11 people dead as houseboat capsizes in KeralaA houseboat carrying around 30 passengers sank near Tuvalthiram beach in Malappuram, Kerala, over the weekend, killing at least 11 people, ...
07 May, 2023, 11.20 PM IST
- India needs new strategy to woo young Chinese tourists, says tourism expert
The average time such Chinese tourists spent on a visit abroad was nine to 10 days in a country.
26 Sep, 2019, 06.50 PM IST
Google to help Incredible India website with 3D viewsThe minister also accused foreign media of being “hugely discriminatory” in the way it describes unfortunate incidents in India.
18 Jul, 2018, 11.02 AM IST
Google to help Incredible India site offer 3D views of monumentsThe tourism minister also accused foreign media of being “hugely discriminatory” in the way it describes unfortunate incidents in India.
18 Jul, 2018, 10.32 AM IST
Kerala Travel Mart appeals to Arun Jaitley to reduce GST on hotels to 18 per centThe high incidences of taxes will make India uncompetitive when it comes to tourism as international tourists will skip the country as a de...
09 Aug, 2017, 07.31 PM IST
Why are seculars silent on Kerala beef fests: AdityanathAdityanath, soon after coming to power, had ordered strict compliance of the ban on cow slaughter in the state, besides closing down of ill...
29 May, 2017, 02.16 PM IST
Proposal to ensure air ticket for Rs 2,500 for 1-hour journeys: GovernmentThere is a proposal to ensure that only Rs 2,500 is charged per ticket for one-hour flights, government told the Lok Sabha today amid conce...
03 May, 2016, 06.00 PM IST
Maoists strike again; vandalise NHAI office in KeralaKochi Police Commissioner KG James, who visited the office, confirmed there was an attack and said they suspected it to be the handiwork of...
29 Jan, 2015, 01.19 PM IST
Government plans cameras at tourist spots to allay security fearsPersistent reports that India is unsafe for tourists, especially women, have prompted tourism ministry to put eyes on ground like malls,dis...
25 Aug, 2014, 11.46 AM IST
Hartal menace in Kerala: People learn to enjoy shutdowns, but tourism industry suffersThose who call for a hartal usually exempt essential services like milk, newspaper, hospitals and medical stores.
24 Nov, 2013, 05.09 AM IST
From Bastar to Bodhgaya, states promoting offbeat destinations to get higher share of touristsO&M, which created the ‘Incredible India’ campaign for the ministry of tourism in 2002, also has to be credited with making another state p...
28 Apr, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
- Wayanad emerging as a tourism destination
Union Minister of state for home Mullappally Ramachandran today said Wayanad district is becoming an emerging tourism destination in the co...
29 Sep, 2012, 03.21 PM IST
Tsunami scares play havoc with Kerala's tourism but it hopes that Olympics 2012 will lift it upFrom the waning winter of the Alps into the sunny sands of Kerala's beaches is the stuff that European tourism dreams are made of.
17 Apr, 2012, 09.13 AM IST
- 'Australia should take action to prevent attacks on Indians'
Australian govt should take "strict action" to prevent unabated attacks on Indians, which are hurting the image of that country.
17 Jan, 2010, 03.54 PM IST
- Eight students drown as boat capsises
Boat sank when it was 30 m from the boarding point, say eye-witnesses.
04 Nov, 2009, 09.41 PM IST
- Safety breach can cost tourism dear: Experts
Tourists cruising over Kerala’s serene backwaters, speed-boating in lakes and riding catamarans in rough seas present a pretty picture, but...
30 Sep, 2009, 11.41 PM IST
- In through the backwaters
Many Small-Scale industries catering to tourism have done well in the recent past in kerala.
06 Jun, 2006, 12.00 AM IST