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Budget 2020: Govt allocates Rs 2,500 cr for development of tourism sector
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): To make India an attractive destination for both international and domestic tourists, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday proposed to allocate Rs 2,500 crores in the Budget for FY2020-21 for the tourism sector.
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Foreign tourist arrivals on e-visas increase to 21.75 lakh in Jan-Oct 2019
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 31 (ANI): The liberalisation of the visa regime has seen a significant increase in the number of foreign tourists arriving in India, says the Economic Survey 2019-20, tabled in Parliament by Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday.
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Thousands of Australian flamingos arrive in Rameswaram
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan 30 (ANI): Thousands of migratory Australian flamingos have flocked to Rameswaram's Dhanuskodi town in Tamil Nadu.
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Shimla delights tourists, locals as fresh snow gives city a picturesque po
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Jan 29 (ANI): The north Indian hill town Shimla received a fresh cover of snow during the past 24 hours. The city was seen clad in a white sheet of snow to the delight of tourists in the city.
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Hong Kong closes China borders as Wuhan coronavirus spreads
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Hong Kong, Jan 28 (ANI): Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Tuesday said that the government will "temporarily" close some of its borders with mainland China and stop issuing travel permits for Chinese tourists as the death toll from the Wuhan coronavirus jumped to 107 and reached at le
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UP hotels to serve liquor till 4 am
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 28 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh government will allow hotels to serve liquor till 4 am from April 1 in metropolitan cities and those cities having more footfall of tourists and others travelling for business purposes.
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Sri Lanka imposes visa restriction on Chinese tourists amid coronavirus ou
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Jan 28 (ANI): Sri Lanka on Tuesday imposed visa restriction on Chinese tourists visiting the island nation to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
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Japan's Yokohama city attracts tourists for winter sports
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Yokohama [Japan], Jan 26 (ANI): Yokohama, a port city in Japan, has emerged as a very popular tourist attraction showcasing the history, art, and culture of the region.
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5 of 8 Malayalis who died on Nepal trip cremated in Kerala ancestral home
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Jan 24 (ANI): The mortal remains of five of the eight Keralites who lost their lives due to asphyxiation caused due to a possible gas leak at their resort in Nepal, were cremated at their ancestral house in Chenkottukonam here on Friday.
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Nepal forms probe committee to investigate death of 8 Indian tourists in M
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Jan 21 (ANI): The Department of Tourism here on Tuesday formed a probe committee to investigate the death of eight Indian tourists who lost their lives due to possible unconsciousness in a hotel room of a resort in Daman, a tourist destination near Kathmandu, on the way ba
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Bodies of eight Kerala tourists to be brought back tomorrow from Nepal: To
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Jan 21 (ANI): Kerala Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran on Tuesday said that the bodies of eight tourists who were found dead in Nepal are expected to be brought back on Wednesday.
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India condoles death of 8 tourists in Nepal resort, bodies to be handed ov
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 21 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday expressed 'distress' over the passing away of eight Indian tourists a resort in central Nepal and said that the Indian Mission is stationed at the hospital to provide all necessary assistance.
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