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From fear to footfalls: Kashmir tourism's slow return after Pahalgam

The dastardly Pahalgam attack in Jammu and Kashmir on April 22 not only pierced through the heart of humanity but also cast a grim shadow on tourism in the Valley and impacted the sector at large.......

Indians Fly Out in Record Numbers

Among the top destinations for Indian travellers in 2024, Thailand led with 92.93 per cent visiting for leisure, followed by Singapore (47.34 per cent) and Canada (43.09 per cent). Kindly note the......

Shivraj Patil cremated with state honours

The last rites of veteran Congress leader and former Union minister Shivraj Patil were performed with full state honours in his home district, Latur, in Maharashtra on Saturday, with many top......

Sonia Gandhi will look into matter: Govt on Nehru document return

Union Minister of Culture and Tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Sunday urged former Congress president Sonia Gandhi to return the correspondence and documents of the first prime minister......

Rs 2,541 cr boost for tourism, 50 destinations to be developed

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said the top 50 tourist destinations in the country will be developed in partnership with states in a 'challenge mode', as she emphasised......

Tourism ministry wants major tax incentives

Aiming at boosting the tourism sector, the Union tourism ministry will seek major tax incentives for hotels and restaurants, including exemption of service tax and excise duty in the Budget. The......

'Mayaram would be of great help to Tourism ministry'

Union Tourism Minister Shripad Naik on Friday said that having Arvind Mayaram as the new secretary in the ministry would be of great help. "I had requested the government to post some good officer......

Religious Tourism Is A Money Spinner

Religious tourism witnessed 1,439 million tourists in 2022, generating Rs 1.34 trillion in revenue. Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes.IMAGE: A Naga sadhu......

Tourism ministry wins PATA award

The Union Ministry of Tourism has bagged the 2005 PATA Grand Award for Heritage for its Ajanta Ellora Conservation and Tourism Development Project. The ministry gained the trust of the community......

Tourism circuits in PPP mode soon

The Union Tourism Ministry intended to develop 35 integrated circuits in public private partnership in all states and 20 tourism parks and 70 rural tourism clusters during the 12th Plan.Stating......

'I respect government's decision to discontinue my services'

Aamir Khan, who has ceased to be the mascot for the 'Incredible India' campaign after 10 years, said he respects the government's decision to 'discontinue' his services while making it......

Another name change in Yogi's UP; Mustafabad to be renamed...

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said his government will move a proposal to rename Mustafabad village in Lakhimpur Kheri district as 'Kabirdham', asserting that the change......

Cabinet clears Ahmedabad as 'ideal host' for 2030 CWG

IMAGE: India hosted the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delh. Photograph: B Mathur/Reuters The union cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved India's bid to host the......

Khelo India Brings First-Ever Water Sports to Kashmir

IMAGE: Srinagar’s Dal Lake to host India’s first Khelo Water Sports. Photograph and video: J&K Sports Council/Instagram The first-ever Khelo India Water Sports Festival is all set to reveal......

Khelo Bharat Niti aims at reshaping sporting landscape

The Khelo Bharat Niti is a "guiding document" to formulate plans and schemes for betterment of the country's sporting ecosystem. IMAGE: Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya termed the National......