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The Dynamix Group's Seaside Community, Aldeia de Goa, obtains occupancy certificate
In what is being touted as a major win for the conglomerate, The Dynamix Group announced that it has received the Occupancy Certificate (OC) for its flagship luxury residential project - Aldeia de Goa.For over four decades, The Dynamix Group has been counted amongst India's foremost real estate developers. Now, with this latest development, it has the opportunity to extend its legacy further by adding to its 30 million sq. ft. footprint of residential and commercial projects delivered to its customers.Issued by the local government, this certificate permits the occupation of any building with provision for adequate civic infrastructure such as sanitation, electricity, water, roads, etc. The OC certifies that a building/ apartment is fit for habitation by its owner, allowing them to move in and start living there.Expressing its delight over this significant event, the Company stated: "We are delighted to share this exciting news with one and all. We continuously endeavor towards swift .
Chinese province Yunnan wooing Indian tourists
The southwestern Chinese province of Yunnan has got down to actively wooing Indian tourists, the inflow of whom has been limited till now, showcasing its scenic beauty, natural wonders and salubrious climate.
Delhi govt launches common mobility card for buses, metro trains
The Delhi government launched a common mobility card which can be used by people for travelling in metro trains, DTC and cluster buses, Transport minister Kailash Gahlot said on Monday. He said the government will also launch an app through which commuters can plan multi-modal trips, including buses and metro trains in the city. The minister along with Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Managing Director Mangu Singh launched the 'rebranded' common mobility card named 'ONE'. Presently, smart card of the Delhi Metro is being used for the purpose of common mobility. The 'ONE' cards with tagline 'One Delhi, One Ride' have a background of cubic grid in bright shades of red and yellow. It will also have a circular unit with sketches of metro trains, DTC buses, auto rickshaws and monuments of the city. "The Delhi government is committed to providing people a seamless, high-quality travel experience of city's public transport system," Gahlot said. The cards will be available for sale at all .
Cong shattered Mahatma Gandhi's dream of cleanliness: PM
In an apparent attack at the Nehru-Gandhi family, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday alleged that those who ruled the country for four generations shattered Mahatma Gandhi's dream of cleanliness as they wanted people to remember their own dynasty. Addressing an election rally here, Modi said it fell upon him to fulfill Mahatma Gandhi's dreams and also asserted that the country has now been able to realise its tourism potential with foreigners seeing India even as a 'wedding destination'. "They forgot Mahatma Gandhi's dreams because they knew nobody would remember 'naamdaar (dynast) Gandhi' if the 'fakir Gandhi' remains in people's memory," Modi said. Modi said the country could not benefit from the tourism industry as much as it should have as cleanliness is the foundation of tourism and the previous Congress governments did not do anything for this. "The Congress ruled the country for four decades but we never heard them taking the issue of cleanliness. They shattered Mahatma ...
70 pc boats in Bengal fitted with automated trackers: Navy officer
Around 70 per cent boats in West Bengal have been fitted with automated trackers, mandated for all vessels in the country to prevent terror attacks from the sea, Navy Officer in-Charge, Bengal area, Commodore Suprobho De said Monday. Union Home Ministry has mandated that all boats or vessels registered in the country will have to be fitted with an Automatic Identification System (AIS) for getting information on their location and details of the vessels, including ownership, De told newspersons here. "All vessels, including fishing boats, are required to be fitted with Automatic Identification System (AIS) so that we can identify a friend from a foe," he said. Lessons learnt from the 26/11 attack in Mumbai, in which the terrorists had taken the sea route to reach the country's shores, has led to mandating the fitting of AIS trackers in all boats, he added. Admitting that there were issues with regard to all fishermen not having biometric cards and of unregistered boats, apart from the .
Novel schemes planned to promote tourism in North Malabar
: Novel schemes to tap the unexplored tourism potential of north Malabar region of Kerala have been evolved by the state-run Bekal Resorts Development Corporation (BRDC). The corporation facilitated setting up of scores of Small and Medium Industries Leveraging Experiential Tourism (SMiLE) ventures involving aspiring entrepreneurs to set up tourism-related infrastructure facilities. The BRDC will organise a three-day "SMILE Ambassador Tour" programme involving the country's leading tourist operators from December6, a press release said. The event is being hosted to introduce experiential tourism destinations and products typical to respective localities, BRDC managing director T K Manzoor said in the release. The FAM (familiarisation) tour package was being envisaged to disseminate among participating stakeholders firsthand information on 50-odd SMiLE ventures managed by 93 entrepreneurs in northern Kasaragod and Kannur districts of the state, the release said. While ..
