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Swadesh Darshan Scheme: First project North East Circuit: Imphal and Khongjom launched
The first project under Swadesh Darshan Scheme ‘North East Circuit: Imphal and Khongjom’ was inaugurated in Manipur. The project covers two sites i.e. Kangla Fort and Khongjom in...
Restricted Area Permit eased for foreigners visiting 29 Andaman and Nicobar Islands
The Union Home Ministry has excluded 29 inhabited islands in Andaman and Nicobar from Restricted Area Permit (RAP) regime under the Foreigners (Restricted Areas) Order, 1963 till December...New Delhi to host first-ever ‘India Tourism Mart (ITM)’
The first-ever ‘India Tourism Mart (ITM)’ will be hosted by the Ministry of Tourism in New Delhi from 16th to 18th September 2018. Regarding to this, the Tourism...A R Rahman appointed as Brand Ambassador of Sikkim government
A R Rahman, the renowned music composer, has been appointed as the Brand Ambassador of the Sikkim government. He will promote and project the state’s achievements nationally and...
Government launches India’s first ever guidelines for Adventure Tourism
The Union Ministry of Tourism for first time issued guidelines for Adventure Tourism in India in an effort to make adventure sports safer. These guidelines were launched Minister...
e-Visa Scheme: Government earns Rs.1,400 crore
According to Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government has earned Rs1,400 crore as revenue from highly successful e-Visa scheme since its launch in 2014. 19 lakh tourists made...
Government to expand Buddhist tourism circuit to 21 more states
Ministry of Tourism has decided to expand Buddhist tourism circuit under Swadesh Darshan Scheme to 21 more states to make it India’s first trans-national tourist circuit. Earlier it...
India, Nepal flag offs bus service between Janakpur and Ayodhya under Ramayan Circuit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepalese counterpart KP Sharma Oli jointly inaugurated direct bus service between Janakpur (Nepal) and Ayodhya (India). Both are sacred cities for Hindus...
SCO Tourism Ministers’ conference held in Wuhan, China
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Tourism Ministers’ conference was held in Wuhan, China. It was first meeting of SCO tourism ministers since the organization was established in 2001...Under ‘Adopt a Heritage’ project, Dalmia Bharat Ltd signs MoU to maintain historic site “Red Fort”
The Dalmia Bharat Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Union Tourism Ministry to take up Red Fort (Delhi) and Gandikota Fort (Andhra Pradesh) under...
Protected Area Permit regime: MHA allows foreign tourists to visit Nagaland, Mizoram and Manipur
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has relaxed six-decade-old protected area permit (PAP) regime to allow foreign tourists to access border areas of Nagaland, Mizoram and Manipur for five... 