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Photo Courtesy: Unique Travels The Tourism Ministry of India has introduced Tour Guide and Heritage Tour Guide courses for training and certification of guides. The duration of these two courses would be 420 hours and 330 hours, respectively and are open to youth in the age group of 18 to 28 years. Education qualification for the same is SSLC. “Tourism is an important source of employment & foreign exchange earnings in India. It has great capacity to create large scale employment of diverse kind – from the most specialized to the unskilled and hence play a major role in creation ... Read more

In a shocking incident after the US-Bangla flight crash at Nepal, an Indigo Airbus A-320 initiated emergency landing at Ahmedabad airport, after finding an engine failure shortly after taking off. All the 186 passengers on board the fight A-320 landed safely after the incident. The flight 6E 244 was on its way to Lucknow from Ahmedabad. According to Indigo authorities, “The flight 6E 244 from Ahmedabad to Lucknow found a technical glitch with engine 2. The flight crew suddenly took adequate measures for the safe landing. Subsequently, the technical error is under investigation by Indigo safety authorities as well as DGCA ... Read more

Bhuddhist Remains in Salihundam The Union Minister of State (IC) for Culture and Minister of State for Environment, Forest & Climate Change Dr. Mahesh Sharma,  has announced the plans for upgradation of 100 Adarsh monuments of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). Tourist amenities proposed to be upgraded include the parking, ticket counter, publication counter, cafeteria, toilet block, drinking water facilities, dustbins, benches, ramps (for the differently-abled), pathways, singages, etc. There are around 25 monuments under Phase I and 75 under Phase II. List of 100 Adarsh monuments Andhra Pradesh : Virabhadra Temple, Lepakshi in Anantpur (NT), Nagarjunakonda(T) and Bhuddhist Remains in ... Read more

Russia, as part of strengthening their military power, had successfully tested the hypersonic missile that travels 10 times the speed of sound. The missile named ‘Kinzhal’ was deployed from a MiG-31 fighter jet that can hit the target more precisely. “The launch was normal; the hypersonic missile hit the preset target on the test site,” said the defence ministry. The missile got the name Kinzhal for its double-edged dragger design. According to President Vladimir Putin, the missile is unstoppable for any defence system around the world with its tremendous speed. ‘Kinzhal’ got the capability to carry nuclear bombs to a ... Read more

Luxury train of India, Palace on Wheels, has won the Pacific Area Travel Writers Association (PATWA) award under the category ‘Tourist Train of the Year’. The award was declared at the recently concluded ITB Berlin event in Germany. One of the prestigious luxury trains of India, Palace on Wheels started its maiden run on January 26, 1982. The train was incepted with an aim to boost tourism in Rajasthan. Since then, it is treating its passengers with a royal ride showing various hues of the vibrant state. Palace on Wheels Train boasts of the royal coaches of the erstwhile rulers ... Read more

The flow of winter travellers to Abu Dhabi marked the highest hotel occupancy rate in February. According to reports, over 100 hotels in the capital city marked full during February. The Department of Tourism and Culture (DTC), Abu Dhabi revels that the figures excel with Asian countries of India and China with the most number of visitors. According to reports, over 34,000 Indian nationals arrived in January that is 31.5 per cent more than the previous year. Meanwhile, over 35,000 Chinese travellers showed up in the country, which marked the largest income from the market with 31 per cent more arrivals. “We ... Read more

The Incredible India pavilion won the Best Exhibitor Award in the ITB Berlin 2018 convened at Berlin, Germany from 7th March to 10th March, 2018. India was represented by the Minister of State (Independent charge) for Tourism K. J. Alphons along with Joint Secretary Suman Billa and a couple of Tourism Ministry officials. More than 100 countries participated in the ITB- Berlin meet with their respective Tourism Ministers. India’s Incredible India (Ministry of Tourism) presented its short film named “Yogi of the Racetrack ” in the meet, which has got 3.2 million hits in 60 hours. At the event in ... Read more

