Government / Ministry News

» Dharamshala Triund ropeway project in limbo due to less tourist inflow in Kangra district

Tenders for the project were invited twice in 2009 and 2010 but no one responded to the tenders within the prescribed time period; a new starting point of the project from Patola proposed ... Read more

» West Bengal CM banks on tourism to earn revenue

Stresses on the need to create new tourist destinations that could cater to both foreign and domestic tourists ... Read more

» Turkey to grant free Visas to all TAAI delegates visiting Istanbul for the Convention

The Visa waiver gives the TAAI delegates a breather of about INR 2,700 ... Read more

» AI pilots end agitation on CMD assurance

Air India CMD Rohit Nandan assured that the Productivity-Linked Incentives (PLI) for September and October will be paid by January 20 ... Read more

» Sebi rejects plea to dilute Takeover Code

The move will force the government to rework its plan to permit foreign airlines to acquire a 26% stake in Indian carriers ... Read more

» CCI rejects complaints of cartelisation against private airlines

CCI observed that like in any peak season, during April and May 2011  due to high load factor the percentage of tickets sold in the higher buckets of all the airlines had gone up ... Read more

» Supreme Court allows IRCTC to continue operating the high-end luxury train Maharaja Express

Railways had terminated its arrangement with travel agency Cox and Kings for jointly operating and managing India's first pan-country super luxury train ... Read more

» India Signs MoU on Tourism with ASEAN

The main objectives of the MoU are to Cooperate in facilitating travel and tourist visits & Further strengthen the  tourism partnership ... Read more

» GoM to look into foreign capital in domestic airlines

To also consider the proposal of allowing the import of jet fuel directly by the airlines ... Read more

» Urban Development Minister wants Taj Mansingh property lease renewed

IHCL's MD & CEO is confident that the lease will be renewed and the company is in negotiations with NDMC ... Read more

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