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Goa Tourism Minister's UAE 'jaunt' sparks controversy
The Goa unit of Congress on Tuesday accused state's Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar of wasting public money on a jaunt to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) along with members of his family.
Prepare plan for completion of barrage under Kaleswaram:CM
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao Tuesday asked officials to prepare an integrated plan of action for completion of the construction and maintenance of barrages and pump houses under the Kaleswaram irrigation project. Rao, who held a meeting with officials on the progress of construction of the project (on Godavari river), instructed that residential quarters for engineering and other staff be built at the camp sites of the projects, a release from his office said Tuesday night. He suggested that watch tower, staff residential quarters be constructed at the maximum height to HFL (high flood level) so as to shield them from river flow. Rao enquired about the progress of construction of canals for filling water in the ponds. He was told about the plan to install 3,000 conduits for every canal to fill tanks, the release added.
Burger Singh launches new menu
Burger Singh, the most loved chain of Indianised burgers, announced its launch of five new Burgers and beverages in the menu.Burger Singh has created a stunning new menu for the season with yummy twists on all their popular burgers, with the addition of refreshing beverages. The menu is divided into two parts, vegetarian and non- vegetarian, with exciting new flavours such as shahi paneer, mac and cheese, andewalla, udta punjab 2.0 with cheese - filled patty (A bigger, revamped version of the old Udta Punjab) and 377 pack. It also includes new beverages namely, tony pappeh di anar shikanji, tony pappeh da raw mango, and tony pappeh di jamun shikanji inspired by Burger Singh's famous tony pappeh da jeera soda. Inspired by Indian flavours, the range of beverages is another Indianised offering, introduced for Burger Singh customers on popular demand."The new range of beverages is inspired by Indian flavours and further enhances our India inspired menu," said Rahul Seth, Chief of Staff at
Court allows Shashi Tharoor to travel to the US
A Delhi court on Tuesday allowed Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, facing charges in the Sunanda Pushkar death case, to travel to the US in May.Tharoor, who is seeking re-election from Thiruvananthapuram parliamentary constituency, had moved an application in the court of Special Judge Arun Bhardwaj, seeking permission to travel to the US for attending a conference and other events from May 5 to May 20.The application was allowed by the court.Tharoor, a former Union minister and husband of Pushkar, is currently on bail and needs court's prior permission to travel abroad.Pushkar was found dead under mysterious circumstances in a suite of a Delhi hotel on the night of January 17, 2014. The couple was staying in the hotel as their house was undergoing renovation.Tharoor has been charged under sections 306 (abetment to suicide) and 498A (husband or his relative subjecting a woman to cruelty) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). He has dismissed the charges as "preposterous".
Sri Lankan Prez Sirisena assures hoteliers maximum financial help to revive tourism
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has assured hoteliers that the government will give them maximum financial relief to revive the lucrative tourism industry hit by the country's worst terror attack on Easter Sunday that killed 253 people, including 40 foreigners. Tourism accounts for about five per cent of Sri Lanka's economy, with India, Britain and China being the main markets. India is the largest source market for Sri Lanka, which received 2.3 million tourists from around the world in 2018. Around 450,000 Indian tourists visited Sri Lanka last year and the island nation was expecting the total Indian tourist arrivals to cross one million in 2019. President Sirisena acknowledged during his meeting on Monday with the country's hoteliers that the tourism and hotel industries were worst hit after the string of powerful blasts ripped through three churches and as many luxury hotels on Easter Sunday, killing 253 people and injuring more than 500 others. The bombs tore through ...
The Telegraph, UK features URBANPOD, Mumbai among 'World's Coolest Capsule Hotels'
The Telegraph, UK has featured Mumbai's URBANPOD among the 'World's Coolest Capsule Hotels'. The Telegraph conducted a special study on pod and capsule hotels across the globe; which according to them "have soared in popularity over the last few years."The report recently published in the travel section of The Telegraph, included 17 of the world's best capsule and pod hotels from different cities like Kuala Lumpur, Sydney, Amsterdam, Tokyo and London. India's first pod hotel, Mumbai's URBANPOD also featured in this coveted list of "World's Coolest Capsule Hotels"; the only one from our country."All pods come with lockers, free bathroom amnesties, in-pod televisions, plug sockets and ports, mood lighting and a safe. The design is hyper-futuristic with white minimalistic design and digital buttons that evoke the sense of being on a spaceship," writes The Telegraph in its review of URBANPOD."We are delighted to be featured among the 'World's Coolest Capsule Hotels' by a reputed global ...
