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India largest employer in the world in tourism sector: Union
India is the largest employer in the world in tourism sector, Union Minister Alphons Kannanthanam said Sunday. He was speaking after inaugurating the 'Eco tourism circuit: Pathanamthitta-Gavi-Vagamon-Thekkadi,' linking the tourist places in Pathanamthitta and Idukki districts of the state. "Today, India is the largest employer in the world in tourism sector. Most of those who get employed are poor," he said. The Union Minister of State for Tourism noted that around 8.21 crore people in India were employed in the sector. The eco tourism circuit aims to protect the flora and fauna of Pathanamthitta and Idukki districts including places like Gavi, Peerumedu, a release said. This also includes development of roads, facilities for tourists, footpaths, and others.
British-Indian chef plans restaurant celebrating Northeast cuisine in UK
One of Britain's well-known Indian chefs, Atul Kochhar, is set to open a new restaurant in the heart of London next month that will celebrate the cuisine of the Seven Sister states of the Northeast of India. Kanishka, named after the second-century Kushan dynasty king known for his Buddhist values, aims to introduce diners to lesser-known regions of Indian food, showcasing cuisine from the country's more remote territories and borders. Kochhar, the first Indian chef to receive the prestigious Michelin star, is known for his use of regional Indian flavours alongside British produce. "Kanishka is a very exciting project for us it's a great opportunity to continue to showcase Indian flavours alongside quality British produce, but also introduce London's diners to the unique flavours of territories previously unexplored by Indian cuisine in the UK," said Kochhar. The menu at the new 127-seater restaurant, set for a mid-March opening, will explore the flavours, ingredients and cooking ...
Give your contemporary homes a traditional touch
A little traditional touch to a contemporary home with colours, curios and cushions can make an interesting alteration to the design vibe, suggest experts.
From Bhangra to mehndi: How India continues to dominate Global Village Dubai
A group of European tourists stand transfixed as they hear a Rajasthani lady sing "Khuda Gawa" while an Arab family tries 'masala' peanuts at the India pavilion in Global Village, the closest they can get to experience the culture abroad. Global Village is one of the world's largest tourism, leisure, shopping and entertainment project, which houses cultures of more than 60 countries under one roof. While the Global Village is a big drawing point for Dubai tourism -- this year's edition started from October 30, 2018 -- much of it is largely dominated by India. In the current edition, there are nearly 27 pavilion from various parts of the world, including the US, China, Egypt, Turkey. But the largest pavilion is that of India, spreading across 11,000 square metre, a record India has been holding ever since the inception of the Global Village in the 90s. Sunil Bhatia, Managing Director of E4 Entertainers and organiser of the India pavilion at the Global Village, says in 1996, when the ...
24 automotive beauties set to adorn heritage city lanes on Monday
To promote heritage tourism, the Grand Heritage Drive 2019 will be launched in Ahmedabad on Monday, displaying the vintage and classic collections of automobiles in the country.
A day after being flagged off, Vande Bharat Express runs into trouble
A day after it was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India's first semi-high speed train, Vande Bharat Express, ran into some trouble early Saturday, with officials saying that it was a case of "skidding wheels" which is being looked into by engineers. The incident occurred around 15 kilometres from Tundla junction in Uttar Pradesh. The train was coming back from Varanasi to get ready for it's first commercial run on February 17. "It was a case of skidding wheels after the train ran over a cattle. Engineers are looking into it," Northern Railway CPRO Deepak Kumar said. According to sources, including several journalists on board the train, it was stuck near Tundla for over an hour. After removing the obstacles, the train resumed its journey to Delhi at around 8:15 am, officials said. The train had left Varanasi Junction at 10.30 pm for Delhi Friday, nearly 45 minutes after reaching the holy city on its inaugural journey. "This disruption appears to be because of a possible .
Karol Bagh fire: Hotel owner most likely from BJP, claims Satyendra Jain
Delhi Minister Satyendra Jain has alleged that the owner of the hotel where 17 people were killed in a fire recently had a connection with the BJP.Speaking to ANI on Friday, Jain accused the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) for turning a blind eye to illegal construction."It is important to form norms to be followed. MCD is allowing the illegal construction of such hotels by taking bribes. Even the owner of Arpit Hotel where the unfortunate fire incident took place hasn't been arrested. It seems that most likely he is a BJP leader hence no action is being taken. This shows that all these hotels are functioning by paying money to politicians. We, however, will make all these hotels comply with fire norms or make them shut down."Jain also apprised of the fire safety audit ordered by Delhi government and said that fire NOC's of as many as 30 hotels have been withdrawn in the last two days."Karol Bagh fire was a tragic incident. There was carpeting on staircases, wooden paneling on ...
