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गुड मॉर्निंग मिनिकॉय

February 22, 20211464 Views

लक्षद्वीप भारत की उन जगहों में से हैं जहां आम सैलानी बहुत कम जाते हैं, लेकिन यहां की खूबसूरती अद्भुत है और कई मायनों में तो भारत के कई लोकप्रिय सैलानी स्थलों से भी कहीं ज्यादा शाम को केरल में कोच्चि (एर्णाकुलम) से रवाना हुआ जहाज अगले दिन सुबह मिनीकॉय की जेटी पर पहुंचने वाला है। सुबह के साढ़े 4-5 बजे होंगे। डेक पर कुछ ही लोग हैं। तभी अरब सागर में दूर से कुछ टिमटिमाता हुआ दिखता है, और फिर वह रोशनी की एक लकीर बन जाती है। आकाश में लालिमा फैलती है। हल्के उजियारे में वह लकीर एक द्वीप में तब्दील होती जाती है और फिर सामने होता है लक्षद्वीप समूह का एक सुंदर द्वीप मिनिकॉय। गुड मॉर्निंग मिनीकॉय! समुद्र में सूरज डूबे या वहां से उगे, उसकी खूबसूरती का जवाब नहीं होता। फोटोः राजु कुमार/आवारा मुसाफिर जहाज पर गहमागहमी बढ़ जाती है। कुछ लोग डेक पर आते हैं। इधर-उधर दौड़-दौड़ कर समुद्र में उगते सूर...

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Le Bua’s affair grows with city of Nawabs

ANIL MATHUR

February 20, 20211245 Views

All over the world there is a trend to focus on heritage even as the hotels try to provide the best of modern facilities and amenities. But doing this is not always easy or even possible, especially when upkeep and refurbishing is concerned. A combination of will, investment, motivation, and market- identification and destination profile is necessary. All these do not come to all. The owners and other stakeholders must be sensitive and knowledgeable on what and how to do this. Not be stingy with purse strings is one important element, even as revenue streams need to be created. Lucknow, in the north Indian State of Uttar Pradesh, is steeped in history and heritage. The Le Bua hotel in the city of Nawabs, as Lucknow has been known, is doing much to offer authentic experience t...

ओडिशाखबरनामाघटनाएं

Entry to Gundicha temple now free

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

February 19, 20211276 Views

Devotees will not have to pay to visit the Gundicha Temple here where Lord Jagannath, his elder brother Lord Balabhadra and sister Devi Subhadra stay during the annual Rath Yatra, an official said on Friday. The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has decided to make it free for all devotees to visit Gundicha Tempe and other places like 'Narendra Puskarini' (sacred pond), 'Rohini Kunda' (a tank inside the Jagannath temple in Puri) and 'Koili Baikuntha' (the temple crematorium where wooden idols of trinity are buried on Nabakalebara year, the official said. The decision was taken at the SJTA management committee meeting on Thursday. Though the temple will lose an annual earning of about Rs 7 crore, the SJTA announced that the devotees will not pay any amount as an ent...

तेलंगानाभारतसैर-सपाटा

पत्थरों की जुबां बोलता गोलकुंडा

BHASHA SINGH

February 18, 20211663 Views

हैदराबाद में गोलकुंडा का किला भारत के सबसे भव्य किलों में से एक है और शिल्प के लिहाज से अनूठा भी। यह किला निजामों के इस शानदार शहर के इतिहास व विरासत का बेहतरीन नमूना पेश करता है। इसकी चमक उसी कोहिनूर हीरे सरीखी है जो यहां से निकला था यूं तो हर किले की एक कहानी होती है जिसमें राजा और रानी होते हैं। किले की कहानी में राजा की प्रजा होती है, प्रजा को दुश्मनों से बचाने के लिए तगड़ी किलेबंदी होती है, आसमान को छूते दरवाजे होते हैं। देखा जाए तो सब किलों के वैभव और उनके पराभव की दास्तानों में जबरदस्त समानता होती है। बस बदलते जाते हैं राजाओं के नाम, उनके शासनकाल के नाम और काल, उन किलों से जुड़ी हुई प्रेम कहानियों के किरदारों की तस्वीरें। इन तमाम बातों के साथ भी तेलंगाना राज्य की राजधानी हैदराबाद में बसा गोलकुंडा का किला अपनी एक बिल्कुल अलहदा किस्सागोई के साथ आकर्षक का केंद्र बना हुआ है। यहां एक...

