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Rs.47.62 Crore Sanctioned to develop Kerala Backwaters
Published under: Alappuzha District News, General Kerala News, Kerala Travel News
1 April 2013 New Delhi The union tourism ministry has approved a financial package to the tune of Rs.47.62 crore for the development of the backwater circuit of Alappuzha in Kerala.The project will involve construction of houseboat terminals at Arookutty, Thaneermukkom, Pallathuruthy, Nedumudi, Kanjipadam, Thottappally and Kaymkullam; night…
KSRTC Buses Being Scanned in Kerala
2 April 2013 Kochi Starting from Monday, the ED Vigilance of the KSRTC at Thiruvanathapuram has deployed 352 ticket inspectors and checking squads at all major and minor junctions across the state to study the current functioning of transport buses. The inspectors have identified 154 junctions in the…
European Tour Industry wants relocation of the ICTT at Vizhinjam
Published under: General Kerala News, Kerala Business News, Kerala Travel News
1 April 2013 Thiruvananthapuram The Association of Tour Operators and Travel Agencies of Europe has urged Kerala Tourism to intervene to get the International Container Transhipment Terminal (ICTT) at Vizhinjam relocated for the benefit of tourism industry.The European Travel Agencies numbering over 2,500 and having a total annual…
Air Kerala to have no effect on Air India Express
31 March 2013 Mumbai The proposed ‘Air Kerala’ is unlikely to make a dent in the market-share of Air India’s international budget arm Air India Express, which hopes to post operating profit next fiscal, airline sources said. Low-cost Air Kerala, to be set up by Kerala government, was…
Railway Line Doubling Work to be Over till 2014-15
31 March 2013 Kochi Ernakulam-Kayamkulam rail line doubling work through Kottayam and Alappuzha will be over by 2014-15. Minister of State for Railways Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has said that the work is going on as per the revised schedule and this was the first time that the Railway…
From April 4 Train Services to Hit Kerala
31 March 2013 Thiruvananthapuram Railways will undertake non-interlocked and yard-remodelling work at Shoranur junction for 28 days from April 4 in connection with track-doubling between Shoranur and Karakkad railways stations.One more platform (No.7) will be available at Shoranur and it will be able to accommodate rakes with 24…
Kerala Against National Highway Development in State
28 March 2013 Thiruvananthapuram Kerala State Government have conveyed to the Union government that it is not willing to develop five National Highways (NH) in the State that are included in the National Highway Development Project (NHDP) Phase IVA and imposing toll on them. The State’s response has…
Seaplanes Soon in Kerala
28 March 2013 Kochi Seaplane project of Kerala government, linking major tourist destinations in the state, will be launched next month says Tourism Minister A P Anil Kumar who was inaugurating the Visitor Facilitation Centre (VFC), an initiative of the District Tourism Promotion Council here. In the first…
Kerala Govt Helps Kochi Metro Sanctions Rs 297 Crore
27 March 2013 Kochi Kerala government today sanctioned an additional Rs. 297.75 crore for the Kochi Metro project. The allocation would further boost the ongoing land acquisition process. Government had earlier allocated about Rs. 100 crore and Rs. 19 crore as equity share for the project. Meanwhile, Abraham…
Financial Aid For Kochi Port
Published under: General Kerala News, Kerala Business News, Kerala Travel News, Politics News Kerala
26 March 2013 Kochi Kerala Govt is seeking Rs 400-crore assistance from the Shipping Ministry to tide over the financial crisis of Kochi Port. State Port Minister K. Babu pointed out that the Kochi Port is expected to better its performance in the next three years following the…
Railway Proposal Objected by Kerala State Govt
Published under: General Kerala News, Kerala Travel News, Politics News Kerala
25 March 2013 Thiruvananthapuram The Kerala government has opposed the Railways’ stand that the state should bear the 50 per cent of the total cost for the Sabari rail project, Transport Minister Aryadan Muhammed said . Muhammed said railways was of the view that the project, conceived in…
Kerala Tourism Online Show to be Hosted By Shashi Tharoor
25 March 2013 Thiruvananthapuram Shashi Tharoor Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development will be hosting quiz show for promoting tourism in Kerala. Quiz will start from May and go on for two months. It will be easy to join the show from anywhere in the world…
Kerala Visited by more than 1 Crore Indians in 2012
24 March 2013 Thiruvananthapuram According to the latest figures, the God’s own country had 7.94 lakh foreign tourists visiting for holiday in 2012. This is a small but significant jump from 7.33 lakh tourists the year before. In a recent press meet, Kerala tourism revealed its total revenue,…
Kerala Tourism Model Being Praised All Around
22 September 2013 Thiruvananthapuram Kerala’s brand of sustainable tourism with eco-friendliness and inclusiveness as its mainstay, has been hailed as ‘a model for India’ with equally great potential for replication across the globe by UNCTAD.The accolades for the Responsible Tourism (RT) model came at a recent meeting of…
Kerala Tourism bags National Award for its Rural Tourism Project
21 march 2013 Thiruvananthapuram Tourism’s tourism model in Kumarakom area that links the local community to hospitality industry has won the National Award for Best Rural Tourism Project. Kerala Tourism secretary Suman Billa received the award from President Pranab Mukherjee at a ceremony at the Vigyan Bhavan on…
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