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Kolkata, April 8 (PTI) ITC Hotels Limited is stepping up the expansion of its premium brand Welcomhotel in key pilgrimage and leisure destinations, with the company announcing its 50th hotel milestone on Wednesday, following new property signings in Bhubaneswar and Shirdi. The company entered into definitive agreements with Sandy Resort Private Limited to operate a 73-room hotel in Shirdi and an 84-room hotel in Bhubaneswar under the Welcomhotel brand. With these two new signings, the Welcomhotel portfolio now comprises 51 hotels with more than 5,500 keys, including 30 operational properties and 21 in the pipeline, the hotel chain said in a statement. Over the past 12 months, Welcomhotel has signed properties across 16 locations, including Ayodhya, Sarnath, Vrindavan, Bodh Gaya, Jaipur, Salasar, Rajkot, Mysuru, Nellore and Mohali, among others. Upcoming destinations for the brand include Gangtok, as well as properties in Bhopal and Gwalior, the company said. PTI BSM NN
Nagpur: Warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj belonged to the entire country, but British history tried to confine him as a regional icon, said BJP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sudhanshu Trivedi, who was in Nagpur on Friday to attend an event marking the 351st anniversary of Shivaji Maharaj's coronation. Trivedi told TOI at the event organized by Shivaji Maharaj Kruti Samiti that Shivaji Maharaj's contribution in 'safeguarding' the southern part of India from Mughal invasion must not be forgotten.Trivedi said, "Shivaji Maharaj belonged to all of us, entire country. Unfortunately, the British p ...Read More >
A 50-member delegation from five ASEAN nations -- Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam -- participated in the tour. The group included Buddhist monks, travel agents, and social media influencers. UP's Tourism and Culture Minister Jaiveer Singh said that under CM Yogi Adityanath's leadership, Uttar Pradesh is committed to promote its rich Buddhist heritage on a global platform. The recently held 'Bodhi Yatra' aimed to showcase major Buddhist sites like Shravasti, Kapilvastu, Kushinagar and Sarnath, as well as Varanasi, Lucknow, and Agra to the world tourism map, he said. He informe ...Read More >
Lucknow, Apr 2 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday met Singapore High Commissioner to India Simon Wong during a courtesy call here, with both sides agreeing to enhance cooperation in investment, skill development, infrastructure, and cultural sectors. As per a press statement, during the meeting, Wong described the chief minister's February visit to Singapore as highly successful, saying it boosted global investors' confidence in Uttar Pradesh and projected the state as a hub of new opportunities. The high commissioner noted that Singaporean companies operating in ...Read More >
Lucknow, Jun 8 (PTI) In a bid to place Uttar Pradesh's Buddhist heritage on the world map, the Yogi Adityanath-led government organised a special six-day "Bodhi Yatra", which saw the participation of 50 delegates from five ASEAN countries. As part of this mission, the Uttar Pradesh Tourism Department, in association with the Union Ministry of External Affairs, organised the "Bodhi Yatra" under the Mekong-Ganga Cooperation (MGC) framework, an official statement said on Sunday. The yatra, held from June 2 to June 7, aimed to showcase key destinations within the state's Buddhist circuit. A 50- ...Read More >