In the middle of the commotion in Parliament over the past two weeks Sonia Gandhi may have noted, probably with a bit of concern, the diminishing of two of her more important chief ministers. Vilasrao Deshmukh, mostly has himself to blame for his humiliation. What else can you say for the chief minister of India’s second largest, and second richest, state if he has to present himself in Delhi to explain to his party president his policy over an issue of such urgent national importance as a ban on Mumbai’s dance bars. This, when his state is facing its starkest power crisis in a decade, with public protests, if not power riots yet, in a dozen cities.
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The tourism department said the city's 20 major tourism sites received 594,500 visitors Tuesday, up 29.24 percent from the same period last year.
The Forbidden City and Longqing Gorge, two famous sight spots in the city, received 84,900 tourists and 15,000 tourists respectively, both above the maximum handling capacity for the spots. The figures were
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"As a new tourism board, our primary focus will be firstly to focus a lot of energy on the Indian travel trade. Secondly, we will increase our levels of market research to further understand the needs of the Indian traveller and create the right product and last but not
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In Calcutta stores, travel books become popular in the holiday season. And as people venture far and wide, the sales pick up pre-summer.
If Oxford Bookstore has sold about 200 travel guides in less than four weeks, at Crossword, sales in this category is up by 40 per cent. And at Landmark,
Integrated resorts only one part of govt's tourism promotion
The decision to host two integrated resorts is only one part of the government's overall development plan for the tourism industry.
Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang stressed the move was not an act of economic desperation.
Indeed, the minister said the Singapore economy was doing well.
Mr Lim was speaking to reporters after witnessing the launch of a double MBA programme by Nanyang Technological University and Japan's Waseda University.
Well before a decision was taken for two integrated resorts, the government had already spelt out ambitious targets for the tourism
SOARING temperatures could lead to Bank Holiday chaos on the roads and railways over the weekend.
Weather forecasters are predicting the warmest weather of the year so far over the weekend and, according to the AA, motorists can expect to experience one of the top five busiest weekends of the year.
An AA spokesman told the News: "We are likely to see the key motorways and A-roads busier than normal on Sunday and there may be localised traffic congestion, particularly on roads leading to the coasts, national parks and other countryside spots."
Archie Robertson, chief executive of the Highways Agency, has issued his