Government / Ministry News

» Alappuzha bans Tourist boats in the district for 30 days due to weather conditions

The ban was imposed for the safety of tourists and staff operating the boats ... Read more

» Cargo Agents Assn. lodge complaint against airlines to CCI for cargo fuel surcharge

Competition Commission of India examining allegation of cartelisation by Mumbai-based Express Industry Council of India against airlines for levy of uniform fuel surcharge on air cargo ... Read more

» Indian Govt. working on making immigration simpler to woo more foreign tourists

The Centre also has a target of getting 80 lakh foreign tourists by 2015 ... Read more

» Spicejet may soon start flights to Yangon

Myanmar grants 5th freedom traffic rights to Indian airlines ... Read more

» SBI opposes airline licence for Capt Gopinath's new venture

Deccan Cargo and Express Logistics Pvt Ltd which ran Deccan 360, grounded since May 2011, owes about Rs 500 crore to various banks ... Read more

» Kashmir faces shortage of rooms as tourism booms

Although private players are eager to invest in the tourism sector, the government reluctance and Master Plan impediments proves to be major hurdle in increasing the room capacity ... Read more

» Govt. may allow airlines to charge extra for only 12 seats

In a single-aisle aircraft, six seats in the first row and another six in the row behind the emergency seats can be termed preferential as no other seats provide anything extra says an official ... Read more

» Police arrest 3 Nepalese over gang rape of American tourist in Manali

The 30-year-old American accepted a lift in a truck on Monday night in Manali after struggling to find a taxi to return to her hotel ... Read more

» Indians fined for traffic violations in Switzerland

Swiss authorities sent formal requests to the Mumbai police asking them to recover fines ranging from Rs 9,000 to Rs 53,000 for speed limit violations in that country ... Read more

» 32 five-star hotels in Delhi sign a MoU with Govt. for Green Hotel Guidelines

These hotels are supposed to set up a dedicated sewage treatment plant/biological effluent treatment plant for treatment of waste water & also follow certain rules regarding energy conservation ... Read more

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