Jaipur cardiologist covers 80 km on cycle to caste vote
A Jaipur-based cardiologist covered a distance of around 80 km on a cycle to cast his vote in Tonk-Sawaimadhopur Lok Sabha seat in Rajasthan on Monday. G L Sharma is a resident of Soda village in Tonk district and runs a hospital in Jaipur. He travelled from Jaipur to a polling booth in his village on a cycle to cast his vote Monday. "This was just to create awareness for polling and good health. It took me four hours to reach my village," Sharma said. The doctor also advised people to do cycling for good health. "I do cycling every Sunday as it is good for heart," he added. Polling in 13 constituencies of the state is taking place Monday from 7 am to 6 pm.
Odisha: Fed up with govt. promises, villagers contribute money to build their own road
When there is a will, there is a way! The residents of a village under Ambapadar in Odisha's Kalahandi, who have been waiting for the government to build a road in their village for years, have now taken on the stupendous task of constructing the road themselves by contributing money.After repeated requests made to the administration and the government since years for the construction of a new road that fell on deaf ears, the residents of the village themselves decided to construct the road by contributing money.According to the villagers, they were waiting for a properly constructed 3-kilometer road since independence.The villagers claimed that they approached concerned administration several times with their demand but to no avail.One of the villagers said that the residents donated Rs 3000 each for the construction of a road."Whenever we complain about roads to administration we are told how can your village have facilities when the block doesn't have? Hence, we contributed money ..
'Bollywood on a Boat' tourism initiative by India enthralls Amsterdamers on King's Day
Bracing the rain and wind, around 50,000 revellers on boats and the banks of Amsterdam's three main canals witnessed the colourful sight of a ferry sailing with Indian dancers inviting people to travel to India through a special initiative 'Bollywood on a Boat'. The event to promote tourism to India, on King's Day (the biggest national holiday of the Netherlands) celebrated on Saturday, was a huge success for a second year in a row, a statement issued by the Indian Embassy here said. The boat with the dancers and musicians sailed through the three main canals of Amsterdam - Prinsengracht, Leidsegracht and Reguliersgracht - covering more than 100 km for over five hours. An initiative of the Embassy of India in The Hague in association with India Tourism, the boat was decked with banners of Incredible India and the upcoming International Yoga Day celebrations on the side. The boat evinced great interest from the crowds who were captivated by the colourful performances, it said. Dancers .
Woman from Himachal found killed in Goa hotel, husband missing
A woman tourist from Himachal Pradesh was found killed at a plush hotel in Goa with police suspecting her absconding husband's involvement in the crime, an official said on Sunday. Alka Saini, who belonged to Himachal Pradesh, and her husband checked into the hotel, located at Arpora beach village in North Goa district, on April 20, Anjuna police station inspector Navlesh Desai said. Saini's body was found on Saturday when the hotel's maintenance staff entered the room to clean it, he said. "The woman's throat was found slit," he said. Her husband was absconding and a search for him was underway, Desai said, refusing to divulge any further details and the suspect's identity.
In this Jhansi village, residents demand construction of water tank, canal
It is well known that Bundelkhand, a region between Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, is suffering from a perennial water crisis from last many years.The water woes that have gripped the region for such a long period of time have forced several people to migrate to other places. For those who have chosen to stay back, they have been waging a long fight to get even a drop of water to quench a person's thirst as well as the family.Getting water in parched Bundelkhand is a gift from the heavenly abode to the locals.In Bamer village situated in Jhansi district, residents here are facing an acute water problem and have to travel a long distance to fetch water.The locals have appealed to the authorities to build a canal and water tank to alleviate the crisis."We are facing water scarcity in our village. At times, we have to walk 3 kilometres to collect water. Due to the rush of the people, we have to wait two to three hours to collect water. We demand the construction of a water tank and a .
Young woman tourist found murdered in Goa hotel room
A 25-year-old woman tourist from Himachal Pradesh was found murdered in a room at a starred hotel in North Goa on Saturday, police sources said.
Bollywood stars campaign in Ajmer
Ajmer witnessed jam-packed roads with Bollywood celebrities conducting road shows in support of Lok Sabha candidates on the last day of campaigning on Saturday. Thousands of people gathered for the road shows, one attended by actor Govinda for Congress candidate Riju Jhunjhunwala and the other by Sunny Deol for BJP candidate Bhagirath Chaudhary. Sunny deol, who recently joined the BJP, attracted huge crowd for the road show from Raja Circle to Naya Bazaar. Similarly, people were thrilled seeing Govinda, his road show was from Government College to Madar Gate. "Govinda along with party candidate Riju Jhunjhunwala conducted the road show in an open jeep which pulled massive crowd. It covered nearly 3 km," Vijay Jain, district Congress president said. After Ajmer, Sunny Deol conducted similar road show in Barmer also.