In a shocking incident, a US-Bangla Airlines drift off from the runway leading to a crash at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal. According to reports, about 67 people were on board the flight, rescuing 7 people, while the injured 13 people were taken to the nearby hospital. “We are trying to bring the fire under control. Details are awaited,” said airport spokesperson Prasad Shrestha The number of causalities is not yet verified by the authorities. According to an eyewitness from another flight that was about to take off, describes the incident as ‘there was a strong black smoke arising ... Read more

In view of the tragic death of several trekkers during the forest fire in the Kolukkumalai hills of Theni district in Tamil Nadu, the Chief Secretary and the Chairman of State Disaster Management Authority has issued directions to stop trekking to hills and also to ensure that all fire lines are cleared. In view of the situation, the state has issued 6-point instructions with immediate effect. No movement of members of public inside forest areas, without permission will be allowed. All programmes in which members of public are taken inside forest areas, like trekking, will be suspended forthwith. DFOs/WLWs will ... Read more

Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden, located at Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir, is all set to open for tourist from March 25, ahead of the Tulip fest 2018. Spread across 30 hectors, the garden is the largest of its kind in Asia that contains nearly 1.5 million tulips. Some of the Tulip varieties of the garden includes standard tulips, double bloom, parrot tulips, fringed tulips, bi-colour standard tulips, rembrandt tulips, and triumph tulips etc. Jammu Kashmir Minister for Reconstruction and Floriculture, Javaid Mustafa Mir recently visited the garden and have made all necessary arrangements for the stalls, ahead of the upcoming ... Read more

The Retreat Palm Dubai MGallery launched a one-day retreat on the Palm. The retreat costs Dhs999 per person and comes with a night’s stay in one of the hotel rooms. The retreat is designed especially for busy city dwellers to disconnect from an ‘always on’ lifestyle and reconnect with themselves, through a series of experiences expertly created by the properties DHA approved doctors and specialists. Priced at AED 999 per person, the package comes with a complimentary night’ stay in one of the beautifully appointed rooms. Tucked away on the exclusive coastline of Palm Jumeirah’s East Crescent, the beachfront destination houses ... Read more

After the successful launch of sanitary napkin vending machines in Mumbai- Delhi Rajdhani express, GMR airport in Hyderabad too had followed the path, as part of celebrating the international women’s day. According to airport authorities, the programme aims to ensure comfort and encourage hygienic practices among women passengers. Around 26 washrooms across various categories of domestic and international areas of the airport have installed with the new vending machine. Meanwhile, new incinerator facility for the safe disposal of the napkins is installed, with the strong assistance from airport housekeeping team. The vending machine dispenses napkins for a sum for Rs5. ... Read more

In the wake of the current forest fire killing atleast 14 in the Kolukkumalai hills in Tamil Nadu, the state government of Kerala has issued a ban in trekking to forest places. All the wildlife sanctuaries have been temporarily closed. The forest fire in the Kurangini hills of Kolukkumalai in Theni has affected the nearby areas of Ramakkalmedu, Pukkulam Hills etc. As the summer has set in, forest fires are a common phenomenon in the forest region. Telangana and Tamil Nadu were suffering from forest fires recently. Officials have received a total of 7,700 fire alerts since January 1 this ... Read more

Atleast 12 people are reported to be killed in the forest fire at Kurangini hills at Kolukkumalai in Theni district of Tamil Nadu. 25 have been rescued so far. Earlier it was reported that 27 people including 25 women are feared to have been trapped in the severe forest fire atop the Kolukkumalai Hills in Tamil Nadu. But, at present as per the reports many are feared to have been trapped in the fire. Of the nine dead, four are women, four men and a child. Six of them are from Chennai and three from Erode, confirmed the Theni Collector. ... Read more

Surveying a village is time consuming and prone to errors. Maharashtra government has found a solution for this by replacing the manual surveys with drone surveys, which they say is very accurate and fast. The Maharashtra government is using drones mounted with high resolution cameras to speed up the exercise of mapping villages and towns in the state. The government has launched a pilot project to survey the areas with the help of camera-fitted drones. The project was launched in Sonori village in Purandar tehsil of Pune district. Mapping was earlier carried out manually, but drone technology is now changing the way ... Read more