World’s tallest Mahakal idol in Bengal: Mamata Banerjee announces Shiva 'Mahatirtha' to transform Siliguri into global pilgrim hubWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced a major project to build the world's tallest Mahakal avatar of Lord Shiva idol in Sili...
16 Jan, 2026, 07.39 PM IST
Mamata's Jagannath prasad drive sparks row as BJP accuses her distributing 'stale' sweetsThe West Bengal government is distributing 'prasad' from the new Digha Jagannath temple to millions of households, sparking controversy. Th...
22 Jun, 2025, 08.12 PM IST
Roll out a hundred Jagannath DhamsA new Jagannath Temple in Digha sparks a dispute between Odisha and West Bengal. Odisha believes the term 'dham' is only for Puri's Jaganna...
07 May, 2025, 12.11 AM IST
West Bengal records 18 crore tourists in last one year, a new high, says tourism minister Indranil SenWest Bengal has seen a record high of 18 crore tourists in the past year, with new tourist destinations like Khairabera and Muruguma becomi...
17 Mar, 2025, 09.23 PM IST
Can Bengal Global Business Summit ignite economic revival in West Bengal?The Bengal Global Business Summit indicates a potential economic revitalization in Bengal with notable investments from Reliance, Infosys, ...
08 Feb, 2025, 12.10 AM IST
Guwahati's JettWings Airways gets nod to fly in 12 sectors in various statesSpeaking on the development, the airline's Chief Executive Officer and MD Sanjay Aditya Singh said: "We are in the pursuit of bolstering re...
05 Mar, 2024, 10.12 PM IST
Spiritual surge: 'Ayodhya' may spell boom for pilgrimages and businesses all over IndiaAdani Wilmar, ITC, Reliance, Parle Products, Dabur and Britannia are deepening distribution and dealer networks, launching limited edition ...
25 Jan, 2024, 07.21 AM IST
Rename state as Bangla, we come way down alphabetical order in meetings: CM Banerjee to PM ModiWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking recognition of Bengali as a classical langua...
11 Jan, 2024, 11.51 PM IST
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 ...
13 Jan, 2023, 09.10 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi flags off MV Ganga Vilas cruise in VaranasiThe luxury cruise will cover a distance of more than 3,200 km across 27 river systems in five states in India and Bangladesh. The journey w...
13 Jan, 2023, 01.17 PM IST
Sikkim government decides to open Ramam border checkpost for entry of foreignersForeigners, mostly coming from Nepal will be able to enter Sikkim from Ramam checkpost instead of first going down to Siliguri in West Beng...
22 Jan, 2021, 12.57 PM IST
Public funding in tourism goes up from 35 cr to 400 cr in BengalThe state is undertaking some major tourism projects in Gajoldoba in North Bengal, Jharkhali in the Sunderbans and also coming up with a co...
23 Nov, 2017, 09.56 PM IST
Bengal never believed in discrimination: Mamata Banerjee"Bengal does not allow politics of communalism and riots. It will not be tolerated," she cautioned while addressing a rally after an admini...
03 Nov, 2016, 07.46 PM IST
Himachal Pradesh to woo private investors in tourism sector: Virbhadra SinghCM said that apart from construction of new rope-ways, expansion of Kangra airport had been proposed and land acquisition cost has been det...
24 Apr, 2016, 12.22 AM IST
West Bengal no more communist state: Sudip Bandhopadhyay, TMC MPSudip Bandhopadhyay siad that with WB no longer a 'Communist' state, why does the Centre not earmark funds to develop religious and spiritu...
07 Dec, 2015, 04.32 PM IST
Promotional campaign boosts Gujarat tourismThe launching of 'Khushboo Gujarat Ki', a promotional campaign with Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan as brand ambassador, continues to ...
06 Jul, 2013, 06.21 PM IST
- 'Need to re-polish policy to utilise hidden potential of India's religious tourism potential'
Government of India has decided to issue Visa on Arrival(VOA) to tourists from countries with high Buddhist population.
01 Oct, 2012, 06.58 PM IST