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Flamingo Transworld Scoops 8 Awards at the Gujarat Tourism Awards 2018
/ -- Flamingo Transworld, a leading travel and tourism company from Gujarat, India bagged massive 8 meritorious awards at the recently-held Gujarat Tourism Awards 2018. An initiative to reward healthy competition among various companies and individuals in the tourism industry, Gujarat Tourism Awards are organized to motivate industry leaders to cultivate the best business acumen and provide better experiences to travellers. The much-awaited results of the 2018 installment of the prestigious awards were announced on the 8th of January, 2019. For those who are familiar with the impressive exploits of the tour operator, the numerous accolades did not come as a surprise. The list of coveted awards scooped by Flamingo Transworld includes: Best outbound tour operator of Gujarat Best tour operator of Gujarat Best tourism entrepreneurship of Gujarat Best outbound tour operator of Vadodara Best family tour operator in Gujarat Best family tour operator in Vadodara Best family tour ...
Passengers cannot 'opt out' meals on board Vande Bharat Express
Meals on board the soon-to-be-launched Vande Bharat Express or Train 18 will not be optional for passengers unlike in premium trains such as Shatabdi, Rajdhani and Duronto express, where travellers can choose not to take catering services, officials said. However, passengers travelling the last leg on the route of the semi-high speed train -- Allahabad to Varanasi -- will have the choice of opting out of the meals provided by the Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), in advance while booking their tickets, the sources told PTI. The catering charges would not be included in their ticket prices. For others, the prices of the meals will be part of the ticket fare of the train which will run from Varanasi to Delhi on its maiden journey on February 15. If the passengers who have opted out in advance want a meal during their travel, they will have to shell out an extra Rs 50 for it, the sources said. In 2017, the IRCTC made meals on board prepaid trains like Rajdhani, ...
UP minister Rajbhar says Mamata 'best fit' for PM.
Uttar Pradesh minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ally Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP) chief Om Prakash Rajbhar said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is the best fit for Prime Minister.The UP minister who was asked about who would most likely become PM in 2019, told ANI, "Humko toh sab fit lagte hai. Iss samay toh Mamata ji sabse fit lagti hai. (Everyone is fit for PM according to me. Mamata ji is the best fit for PM right now.)" On West Bengal chief minister denying permission to UP Chief Minister Yogi Aditynath to land his chopper in West Bengal for a rally in the state, the UP minister said, "it is the duty of Mamata Ji to control law and order, not Yogi Ji. UP CM Yogi had also cancelled my rally in Varanasi in 2017 citing law and order."On recent hooch deaths in the state, the cabinet minister said, "For 16 years, I have been saying that poor people are dying because of liquor. It cannot be stopped unless there is a full ban on liquor."In 2017 UP Assembly ...
UP Governor to lay stone of new terminal at Agra airport
The UP governor Ram Naik will laid the foundation stone of new terminal building at the Deen Dayal Upadhyay airport in Agra on February 17, official said here in Saturday.
Robots welcome guests at this new eatery in Hyderabad
The newly-launched Robo Kitchen in Hyderabad is the first-of-its-kind restaurant where customers are greeted by robots. "The main attraction of our newly-opened restaurant is that robots will serve food to customers," Robo Kitchen's owner Manikanth told ANI."We have named the robots as Beauty Serving Robots. So far, we have been receiving great response from the customers, especially from old aged people as they are enjoying a whole new experience as robots are serving food to them."Robo Kitchen provides a tab on every table for the customer's comfort. "Guests can easily place an order from their table, which will be received by the chefs working in the kitchen. The food ordering process will complete in the span of two to five minutes," said Manikanth. The aim is to provide a holistic and pleasing experience to the customers, especially families. The robots need three hours charging to work throughout the day."At present, we have four robots. We are in the process of updating their ..
WR to reminisce Railways Heritage through special events
Western railway will kick off month-long events beginning February 11 to commemorate the splendid heritage of Indian Railways. The programmes include a Heritage Walk on February 11, an exhibition from February 12 to February 14 at Bandra station. The exhibition will display the iconic past of Western Railway through artifacts, informative panels and photographs, a senior official said Saturday. "To commemorate and celebrate the glorious history and to reminisce the splendid heritage of Indian Railways, the festivities will begin with a Heritage Walk on February 11," said WR chief PRO Ravinder Bhakar. The exhibition will be held at the Grade-I Heritage Structure. Bandra has a blend of Victorian Gothic and Vernacular or Domestic style with its bilaterally symmetrical front facade," he added. A ceremonial special steam heritage run will be held between Patalapani and Kalakund on February 15 and February 23, where Western Railway recently introduced a special heritage ...
