Government / Ministry News

» Valparai in TN to fight for exclusion from tiger buffer zone

Over 40 homestay providers and more than 600 traders in Valparai have jointly decided to pursue their case in the Supreme Court by availing the services of an eminent advocate in New Delhi ... Read more

» Air India to withdraw facility to travel as additional crew for pilots following misuse

The direction came following a complaint that Air India's Captain S P S Suri was given authorisation by the management to fly on Delhi-Dubai sector as additional crew member after being grounded ... Read more

» Minister urges to explore tourism potential in Dakshina Kannada

The government has sanctioned 3D planetarium worth Rs 24 crore to be set up at Pilikula ... Read more

» Five domestic airlines allowed to import aviation fuel

Those given permission to import ATF include Kingfisher Airlines, SpiceJet, IndiGo, Go Airlines and Air India ... Read more

» Odisha may relax restriction on foreign tourists visiting tribal areas

While more than 60,722 foreign tourists visited Odisha during 2011-12, no tourist from abroad visited the state since March this year mainly due to restriction imposed on visit to tribal pockets ... Read more

» J-K to ask Centre to resume direct Haj flight

The government is keen to see early resumption of flights from Srinagar to Jeddah, which were introduced in October, 2008, but later suspended ... Read more

» Thiruvananthapuram to soon offer Visa on Arrival facility for Tourists

Goa and Bangalore also on the shortlist of the Bureau of Immigration (BOI) for granting T-VoA ... Read more

» Deccan Shuttles to connect key cities of Gujarat from Aug 20

The service aims to connect Ahmedabad, Surat, Jamnagar, Bhavnagar and Kandla through 12 daily flights ... Read more

» Tourist Visa-on-Arrival see an up of 14.75 per cent in July

During the period January-July 2012, a total number of 7662 VoAs were issued as compared to 6594 VoAs during corresponding period of 2011 registering a positive growth of 16.2% ... Read more

» Tiger tourism lobbies hard to reverse order in SC final order on Aug 22

Top lawyers are engaged by various 'interested' parties; Conservationists and tribal groups are holding meetings to discuss how to tackle the fallout of the apex court's final decision ... Read more

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