Archive for the ‘India’ Category
Forthcoming Rose Festival in Northern India Attracts Tourists
Sent in By M.M.Khanna:tourismnewsindia.com
Chandigarh, February 24:- With the multicolor Roses blooming at the Rose Garden, the city beautiful is all set for ushering hues all over the city, during the three day Rose Festival. With the advent of spring, a three day long extravaganza of colour, music and festivity will be celebrated at Rose Garden. [...]
February 24, 2010
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Superstar Shahrukh Khan Receives Most Popular Actor Award 2010 as Bollywood continues to draw attention to India
Through its first Bollywood poll in the Arab world called “Nojoom Bollywood,” Shahrukh Khan was nominated as the most popular actor by Arab audiences for the month of January 2010 conducted by Zee Aflam. Zee Aflam is a Bollywood channel packaged in Arabic for the Arab Audience.
February 22, 2010
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Travel Mart to promote North India as tourist destination
Reporting By M.M.Khanna, Travel-Journalist C/O tourismnewsindia.com
Chandigarh, February 2010: The tenth edition of the Annual Travel mart opened today at the Hotel Mountview,Chandigarh and continues up to February 22. It was inaugurated by J & K state Minister for Tourism, Mr. Nasir Aslam Wani who went round various stalls and evinced Great interest in attractions and [...]
February 22, 2010
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George Orwell’s Home in India to Turn Into a Museum
George Orwell remains one of the most respected writers of the past century and it is only a pity his birthplace in the Indian Motihari is falling apart. Not for long though, as the house he spent the first year of his life in is to be preserved in order to pay tribute to his [...]
January 12, 2010
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Tourists Attracted by Sikkim India’s rich Buddhist Culture
Gangtok - Sikkim which is situated amidst Himalayan Hills is a paradise for tourists. Now the state Government has stepped up its efforts to promote many Budhist sites and festivals as tourist’s destinations. Kagyad chaam is the one of the four forms of masked dances in the state. Performed by Lamas of Buddhist monastery on [...]
January 5, 2010
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Travel Events for the Indian Outbound Travel market
The discerning markets of Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, and Cochin will be covered in a forthcoming edition of a major travel mart. With this year’s edition, 11 years of creating business opportunities for the hospitality, travel, and tourism industry from India and abroad will be completed.
December 15, 2009
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Turtuk in Ladakh now open to foreign tourists
Want to go where no foreigner has gone before? Visit Turtuk, in the Nubra Valley of Ladakh. In a move to boost tourism, the Indian government has relaxed the Protected Area Permit Regime to allow foreign tourists to travel to Turtuk. This area was previously off limits to foreigners, who can now visit there in [...]
November 25, 2009
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Commonwealth Games to attract tourists back to India
India’s tourism minister, Kumari Selja has outlined new plans to increase tourism in India. Speaking at the World Travel Market she said that at last it seems that the decline in the number of foreign visitors to the country seems to be leveling out. She said that the year-on-year drop of 7 percent in the [...]
November 13, 2009
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Cultural Evening, a Qawali Concert by Farid Sabri to entertain Tourists in the First Chandigarh National Craft Fair
Sent in By M.M.Khanna, Travel Journalist: Tourismnewsindia.com
Chandigarh, October: Gaining its popularity in a few days, the 1st Chandigarh Crafts Mela has been widely appreciated by domestic as well as foreign tourists evident from the remarks given by them in the visitor’s book. Though all the States participating in the Mela has exhibited their best, but [...]
October 29, 2009
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1st Chandigarh National Crafts Fair in India took off with Colourful Inaugural Ceremony
Reporting By M.M. Khanna, Travel-Journalist: tourismnewsindia.com - Chandigarh, October 28:- Marked by diverse and creative artistic activities, showcasing the rich craftsmanship from all over India and abroad, the 1st Chandigarh National Crafts Mela took off today. The colourful inaugural ceremony by the Punjab Governor and Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh, General (Retd.) Dr. S.F. Rodrigues, PVSM [...]
October 27, 2009
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