Tourist
- Kashmir
Cold conditions intensify in Kashmir; fringes of several water bodies freeze
Srinagar: Several places, including Srinagar, experienced the coldest night of the season as cold conditions tightened grip in Kashmir with a significant fall in the minimum temperature in most parts, officials said…
- Kashmir
Fresh snowfall ushers in New Year at Kashmir tourist hotspots
Srinagar: Kashmir rang in the New Year amid fresh snowfall at popular tourist resorts and higher reaches of the valley, with the meteorological department forecasting an improvement in weather later in the…
- India
Uttar Pradesh tops domestic tourism, fourth among foreigners
Lucknow: Extensive renovation of religious, cultural and historical sites, along with the development of modern tourism infrastructure, have posited Uttar Pradesh as the most popular destination for domestic tourism and in fourth…
- Hyderabad
Tourists duped out of Rs 12k over Salar Jung museum tickets, police recover money
Hyderabad: A tourist from Delhi, along with two of his friends from Hyderabad, was duped out of Rs 12,000 after they booked tickets to the Salar Jung museum from a fraudulent website.…
- News
Fireworks banned at nightbclubs, hotels, other tourist establishments in North Goa
Panaji: Days after a fire at a nightclub in North Goa claimed 25 lives, the district administration has issued an order prohibiting the use of fireworks, sparklers and pyrotechnics inside tourist establishments.…
- Offbeat
Gujarati tourist group dine and dash to avoid Rs 10K bill; caught in traffic
A group of tourists from Gujarat pulled the classic dine and dash move in Rajasthan, while on vacation. They left the restaurant without paying a hefty bill of Rs 10,900, but in…
- World
Thieves steal crown jewels in 4 minutes from Louvre Museum
Paris: In a minutes-long strike Sunday inside the world’s most-visited museum, thieves rode a basket lift to the Louvre, forced a window into the Galerie d’Apollon — while tourists pressed shoulder-to-shoulder in…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra to be among Asia’s top tourist destinations by 2030
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Tourism Minister K Durgesh on Monday said the state aims to be positioned among Asia’s most attractive tourist destinations by 2030. Durgesh will participate in the National Mission, chaired…
- World
Earthquake in Afghanistan’s east wipes out homes, generations and livelihoods
Jalalabad: Ahmad Khan Safi had a good life in Afghanistan. The farmer raised livestock in the Dewagal Valley of Kunar Province, and people travelled from across the country to visit the area.…
- World
US, Bangladesh, UK top list for tourist arrivals in India in last 5 years: Govt
New Delhi: The US, Bangladesh, the UK, Australia and Canada were the top five source countries for Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India in the last five years, according to data shared…
- India
French touist raped in Udaipur, event management employee held
A man has been arrested accused for allegedly raping a French tourist in Udaipur of Rajasthan after luring her from a party to his apartment. The accused, Siddharth, works at an event…
- News
500 tourists stranded in North Sikkim as landslides block roads
Gangtok: At least 500 tourists were stranded in various parts of North Sikkim on Saturday as the main road was blocked by landslides due to incessant rains, officials said. On the other…
- Kashmir
Omar Abdullah govt holds special cabinet meet in Pahalgam
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday held a special cabinet meeting in Pahalgam tourist resort to convey a powerful message against terrorism and violence in the aftermath of the cowardly…
- Telangana
Revanth to develop Manthani as major tourist hub with 200 crore
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister A. Revanth Reddy on Thursday announced that the state government is ready to allocate Rs.200 crore to develop the Manthani region in Peddapalli district as a major tourist…
- News
Missile-like object lands in Dal Lake as loud explosions rock Srinagar
Srinagar: A missile-like object landed deep inside the Dal Lake — a major tourist attraction in Srinagar — after loud explosions rocked the city on Saturday morning, officials said. Smoke bellowed from…
