Kerala registers 17.2 per cent rise in tourists arrivals
India | Mar 06, 2020, 06:57 AM ISTKerala has registered a 17.2 per cent rise in tourist (domestic and foreign) arrivals with the number touching 1.96 crore in 2019.
Kerala has registered a 17.2 per cent rise in tourist (domestic and foreign) arrivals with the number touching 1.96 crore in 2019.
Eight Indian tourists were found unconscious in a suite of a resort in Daman, Thaha Municipality of Makawanpur district today morning. The group of Indian tourists, reportedly, comprises of two couples and four children were found unconscious in a suite of Everest Panorama Resort in Daman.
A drunk driver plowed into a group of young German tourists in northern Italy early Sunday, killing six people and injuring 11, Italian authorities said. The deadly crash occurred in a village near Valle Aurina, near Bolzano in the Alto Adige region, shortly after 1 a.m. as the Germans were gathering to board their bus.
In view of the chief minister's directives, the government has given its approval for setting up one tourist police station each in Gorakhpur and Varanasi.
The 44-year-old's death was confirmed by judicial sources days after his severed hand and forearm were found in the stomach of a tiger shark, which was at least 13-ft long.
The tax had also irked travel and tourism industry stakeholders in Goa, who had expressed concern that such a tax may be emulated in other coastal villages, which would deter tourists from visiting the areas.
Siddharthnagar District Magistrate Deepak Meena said members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee visited the district recently to discuss the development of facilities under the Buddha Circuit.
Rihan (12) drowned when he ventured into the sea off Nagore to take a bath late on Monday evening. His body was later washed ashore in the same area, they said here on Tuesday
Conceived initially as inspection cars to be exclusively used by railway officials to visit far flung areas, these saloons comprise of two bedrooms, a lounge, a pantry, a toilet and a kitchen which are built to facilitate stay for up to five days. "While a designated number of saloons will be kept for use of railway officials for inspection, 200 of them will be turned over to IRCTC and will be operated as tourist trains. Upon conversion, around ten such trains can be put into service for public use," the source said.
The Siachen Glacier, which once used to be a demilitarized zone, came under the strategic control of India in 1984 following 'Operation Meghdoot'.
The sources said the proposal is being considered with all earnestness since it has come directly from Army Chief General Bipin Rawat but no concrete road map has yet been laid out in this direction.
India introduced a flexible e-tourist visa regime based on tourist footfall, with a higher fee for July to March peak season and a considerably lower fee if the visit to the country falls during April to June lean period.
The acceptance of Indian currency is good news for tourists from that country as earlier they lost a sizeable amount due to exchange rates.
Tariq Ahmad found the bag, which also had three high-end mobile phones in it, at the Aharbal tourist spot in Shopian, officials said.
The ASI, while referring to its conservation efforts in the Mughal-era fort, said that an additional 35 acres have been added to its green space after the demolition of almost 400 structures built after independence by the Indian Army which include residential quarters, sheds and other ancillary structures.
Tiruvannamalai is a popular temple town in the state about 190 km from Chennai.
A firm appointed by the Goa government to provide lifeguards at beaches had recently said that red flags will be put up at beaches in the state to warn people about dangers of wading or swimming in the sea during the monsoon
The tourist, identified as R Thirumani, 22, son of Rajwali, of Chennai was injured when stone pelters attacked a tourist vehicle in Narbal area on Srinagar-Gulmarg road.
A German national was assaulted in Uttar Pradesh's Sonbhadra district on Saturday, allegedly because he inadvertently ignored a man’s greetings.
EAM Sushma Swaraj assured aid for Russian youth who had to resort to seeking alms at a temple in Tamil Nadu after his debit card ATM PIN got locked.
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