The Northeast Fair in association with Assam Tourism will hold a three-day Northeast Travel and Tourism Fair at the TRP Indoor Stadium here from July 22 to 24, a press release said. The purpose of the fair is to apprise the people of various unseen destinations of the Northeast and the world. Countries like China, Turkey, Mauritius, Kenya …
GANGTOK, July 19: The number of tourists visiting the Himalayan state of Sikkim has been growing by leaps and bounds over the years. 2010 proved to be a watershed when the number of foreign and domestic tourist visiting the state shot up beyond 20,000 and 70,000 respectively. The state government …
A two day long programme on the “Consultant Meeting on the Code of Conduct on Safe and Tourism Society” will be conduct by Impulse (Social Network NGO) in collaboration with West Sikkim Tourism Society and West District Zilla Panchayat, on 22nd and 23rd of July 2011 here at Zilla Panchayat …
(Courtesy: Travel Biz Monitor) The North Eastern region has recorded the highest growth rate in tourism in the country in both foreign and domestic categories and a master plan is on the anvil to develop the sector in the area, according to a PTI report. The growth rate in foreign …
Gangtok, Jul 8 (PTI) Cho-Lhamu lake, located over 18,000 feet above sea level in North Sikkim, has been declared the highest lake in the country after a survey conducted by the central government. (Pic Credit: ksouvik.blogspot.com) The Wetland Atlas, prepared by the Ministry of Environment and Forest, has stated that …
PIB Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) during the Month of June 2011 was 3.96 lakh as compared to FTAs of 3.70 lakh during the month of June 2010 and 3.52 lakh in June 2009. There has been a growth of 7.2 % in June 2011 over June 2010 as compared to …
The Department of Tourism and Civil Aviation, Government of Sikkim is all set to be the sole authority for issuance of Nathula Permits to the visiting tourist to Nathula very soon. While speaking to the Secretary, Tourism and Civil Aviation Department Mrs. N Yethenpa said that considering the growing tourism …
The department of tourism along with the state government has been introducing numerous types of tourism in state like Eco- Tourism, pilgrimage tourism, village tourism, nature tourism and the latest – home stays. The tourism industry in Sikkim has become a major source of income for the local residents. The …
Sourced from The Assam Tribune GANGTOK, June 20 – Azing Lepcha is a progressive farmer cultivating crops on five acres of land that he inherited from his ancestors. A promising farmer of Sikkim, Azing has been growing different types of organic crops on his land at Hati-Dhunga, West district. With …
Rebyna Rana Gangtok, JUNE 20: Sikkim has joined the race of development very soon and is now amongst the best performing States in the entire region and an exemplary small State in the Indian Union. The Government within a short time has created many public properties like drinking water facility, …
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