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Goa government to cancel five-star grading to coastal hotel

Goa Tourism Minister Francisco alias Mickky Pacheco said Monday that the five-star grading given to Hotel La Calypso would be cancelled after the opposition alleged corruption by tourism department officials in granting the hotel the grade.5:30 PM on March 23

India confident of attracting recession-hit tourists with packages

The Indian tourism ministry said here Wednesday that it had developed a number of attractive travel packages that were sure to draw in the recession-hit tourists to the country.6:01 PM on March 18

Army to investigate officer accused in Malegaon blast

Almost four months after the arrest of a serving officer, Lt. Col. S.P. Purohit, the army has ordered a probe into his alleged role in the Malegaon blast, an official statement said here Tuesday.10:31 PM on March 17

Tourists in Rajasthan celebrate festival of colours

Tourists from India and abroad joined people of Rajasthan in celebrating Holi Wednesday as they painted one another with colours and danced in the streets.7:30 PM on March 11

Rock Garden gets Rs.17.4 mn for facelift

The Chandigarh administration has sanctioned a budget of Rs.17.4 million for the beautification and maintenance of Rock Garden, a major tourist attraction here.1:00 PM on March 11

Over a million attend Taj cultural fest, but many unhappy

More than a million people attended the 10-day cultural extravaganza Taj Mahotsava that ended here Friday, but many were unhappy as it did not showcase traditional culture or have sessions on conservation of heritage buildings.6:31 PM on February 27

Special tourism awards for Taj, Oberoi for role in Mumbai attack

Employees and managements of the Taj Mahal and Oberoi Trident Tuesday were honoured with a special award for displaying exemplary courage in helping the guests who were trapped during the terrorist strikes on the two hotels in Mumbai Nov 26-29 last year.9:00 PM on February 24

India's economic upturn to begin October: Chidambaram

India's economic downturn is 'temporary' and the upturn will begin from October as the country's economy and business are resilient enough to adapt to the changing times of global meltdown, said Home Minister P.Chidamabaram Tuesday.8:32 PM on February 24

Kashmir to host international ski championship in March

An international ski championship is being organised in snow-clad Gulmarg resort from March 1, Jammu and Kashmir's tourism minster said Tuesday.8:31 PM on February 24

Delhi has a long way to go for Commonwealth Games

In a startling disclosure, a Parliamentary Standing Committee Tuesday said Delhi was running far behind the schedule in preparing for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.8:01 PM on February 24

Carnival kicks off in Goa

The spirit of festivity descended on Goa Saturday, after the year's first carnival float parade was flagged off in the capital by Chief Minister Digambar Kamat and Governor S.S. Sidhu.8:31 PM on February 21

Watch Kerala's coast, countryside in 'Bidaai'

Kerala's lush green fields, idyllic backwaters and lagoons are being promoted for honeymoon tourism and glimpses of it can be seen in Star Plus' daily soap 'Bidaai'.6:30 PM on February 21

Assam draws the maximum tourists in northeast

Over 3.1 million tourists visited Assam in 2008, the highest in the northeastern states, the Lok Sabha was informed Thursday.9:01 PM on February 19

Special children to do samba at Goa carnival

Nearly 25 children with special abilities will dance to samba beats at the famed Goa carnival float parade, to be held Saturday afternoon.6:32 PM on February 19

Study in Scarlett: Goa refuses to learn

It is past 1 a.m. on Anjuna beach. And nearly a year after her body was discovered on the sands here, Goa has disgracefully unlearned every lesson the Scarlett Keeling murder taught.10:30 AM on February 18