Wild finish for Mickelson, wet one for Spieth at Pebble
Phil Mickelson survived a wild finish to his round of 4-under 68. Jordan Spieth endured the worst of the rain and hung on to join him atop the leaderboard until it was too wet to finish the second round Friday in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Mickelson made a 12-foot birdie on the fifth hole at Spyglass Hill, then got wild off the tee and made three straight bogeys. He birdied his last hole to reach 10-under par, joining Lucas Glover (66 at Pebble Beach) and Scott Langley (69 at Spyglass Hill). The rain was slow to arrive, but Spieth caught the brunt of it. He made three tough pars to stay at 10 under through 16 holes until puddles formed on greens and the round was suspended.
Pay 'fine' if you waste food at this hotel in Telangana
You can get away with a chiding from elders for wasting food at home but not at a hotel here which levies penalty for leaving half-eaten plates. Kedari Food Court has become popular over the years not only for the quality food it serves but also for the "no food waste" policy being advocated by its promoter Lingala Kedari. Display boards at the hotel caution customers that those leaving behind food would have to pay a fine of Rs 50 per plate. Kedari, who is in catering business for the past several yeras, has been imposing the fine-for-food waste for the past two years. He says he has so far collected Rs 14,000 and wants to donate it to an orphanage. "My intention is to see that food is not wasted. I levy fine on those who waste food," Kedari told PTI. "So far I collected Rs 14,000 in the form of penalties. I want to donate it to some orphanage. Nowadays people who come to my place are very careful not to waste food. Number of instances of penalty has came down, he ...
Beer vs wine: Does not matter what you drink first, you will still end up drunk
European researchers have now said that try as you may to change up the order of your alcoholic beverages, if you indulge too much in drinks, you will still be hung-over.The researchers recruited 90 volunteers between the ages of 19 and 40 to drink beer, wine or both. One group drank two-and-half pints of beer, followed by large glasses of wine. The second group drank the four glasses of wine first, then two-and-half pints of beer. A third group drank only beer or only wine. Everyone was kept under medical supervision overnight.The researchers then let the alcohol wash out and people recover, and a week later, brought everybody back for a second day of drinking.This time, people drank in the reverse order: Those who had started with beer on the first day were given wine this time, those who had started with wine were given beer first, and those who had drunk only beer were given wine and vice versa.The results, published Thursday in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, show no .
16 die in Haridwar village after consuming spurious liquor
Sixteen persons died Friday and seven others were battling for life at the hospital after consuming spurious liquor served at a feast in a village of Haridwar district. A number of people took ill last evening after consuming hooch served at the Tervi (post death ceremony) of a person at Ballupur villagein Jhabrera area of Haridwar district, ADG Ashok Kumar said. Eleven out of the sixteen persons who were killed in the incident were from Ballupur village and neighbouring areas whereas the remaining five died after returning to their homes in Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh, he said. People who had consumed spurious liquor at the feast fell ill last night itself but began to die today morning, he said. Around 5-7 people are still under treatment at hospitals in Roorkee, he said,adding 30-32 people are said to have consumed spurious liquor at the feast.
How high-calorie desserts can lead to healthier meals
Do red velvet cheesecake, french fries or fish fries entice you but you refrain from eating those owing to the high-calories they contain? Take heart.
Trump doesn't exercise or follow diet despite doctor's orders
US President Donald Trump, famous for his love of fast food, does not exercise or follow his diet plan, White House staffers said ahead of his annual physical exam on Friday.
HMSI drives in CB300R at Rs 2.41 lakh
Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) Friday launched a middle-weight category bike CB300R priced at Rs 2.41 lakh (ex-showroom). The 286-cc bike is the company's second Neo Sports Cafe offering in India, which already sells CB1000R in the country. "With a legacy spanning four continents, CB300R is a great introduction for new riders to brand Honda's engineering prowess, design philosophy and build quality," HMSI President and CEO Minoru Kato told reporters here. The deliveries of CB300R will begin from third week of March.
Heavy snowfall Uttarkhand
Heavy snowfall in Uttarkhand hills especially in Mussoorie-Dhanaulti severed road links on Friday as authorities closed schools after the Met forecast heavy rains.
Looking for maintaining healthy diet? Start your meal with high-calorie desserts
It turns out consuming a high-calorie dessert at the beginning of your meal can actually make you opt for a healthier course.According to a recent study, if you are going to choose dessert first, then the high-calorie option might lead to a healthier meal.As part of the study, researchers placed either a healthy or less healthy dessert (fresh fruit vs. lemon cheesecake) at the beginning or end of a university cafeteria line. When diners picked the cheesecake first, they then chose lower-calorie main or side dishes and ultimately consumed fewer calories than diners who chose the fresh fruit first."We believe diners who chose the indulgent dessert first then picked healthier main and side dishes to make up for their high-calorie dessert. Diners who picked the healthier dessert may have thought they already had done a good deed for their bodies so they deserved higher-calorie food further down the cafeteria line," said Martin Reimann, lead researcher of the study.Findings of the study ...
