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Posts Tagged ‘ tourism ’


Tawang gears up to receive more tourists

Sep 16th, 2009 | By neitham | Category: Arunachal

TAWANG, Sept 15, 2009: The first District Level Tourism Development Committee meeting was held here today. The Committee will identify tourism potential of the district, prepare and identify tourism infrastructure requirement of the district recommend project proposals to the Department of Tourism based on the actual requirement, identify land for creating infrastructure and recommend for [...]



SOALTE formed for tourism promotion of Assam Lingzey

Sep 14th, 2009 | By neitham | Category: Sikkim

GANGTOK, September 13, 2009: An NGO, Society of Assam Lingzey for Village Tourism and Environment (SOALTE) has been formed for tourism promotion of Assam Lingzey of East Sikkim with area MLA BB Rai as the chief patron of the NGO.



Speaker’s visit to develop and promote tourism in 23 Syari

Sep 9th, 2009 | By neitham | Category: Sikkim

Gangtok, September 8 (IST 17:42): The tourism sector has been galloping at an unprecedented growth rate. The entire tourism sector policy of the Government is now driven by the mantra of making Sikkim the number one Eco- tourism destination in India. With this objective in mind, the State Government has made special efforts to develop [...]



State tourism in ‘SATTE 09′

Apr 25th, 2009 | By neitham | Category: Manipur

Manipur Information Centre
New Delhi, April 24, 2009: THE GOVERNOR of Orissa Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare today inaugurated the three-day the SATTE 2009- Asia’s largest travel fair at Pragati Maidan here today in the presence of many distinguished personalities in the field of tourism.



Rhinos make healthy comeback at Orang National Park

Apr 8th, 2009 | By neitham | Category: Assam

DALGAON, April 7, 2009 – In spite of inadequate infrastructure and minimum facilities, the staff of Orang National Park (ONP), who have been rendering dedicated service for conservation of the Park, have registered achievement in increasing population of one-horned rhinos in the Park.



‘Strong Govt-stakeholders links can boost tourism devp’

Feb 27th, 2009 | By neitham | Category: Meghalaya

SHILLONG, Feb 26, 2009: Tourism Minister Conrad K Sangma has called for strong “connectivity” between stakeholders and the government for development of the tourism industry in the State.



New State Tourism policy

Feb 26th, 2009 | By neitham | Category: Assam

GUWAHATI, Feb 25, 2009 – The State got its first tourism policy today, with the official launch of the Tourism Policy of Assam-2008 at a function at the Chief Minister’s residence at Koinadhara hill. Prepared with the objective of harnessing the State’s tourism potential in a manner that is environmentally sustainable, socio-culturally enriching and economically [...]



Tourism identified as trade link between NE India and SE Asia

Feb 18th, 2009 | By neitham | Category: Others

Manipur Info Centre
New Delhi, February 17, 2009: “Tourism is the most effective way to increase the still negligible trade between India’s northeastern region and Vietnam.



Sikkim sees 10 pc rise in tourist arrivals

Feb 13th, 2009 | By neitham | Category: Sikkim

Gangtok, Feb 12, 2009: The economic slowdown across the world may hit the tourism industry in other parts of the country, but the tourism sector in the Himalayan state of Sikkim has risen by over 10 per cent till last year, according to figure compiled by the tourism department.



Centre urged to relax RAP/PAP to boost tourism in Nagaland

Feb 12th, 2009 | By neitham | Category: Nagaland

KOHIMA, Feb 11, 2009 – In view of the state government’s repeated demands for further relaxation of restricted area permit (RAP) in Nagaland, opposition Congress has pleaded before the Centre to relax the restrictions on travellers to boost tourism sector in the state.