Tourism, Mahmood A. Shah handed over a cheque of Rs 5 lakh as compensation to the family of the deceased 22-year old tourist from Chennai who died on May 08, after being caught in the middle of clashes between security f
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Railways introduces bagasse-based food packaging on premium trains
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 6 (ANI): The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has launched its trial run of environment friendly bagasse-based food packaging on eight premium trains originating like Shatabdis and Rajdhanis originating from New Delhi.
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Cleaning drive initiated in Dal Lake ahead of tourist season
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Jun 4 (ANI): The Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) on Monday initiated a massive mission to clean the famous Dal Lake here.
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Launch of the "Adventure Tourism Guidelines" by The Ministry of Tourism
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI-NewsVoir): The Ministry of Tourism along with the Adventure Tour Operators Association of India (ATOAI) have launched a set of guidelines on 'Safety and Quality Norms for Adventure Tourism in India'.
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IRCTC case: Court grants time to CBI to prosecute accused
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 1 (ANI): A Delhi court on Friday granted one month time to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to procure sanction from concerned authorities to prosecute an accused in a graft case against former railway minister Lalu Prasad Yadav and his family members related
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Shimla water crisis: Officials crack down on illegal connections
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India] June 01 (ANI): As Shimla is witnessing acute water shortage for the past few days, authorities have ordered to snap illegal water supply to normalise the crisis in the city.
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Tourism massively hit in water-deprived Shimla
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], May 30 (ANI): The tourism industry in Himachal Pradesh's Shimla has been massively hit as tourists are cancelling their visits to the water-deprived hill-station.
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India, Indonesia to foster tourism, cultural exchanges
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], May 30 (ANI): India and Indonesia on Wednesday agreed to foster tourism and cultural exchanges and increase people-to-people contact to promote regional economic growth.
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Manipur gets first solar toilet
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India] May 26(ANI): Manipur has become the first state in the Northeast and the third state in India to have solar toilets, which were inaugurated at Ibudhou Marjing hill Heingang by Tourism Director, Waikhom Ibohal last week.
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Kerala: Nipah virus hampers tourism, locals blame media
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], May 25 (ANI): Tourism in Kerala is bearing the brunt of the sudden occurrence of Nipah virus in a section of the state. However, locals and tourists believe that the situation has been falsely portrayed by the media.
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IRCTC partners with ixigo for hotel bookings
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): Leading travel marketplace, ixigo, on Thursday announced that it has partnered with subsidiary of the Indian Railways, Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) to exclusively power hotel bookings for its users.
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