Tag: Tourism

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has lost around Rs 732 crore in the tourism sector in last two months following the widespread devastation caused by the extremely severe cyclonic storm Fani which made landfall near Puri before razing through several other coastal districts of the State on May 3. Odisha Tourism & Culture Minister Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi informed […]

Ayodhya: The installation of the tallest statue of Lord Ram in Ayodhya seems to have run into rough weather with strong resentment brewing over acquisition of land for the project. The land for the project is to be acquired in Mirpur area, near the highway bridge on the banks of the Saryu river. The proposed […]

Puri/Ganjam: Over the years, Odisha has witnessed drastic change in shorelines in several parts of the State due to tidal waves. Be it the case of Kendrapara’s Satabhaya or Ersama in Jagatsinghpur district, rising sea level and high tides have always posed a serious threat for the coastal communities and tourism. Recently, such extreme weather […]

Ayodhya: Security is being further beefed up in Ayodhya following intelligence inputs of a possible terror attack. According to sources, the office of the Director-General of Police (DGP) has asked the Additional Director Generals (ADG) of Bareilly, Kanpur and Prayagraj zones to identify 100 constables each who are ‘competent, incorrupt and have a clean image’. […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to organise Marine Drive Eco Retreat festival near Konark from December 14 to January 14. It was decided at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here on Saturday. The move is aimed to attract foreign tourists to the state. The Chief Minister directed the concerned departments to […]

Bhubaneswar: The world got a glimpse of a scenic landscape in Odisha after Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik shared a picture on social media on November 24. From his official Twitter handle, Patnaik shared the photograph and asked people to guess the location. Though most people got the answer right, Patnaik himself came to the rescue […]

Puri: With an aim to boost tourism and attract more foreign tourists to Odisha, the State government has started the Eco Retreat carnival along the Puri-Konark marine drive which was inaugurated by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today. The 49-day event is being organised on the Ramachandi beach, and will continue till January 31. The marine […]

Kathmandu: Nepal has banned vehicles with Indian number plates from plying in the tourist hub of Pokhara ahead of the new year, a move that has sparked an uproar among tourism entrepreneurs. Nepal aims to attract two million tourists, mostly Indians, by 2020 and Pokhara is one of the most visited tourist destinations in the […]

New Delhi: The Centre has identified 16 islands in Andaman and Nicobar Islands and 10 in Lakshadweep for holistic development by promoting tourism and offering facilities for the export of seafood and coconut-based products. This was disclosed at the sixth meeting of the Island Development Agency (IDA), chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on […]

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Union Minister for tourism and culture, Prahlad Singh Patel’s announcement that the Konark sun temple will soon find a place in the list of country’s iconic sites to be developed by the central government must have re-assured the people of Odisha who had been hurt by its non-inclusion in the original […]

New Delhi: Even after business activity resumes in a couple of months, assuming the Covid-19 pandemic subsides, some sectors like entertainment, tourism, hospitality, electronics, retail, gems and jewellery and logistics are likely to take a big hit, with recovery possible only in the medium to long term. According to an analysis by Dun & Bradstreet, […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to operate day cruise service at five selected water bodies with the participation of the private sector, an official said on Saturday. The tourism department has invited proposals from prospective applicants for organising day cruises at Chilika Lake, Mahanadi, Bhitarkanika, Satkosia George and Hirakud reservoir in Odisha. #Odisha plans […]

Bhubaneswar: To boost the tourism sector in the state which is badly hit due to the pandemic situation, the state tourism department will kick-off  three month-long ‘Eco Retreat Festivals’ at two iconic places of tourist attraction in the state—the  Bhitarkanika National Park and Hirakud Dam– from December 1. While at Bhitarkanika, the country’s second largest […]

New Delhi: Aimed to promote tourism across the states, the government has announced a new scheme under which any tourist vehicle operator may apply for an “All India Tourist Authorization or Permit” through online mode from April 1. The permit will be issued after relevant documents are submitted and fees deposited within 30 days of […]