The expert team during a survey in Malkangiri district Koraput: Malkangiri district is set to carve a niche on state tourism map, with a high-level technical survey identifying immense potential for water-based adventure tourism across several scenic locations in the district.The two-day survey, conducted on July 11 and 12, was jointly undertaken by Odisha’s tourism…
Traffic jam on the way to Darjeeling Kolkata: Warning that unplanned tourism could damage both the environment and the economy, Bengal tourism minister Shankar Ghosh said on Friday the state will adopt a sustainable, data-driven approach to tourism development by factoring in the carrying capacity of destinations before promoting large-scale investments. Speaking at the inauguration…
The Amarnath Yatra, which began on July 3, more than a year after the deadly Pahalgam terror attack of April last year, has received an overwhelming response. But it seems to have hit another problem, with many news reports suggesting that the naturally formed ice lingam, also called the Baba Barfani, has melted by over…
Kakolat Waterfall in Nawada district are among the sites being promoted as eco-tourism destinations Patna: Bihar govt has identified more than 50 new locations for eco-tourism as part of an ambitious plan to expand nature-based tourism across the state over the next five years. With the proposed additions, the number of eco-tourism destinations is expected…
Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Saturday called on youth and women self-help groups to take up the mantle of being ambassadors for a clean Goa and a green Goa.Sawant said that the state spends crores to maintain trees, shrubs and saplings planted along the highways. He also said that exorbitant funds are paid to…
Aizawl: Mizoram information & public relations minister B. Lalchhanzova on Thursday called for a unified information machinery to highlight the state’s economic progress and tourism boom, at a meeting of the Inter-Media Publicity Coordination Committee (IMPCC).The meeting was organised by the Press Information Bureau (PIB), ministry of information & broadcasting.Lalchhanzova emphasised the need for closer…
The workshop was held recently in the Sundarbans Kolkata: A community culinary excellence initiative — a two day transformative capacity-building workshop — was implemented at BaghBon ,the Multipurpose Community Resource Centre of a city-based NGO in the Sundarbans to equip communities residing in the forest-fringe villages of the Sundarbans Tiger Reserve with advanced culinary skills,…
Times News NetworkPanaji: Goa govt honoured a family member of freedom fighter Baburao Thorat from Chandrapur, Maharashtra, with Rs 10 lakh monetary assistance on Thursday, in recognition of Thorat laying down his life in a satyagraha against the Portuguese regime in 1945. After presenting the assistance at the state Revolution Day event, chief minister Pramod…
Cco-cottages at Mawrah village Glass house restaurant in Mawrah village Cco-cottages at Mawrah village Glass house restaurant in Mawrah village Cco-cottages at Mawrah village Shillong: A first-of-its-kind glass house restaurant overlooking a lake, along with eco-cottages surrounding it, has been inaugurated at the scenic hamlet of Mawrah village in East Khasi Hills district by chief…
Cleanliness drive at Nahargarh in Jaipur Saturday Jaipur: The sight of volunteers collecting heaps of discarded plastic, bottles and other waste from the historic kunds and baoris of Nahargarh on Saturday once again underlined the fact that some of Jaipur’s most treasured heritage assets needs continuous effort to save them from neglect and irresponsible visitor…
