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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…
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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…
- Kashmir
Pahalgam attack: Prakash Ambedkar slams Govt over tourist evacuation
Pune: Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) president Prakash Ambedkar said on Saturday that the government should have provided security to tourists in Kashmir in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack instead of…
- India
Agra man held for harassing, touching inappropriately tourist visiting Taj Mahal
Agra: A man was arrested for allegedly harassing and touching inappropriately a tourist from the Czech Republic visiting the Taj Mahal, police said on Sunday. The alleged incident occurred on April 3…
- India
In first in many decades, Shimla sees season’s first snowfall in early December
Shimla: In a first in many decades, the Himachal Pradesh capital and its nearby tourist resorts on Sunday evening experienced the season’s first snowfall in early December, with the hospitality industry eyeing…
- India
Rescue operations in Sikkim end with evacuation of remaining 158 stranded tourists
Gangtok: The rescue operations in North Sikkim ended on Wednesday with the evacuation of the remaining 158 stranded tourists, a senior official said. Mangan District Magistrate Hem Kumar Chettri said that all…
- India
1,225 tourists evacuated from landslide-hit Sikkim
Gangtok: In its second day of rescue operation, the Sikkim administration on Tuesday evacuated 1,225 tourists from Lachung and nearby areas of Mangan district which was hit by a series of landslides…
- India
Evacuation of 1,200 stranded tourists in Sikkim likely to begin on Monday
Gangtok: The evacuation of more than 1,200 tourists stranded in Sikkim’s Mangan district might begin on Monday if the weather permits, as it could not take place during the day due to…
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Hyderabad: Over 25,000 visit Nehru Zoological Park on May 19
Hyderabad: As the scorching heat in Hyderabad has cooled down, more people have started thronging the Nehru Zoological Park. On Sunday, May 19, the zoo received more than 25,000 visitors. Senior zoo…
- Kashmir
Tourist arrivals in Kashmir not right barometer of normalcy: Omar Abdullah
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah on Monday said tourism should not be linked to the security situation in Kashmir as tourist arrivals are not the right barometer of normalcy…
- Middle East
WTO, WTTC praise Saudi Arabia’s historic milestone of 100M tourists
The World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism) and World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) have praised Saudi Arabia’s remarkable achievement of hosting 106.2 million domestic and foreign tourists in 2023. This accomplishment significantly…
- Middle East
Kuwait: Duration of family, tourist visas announced
Kuwait has announced that family visitor visas are valid for one month, while tourist visas are valid for three months, according to local media reports. Violation of the time to leave the…
- Middle East
Turkey announces visa-free entry for citizens of six countries
In a move aimed to boost tourism and foster closer ties, Turkey has announced visa exemption for citizens of six countries. The decision issued by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan published in the…