Disgusting food museum to come to LA
Love to experiment with food? It's time to explore world's most disgusting food at the Disgusting Food Museum here.
Tuhin becomes first Indian to scale Sahayadri mountain range
Bouldering sensation Tuhin Satarkar pushed his limits as he scaled three routes in the treacherous Sahayadri mountain range in 12 days, from November 16 to 28, to become the first Indian to ever achieve the feat, it was announced on Monday.
Eat your way to good health
Paying attention to what and when you eat goes a long way. Take small steps and make wise choices for a healthy life, say experts.
Statue of Unity now getting 30k daily visitors: Guj officials
The 182-metre tall Statue of Unity dedicated to Sardar Patel in Gujarat's Narmada district is becoming one of the country's top tourist spots and is now attracting about 30,000 people every day, senior state officials said Monday. Both Gujarat Chief Secretary J N Singh and the state's Principal Secretary (Tourism) S J Haider put the figure of daily visitors at the site over the past few days at 30,000. The statue, the world's tallest, located on Sadhu Bet islet on the Sardar Sarovar Dam in Kevadiya, was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 31. United States Consul-General Edgard Kagan Monday visited the memorial. Kagan spent time at the viewing gallery, located at a height of 153 metres, and took in the expansive view offered from there of the Sardar Sarovar Dam as well as the Vindhya and Satpura mountain ranges, said officials. "The statue is very impressive and I'm happy to learn the purpose behind its construction," Kagan said after the visit. The ...
Drink lassi for good health, says book
Love to drink lassi? A new book on varieties of lassi offers recipes for a healthy living.
'Cesspool' Boracay reopens: Philippines aims for more Indian tourists
Singapore, Dec 3 (ANI): In February this year, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared the world-famous island resort of Boracay a "cesspool". True to his all-action image, shortly after his comments, Duterte ordered the resort island closed for tourists from April 26.The environment ministry said back then that 195 businesses and 4,000 residential customers were not connected to sewer lines. Many of them were dumping their untreated waste straight into the surrounding turquoise waters. This is on-top of various building-code violations.Actually, it was worse. In May, out of a total of 1,552 establishments inspected, it was found that only 38 were in compliance with government regulations. Out of this, 500 were hotels.Tourists and the hospitality industry alike complained about the sudden and drastic action. Others were worried about how this would affect the livelihoods of about 28,000 people employed by the tourism-related services and construction industries. This is not ...
From Biblical to revival: Jordan's desert winemakers
Two Jordanian families aim to put wine from their desert land on the world viticultural map, reviving an age-old tradition that some suggest has Biblical heritage. Wine lovers like to say that the wine Jesus Christ served to his disciples at the Last Supper came from the northern town of Umm Qais in modern-day Jordan, to signify how old the country's winemaking tradition is. "Wine was produced in Jordan more than 2,000 years ago but then it disappeared for centuries," said Omar Zumot, who studied winemaking in France, and now manages the Saint George winery in an eastern suburb of Amman. "It's our responsibility to relaunch it," he told AFP. The Zumots and their main competitors, the Haddads, belong to Jordan's Christian minority in a Muslim-majority kingdom, where the sale of alcohol is legal. "We began to produce wine in 1996 and today we produce 400,000 litres a year," Zumot said, during a tour of his winery, which makes a range of organic wines that are aged in 700 French oak ...
Monkeys cause panic in Taj city, tourism industry seeks action
The tourism industry in Agra has demanded immediate steps to contain simian menace around historical buildings in the Taj city, after a series of incidents of monkey attacks on visitors. A fortnight ago, a monkey had snatched a 12-day-old infant from the lap of his mother and killed the baby. In a similar incident, an old woman was attacked by an army of simians when she was returning home after answering nature's call. Both the incidents have created a shock wave in the city, leading to demonstrations by agitated locals. Divisional Commissioner Anil Kumar said he held several rounds of meetings but the result remains zero as government agencies indulge in passing the buck. An official said the district administration neither has the expertise nor the funds to deal with thousands of rampaging monkeys. "Also, even if we manage to capture some, where shall we house them or leave them. Provision of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 leave no room for any drastic measures against ...
