No alcohol on Goa beaches anymore
Next time you plan a trip to goa keeping drinking on a beach side on mind..think about it again!!
Following the complaints by tourists of getting injured by broken bottles ,littering beaches and of nuisance against women tourists by drunk hoodlums loitering beaches Goa government banned drinking liquor on beaches .
Tourism Director Nikhil Desai told PTI.“The ban has been imposed under Goa Tourist Places (Protection and Maintenance) Act which gives the right to the state government to ban things which create nuisance in the tourism zones. The act envisages to protect and maintain the tourist places from deterioration and erosion and preserve the tourism potential”
India Reserve Battalion (IRB), a wing of Goa Police, manning the law and order on beaches, is asked to implement the order with immediate effect. According to Mr. Desai . “The violation will attract arrest”,
One can still enjoy drinks at a few beach shacks , as prohibition order is not applicable to drinking in licensed shacks or any other places where retail sale of liquor is allowed.
J&K Tourism Department To Boost Tourism
J & K Tourism department plans Rs 50 crore project to boost tourism by investing in necessary infrastructure at developing religious destinations throughout Jammu. According to Robin Singh Mehta, who is the director of Jammu and Kashmir tourism, Jammu was more of a pilgrimage place “it is felt that more shrines in Jammu region should be brought under its ambit .
Samba, Chichi Mata Temple, Purmandal temples, Narsingh temple, Sudh Mahadev Mandir and Shivkhori cave would be covered throughout the project. The project promises beautifying Katra and Lakhanpur town Lakhanpur is being stressed upon here because it acts as the Gateway to Jammu and Kashmir.
This project,that aims to beautify historic temples between Lakhanpur and Panitop would be forwarded to the Govt. of India.
Appreciation for Assam
Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia, after a meeting with chief minister Tarun Gogoi, said the state has been impressive in agriculture, infrastructure development, health and education sectors. “The state government deserves appreciation for the good show in the agriculture sector and in improving the key parameters so far as reduction of infant mortality and maternal mortality rates is concerned,” the deputy chairman said.
the Planning Commission on Tuesday raised the state’s annual plan for 2013-14 by Rs 2000 crore over last year and fixed it at an all-time high of Rs 12,500 crore. The deputy chairman pointed out that high gender gap of 11.54 per cent in literacy and also advised the state to build health information system by networking of all health service providers and establish state level disease surveillance systems. The state was advised to use technology to reduce power losses, while innovative approach to create investment friendly environment in industry was recommended.
And the Lonely Planet award goes to.. Arunachal Pradesh
The state, was declared the second runner-up in the ‘Emerging Destinations in India’ category in the prestigious award ceremony, next to Gujarat and Jammu & Kashmir, which were adjudged the winner and first runner-up respectively.
the Arunachal Pradesh tourism department was felicitated by President Pranab Mukherjee during the National Tourism Awards 2011-12 on March 18 for taking the ‘Incredible India’ initiative to new heights.
Arunachal was awarded the best state for ‘Campaign Clean India’ and also won a special prize for the most innovative use of information technology at the National Tourism Awards function.
The state tourism department stressed on the importance of cleanliness and its impact on health, not only of tourists but also locals and took the Campaign Clean Arunachal to all the districts to sensitize and educate all stakeholders – including the youth, NGOs, villagers, hoteliers and tour operators.
The state was also voted the ‘Favourite Upcoming Destination’ by Outlook Traveller readers, an outcome of a survey conducted in 2012 through a poll in January last.
Same luggage..more cost
Next time you would have to pay extra for a view of clouds through your window seat .. IndiGo today decided to charge an additional Rs 200 for each aisle and window seat. Only the middle seat would not attract any additional charge.
And, an additional Rs 500 for a seat with more leg space in the front row or next to the emergency exit.
These new charges would, however, apply only on pre-booking of preferred seats on the internet or through agents. Online travel firm Yatra.com has confirmed IndiGo’s new rates. if booked at the airport the airline would offer you those without any extra cost.
IndiGo’s decision, the first by an airline to charge more for preferred seats, has come a day after Air India reduced the free-package limit for each economy-class passenger from 20 kg to 15 kg. Now, extra baggage and preferred seat are going to cost you more From next week, you would have to pay Rs 200-250 more for every one kg of extra luggage.
Jet airways too has brought down its free limit luggage and would charge Rs 250 more for every one kg of additional luggage.
According to the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation, the Indian airlines are set to earn ancillary revenues of $500 million a year after unbundling of services.
The Ministry of Civil Aviation had allowed Indian airlines to unbundle certain services and charge for them separately. The airlines would have to submit the details of various charges for unbundled services. The DGCA would monitor such that the fees are not altered unlike airfares for flights.
The decision is expected to open up additional revenue streams for airlines – from check-in baggage, use of lounges by economy class passengers for a fee, carriage of sports or musical equipments – who have been struggling to maintain operations sustainably in an environment of wafer-thin margins.
According to Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh this would lower the base fare but it would take time..