Travel & Tourism
Army needs special powers act to counter terrorism: Antony
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) India's armed forces cannot counter terrorism and insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir and the northeast states without the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), Defence Minister A.K. Antony stated categorically Friday.
Freezing winter brings on the dancing in Lahaul
By Vishal Gulati--- Keylong (Himachal Pradesh), Feb 23(IANS) It\'s icy cold here. The temperature hovers around minus 15 degrees Celsius and the valley is covered in snow, cutting it off from the rest of India. Seems too grim and harsh, but not when ones sees people dancing and feasting!...Floating mall on Kerala backwaters catches tourists' eye
By T.G. Biju---- Alappuzha (Kerala), Feb 21 (IANS) A floating shopping mall on Kerala\'s beautiful backwaters is catching the attention of tourists. The mall on a boat floats in the backwaters of the low-lying Kuttanadu area of Alappuzha district. ...A night out in the forest
By Sanu George--- Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 21 (IANS) After beaches, backwaters and massages, Kerala is offering tourists a night deep in the forest with members of the local Kani tribe. ...Organic vegetables the new taste of Sekhawati tourism
By Madhusree Chatterjee---- Nawalgarh (Rajasthan), Feb 20 (IANS) The platter is turning pure in Sekhawati - the historic land of Sekhawat Rajputs known for its palatial family homes or havelis of the country's business giants - as tourism charts a new green course out of the ornate 18th century sandstone and marble mansions to the farmers' thatched huts. ...Nalanda to be developed as tourist hub
By Imran Khan----- Patna, Feb 18 (IANS) Bihar is preparing an ambitious master plan to develop Nalanda as a tourist hub to attract more foreign and domestic travellers. ...Under twinkling sky, bike through Rann of Kutch marshlands
By Shilpa Raina---- New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) How about navigating the stars while biking it through the vast marshlands of the Rann of Kutch in western India? Not even mosquitoes will dare give company in the harsh clay desert, mind you. ...Tourism industry disillusioned with Taj festival
By Brij Khandelwal---- Agra, Feb 16 (IANS) The tourism industry in this city of the Taj Mahal feels the annual cultural festival Taj Mahotsava has now degenerated into a farce pandering to the basest instincts of the local audience, instead of the tourist-atracting spring fest it was meant to be. ...Himachal to promote Peterhoff as heritage hotel
Shimla, Feb 2 (IANS) It was home to seven viceroys during the British Raj and housed the Punjab High Court where Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathu Ram Godse was tried. Now the glorious past of Peterhoff hotel here will be kept alive by promoting it as a heritage property. ...Raj Palace: Sparkling jewel among heritage hotels
By Shilpa Raina--- Jaipur, Dec 27 (IANS) At first glance, it is difficult to believe that the Raj Palace has been standing for around 300 years. The pale yellow walls, lush green gardens and antique furniture look too perfect to be that old. It has all been restored in painstaking detail....
Himachal hotels are booked for long weekend
Shimla, Dec 25 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh\\\'s hospitality industry is welcoming thousands of tourists, mainly from the north Indian plains, for the Christmas weekend....Get set, go: domestic travel jumps back from slump
By Azera Rahman--- New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) Planning a winter holiday, but haven't done your tickets yet? You may be in for trouble. Experts in the travel industry say there has been a jump in holiday bookings this year, resulting in hotels, flights and trains being chock-a-block with reservations. ...Chill brings good tidings for Shimla ice skating rink
By Vishal Gulati--- Shimla, Dec 11 (IANS) A thin layer of ice has formed at Shimla's 90-year-old ice skating rink, bringing the promise of fun-filled skating sessions for professionals and tourists alike - something they were unable to enjoy last year due to negligible snow. ...Himachal restores its resthouses in lap of nature
By Vishal Gulati - - - - - - Shimla, Nov 18 (IANS) Wooden frames and shingled eaves, the sound of birds and rustling leaves -- the Himachal government has begun restoration of its resthouses in forests to promote ecotourism and to give visitors a chance to unwind far from the madding crowd....Swamy's recent pilgrimage to Hampi
By Swarna Venkateswara Swamy ~ Sai Ram. I am sharing with all of you, my online friends, details of my recent pilgrimages to some holy places in Hampi (near Hospet), Pondicheri, Tiruvannamalai, Shegaon, Karanja and Nagpur etc. ...US alerts travellers to India to Mumbai-type terror attacks
Washington, Oct 30 (IANS) In the run up to the first anniversary of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, the US has issued a travel alert on India saying Washington "continues to receive information that terrorist groups may be planning attacks in India." The alert comes even as former president George W. Bush is in India to attend a 'Leadership Summit' in New Delhi Oct 30-31....
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