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Maharashtra Cabinet approves ‘caravan tourism’ policy

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

February 17, 20211466 Views

Against the backdrop of COVID-19 and need for safe travel, the Maharashtra Cabinet on Wednesday approved a new 'caravan tourism' policy that seeks to provide incentives to tour operators and at the same time boost employment opportunities in the pandemic-battered sector. The policy, aimed at addressing safety concerns of travel enthusiasts, was cleared at the weekly cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. The policy has two parts - caravan and caravan parks - allowing tourists to enjoy the state's natural beauty and a range of other attractions, a statement issued by the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said. It will also boost employment opportunities in the tourism sector, which has been badly affected by the pandemic, it said. A caravan is a specially-b...

केरलखबरनामाघटनाएं

Kerala govt launches Travancore Heritage tourism project

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

February 17, 20211033 Views

In a tourism initiative, the Kerala government has launched a Rs 100 crore Travancore Heritage Project to conserve and showcase the cultural richness and tangible legacy of the erstwhile kingdom. State Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran said the project would "make the visit to the state capital and its surroundings a more riveting experience". The project, which seeks to preserve old-world looks of the vintage structures, overall covers heritage structures from Padmanabhapuram Palace, now in Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu, to the Parthasarathy temple on the banks of the Pampa in Aranmula of Pathanamthitta district in Kerala. "Kerala Tourism is making a major stride by presenting before the world the heritage and legacy of Travancore. The project is conceived in such...

उत्तराखंडखबरनामाघटनाएं

Badrinath to reopen for devotees on May 18

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

February 16, 2021936 Views

The sacred portals of Badrinath will be reopened for devotees on May 18 this year. The gates of the famous Himalayan temple located in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district are closed every year with the onset of winter during which it remains snowbound. The temple will be reopened for devotees at 4.15 am on May 18, a Chardham Devasthanam Board official said. The auspicious hour and date for the reopening of the Himalayan temple was decided at a ceremony held on the occasion of Basant Panchami on Tuesday at Narendra Nagar palace, the residence of the erstwhile Tehri royals, he said. The oil containing pitcher (Gadu Ghada) which is sent from the palace to the temple ahead of the opening of its gates will leave for its journey to Badrinath on April 29. !function(e,t,c,a){if(...

केरलखबरनामाघटनाएं

Kerala launches 18 new tourism projects

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

February 15, 20211205 Views

Ramping up tourism facilities state-wide with an aim at boosting the sector, hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kerala government has launched 18 projects, completed at a cost of Rs 40.46 crore. The projects inaugurated by Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran through video conferencing, include destination development of Kovalam Phase 1 -- Samudra Beach park area and Grove Beach area, Kovalam-- at a cost of Rs 9.9 crore and beautification and interlocking of Mulavilakam Footpath at Kovalam at a cost of Rs 52 lakh. In his address, the Minister said the domino effect of COVID-19 was reflected in the tourism sector and was expected to continue for some more time. But the government did not allow the pandemic to hamper the implementation of the tourism sector projects. ...

केरलखबरनामाट्रैवल उद्योग

11th edition of Kerala Travel Mart from March 1-5

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

February 12, 2021430 Views

Kerala Travel Mart (KTM), India’s largest and most sought-after B2B tourism meet, has invited domestic and foreign buyers to interact with 700 sellers across the world during its five-day virtual event next month in a bid to stimulate the state’s tourism sector in the post-COVID scenario. The March 1-5 KTM, which will showcase the excellence and alluring products of the sector, seeks to give a huge impetus to recovery of tourism from the throes of the pandemic that has considerably dulled the sector for a year now but is now in a rebound mode. Registrations can be made at Kerala Travel Mart website and it can be accessed online by the media and visitors as well. The KTM Society, which organises the biennial event, is India’s biggest organisation in the travel and tourism. ...

खबरनामागोवाघटनाएं

Goa to host two carnival parades amid COVID-19 pandemic

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

February 11, 2021531 Views

Goa will host only two carnival float parades instead of six this year in light of the COVID- 19 pandemic, a senior official said on Thursday. The parades will be held on February 13 and 14 in Panaji and Margao in South Goa respectively due to curbs imposed to contain the spread of infection, said Nikhil Desai, managing director of the Goa Tourism Development Corporation. The tourism department usually hosts parades at six cities across the state, and this would be the first time in the history of the coastal state's tourism that only two parades will be held, he said. !function(e,t,c,a){if(!e.fwn&&(a="fwn_script",n=e.fwn=function(){ n.callMethod?n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments) },e._fwn||(e._fwn=n),n.queue=[],!t.getElementById(a))){var d...