Tourism Minister launches work on Travancore Heritage Project

by TravelNewsJunkie February 17, 2021, 9:20 am 801 Views

17 Feb 2021 | 12:36 PM

Puducherry, Feb 17(UNI)Puducherry recorded as many as 18 new cases of coronavirus and two deaths in the last 24 hours ending at 1000 hrs on Wednesday, taking the tally of infection to 39,506 and death to 660 in the Union Territory.

17 Feb 2021 | 11:47 AM

Chennai, Feb 17 (UNI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi
K Palaniswami today greeted his Telangana counterpart K
Chandrasekara Rao on the occasion of his birthday.

17 Feb 2021 | 11:43 AM

Bengaluru, Feb 17(UNI) Following the detection of four cases of the new strains of the COVID-18 virus, the Karnataka government on Wednesday said it will be mandatory for passengers arriving from the United Kingdom, Brazil and South Africa to produce RT-PCR…

Read further.

More From: India Tourism

Now that the Phase III interim data is out, speed up Covaxin rollout

Speed up the rolloutThe findings of the first interim analysis of the Phase III clinical trials of Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin have come as a shot in the arm – literally – for both Indian scientists and the government’s efforts to vaccinate the vulnerable part of the population. The finding that the India-developed vaccine has an efficacy level of 80.6 per cent, is actually higher than the Oxford University-Astra Zeneca-developed Covishield, which has already been approved and rolled out for use in India. The Covaxin trial findings also endorse the confidence imposed in the vaccine by the Indian drug regulatory authorities, […] More

by Travel Trade March 6, 2021, 7:19 pm
Tour operators want Thai quarantine rule revoked

The Thailand government must do away with its 14-day quarantine rule so that tourists can start visiting the country again, tour operators of Calcutta told the Thai authorities on Friday. At an interactive session, Calcutta’s travel agents told the Thai authorities that many people from the city now want to resume leisure travel to the southeast Asian country but the strict visa and quarantine norms, implemented because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Thai authorities said there were plans to withdraw the quarantine rule in phases and also to introduce a new norm where a person with a certificate of Covid-19 […] More

by Travel Trade March 6, 2021, 6:18 pm
Tourists take closed ghat road in Ooty | Coimbatore News

Udhagamandalam: Tourist vehicles are still taking Ooty-Kalhatty-Masinagudi ghat road for downhill journey, for which the stretch with 36 hairpin bends was closed two and half years ago because of frequent fatal accidents. Based on a report of then Nilgiris superintendent of police (SP), the district administration issued an order to close the road for tourists in 2018. The order was notified in the Nilgiris district gazette too. However, the road was opened for tourists on February 8 by the previous SP V Sasi Mohan. But the road was again closed for downhill journey after seven accidents occurred on the road […] More

by Travel Trade March 6, 2021, 5:17 pm
India vs England Test Series 2021: Full List of Award Winners, Records and Statistics

Man of the match in the fourth Test – Rishabh Pant India wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant was awarded the player of the match for his brilliant knock of 101 off 118 deliveries. The left-handed batsman walked into the middle at a critical juncture but constructed his innings exceedingly well. He first played with a caution against some quality bowling from the likes of James Anderson, Ben Stokes, and Jack Leach. Later, the talented batsman exploded and took the momentum away from the tourists. He smashed 13 boundaries and a couple of sixes in his knock and even forged a century stand […] More

by Travel Trade March 6, 2021, 4:16 pm
Recent Match Report – India vs England, England tour of India, 4th Test

India 365 (Pant 101, Sundar 96, Stokes 4-89) beat England 205 (Stokes 55, Patel 4-68) and 135 (Lawrence 50, Ashwin 5-47, Patel 5-48) by an innings and 25 runs India wrapped up a convincing innings victory to seal a 3-1 series result and a spot in the World Test Championship final, after England collapsed against spin for the final time on tour. Although Washington Sundar was left high and dry four runs short of a maiden Test hundred, Axar Patel hounded the visitors for his fourth five-for of an immensely impressive debut series to help confirm the inevitable midway through […] More

by Travel Trade March 6, 2021, 3:15 pm
From ‘Bhogwe’ to Velneshwar’, Top 10 Offbeat Beach Destinations In Maharashtra

A less-explored destination, it is one of the crown jewels of Maharashtra situated on the Konkan coast. It is situated at a distance of 2kms from Ganapatipule Beach. From the nearby hillock, one can enjoy mesmeric views of both Bhandarpule beach and Ganpatipule beach. The beach nestles comfortably amidst two hillocks and is lined with Casuarinas trees. The mystic water and the bluish green hue of the sea is absolutely magical. The nearby Ganapatipule beach and the Ganapati temple are major attractions for people visiting this beach. One can also visit the secluded twin beaches of Arevare (10 km away). […] More

by Travel Trade March 6, 2021, 2:12 pm

Tourism Minister launches work on Travancore Heritage Project

Now that the Phase III interim data is out, speed up Covaxin rollout

Tour operators want Thai quarantine rule revoked

Tourists take closed ghat road in Ooty | Coimbatore News

India vs England Test Series 2021: Full List of Award Winners, Records and Statistics

Recent Match Report – India vs England, England tour of India, 4th Test

From ‘Bhogwe’ to Velneshwar’, Top 10 Offbeat Beach Destinations In Maharashtra

Now that the Phase III interim data is out, speed up Covaxin rollout

Tour operators want Thai quarantine rule revoked

Tourists take closed ghat road in Ooty | Coimbatore News

India vs England Test Series 2021: Full List of Award Winners, Records and Statistics

Recent Match Report – India vs England, England tour of India, 4th Test

From ‘Bhogwe’ to Velneshwar’, Top 10 Offbeat Beach Destinations In Maharashtra

Prime Minister’s road-map out of lockdown ‘must help travel industry’

Travel startup GetYourGuide secures $97M revolving credit facility – TechCrunch

Strong earthquake shakes Japan’s Fukushima, other northeastern areas

Will we be able to go on holiday in April? | Travel News | Travel

How Covid-19 has changed online dating — Quartz

Coronavirus: Irish tourists ‘booking dental appointments in Tenerife’ to get around travel ban

Branding our tourism: With Nepali mountaineers – The Himalayan Times – Nepal’s No.1 English Daily Newspaper

Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE), JD.com (NASDAQ:JD) – Indonesian Online Travel Startup Contemplates US Listing Via SPAC: Bloomberg

Will Haryana’s Local Hiring Mandate Drive Out Talent-Hungry Startups?

Now that the Phase III interim data is out, speed up Covaxin rollout

UNSC sanctions to include lethal groups”, India’s Hindu outfit RSS

Here are 13 of the most dangerous roads in the world

5 things to know about IATA’s Travel Pass app

Will Haryana’s Local Hiring Mandate Drive Out Talent-Hungry Startups?

Now that the Phase III interim data is out, speed up Covaxin rollout

UNSC sanctions to include lethal groups”, India’s Hindu outfit RSS

Here are 13 of the most dangerous roads in the world

5 things to know about IATA’s Travel Pass app

Tourism Minister launches work on Travancore Heritage Project

Tourism Minister launches work on Travancore Heritage Project

Add to Collection

No Collections