Union Tourism and Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy on Sunday said that the government is working towards a comprehensive national tourism policy to give an impetus to the tourism industry. Addressing the last day of the two-day India International Cruise Conference here, Reddy also urged the industry stakeholders to prepare a road map for the … Read more
The 25-acre museum development included conservation and restoration of the Old Birsa Munda Jail and the erection of 25-foot statue of Birsa. (Twitter/G Kishan Reddy) Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a museum in Ranchi dedicated to Birsa Munda, the folk hero and freedom fighter, on his birth anniversary on Monday. The government billed the day … Read more
The Somnath Exhibition Centre on the Tourist Facilitation Centre premises has an exhibit of parts dismantled from the old temple. (Picture courtesy: IE) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on August 20, will lay the foundation stone and inaugurate a slew of projects in Somnath in Gujarat via videoconferencing. The Somnath Promenade, reconstructed temple precinct of Old … Read more
India has been pressing for the return of several artefacts from around the world, especially the UK The Indian government had brought back 75 per cent of the country’s stolen heritage during the tenure of Narendra Modi, Union Minister of Culture and Tourism G. Kishan Reddy informed the Rajya Sabha. In a written reply, Reddy … Read more
The ministry has also come up with several initiatives to boost domestic tourism following the devastation the sector has faced in the aftermath of Covid-19. (Photo: jharkhandtourism.gov.in) The Union Tourism Ministry has prepared a draft roadmap to develop rural tourism in India and has invited suggestions from various stakeholders, including all state governments and administrations … Read more
With his elevation from Union minister of state for home, Reddy becomes the first person from Telangana to hold a Cabinet rank. (Picture courtesy: Indian Express) From a humble foot soldier in the Janata Party in 1977 to being promoted to minister of tourism and culture, life has come full circle for G. Kishan Reddy. … Read more
NEW DELHI: Nearly 1,200 people across the country were detained under the stringent National Security Act (NSA) by police in 2017 and 2018, Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said on Monday. Of these, 563 are still in custody, the minister said in the Rajya Sabha. According to the latest published report … Read more