Idris Elba marries Sabrina Dhowre in Morocco
Actor Idris Elba, 46, exchanged wedding vows with longtime girlfriend Sabrina Dhowre, 29, in a three-day ceremony in Morocco.
Fitness key to achieve better results in international sports: Sports Secretary
Sports, Physical Education, Fitness & Leisure Skills Council (SPEFL-SC) & Europe Active (EA) work force development has signed an MoU with an aim to promote world-class sports fitness at the grassroots level in the country. The MoU has been signed with the purpose of formulating a national register of fitness professionals to aggregate the efforts for employable workforce development and Institutional Capacity Building of the existing training facilities of the country. The certified fitness trainers will be eligible to take up the role of fitness experts at schools across the country, thus, highlighting the importance of fitness in sports and training the kids at grassroots level with improved techniques. Speaking about the importance of fitness in sports, Radhey Shyam Julaniya, Sports secretary, said: "Sports fitness is being taken up as an integral part of our strategy to do better in the future Olympic Games & other international tournaments. In the current scenario, ..
Nepal: Malaysian climber evacuated from Mt Annapurna
A Malaysian mountain climber was on Friday evacuated from Nepal's Mt Annapurna, the world's tenth highest mountain.Singapore-based senior anesthesiologist, Wui Kin Chin, was rescued alive from the Camp IV of Mt. Annapurna on Friday morning by a Nepali private Summit Air helicopter.Chin, who had successfully climbed Mt Everest last year, went missing from Tuesday while descending from Mt. Annapurna's summit (8,091 metres) after his climbing guide and 31 other members from his climbing group had left him stranded at a height of 7,750 meters around 10 p.m. on Tuesday.The climber, who was airlifted from the base camp, is undergoing treatment in ICU of Mediciti hospital in Kathmandu."Team Successful operated rescue of Mr Wui Kin Chin, brought down to BC at 10 am and now heli flew to Kathmandu, Medicity Hospital !!," Seven Summit Treks, the travel company with which Chin went on the expedition, wrote on a Facebook post early on Friday morning."Simrik Air succeeded to locate the stranded ...
Thrillophilia Announces Partnership With Tourism Authority of Thailand to Promote Thailand's Unique and Off-beat Travel Experiences
/ -- Thrillophilia.com, India's biggest online platform for booking 10,000+ activities and experiences, has tied-up with Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) to promote Thailand's most unique and off-beat experiences focusing on adventure, art, culture, and luxury. With this, Thrillophilia will also help in the overall efforts to promote Thailand as a value-for-money niche destination. Thailand is one of the most sought after foreign travel destinations in India with Indians ranking sixth among nationalities visiting Thailand. With an estimated 50 million Indian tourists expected to travel abroad by 2020, Thailand is poised to have an increased influx of approximately 2 million Indian tourists in 2019. With this partnership between Thrillophilia and TAT, the objective is to allow these Indian travellers to explore the undiscovered parts of Thailand, beyond the Bangkok-Pattaya circuit to less popular and off-beat destinations such as Chiang Rai, Ko Samui, Khao Yai, Chiang Mai, ...
Chinese girl finds feathers in McDonald's chicken wings
A woman in Beijing has claimed that her daughter took a bite of her McDonald's McWings and found feathers in her meal, a media report said on Friday.
Malaysian climber evacuated from Mt Annapurna
A Malaysian climber was on Friday evacuated from from Nepal's Mt Annapurna, the world's tenth highest mountain.
International Hospitality Day Celebrated on 24 April Across 9 Cities in India
/ -- - The day was celebrated through various interesting programmes organised by IIHM at all its campuses, pan-India This is the fourth year of celebrations for International Hospitality Day held on 24th April 2019, across India and the world by hoteliers and hospitality professionals. Delighted to have a day dedicated to their passion and profession, hospitality professionals across the world celebrated the day with felicitations and discussions on the growth and changes of the business of hospitality. International Hospitality Day was initiated in 2016 by the International Hospitality Council (IHC), London, and Dr. Suborno Bose, hospitality evangelist, Chief Mentor of International Institute of Hotel Management (IIHM) and CEO and Convenor of IHC, London. The objective was to dedicate one day in the year to the hospitality industry and Celebrate, Promote and Educate in Hospitality. "International Hospitality Day brings together all the professionals who work in this industry ...