PATNA HIGH COURT ISSUES JUDGEMENT ON SMT. APARNA PRASAD V/S THE CHAIRMAN CUM MANAGING DIRECTOR AND OTHER

PATNA, India, Aug. 4 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on July 15: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the UCO Bank are present. 2. The present writ petition has been filed seeking quashing of the order dated 16.05.2016, passed by the Appellate Authority (Annexure-12), by which the appeal dated 28.11.1995, preferred by the petitioner's husband against the final order dated 11.10.1995, has been rejected. A further prayer has been made to grant all co...


DEVELOPMENT OF ICONIC TOURIST CENTRES TO GLOBAL SCALE

India, Aug. 4 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: With the aim to develop iconic tourist centres in the country, the Ministry of Tourism issued operational guidelines along with detailed project report template under Special Assistance to the States for Capital Investment (SASCI). Accordingly, 87 projects were received from the States on the online portal and 40 projects were sanctioned under the scheme for rs 3295.76 Crore with 100% central funding. Ministry of Touri...


PRASAD AND SDS SCHEMES

India, Aug. 4 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Ministry of Tourism under the "Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive" (PRASHAD) provides financial assistance to the State Governments and Union Territory Administrations for development of tourism infrastructure at identified religious and heritage sites across the country. Since the launch of the Scheme, the Ministry of Tourism has sanctioned 54 projects in 28 States/UTs, the details o...


PATNA HIGH COURT ISSUES JUDGEMENT ON SUNITA KUMARI V/S THE NATIONAL THERMAL POWER CORPORATION LTD AND OTHER

PATNA, India, Aug. 4 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on July 15: Heard Learned Counsel for the petitioner and Learned Counsel for the NTPC. 2. Counsel for the petitioner submits that the present writ application has been filed for quashing the letter dated 17.10.2016 passed by Senior Manager, Human Resources Reference No. KHS:092, (Annexure-11) whereby and whereunder the claim of the petitioner for appointment in the NTPC, Kahalgaon, Bhagalpur being a dependant of the land ou...


MICE DESTINATIONS

India, Aug. 4 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Development and promotion of tourist destinations and products, including MICE tourism, is primarily the responsibility of the respective State Government/Union Territory (UT) Administration. However, as part of its on-going activities, the Ministry of Tourism regularly promotes India as a holistic tourism destination including MICE tourism through various mediums including social media and websites. Ministry of Touris...


INCLUSION OF EMERGING TOURISM TRENDS IN SDS 2.0

India, Aug. 4 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Ministry of Tourism launched its 'Swadesh Darshan scheme (SDS)' in 2014-15 with the idea to develop tourism infrastructure under identified thematic tourism circuits in the country. The scheme was revamped as 'Swadesh Darshan 2.0 (SD2.0)' with the aim to develop sustainable tourism destinations with tourist and destination centric approach and has sanctioned 52 projects. In addition, the Ministry has also sanctioned 36 ...


HIRING OF SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCERS FOR TOURISM PROMOTION

India, Aug. 4 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Ministry actively promotes the country's tourism destinations, products and various activities through its official social media platforms on a regular basis. The Ministry engages with social media influencers both through collaboration requests received and through public engagement initiatives to promote tourism destinations, products, experiences and events organised by the Ministry from time to time. This infor...


INTER-CULTURAL TOURISM BETWEEN NER AND SOUTHERN INDIA

India, Aug. 4 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) launched the Regional Connectivity Scheme Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik (RCS-UDAN) on 21.10.2016 to enhance regional air connectivity from unserved and underserved airports in the country and make air travel affordable to the masses. Under this scheme, with a view to strengthen tourism connectivity, 53 Tourism RCS routes across the country including North Eastern Region (NER) and Southern Ind...


PATNA HIGH COURT ISSUES JUDGEMENT ON SATYAVRAT BHARTI V/S THE STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHER

PATNA, India, Aug. 4 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on July 15: 1. The Petitioner has filed an application for review of the order, dated 13th of August, 2024, passed in C.W.J.C. No. 8054 of 2021, by filing the instant application for review on the grounds, stating, inter alia, that this Court while disposing of C.W.J.C. No. 8054 of 2021, dismissed the writ application on wrong assumption of facts and law involved therein, especially on two grounds that the regular department...


ADOPTION OF CAG REPORT IN SDS 2.0

India, Aug. 4 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Ministry of Tourism launched its Swadesh Darshan scheme (SDS) in 2014-15 with the idea to develop thematic tourism circuits in the country. The Ministry carried out a detailed review of the scheme and identified the following areas for improvement: * Broad basing of Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee * State level institutional structure for the scheme * Strategic selection of destinations * Detailed b...