Reforms to be introduced in Rajasthan Public Service CommissionSeveral reforms will be introduced in Rajasthan Public Service Commission to improve its system quality in years to come. Exam calendar wil...
25 Aug, 2015, 03.46 PM IST
- Rajasthan government appoints Lalit Panwar as RPSC Chairman
Senior IAS officer Lalit K Panwar was appointed as the Chairman of Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC), a state government order sai...
05 Aug, 2015, 04.43 PM IST
Tourism Minister for extending loan repayment schedule for hotelsTourism Secretary Lalit K Panwar said the company is facing financial problems and deserves to be supported to help it come out of the crun...
22 Jul, 2015, 06.04 PM IST
Cabinet may discuss National Tourism Policy next month: Tourism Secretary Lalit K PanwarThe Secretary said the main thrust of the policy is to create jobs for youth as India has a huge advantage of demographic dividend.
22 Jul, 2015, 04.05 PM IST
1.5 lakh people issued e-Visa in seven months, says Lalit K PanwarTourism is at the center of Modi Government's scheme of things and it has taken a number of steps, including Smart City and Make in India.
01 Jul, 2015, 02.48 PM IST
Ministry of Home Affairs rejects Tourism Ministry proposal on biometric data of foreign touristsReferring to a recent meeting of Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar with Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma on June 15, Panwar said.
29 Jun, 2015, 12.38 PM IST
International Yoga Day: Tourism ministry spent Rs 10 crore on marketing , I&B allotted Rs 5.5 croreThe ministry has tasked its 14 offices across the world with promoting celebration of the first International Yoga Day on June 21.
20 Jun, 2015, 12.51 PM IST
ITDC plans to privatise 8 of its 16 hotelsTourism ministry has tasked ITDC to review all its hotels with the exception of its flagship Ashok in the capital and recommend viable fina...
28 May, 2015, 12.32 PM IST
K D Tripathi to hold additional charge of Secretary, Department of Public EnterprisesN K Sinha, a 1980 batch IAS officer, was yesterday appointed Secretary, Culture Ministry. He is presently serving in his cadre state, Bihar.
01 May, 2015, 04.18 PM IST
Govt decides to rename its e-visa scheme to 'Visa Online'"We declared it as Visa on Arrival. (But) Basically it is Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA)," Union Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma said.
09 Apr, 2015, 04.44 PM IST
Vintage cars and motorbikes go out on royal rideOver 220 rare cars and 7 period two-wheelers were paraded on the 52-km-long route from Delhi to Gurgaon as part of the two-day '21 Gun Salu...
21 Feb, 2015, 08.11 PM IST
Government plans to extend e-visa facility in more countriesOnce cleared after a background check, the tourist can fly in to any of nine select international airports in the country and pay the visa ...
22 Jan, 2015, 02.47 AM IST
Mumbai has emerged as the favourite Indian city: SurveyMumbai has emerged as the favourite Indian city, while the national capital secured the second position, according to a survey conducted by...
27 Nov, 2014, 07.06 PM IST
- Senior IAS officer Amarjit Singh appointed UPSC Secretary; Amitava Bhattacharyya SSC chairman
Singh is presently Additional Secretary, Department of School Education and Literacy. Bhattacharyya is holding the charge of Secretary, UPS...
09 Apr, 2013, 04.24 PM IST
- ITDC, Hindustan Salts ink pact for developing tourist centres
As per the ITDC and Hindustan Salts Ltd pact, HSL will provide the "rights to use of land" for tourism related projects.
20 Dec, 2012, 07.03 PM IST
- ITDC looking to open smaller hotels in North East: ITDC Chairman Shankersinh Vaghela
ITDC said it will tie up with various states in the North East to open smaller hotels to cater to growing domestic and foreign tourists' ar...
13 Jun, 2012, 03.10 PM IST
- ITDC, IL&FS Join hands to develop tourism infrastructure
Indian Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC), the state-owned firm that owns the Ashok group of hotels, has set up a joint venture with IL...
18 Nov, 2011, 05.31 AM IST