Railways takes heritage route to boost revenue on Kalka-Shimla section
Sustaining an annual loss of around Rs 70 crore on the Kalka-Shimla route, the Indian Railways is gearing up to cash in on its heritage tag to pump up revenue. First on the list is identifying and preserving the heritage on the route be it a set of vestibules from 1903 at Barogh station or a 100-year-old banyan tree at Gumman station. "We are preserving everything that has heritage value. This route has the potential to generate Rs 500 crore annually and we are running at losses, this is a national loss," said DC Sharma, Divisional Railway Manager, Ambala. The route was given the tag of UNESCO heritage route. Sources said the railways is spending Rs 80 crore on the route but it is only generating it a revenue of Rs seven crore. Sharma said the railways was doing everything it could to promote its heritage. On December 5, he will hold a meeting with members of Indian tour operators association to find ways to convince them to include the heritage line in its packages, specially for ...
Twin lake cycle rally organised in Jammu
A twin lake cycle rally began here Sunday to give a fillip to the spirit of adventure among the youth, tourists, cyclists and the avid adventure goers, an official spokesman said. Jammu Tourism director O P Bhagat flagged off the rally from Sidhra golf course to picturesque Mansar lake via Surinsar, the spokesman said. He said the twin lake rally was organised under 'Mansar Sunday series' to provide varied experiences to the tourists, youths and adventure enthusiasts. The cycle rally passed through Bajalta, Aitham and stopped at Surinsar where the department of excise had established a hydration-cum-support point, he said. He said the aim of the rally was to provide an enriching experience to the nature-lovers who would cycle through Surinsar Mansar wildlife sanctuary. The rally afforded a lasting memory to the participants while cycling along the glistening waters of Surinsar and Mansar, the spokesman said. He said various cycling clubs including Jammu cyclists group led by Goldy and
More than 60,000 people visit Hornbill festival in two-days
More than 60,000 people have visited the Hornbill Festival of Nagaland at Naga Heritage Village Kisama near here since its inauguration on Saturday, a state Tourism official said Sunday. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the 10-day long annual Hornbill festival on Saturday. Altogether 63,032 visitors with 780 foreigners, 8,241 domestic tourists and 54,011 local visitors have visited the picturesque venue some 12 km south of the state capital, said assistant director of Tourism department (Statistics) T Khakihe Sumi. The inaugural day Saturday had 19,953 visitors while Sunday it rose up to 43,079 visitors, he informed. The day was marked as National Dance and Music Day on the theme "Cultural Connect" organised North East Zone Cultural Centre (NEZCC). The visitors were treated with cultural performances from across the country including Odisha, Assam, Manipur, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya and Jammu and Kashmir. Besides, the revellers also got the opportunity to ...
Agra group holds protest to upgrade Kheria airport to international airport
To press for the upgrade of the Kheria airport to an international airport, an organisation here sat on a 'satyagraha'. The Civil Aviation Society of Agra also said air connectivity with major Indian cities should be increased for the convenience of tourists. The protest was attended by a large number of social activists and representatives of various business, professionals and voluntary organisations. Coordinator of the programme Anil Sharma said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had promised an international airport for the city after coming to power. "Our campaign will go on and we would give it a momentum ahead of the 2019 polls," he added. Businessmen said it was shocking that India's number one tourist destination has no air connectivity with Delhi and other important cities. "Foreign tourists who want to visit the Taj Mahal, have to first land at Delhi or Mumbai and then proceed by train or road to Agra, resulting in loss of precious time," hotelier Surendra Sharma said.
Konark Dance Festival, Int Sand Art Fest enthral people
Festivities at the Konark Sun Temple kicked off on Saturday with the inauguration of the Konark Dance Festival and the International Sand Art Festival. Set against the pristine Chandrabagha beach as the backdrop, the International Sand Art Festival's theme this year revolves around the ongoing Hockey Men's World Cup being held at Bhubaneswar. The 30th Konark Festival opened with the performance by renowned Odissi Guru Durga Charan Ranbir and group. The second dance performance in Bharatanatyam was led by Rama Vaidyanathan, an exponent in the form. Prior to the performances, Tourism and Culture Minister Ashok Chandra Panda inaugurated the festival with the traditional lamp-lighting ceremony. Director & Special Secretary Tourism, Archana Patnaik highlighted the department's efforts to promote tourism throughout the year through a diverse calendar of events besides steadily upgrading tourist infrastructure. "It is a beautiful coincidence of cultural and competitive ...
Brigade Group launches Plumeria Lifestyle at Brigade Meadows in Bangalore
Plumeria Lifestyle at Brigade Meadows comprises of 412 thoughtfully designed 1,2 and 3 bedroom apartment with carpets areas ranging from 44.15 sq. m to 100.07 sq. m. These contemporary homes come with upgraded specifications such as engineered marble flooring and premium chrome-plated fittings among others.