Enthusiastic onlookers, cameras, chants of 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' welcome Train 18 on inaugural run
At 11.19 am on Friday, India's first engineless train, Vande Bharat Express rolled out from the New Delhi railway station on its inaugural journey to Varanasi, a testament to the government's 'Make in India' initiative. The train, formerly known as Train 18, was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The atmosphere along the route was marked by both a sense of excitement as well as a feeling of pride for the indigenously made train. As the blue and white long nosed train began its journey with Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, a media contingent comprising national and international reporters and senior railway officials on board, Modi waved goodbye. Cameras caught the moment for posterity. Minutes later, speaking to reporters on board the train, Goyal said this state of the art train will offer a convenient experience to passengers and reduce travel time on the New Delhi-Varanasi route to eight hours compared to 13-14 hours other trains take for the trip. "It is a manifestation of
Low night temperature averted building collapse: Crime Branch on Arpit Palace fire
The massive fire at Hotel Arpit Palace, which killed 17 people on Tuesday morning, could have turned into a major disaster if the LPG cylinders stored on the top floor had exploded, causing the hotel to collapse and damaging surrounding buildings. However, the winter chill helped in keeping the temperature near the cylinders low, thus stopping them from blasting, said a Crime Branch official on Friday.
Delhi: Fire NOC of 30 out of 45 hotels cancelled in Karol Bagh
The Delhi government on Friday cancelled fire NOC of 30 out of 45 hotels in Karol Bagh and nearby areas after a fire broke out at Hotel Arpit on February 12.Delhi minister Satyendra Jain issued the notice to Municipal Corporation of Delhi and fire department regarding this matter. All these hotels which have been inspected will be sealed in 2-3 days. Norms will be reviewed and enhanced under the national building code within a week.17 people, including a child, were killed and 11 were injured after a massive fire broke out in a five-storey hotel in central Delhi's Karol Bagh area in the wee hours of Tuesday.According to the Delhi Fire Department, 35 people were rescued from Hotel Arpit Palace.
Keys Hotels spread love this Valentine's Day by playing host to special guests
Keys Hotels, part of the hospitality arm of the $2 billion Berggruen Group, celebrated Valentine's Day by lighting up the lives of differently abled children in Visakhapatnam and Bangalore.Children, belonging to Sri Shanti Ashram were invited to Keys Select Hotel in Visakhapatnam, where they indulged in a scrumptious buffet and a number of delightful activities like magic and show, drawing competition and fun photo booths for the kids. On the other side, children from Cottolengo Special School were invited to Keys Select Hotel Whitefield at Bangalore for similar activities. Keys Hotels also handed out exciting gifts to the children in both the cities.Gracing the events in both the cities with her presence was the vivacious model and actress Dayana Erappa as the Chief Guest. Dayana played, interacted and mingled with the kids. The objective of this initiative was to mark the occasion of Valentine's Day by spreading unconditional love and delight, in line with the company's ...
SC refuses to stay procurement of standard floor buses by Delhi govt
The Supreme Court Friday refused to stay the procurement of 500 standard-floor buses, fitted with hydraulic lifts to facilitate accessibility to differently-abled persons, by the AAP government in the national capital. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Sanjiv Khanna, however, issued notice to the city government on an appeal which challenged the Delhi High Court order allowing purchase of standard-floor buses (SFBs) provided they are fitted with hydraulic lifts. The high court, on October 22, last year, had dismissed the PIL filed by a differently-abled person, Nipun Malhotra, who had challenged the Delhi government and the DTC's decision to buy 2,000 SFBs instead of low-floor buses (LFBs) for the national capital. The high court said there was no reason to prohibit the Delhi government from procuring more buses in pursuance of a tender for 1,000 SFBs as it had been undertaken they would be fitted with hydraulic/ mechanical lifts to facilitate accessibility to .
Samsung accidentally leaks details on upcoming wearables
Samsung is yet to go official with its next line of wearables. However, the company seems to have accidentally given a peek into its upcoming gadgets- thanks to an update to its Galaxy Wearable app.The update, as spotted by SamCentralTech on Twitter, ended up leaking details on the new Samsung wearables including a wireless ear buds, a smart watch, and a fitness band.Based on the images posted by the user, it appears that the smart watch will have some kind of heart rate sensor and sport a more seamless design with no rotating bezel. The fitness band, possibly called Galaxy Fit and Fit E, appears standard in its design.The new gadgets are likely to be revealed alongside the Galaxy S10 flagship smart phone on February 20 at the Unpacked event.
