FDI in retail to help consumers: Trade body
Kolkata, Nov 26 (IBNS): The decision of the cabinet to open multi brand retail to foreign direct investment (FDI) is a welcome one as it will offer wider choice with better quality to consumers and bring in more business opportunities for SMEs, trade lobby CII said. As investment into retail increases, the quality of products [...]
Kochin, Nov 24 (Calcutta Tube/IBNS) The Grand Kerala Shopping Festival (GKSF), Asia’s biggest shopping festival and the signature show by Department of Tourism, Government of Kerala, is set to welcome shoppers and tourists from all over the world in its fifth edition. Turning the entire State of Kerala into the biggest shopping mall, this 5th [...]
Continue reading …While the higher echelons of power in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) were consumed by a political debate over the partial removal of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from some areas of the State, a more significant development has taken place which could have dramatic bearing on the residual militancy in the State. The terror [...]
Continue reading …Cadres of the Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF), a new Naga outfit, and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) were involved in an exchange of fire for almost two hours at Thanagong village in the Tamenglong District of Manipur on November 10, 2011. Though both groups separately claimed to have killed one rival cadre, the [...]
Continue reading …Kolkata, Nov 22 (Calcutta Tube/IBNS) No matter how much you are looking forward to spending some quality time with that special someone, traveling together can be a bit stressful; regardless of whether you have been married for decades or are just testing the waters as a couple. So what can you do to ensure a [...]
Continue reading …Kolkata, Jan 8, 2010 (Calcutta Tube/IBNS): New destinations have been found in Madhya Pradesh to attract more tourists to the ‘Heart of India’, said a top official here on Saturday. Hari Ranjan Rao Managing Director of Madhya Pradesh State Tourism Development Corporation Limited, was in the city on Saturday to promote and showcase the growing [...]
Continue reading …November 13, 2010 (Calcutta Tube) Sportspersons are globetrotters. They travel all the time but what about when they let their hair down? Avirook Mukherjee finds out the favorite holiday destinations of some of the nation’s sporting icons after spotting a holidaying Mahi and his wife on the beach [ReviewAZON asin="B0045JLQ32" display="inlinepost"]Their preoccupation with sports as [...]
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Himalaya November 13, 2010 (Calcutta Tube): The Himalayan foothills are a treasure trove of flora and fauna and locate fascinating indigenous communities. Responsible tourism has tried to introduce visitors to these remote areas without destructing the ambiance. Baishali Mukherjee reports. A jungle camp in a dense forest at the foothills of the Himalayas, forlorn, with [...]
Continue reading …Panaji, Oct 21 (Calcutta Tube) Hugh Gantzer, one of India’s first travel writers, shoots straight from the hip. Little wonder that, at a travel fair here, he gunned for hippies, backpackers and even ‘rubbish tourism ministers’, saying they were sullying Goa’s image as a top tourist destination. Gantzer, a seventh generation Anglo-Indian, raised a lot [...]
Continue reading …AirAsia opens direct Bangkok-Kolkata flight: Visit Thailand for INR 4500 only
October 21, 2010 No CommentKolkata, Oct 21, 2010 (Calcutta Tube/IBNS) AirAsia, a leading low-cost carrier in Asia, on Wednesday announced that it will commence its direct flights to Delhi and Kolkata, India from Bangkok, Thailand beginning December 12. To celebrate the launch of this new service, AirAsia is offering an unbeatable low fare starting from INR 4500 one-way from [...]
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