India to issue first 5 lakh tourist visas for free to boost tourism: Sitharaman

TBM Staff | Mumbai Monday, 28 June 2021, 6:42 PM

Five lakh tourist visas will be issued free of charge – once the government resumes issuance – Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said today, as the government unveiled a list of eight relief measures for some of the sectors worst affected by the Covid pandemic and lockdown. Continue Reading

Road development, tourism projects in Kerala to be completed soon: Minister

TBM Staff | Mumbai Wednesday, 23 June 2021, 4:30 PM

  Tourism projects and road development in the capital district will be completed in a time-bound manner, Kerala Minister for Tourism P.A. Mohamed Riyas has said, reports The Hindu. Addressing a press conference at the city Corporation, the Minister said waterlogging remained a major problem in the city. To find a permanent solution to it, […]Continue Reading

Centre cancels Amarnath Yatra for second year in a row

TBM Staff | Mumbai Monday, 21 June 2021, 6:35 PM

The Amarnath Yatra has been cancelled for the second year in a row amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier, in view of the evolving COVID-19 situation, registration for Amarnath Yatra was temporarily suspended. The Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board had said that the situation is being constantly monitored. The 56-day Amarnath Yatra was due to start simultaneously […]Continue Reading

Karnataka to operate 3,000 buses from June 21

TBM Staff | Mumbai Monday, 21 June 2021, 2:45 PM

The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) on Sunday said it planned to operate about 3,000 buses initially from June 21, with the government relaxing Covid-19 restrictions and permitting bus operations with riders. “The Government of Karnataka has issued orders relaxing the Covid-19 restrictions imposed in the state, except in Mysuru District and has Continue Reading

Bihar to allocate INR 13cr for museum & theme park on Guru Gobind Singh

Disha Ghosh Tuesday, 15 June 2021, 11:30 AM 0

Bihar government on Monday decided to allocate INR 13.38 crore to develop a museum and a theme park on the life of the 10th Guru of the Sikhs, Guru Gobind Singh. The facility will come up at Prakash Punj- a multipurpose complex being developed by the state tourism department in Patna to commemorate his 350th […]Continue Reading