Telangana: Food court penalises customers for wasting food
A food court in Adalath Centre penalises customers for wasting food.'Kedari Food Court' which is owned by Lingala Kedari, has introduced a 'carrot and stick' policy to keep a check on wastage of food. Kedari had introduced this policy around two years ago and since then he has been ensuring that no customer leaves the place without paying the fine in case he or she wastes food.Speaking to ANI Kedari said, "I do not like people who waste food. We serve good quality food here. I tell people very frankly that if you waste food you are not invited here. Also, I do not serve food to those who come to our food court after consuming liquor. People should learn to respect food."Kedari also informed that his family including his wife and their two sons work at the food court. Furthermore, he claimed that TRS working president KT Rama Rao is fond of the fish curry made by his wife.Elaborating upon the food that is severed at the 'Kedari Food Court', owner's son Akash Raj told ANI: "Customers ...
Need innovative solutions to make tourism sustainable: KJ Alphons
Tourism Minister K J Alphons on Thursday called on sector stakeholders to come together and create solutions that promote responsible tourism. Speaking at an event to mark the online travel portal MakeMyTrip's initiative to promote responsible travel by planting a million trees covering 2,350 hectare in Rajasthan, Alphons said it was the responsibility of each individual to ensure that carbon footprint is reduced. "This initiative shows the power of the people who are imaginative. Unfortunately in India people want the prime minister or the chief ministers to do everything. The time has come for all of us to do this together. If we are to make tourism sustainable in India, all stakeholders including industry leaders need to step up and co-create innovative solutions to make responsible tourism the norm and not an exception," he said. The initiative aims to promote responsible travel and environmental sustainability by involving all stakeholders including customers, employees and local
Orwell gets apology 70 years after his essay was rejected by British Council
The British Council Thursday publicly apologised to George Orwell after rejecting an "excellent" essay of his 70 years ago. Orwell, born in British India and perhaps one the UK's greatest political writer of the 20th Century and the author of 1984 and Animal Farm wrote the piece, entitled British Cookery, in 1946. But the council, which promotes British relations with other countries, told Orwell it would be "unwise to publish it for the continental reader". The editor acknowledges it is an "excellent" essay, but "with one or two minor criticisms" - including that Orwell's recipe for orange marmalade contained "too much sugar and water". In the essay, Orwell describes the British diet as "a simple, rather heavy, perhaps slightly barbarous diet" and where "hot drinks are acceptable at most hours of the day". Alasdair Donaldson, British Council senior policy analyst, said: "It seems that the organisation in those days was somewhat po-faced and risk-averse, and was anxious to avoid ...
Travel Food Services (TFS) Bags Three Awards at India Food Forum
/ -- TFS' Raildhaba, The Irish House and Dilli Streat win big at the awards Travel Food Services (TFS), India's leading Travel F&B and Retail Company, won big at the prestigious India Food Forum 2019 yesterday, to take home three awards for The Irish House at Terminal 3, IGIA, Delhi Airport, and its in-house concepts -Dilli Streat and Raildhaba. The awards, which were held at Renaissance Hotel in Mumbai, were announced by IMAGES Foodservice Awards 2019 on the second day of India Food Forum 2019. Travel Food Services concept of Raildhaba won the Images Awards for Excellence in service in-rail. Raildhaba has been recognised by Indian Railways and IRCTC to maintain the strict quality control norms, the same has also received international acclaim at FAB 2017. Award winning launch of Dilli Streat by TFS was done in May 2018 and was a high-impact first-of-its-kind launch at any Indian Airport, it was widely covered in media including mainlines, trade, regional and bloggers as ...
Kerala Tourism sets new benchmark with over 2 million online
Setting a new benchmark on social media platforms, the number of followers on the official Facebook page of Kerala Tourism has now increased to over two million followers, making it numero uno among the portals of any such tourism departments in the country. One of the first tourism departments in India to have an online presence, the Facebook page, packed with fascinating information, presents to the followers some of the most engaging visual treats of Keralas landscape, a release said. Innovative tourism products and experiences of Kerala such as 'Responsible Tourism' and 'Village Life Experiences' form a part of the daily updates of the page. Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran said the achievement has brought recognition for Kerala Tourism not just from other parts of India but also from countries like the UAE, Saudi Arabia, USA, Australia and the UK. While appreciating the efforts that led Kerala Tourism to achieve the pole position in terms of Facebook ...