Goa eyes floating hotels, amphibian planes
byPanaji, April 29 (IANS) Heli-tourism isn’t the only innovation Goa tourism officials are working actively on. Amphibian planes and floating hotels too are being…
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Sensex rangebound; power, realty, IT stocks rise
byMumbai, April 29 (IANS) A benchmark index of the Indian equities markets witnessed choppy trading Monday, ahead of the Reserve Bank of India’s monetary…
As Kerala hotels down shutters, roadside joints make a killing
byThiruvananthapuram, April 29 (IANS) As more than 20,000 members of the Kerala Hotel and Restaurant Association (KHRA) downed shutters Monday in response to a…
Kullu Manali valley residents selling land for life comforts
byManali: Increasing sale and purchase of land in Kullu valley, in general and around Manali in particular, each year, has rung alarm bells for…
Travel experience officer, hotel test sleepers… China’s dream jobs
byBeijing, April 29 (IANS) Being paid to travel and scooping a monthly salary of 10,000 yuan ($1,600) just for taking photos and writing blogs……
South Korea’s current account surplus almost doubles
bySeoul, April 29 (IANS) South Korea’s current account surplus almost doubled in March, compared to February, thanks to robust exports of IT products such…
China’s trade growth to pick up slightly this year
byBeijing, April 29 (IANS) China’s foreign trade will maintain steady growth this year, and the rate of growth will be slightly higher than last…
Iran, India to discuss gas pipeline extension
byTehran, April 29 (IANS) Iranian and Indian officials will discuss here the extension of Iran-Pakistan natural gas pipeline to India, Fars news agency reported….
Himachal firms get small pie in tourism publicity budgets
byShimla: Given the mandate of promoting tourism in Himachal, the tourism department here, with a big budget for publicity, has failed to provide much…
Mumbai eateries on strike against new service tax
byMumbai, April 29 (IANS) Millions of Mumbaikars could go hungry Monday as around 20,000 hotels, restaurants, licenced tea and snacks outlets as well as…