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Kedarnath Cave, Where PM Meditated, Set To Become Spiritual Destination

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday May 22, 2019

The cave in Uttarakhand's Kedarnath, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi meditated through the night last week, is all set to become a spiritual tourist destination. The "Dhyan Kutia" has virtually been rechristened as the "Modi cave" by people who are lining up to book their spots.

At Least 17 Injured After Blast Hits Tourist Bus Near Egyptian Pyramids

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday May 19, 2019

A bomb blast hit a tourist bus near Egypt's famed Giza pyramids on Sunday, wounding at least 17 people, including South Africans, in the latest blow to the country's tourism industry.

Crowd Gathered To Protest Against Mass Extinction, Then The Streets Went Red

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday May 13, 2019

Environmental protesters spilled fake blood Sunday on the steps of the Trocadero, a Paris tourist landmark, in a stunt to highlight the accelerated loss of biodiversity on Earth, AFP journalists reported.

13 Killed, Several Injured After Bus Collides With SUV In Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh News | Edited By Ria Saini | Sunday May 12, 2019

Thirteen people were killed several others injured after a tourist bus and an SUV collided in Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool district today.

Japan's Oldest Jail Set To Reopen In 2021 As Luxury Hotel

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday May 11, 2019

The historic former Nara Prison, the oldest in Japan and declared a cultural asset, is set to reopen in 2021 as a luxury hotel in a project seeking to change the area's image of an express tourist destination.

Indian Pins Down Sleeping Woman On UK Flight, Tries Kissing Her: Cops

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 10, 2019

An Indian travelling to the UK on a tourist visa has been jailed for 12 months for carrying out a "prolonged" sexual assault on a young woman during a long-haul flight from Mumbai to Manchester earlier this year.

Tourism Suffers In Sri Lanka After Bomb Blasts Targeting Hotels, Churches

World News | Reuters | Tuesday May 7, 2019

Tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka tumbled 7.5 percent in April from a year ago, as travellers shunned the island nation after the deadly Easter Sunday bombings, a senior official of the state tourism bureau said.

25 Lakh Tourists Visited India In 2018 Availing E-Visa

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday May 6, 2019

India had issued over 25 lakh e-Visas last year, a five-fold jump from 2015, and reduced the main category visa from 26 to 21, an official said Sunday.

Intel Agencies Scan Records After Sri Lanka Claims India Link To Blasts

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Sunday May 5, 2019

Indian intelligence agencies are conducting background checks on all Sri Lankan nationals and tourists who visited India in the last four months. Special focus is being paid to ones who visited Kashmir.

Cyclone Fani: 600 Pregnant Women Moved To Safety In Odisha

India News | Reuters | Friday May 3, 2019

Tropical Cyclone Fani barrelled into eastern India on Friday, bringing down trees and power lines and "extensively" damaging the tourist town of Puri, with a million people evacuated before it made landfall.

Cyclone Fani: 223 Trains Cancelled, Special Service For Stranded Tourists

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday May 2, 2019

As many as 223 trains along the Odisha coastline in the Kolkata-Chennai route have been cancelled in view of Cyclone Fani which is likely to hit the eastern state by May 3, Railways said Thursday.

Cyclone Fani: Special Train For Tourists In Odisha After Trains Cancelled

India News | Edited by Swati Sharma | Thursday May 2, 2019

As cyclone storm "Fani" inches closer towards mainland, evacuation has begun in full swing. Indian Railways have today announced a special train to aid evacuation of standard tourists from Puri to Shalimar-the most likely location of landfall.

Shimla Hit By Hailstorm As North India Reels Under Severe Heat

Cities | Edited By Ria Saini | Wednesday May 1, 2019

As the rest of North India continues to reel under scorching heat, Himachal Pradesh's capital Shimla was hit by a heavy hailstorm today. The minimum temperature in the popular tourist destination was recorded at 10 degrees Celsius, the weather department said.

Tourist Arrivals In Colombo To Drop By 50% After Bombings: Sri Lanka

World News | Reuters | Monday April 29, 2019

Tourist arrivals in Colombo will fall by 50 percent over the next two months following the Easter Sunday bombings that killed more than 250 people, Sri Lanka's Tourism Bureau Chairman Kishu Gomes said on Monday.

British Tourist Dies After Bike Crashes With Truck In Rajasthan

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday April 29, 2019

A British national died after his motorcycle collided head on with a truck in Rajasthan's Bundi district on Sunday, police said.