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West Bengal unveils jobs-led budget with tourism, North Bengal pushWest Bengal's new budget prioritizes a five-pronged revival strategy, focusing on women's empowerment, youth employment, and agriculture. K...
From Kolkata to the Quad, what's on Marco Rubio’s high-stakes India agenda?US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives in Kolkata for a significant visit. This marks the first visit by a US Secretary of State in over...
Why do tigers rest for 16–20 hours a day? IITian-IFS officer shares fascinating explanation.Tigers need long rest periods for survival. IFS officer Himanshu Tyagi explains this is due to energy conservation. Tigers understand calor...
Fish, meat & West Bengal elections: It’s about money and not politicsWest Bengal Elections BJP vs TMC: Political campaigns in West Bengal are creatively using fish and meat, staples of Bengali culture, to con...
Bengal Polls: Voting for any party other than TMC means vote for BJP, says Abhishek BanerjeeAbhishek Banerjee urged Murshidabad voters to support TMC for development and stability. He accused opposition parties of aligning with the...
Bengal wants to promote new tourist spots on PPP mode: Babul Supriyo"If Kerala can earn money for backwater tourist spots why cant it be done in places of Bengal which have spots like the Sunderbans and isla...
G-20 presidency: India to host Global Tourism Summit in AprilIn a roadshow, ahead of the summit, the Tourism Ministry officials emphasized on how the Centre is focussed on bringing global investments ...
PM Modi to flag off luxury cruise 'MV Ganga Vilas' on January 13MV Ganga Vilas will put India on the river cruise map of the world, the statement said quoting Union Port, Shipping and Waterways Minister ...
Domestic travel sector optimistic with improving COVID situation: Official"Domestic tourism is here to stay, leading to rediscovering the new facets of our country and the intangible heritage we have," West Bengal...
From Kolkata to Vadodara, people appeal to govt to connect Patna Collectorate with tourismHearing a petition by heritage body INTACH, the Supreme Court on September 18 had ordered a stay on the demolition of the Patna Collectorat...
Jangal Mahal to be a tourism hubThe tourism circuit development would take off with Jhargram and the heritage spots around the area.
Mega travel mart plans for North BengalThe West Bengal government has planned a travel mart from February 26 to February 28 to bring tourism stakeholders from across the country ...
With fresh identity, West Bengal tourism rolls out advertising campaignTargeting foreign tourists, the department has installed digital hoardings in Delhi and Mumbai airports.
West Bengal to launch 'Experience Bengal' tourism campaign; Shah Rukh Khan to be brand ambassadorOgilvy & Mather, which created Gujarat's successful `Khusboo Gujarat Ki' campaign with Amitabh Bachchan, will shoot six 30-second promotion...
Government to develop 78 lighthouses pan-India as tourist spotsLighthouses have been beacons of navigation for mariners for centuries, but of late these are transforming into major tourist destinations.
West Bengal's town of Bishnupur, famous for terracotta temples to become the state's first heritage cityFamous for its medieval terracotta temples and glorious past, Bishnupur in West Bengal is now being planned as the state's first heritage c...
97 palaces in Murshidabad to get facelift, place in West Bengal economyCome 2018 and 97 of these palaces, including the reputed Kathgola Palace and Gardens, Naulakha Kothi and Singhi Kothi, will have a new look.
- WB to go for PPP in tourism promotion
While the state government has been encouraging PPP partnership in tourism infrastructure development for quite some time, it now intends t...
- Four mega tourist destinations to be developed
To give fillip to tourism in the country, the Centre has sanctioned about Rs 114 crore for integrated development of four mega tourist dest...
- ITC eyes options to set up 2 hotels in WB
ITC Ltd is scouting for prime locations to set up hotels in West Bengal. It is exploring a clutch of options, including launching these hot...