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  Pakistan: 21 tourists freeze to death in heavy snowfall in Murree, emergency declared

  World | January 08, 2022 23:06 IST

  The military has been mobilised to clear roads and rescue people still trapped, Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid said in a video message. He said Murree had "seen a huge number of tourists after 15-20 years", and due to that, a crisis took place.

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  US reopens borders for international travellers, allows happy reunions

  World | November 09, 2021 16:20 IST

  On the U.S. borders with Mexico and Canada, where traveling back and forth was a way of life before the pandemic, the reopening brought relief. Malls, restaurants and shops in U.S. border towns were devastated by the lack of visitors from Mexico.

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  Israel to reopen to vaccinated tourists from November 1

  World | October 22, 2021 14:56 IST

  People who have recently recovered from Covid would also be allowed to enter the country if they had received a booster dose of vaccine approved by WHO, according to the plan.

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  Bali reopens to foreign travelers as COVID-19 surge subsides

  World | October 14, 2021 15:44 IST

  Tourism is the main source of income on the idyllic “island of the gods” that is home to more than 4 million people, who are mainly Hindu in the mostly Muslim archipelago nation.

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  Foreign tourists travelling by chartered flights allowed in India from Oct 15, rest from Nov 15

  India | October 07, 2021 18:36 IST

  MHA said it has been receiving representations from several State Governments as well as various stakeholders in the tourism sector to start Tourist Visas also, to allow foreign tourists to come to India.

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  5 tourists from Delhi test COVID-19 positive, now untraceable in Nainital

  India | October 05, 2021 11:56 IST

  By the time their COVID-19 test results came out, the tourists had already reached in Nainital. 

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  Tourist visas, suspended due to Covid-19, set to resume

  India | September 15, 2021 18:24 IST

  The Centre is likely to resume tourist visas after 1.5 years of suspension due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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  Rajasthan: Misbehaviour with tourists now cognizable offence; non-bailable if repeated

  India | September 14, 2021 14:52 IST

  According to the new section, the offence will be cognizable and bailable. At the same time, if the offence in sub-section 3 of section 13 is repeated, it will be non-bailable in sub-section 4 of section 13.

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  Tourists delighted as Taj Mahal reopens for night viewing

  News | August 22, 2021 10:04 IST

  Visitors arrived to see the Taj Mahal as the monument once again opened for night viewing from August 21. Tourists can now admire the UNESCO World Heritage Site under the moonlight in all its glory.

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  Record 18,500 tourists arriving in Himachal daily; 7,500 visiting Atal Tunnel Rohtang, says DGP

  India | July 20, 2021 10:58 IST

  Earlier on Saturday, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur had called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi and apprised him of the Covid management and vaccination in the state, an official spokesperson said.

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  Massive footfall of tourists witnessed in Nainital

  News | July 12, 2021 11:52 IST

  Uttarakhand's Nainital witnessed a massive footfall of tourists after the ease in COVID-19 restrictions.

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  Tourists visit Rajouri after highway connectivity at Pir Panjal Range

  News | July 12, 2021 11:50 IST

  After good highway connectivity at the Pir Panjal Range, the tourists started to visit the picnic spots at Kotranka and Budhal in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri.

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  Uttarakhand: Only 50 per cent occupancy allowed in hotels amid tourists' rush

  India | July 10, 2021 6:28 IST

  Uttarakhand has reported its first case of Delta Plus mutant of COVID-19 with one person having tested positive for the variant in Udham Singh Nagar district.

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  Massive footfall of people in hill stations, Govt warns of Covid protocol violations

  News | July 09, 2021 8:20 IST

  Mentioning that the second wave of coronavirus is on a downward trajectory at the moment in the country but it is still existent in a limited way, in some areas, the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday said gross violations of Covid-19 appropriate behaviour can nullify the gains so far. Referring to the massive footfall of people in hill stations, Health Ministry Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal on Tuesday stated that people travelling to hill stations are not following COVID-appropriate behaviour. We can nullify the ease in restrictions again if protocols not complied with.

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  Scary pictures from hill stations: Govt warns of Covid protocol violations

  India | July 06, 2021 17:19 IST

  Referring to the massive footfall of people in hill stations, Health Ministry Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal on Tuesday stated that people travelling to hill stations are not following COVID-appropriate behaviour.

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  Fully vaccinated tourists can now visit Sikkim from Monday

  India | July 04, 2021 22:57 IST

  The state Home Department, in a notification, said that fully vaccinated tourists can enter the Himalayan state through Rangpo in East Sikkim and Melli in South Sikkim after exhibiting their vaccination certificates at the border check-gates.

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  Govt to give tourist visa free of charge to 5 lakh travellers

  Business | June 28, 2021 19:18 IST

  As part of plan to provide relief to the tourism industry, among the worst affected sectors by the pandemic, and to encourage travel activities, the government on Monday said that it would offer tourist visa free of charge till March 31, 2022.

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  Lockdown not a solution: Goa CM

  News | April 14, 2021 21:40 IST

  Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on rising cases of coronavirus in the state said that lockdown is not a solution as it will stop economic activity.

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  COVID-19: Tourists coming to Kashmir by road will undergo tests

  India | April 09, 2021 7:41 IST

  Srinagar DC Mohd Aijaz Asad chaired a meeting to review the coronavirus situation, a spokesperson said.

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  Watch: Frost forms on grass in Kodaikanal as temp dips

  News | February 13, 2021 22:40 IST

  As parts of the country are witnessing dense fog, Tamil Nadu witnessed a dip in temperature on February 13. A layer of frost formed on the grass in Tamil Nadu's Kodaikanal.