Travel

08 Nov

‘The Future of Travel Starts Now is the exhibition’s theme for this year’

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World Travel Market, WTM 2022: one among the most important international travel expos, the globe Travel Market (WTM) 2022, can have India as a participant these days in London. the longer term of Travel Starts now's the exhibition’s theme for this year. India is participating within the WTM 2022 to market itself as a prime travel destination in line with the commercial enterprise ministry. a complete of sixteen stakeholders ar participating as co-exhibitors within the India tent throughout the course of the equestrian sport, as well as State Governments, Central Ministries, and tour operators among others. The aim of World…

13 Oct

Narendra Modi Flags off 4th Vande Bharat Express

Priyanka BhowmickIndia, Travelindia, PM Modi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Travel

Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the 4th Bande Bharat Express train in Himachal Pradesh's Una district on Thursday. This is the first Vande Bharat train for the state, which is going to hold assembly elections soon. The train will run from Amb Andaura in Himachal Pradesh to New Delhi. The train will run six days a week except for Wednesday, stopping at Ambala, Chandigarh, Anandpur Sahib, and Una. It rushes to 100 km in an hour in just 52 seconds. The introduction of trains will help boost tourism in the region and provide a comfortable and fast mode of…

26 Sep

Darjeeling toy train has started its journey with new facilities

Priyanka BhowmickNorth Bengal, North East, Siliguri, TravelDarjeeling, india, NJP, West Bengal

AC toy train service started on Monday just before Durga Puja. Many MPs, MLAs, and district presidents of the BJP were present on this special occasion. Vistadome Troy train service with AC coach from New Jalpaiguri station to Darjeeling started from today. GM Ansu Gupta, DRM SK Chaudhary along with BJP MP and state president Sukant Majumdar were present at the inauguration ceremony. Today, all of them flagged off the toy train in a brief inauguration ceremony at NJP station. According to railway sources AC Troy train left for Darjeeling today with about 50 passengers. On this occasion, Darjeeling MP…

24 Sep

Waiting is over, toy train will run again from September 26

Priyanka BhowmickIndia, North Bengal, North East, Siliguri, Travel, West BengalDarjeeling, india, Tourism, Toy train

Just two days and then the waiting is over. From September 26, just before Durga Puja, the sound of the historic toy train will resonate in the mountains. According to Darjeeling Himalayan Railway sources, this time the journey of the toy train will be special as AC coach is also being added to the toy train. The toy train service on the Siliguri-Darjeeling route was suspended from September 3 due to landslides in the 17 Mile area. The Siliguri-Darjeeling toy train is restarting after 23 days from 26 September. The tourism business had to face a lot of problems due…

23 Sep

Bhutan reopens with new tourism strategy

Priyanka BhowmickBUSINESS, India, international, North Bengal, North East, Travel, West Bengal, worldBhutan, Bhutan Border, india, Tourism

Taking a positive view on the appeal of tourism organizations and businessmen of North Bengal, Bhutan has banned the Baggage Allowance ie 'Luggage Allowance' for Indians for the time being. However, for the overnight stay of Indians in Bhutan, the Sustainable Development Fee will be applicable. The Government of Bhutan has informed Jaigaon Merchant Association and Jaigaon Development Authority through a circular. Significantly, a large quantity of dolomite, cement, vegetables and potatoes are imported from Bhutan to India. Not only Jaigaon but many businessmen of Siliguri are associated with business relations with Bhutan.In such a situation, an additional 'baggage allowance'…

16 Feb

Railways connected the India’s longest tunnel Katra-Banihal section T-49

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As indicated by the Northern Railways, the fundamental passage of the Katra-Banihal segment T-49 was effectively associated among Sumber and Arpinchala stations. After its finishing the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) super venture will be the longest passage of the Indian Railways. The Northern Railways said in a statement that, "Through this a major milestone has been achieved by the Indian Railways. It is really worthy to mention that line and level of the tunnel is precisely achieved in break-through.” The major highlights are: (a) It is 12.758 km long surpassing the 11.2 km long Pir Panjal Tunnel on the Banihal-Qazigund…

11 Jan

SpiceJet’s appeal has dismissed by the Madras High Court

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On Tuesday, the Madras High Court has demobilized a petition by SpiceJet Limited, challenging an order upon directing winding up of the company and takeover of its assets by the official liquidator. A single judge of the court passed the order as the airline failed to pay its debt to a Switzerland-based company.After rejecting the appeal, a division bench of Justice Paresh Upadhyay and Justice Sathi Kumar Sukumara Kurup suspended the order till January 28 to enable the airline to move a further appeal before the Supreme Court.The issue pertains to a plea moved by a stock corporation registered under the…

01 Dec

World’s most expensive place to live in

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Israeli city Tel Aviv has emerged as the world's most expensive place to live in. The latest ranking was compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). The Worldwide Cost of Living Index is compiled by comparing prices in US dollars for goods and services in 173 cities. Tel Aviv climbed five steps up to score a top place for the first time. There have been many reasons how the middle eastern city climbed the rankings. One of the major reasons is the strengthening of the national currency, the shekel, against the dollar, as well increases in prices for transport and…

25 Aug

Darjeeling Toy Train in list of Centre’s monetisation assets

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The World Heritage Darjeeling Himalayan Railway has been chosen by the central government as one of the state-owned assets that has been listed for monetisation. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP) wherein the government plans to monetise Rs 6 lakh crore worth of state-owned assets over the next four years under its asset monetisation pipeline, which would mean handing over the assets that have been listed to the private sector for a certain period of time. According to Darjeeling’s BJP MP Raju Bista, these are just proposals, and that whenever decisions on implementing the PPP model…

01 Jul

Seagram’s Royal Stag brings a Make It Large story

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Seagram’s Royal Stag showcases the inspirational journey of a young mountaineer, Harshvardhan Joshi who climbed the Mt. Everest & reached the summit in his very first attempt. Harshvardhan Joshi, though only 25, is a seasoned mountaineer from Vasai, Maharashtra who found his calling for mountaineering at the age of 18. An engineer by profession, Harshvardhan became the youngest Indian to climb Stok Kangri (20K feet) solo, in 2016. Harshvardhan continued to follow his dream of conquering Mt. Everest with a passion to succeed. His goal was clear and in order to achieve it, he followed a strict regime of endurance…