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Photo courtesy: Syed Shiyaz Mirza The first electric bus of KSRTC will be launched on 18th June 2018. The trial run will be at Trivandrum for 15 days. Later it will be extended to Kochi and Calicut. Gold Stone Infratech Ltd, Secunderabad is the manufactures of the bus. Their BYD K9 model of the e-bus is opted by KSRTC. It is a 40 seater bus with modern amenities like CCTV camera, GPS and other entertainment facilities. These buses have already been in the fleet of Andhara Pradesh, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra and Telangana public transports. Buses are manufactured with the technological ... Read more

House boat of ‘Spice Routs’ witnessed a varied birthday celebration in the backwaters of Kuttanad on 16th June. Nicole Rene’e Matthews, from Michigan was the birthday girl. Nicole was one of the delegates participating in the Yoga Ambassadors Tour 2018, organized by ATTOI (Association of Tourism Trade Operators India). Delegates from 22 different countries along with the officials of ATTOI and the house boat staff greeted Nicole with flowers, gifts and hugs to make the birthday celebration an unforgettable event. While thanking everyone for the wonderful moments, Nicole said, “It was the first time I am celebrating my birthday away ... Read more

  Yogachemmal Dr. Meena Ramanathan is a yoga therapist and a consultant in yoga, and is also the Deputy Director at CYTER (Centre for Yoga Therapy Education and Research), Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth, Pondichery. She has been practicing and teaching yoga since 2004. Dr Meena took a wonderful session on the subject ‘Yoga Therapy: Its principles & practices’ at the International Conference on Yoga, conducted as part of the Yoga Ambassadors Tour 2018, organized by ATTOI, in association with Ministry of Ayush and Kerala Tourism in Kovalam. Manoj Attingal of Tourism News Live catches up with Dr Meena to know more ... Read more

കേരളത്തിന്റെ തനത് ഭക്ഷണത്തിന്റെ രുചിയറിഞ്ഞ് വിദേശ രാജ്യങ്ങളിലെ യോഗാ വിദഗ്ധർ. യോഗാ അംബാസഡേഴ്സ് ടൂറിന്റെ രണ്ടാം ദിനം അത്താഴ വിരുന്ന് കോവളം ഉദയസമുദ്രയിലായിരുന്നു. കേരള വിഭവങ്ങൾ കൊണ്ട് ഉദയസമുദ്ര യോഗ വിദഗ്ധരുടെ മനസും വയറും നിറച്ചു. മുതിരക്കഞ്ഞി, മുരിങ്ങത്തോരൻ, വാഴക്കൂമ്പ് മെഴുക്കുപുരട്ടി എന്നു തുടങ്ങി കേരള വിഭവങ്ങൾ നിരന്ന തീൻമേശ യോഗികളെ നിരാശരാക്കിയില്ല. സ്പൂണിനു പകരം നിരന്ന ചിരട്ടത്തവികളും വിദേശികൾക്ക് കൗതുകമായി. അപ്പവും സ്റ്റൂവും ഇല്ലാതെ എന്ത് കേരള പെരുമ? അതും തീൻമേശയിൽ തത്സമയം തയ്യാറാക്കി.   തേൻ ചാലിച്ച ഇളനീരോടെയാണ് ഉദയസമുദ്ര യോഗികളെ വരവേറ്റത്. പാവയ്ക്ക, കാരറ്റ്, വെള്ളരി ജൂസുകൾ കുടിക്കാൻ ഗ്ലാസുകൾക്ക് പകരം മിനുമിനുത്ത ചിരട്ടകൾ നൽകിയതും മറ്റൊരു കൗതുകമായി. വിദേശികൾക്ക് കേരള ഭക്ഷണം ഒരുക്കിയതിനെക്കുറിച്ച് ഉദയസമുദ്ര സിഇഒ രാജഗോപാൽ അയ്യർ പറയുന്നതിങ്ങനെ – ” സഞ്ചാരികൾ ഓരോ രാജ്യത്തും പോകുമ്പോൾ അവിടങ്ങളിലെ ഭക്ഷണം കഴിക്കാനാണ് താൽപ്പര്യപ്പെടുക. സ്ഥിരം കഴിക്കുന്ന ഭക്ഷണവും രുചിയും വിനോദയാത്ര പോകുമ്പോഴും കഴിക്കേണ്ടതില്ലല്ലോ .പുതിയ ... Read more

By catering the indigenous tastes of Kerala, Hotel Uday Samudra, Kovalam, delighted the delegates of the Yoga Tour on the second day of the tour. The yogis were taking their dinner, after an eventful day in Kovalam and Kanyakumari. Muthirakkanji, drumstick leaves thoran, vazhachudu mezhukkupuratti, (dish made of plantain stem) pavakka varutharachath (bitter gourd dish) etc. were the main course of dinner. Appam and wheat dosa were also served to the delegates. Juices were made of bitter gourd, carrot and cucumber.   Serving of the food was also exciting. Instead of steel spoons the delegates were provided with spoons made ... Read more

While addressing the foreign delegates from different parts of the world during the International Conference on yoga, organised as part of the Yoga Ambassadors Tour 2018 at Leela Raviz Hotel, Dr. B R Sharma from Kaivalyadhama Yoga Research Institute, Lonavla, advised that we should live like lotus. He was talking about yoga in the ancient scriptures, highlighting verses from Bhagavat Geetha where Lord Krishna explains different yogas to Arjuna, answering his queries regarding happiness and sorrow. “When our desires are fulfilled, we attain happiness,” says Lord Krishna. If we cannot fulfill our desires, it will cause grief. Then, how can we ... Read more

