Leading home stores in India are announcing their linen designs for the summer season. 


Linen decor for your summer

Business Standard

Wildflower Hall in the Himalayas: Adventure Package The Oberoi Groups luxury resort, Wildflower Hall in the Himalayas, has announced its adventure package valid from April to 30 June 2006.

Summer packages for the holidays

A few years ago, at a friends party, Deepak Whorra overheard Sharmila Tagore say, pointing to a bar accessory, that she had something identical that she had picked up from Peter Jones in England. 


Accessories to raise the bar

The Ministry of Tourism plans to spend Rs 150 crore for promotion of its Incredible India campaign this year. 


Rs 150 cr ad blitz by tourism ministry

Another international laurel has come knocking at Kerala tourisms doors. And this time it isnt just another prize. 


Kerala tourism ad wins travel industry Oscar

The black market in DVDs of TV shows is booming, probably capitalising on the weakness of the formal market. 


Home entertainment

Realising the state's tremendous tourism potential, the Maharashtra government is coming up with a tourism policy, which is expected to boost investment and employment in the tourism industry. 


Maharashtra to come up with tourism policy

Crowding the Ganga's white waters could cost tour operators dear.


A problem of plenty

Golden temple is on the Punjab governments priority list. Busy drawing plans to attract more tourists to the state, officials have decided to hardsell heritage tourism.


Punjab tourism banks on heritage

The state government had plans to develop Bithoor, with historical and religious significance, as a prominent tourist spot and a project report regarding this had been submitted to the Centre for

Bithoor to come up as a tourist spot

Press Trust of India

A WWF-Swarovski project at Bharatpur's bird park aims for symbiotic ties with earlier inhabitants.


Bipeds in harmony

In order to convert transit destinations into tourist spots and to promote adventure and temple tourism, the Himachal Pradesh government is set to spend Rs 36 crore.


Himachal to spend Rs 36 cr on temple tourism

New Zealand launches a campaign that uses The Chronicles of Narnia as a lure for tourists.

Seen the film? Now visit the place

Wipro Chairman Azim Premji might not need much convincing to part with his wealth for the greater good, but India's private philanthropists  who gifted about 3.1 per cent of their household income in 2011  are likely to contribute much more if the country's non-governmental organisations (NGOs) communicate with their donors more effectively."If NGOs could step up their game to improve their impact creation and communication," a report by business consulting firm Bain & Company said, "26 per cent of donors would increase their philanthropic contributions. This is likely to create an uplift of about 20 per cent in donations from impact-motivated high net worth individuals (HNWIs)."Bain's outlook  based on a survey of 180 HNWIs, 40 NGOs and 20 detailed interviews  projects that such an increase could mean an increase of five per cent in the total private donation corpus in India. "Private philanthropic capital is vital. Yet, India's economic growth rate has recently declined to around

Donors will give more if NGOs convey impact, says Bain

BS Reporter

In what is being seen as a "semi-final" before assembly elections due in May, polls to urban local bodies in BJP-ruled Karnataka will be held tomorrow.About 8.5 million people are eligible to cast their ballot in 208 urban local bodies (excluding Bangalore)  seven city corporations, 43 city municipal corporations, 65 town municipal councils and 93 town panchayats. The polls are sure to be a "litmus test" for the contending political outfits, with assembly polls just around the corner.As many as 433 candidates in Mysore city are among the 21,974 contestants staking their claim to a seat to the urban local bodies (ULBs) in the civic polls across the state tomorrow.Besides former mayors and corporators, among those who have contesting include a gynaecologist, daughter of Congress leader late T V Srinivasa Rao, 'Snake' Shyam, who has set a record in catching snakes and rehabilitating them, and a 'churumuri' hawker.Elections are being held to 208 ULBs in the state, including seven municipal

Polls to K'taka urban local bodies today

To meet the daily water requirement, considering heavy rush of devotees at Saibaba shrine, the trust is spending about Rs 1 lakh daily to purchase water

Saibaba temple grapples with severe water crisis, says trust

The Uttar Pradesh government would fully cooperate with the investigation into the killing of a police officer and village head in Kunda in the district for which it has recommended a CBI probe, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said on Wednesday.

UP govt to fully cooperate in DSP murder probe: Akhilesh

State govt has appointed special agriculture officer in the mining belt of Bicholim and Pale area to ensure that those who want to till the land get a helping hand

Mining industry workers returning to farming in Goa

The govt, however, made it clear that seats for the general category students would not be shrinked while implementing the reservation

Bengal to introduce  bill for reservation in higher education

The suit has been filed by TMC general secretary Mukul Roy against Buddhadeb for his alleged derogatory comments against Mamata

HC admits civil defamation suit against Buddhadeb

SC has taken suo-motu cognisance of the incident and asked the state government to respond by Monday

Bihar Assembly adjourned over contractual teachers row

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