Probing if hotel fire was a deliberate act: Crime Branch
Probing the dreadful fire in a Delhi hotel in which 17 people were killed on Tuesday, the Crime Branch has shifted its focus to investigating the possibility of a deliberate attempt at aggravating the fire inside the premises to settle an insurance claim by the owner, sources said.
PATA conference begins in Rishikesh
The three day international PATA conference began here on Thursday to boost adventure tourism activities in Uttarakhand with 272 delegates from 28 countries participating at the event. Speaking at the conference, Tourism Secretary Yogendra Tripathi said India is the safest adventure tourism destination in the world. Describing Uttarakhand as a state which has tremendous potential in the adventure sports sector especially water sports, he said it was time this potential was fully tapped. The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) CEO Mario Hardy who began his speech with a 'Namaste' said there is no place as beautiful as Rishikesh in the world and it has bright future as far as tourism was concerned. State tourism minister Satpal Maharaj said 123 new tracks have been developed in the state for trekkers. "Uttarakhand has immense potential in all genres of tourism, be it water sports, wildlife tourism, ice sports or pilgrimage tourism,"he said, adding the PATA event is a significant ...
75k food packets given to poor on Valentine's Day in Hyd'bad
Celebrating Valentine's Day in a different manner, over 75,000 food packets were distributed to the poor here Thursday under an initiative of the city civic body, supported by CII, hoteliers and others. The objective of the Feed the Need - No One Goes Hungry initiative was to make the Telangana capital hunuger-free and promote love and compassion among its citizens and Valentines Day was chosen to promote this cause, a CII release said. CII Telangana and Young Indians-Hyderabad team along with several hoteliers and others joined hands with the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation in the initiative. Hyderabad MayorBonthu Rammohan, who launched the programme, appealed to hotel owners to extend their support to it. Officials said the initiative would be continued and similar mass feeding would be organised on important days. Corporation officials said over 75,000 food packets were distributed in different locations. GHMC Commissioner M Dana Kishore said a special app ...
Bengal poised to become attractive tourist destination : Min
West Bengal is poised to emerge as the most attractive tourist destination for both domestic and international travellers, its Tourism Minister Goutam Deb said here Thursday. The state has laid special focus on sustainable development of infrastructure through enhanced rail, road, air and water connectivity, he said at an event orgainsed by the Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC). "We are working hard to strengthen infrastructure and policies to boost ecotourism, religious, sports and health tourism ... West Bengal is poised to become the most attractive tourist destination as it is the most peaceful state with all necessary requirement," he said speaking at "Travel India 2019". The state government has 43 properties of its own and is planning to develop 100 more properties which would draw the attention of not only tourists but of private investors as well, he said. It is also creating many other tourist destinations as well, he said and mentioned three projects being ...
Despite floods, Ker tourism nets over Rs 36,000 crore in 2018
The domestic and foreign tourist arrivals in Kerala has witnessed a healthy increase, coupled with a record revenue earning of over Rs 36,000 crore in 2018, indicating that tourism sector has rebounded quickly after the devastating August floods. Kerala netted a record revenue of Rs 36,528.01 crore from the tourism sector last year, clocking an increase of Rs 2,874.33 crore. Over 16.7 million tourists visited the state in 2018 as against 15.76 million the previous year, recording an increase of 5.93 per cent, a government press release said. Of the total footfalls, 1.09 million were foreign tourists, who visited the state that has been rated as one of world's must-see destinations by international media and bestowed with coveted honours by premier tourism fairs across the globe. The share of revenue from foreign visitors touched Rs 8,764.46 crore, during the period that also saw a spurt in arrival of domestic tourists as well. Domestic tourism sector also gained during ..
Kerala tourism revenue crosses Rs 36K cr
Tourism in Kerala collected record revenue last year touching Rs 36,528.01 crore. There was an increase of Rs 2,874.33 crore in 2018 compared to 2017.
Could have saved more lives if we got call on time: Delhi Fire Chief
After Delhi hotel fire tragedy in which 17 people were killed, Chief Fire Officer Atul Garg on Wednesday said more lives could have been saved if they had got the call on time.Talking about the shortcoming, Garg said: "We got the call very late. Either they were trying to control it before or they did not know about the fire. When we reached, the intensity of fire increased."According to the Delhi Fire Department, 35 people were rescued from Hotel Arpit Palace. At least 11 people suffered injuries and were sent to the hospital."There was commercial fitting in stairs and corridors which were the reason the fibre sheet caught fire. Due to fire, exits were blocked. I was told that the watchman closed the back entry gates. Windows were not opening. There was a push button but no one could found it because of the dark. The reason for most deaths is fire's smoke," Garg told ANI.The Delhi government has ordered a magisterial inquiry into the fire tragedy at Hotel Arpit Palace.Speaking about .