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Ministry of Tourism
02-April, 2018 18:25 IST
ITDC undertakes various measures to modernize its hotels: Shri. K. J. Alphons

The measures undertaken by ITDC to modernise its hotels include renovation and upgradation of rooms, addition of new facilities, tie-ups with Online Travel Agencies for online room bookings, introduction of on-the-spot customer feedback, etc.

At present, India Tourism Development Corporation Ltd. (ITDC), a Government of India undertaking under the administrative control of the Ministry of Tourism, is running the following hotels:-

(i) The Ashok Hotel, New Delhi

(ii) Samrat Hotel, New Delhi

(iii) Hotel Jammu Ashok, Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir

(iv) Hotel Patliputra Ashok, Patna, Bihar

(v) Hotel Kalinga Ashok, Bhubaneswar, Odisha

(vi) Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel, Mysore, Karnataka

(vii) Hotel Ranchi Ashok, Jharkhand, a joint venture company of ITDC and the State Government of Jharkhand

(viii) Hotel Donyi Polo Ashok, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, a joint venture company of ITDC and the State Government of Arunanchal Pradesh

(ix) Hotel Pondicherry Ashok, Puducherry, a joint venture company of ITDC and the State Government of Puducherry

Under the disinvestment policy of the Government, it has been decided to transfer to the State Governments or go in for joint leasing with the State Government, the following loss making hotels/properties of ITDC:

  1. Hotel Lalitha Mahal Palace, Karnataka.
  2. Hotel Donyi Polo Ashok, Itanagar Arunachal Pradesh.
  3. Hotel Pondicherry Ashok, Puducherry.
  4. Hotel Patliputra Ashok, Patna, Bihar.
  5. Hotel Kalinga Ashok, Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
  6. Hotel Ranchi Ashok, Ranchi, Jharkhand.
This information was given by Shri K. J. Alphons, Union Minister of State (I/C) for Tourism in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.



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Ministry of Tourism
26-April, 2018 18:25 IST
Noida Campus of the Indian Culinary Institute to be inaugurated tomorrow

Ministry of Tourism, Goverment of India has established a state of the art Indian Culinary Institute (ICI) at A-35, Sector 62, Noida. Shri K.J.Alphons, Hon'ble Minister of State for Tourism (Independent Charge) and Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India will inaugurate the campus on 27th April 2018 at 4.00 PM. Dr.Mahesh Sharma, Hon'ble Minister of State for Culture (Independent Charge) and Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India will be the Chief Guest of the function.

The Noida campus is one of the two ICI campuses envisaged, the other being at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. The Noida campus is in 5-acre land with a total project cost of Rs.98 crore and fully developed with the facility of academic block, commercial area, hostels for boys and girls, guesthouse for visiting faculties and other amenities like water harvesting, STP etc. ICI offers various courses ranging from Diploma, Under Graduate, and Post Graduate to research in Culinary Arts. The Institute has fully equipped kitchen labs, micro biology lab, Cuisine theatre, Training Restaurants, fully equipped class rooms, library, including a modern hostel with facilities for 400 students.

The main objective of setting up of the Indian Culinary Institute (ICI) is to institutionalize a mechanism to support efforts intended to preserve, document, promote and disseminate Indian Cuisine, meet the sectoral requirement of specialists specific to Indian Cuisine, as also of promoting Cuisine as a Niche Tourism product.

In India, at present, there is a dearth of state-of-the-art training ground to groom top-of-the-line chefs of international standards. To fill this void, the Indian Culinary Institute would provide the appropriate training platform at par with the elite “Chef Schools” functioning in different parts of the developed world.

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Ministry of Tourism
26-April, 2018 16:54 IST
Tourism Ministry launches 360° Virtual Reality (VR) video on Incredible India

Ministry of Tourism, Government of India in collaboration with Google India today launched a 360° Virtual Reality (VR) experience video on Incredible India https://t.co/H1VdcNXBUR. Describing India as a destination of diverse experiences, Minister of State (IC) for Tourism, Shri K. J. Alphons said, “India is an iconic destination that offers unique experiences of climate, geography, culture, art, literature, and food” The Minister also added that Government wants to give people in India and across the world an opportunity to immerse in our country’s rich heritage. And, through the partnership with Google, it wants to engage new and global audiences and offer them immersive content in a never-before-seen manner.

Speaking during the event, Shri. K. J. Alphons added that taking virtual reality to the common man at a low/free cost will further enable an increase in the tourist footfall in Iconic monuments and other tourist destinations with a focus on Museums.

Incredible India in 360 degrees, as never seen before takes through a journey across Hampi, Goa, Delhi and Amritsar, and to explore the places and people that make each of these iconic Indian sites incredible. More videos shall be available at https://g.co/incredibleindia .

The launching function of Virtual Reality video was attended by Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, Smt. Rashmi Verma, and other senior officials along with Director, Policy Planning and Government (Google India), Shri. Chetan K., and Google representatives.
 
In pics: The green heritage of Chandigarh
May 18, 2018 17:18 IST

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This Peepal tree at Chandigarh’s Sukhna Lake is over 150 years old. (Sanjeev Sharma/HT)
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Peepal tree at Basanti Devi Temple in Sector 24 is 200 years old. (HT Photo)
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A banyan tree at Guga Ki Marhi shrine at PGI is 250 years old. (HT Photo)
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Banyan tree at ISBT parking in Sector 17 is 250 years old. (HT Photo)
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Peepal tree at Brahmrishi Yoga College in Sector 19 is 150 years old. (HT Photo)
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Banyan tree at the historic gurdwara in Shahpur, Sector 38B, is 300 years old. (HT Photo)
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Peepal tree near Carmel Convent School in Sector 9 is 250 years old. (HT Photo)
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Banyan tree at PEC in Sector 12 is 350 years old. (HT Photo)
 
Ajikali axom aru NEor bohut video pua jai youtube ot. It was non existent just a few years ago. NE tourism seems to be picking up.
hoi. olop manu aha hoise. kintuu, besi nahaileu bhal. Shillong is crowded with tourists, amar weekend exotic locations bur popular hoi gol, etia belek locations bisaribo loga hoise.besides , jagah tu oe bohut letera hoise.
 
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