Kovalam is set to be in the global yoga tour map. Kovalam is the best place for yoga, certify the participants of Yoga Ambassador Tour. Around 60 yoga exponents from 22 countries are participating in the Yoga Ambassador Tour, organized by ATTOI (Association of Tourism Trade Organizations, India), in association with Ministry of Ayush and Kerala Tourism. On day two of Yoga Ambassadors Tour, Kovalam beach was opted as the venue for conducting the yoga session. The session was led by Dr Arun Tejas of Sri Chithra Institute, Thiruvananthapuram. Though Kerala has witnessed mass yoga sessions in the state before, ... Read more

Day two of the yoga tour started with a yoga session at the Leela Raviz Kovalam. All the sixty yoga ambassadors took part in the one hour long morning yoga session.   The session was lead by Dr Arun Tejas of Sri Chithra Institute, Thiruvananthapuram. “I’m following the techniques and asanas as prescribed by the AYUSH ministry’s common yoga protocol,” said Dr Arun after the session. Jady Cladwell from the US is all excited about the tour and says she’s very happy learning new techniques of yoga from the master and the fellow ambassadors. Though Kerala has witnessed mass yoga sessions ... Read more

The Kerala Boat Race League will evolve into a world-class tourism product, said Kadakampally Surendran, Minister for Tourism, Kerala. He was speaking at a press conference held today to detail the Kerala Boat Race League. “The government and the Tourism Department have been taking various new measures for achieving stupendous growth in Kerala’s tourism sector. For that, it was important that we came up with new tourism products. Projects like Malabar Tourism development and Jadayu Rock Tourism Project were all part of this. Now, we have the Kerala Boat Race League, which will be a big boost for both Kerala Tourism ... Read more

“Yoga Ambassadors Tour 2018 is a journey to the great Indian Heritage,” stated Shripad Yesso Naik, Minister of State, (I/C), Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India. He was inaugurating the Yoga Ambassadors Tour – first-of its-kind event- in India, at The Leela Raviz Hotel, Kovalam today. “The concept of ‘the world towards India’ has become a reality by this event,” he added. The Yoga Ambassadors Tour is organized by Association of Tourism Trade Organizers India (ATTOI), in association with Ayush Ministry, Govt of India and Kerala Tourism. Kerala is already ahead in health and Ayurveda sector and has a significant ... Read more

Guests and ministers congratulated ATTOI for conducting the Yoga Ambassadors Tour 2018 – first of this kind in the country. While talking at the inaugural event, Shripad Yesso Naik, Minister of State, (I/C), Ministry of AYUSH Government of India, congratulated ATTOI and stated this is an inimitable attempt from the part of the organizers and can be followed by others. ATTOI has organized this practically difficult event within record time. Ayush Minister also congratulated the Kerala Tourism Ministry for the generous support extended by them for making the event happen. In his keynote address, Kadakampally Surendran, Minister for Tourism, Government ... Read more

Kerala Tourism has launched a video to greet Islam followers on the occasion of Eid-ul-fitr. The video is aiming to attract travellers to Kerala during the festive season by projecting the festive theme, cuisine and ambiance. The video highlights life of an Islam devotee family on a day during the holy month of Ramadan. The video titled Eid Mubarak lasts for 90 seconds. The video can be watched from the following link: It depicts how a day in holy Ramadan starts for a devotee. Formal prayers, preparation of food, breaking the fast etc are pictured in a very beautiful way. Kerala ... Read more

The first ever yoga tour in the world will commence from tomorrow, 14th June 2018. Yoga masters as ambassoders of their respective countries have started to arrive for the Yoga Ambassadors Tour 2018. The tour is organized by Association of Tourism Trade Organization India (ATTOI), in association with Ministry of Ayush and Kerala Tourism. More than 60 yoga exponents from 22 countries will be participating in the Yoga Ambassadors Tour, which will conclude on 21st June – The International Yoga Day ATTOI President P K Aneesh Kumar, along with Treasurer P S Chandrasenan and other office bearers – C S ... Read more

Almost 30 tourist destinations in the states will be enhanced with a cost of Rs 590.97 crores, said Cultural Affairs and Tourism Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu. Once the project is completed, Amritsar would be the centre of tourist activity, with its 11 destinations on the list. This will be done with the aid of Asian Development Bank worth Rs 344 Crores. Apart from this Rs. 96.67 Crores will be availed from the Swadesh Darshan Scheme, aiming at revamping religious and historical cities. Rs. 50 Crore will be sanctioned under the Prasad scheme for Amritsar city. The department has set aside ... Read more

Emirates announced that it will reinstate two weekly flights between Luanda and Dubai, increasing capacity to five flights per week between the two cities, starting from 1 July 2018. Customers can look forward to a daily service starting from the winter schedule. These additional flights will give passengers more travel choices and address the growing demand for connectivity on Emirates’ global network, especially to destinations in Asia, USA and Europe. The flights will be operated by a Boeing 777-300ER with eight seats in First Class, 42 in Business Class and 310 in Economy Class, with 360 seats on offer in ... Read more