Darjeeling, 20 July 2023: In a recent development, the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) section of the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has suspended its toy train services until August 31. This decision comes in response to the ongoing monsoon rains in the region. Sabyasachi De, the Chief Public Relations Officer of NFR, confirmed that the suspension […]
Secretary (Tourism), Shri Arvind Singh addressed the national media after the successful conclusion of the 2nd Tourism Working Group Meeting held in Siliguri, Darjeeling district from 1st – 4th April 2023. The working group meeting was attended by 56 Delegates from 17 Member Countries, 8 Invitee Countries and 4 International Organizations. The event was also […]
The Second Tourism Working Group Meeting under G20 hosted by the Ministry of Tourism began with a side event of panel discussion on ‘Adventure Tourism as a vehicle for achieving Sustainable Development Goals’. The keynote address at side event was delivered by Union Minister for Culture, Tourism and DoNER Shri G.K Reddy. The delegates were […]
Shri Harsh Vardhan Shingla, Chief Coordinator, G20 India and Shri Arvind Singh, Secretary Tourism, Government of India jointly addressed a Press Conference at Darjeeling as a run up to the upcoming 2nd Tourism Working Group Meeting to be held at Siliguri. During the Press Conference, Shri Harsh Vardhan Shingla, Chief Coordinator, G20 India stated that […]
The 2nd Tourism Working Group Meeting will be held at Siliguri/Darjeeling (West Bengal) from 1st-3rd April 2023. Briefing the media Secretary Tourism, Shri Arvind Singh said that the five priorities of Tourism Working Group, Green Tourism, Digitalization, Skills, Tourism MSMEs, Destination Management were introduced in the 1st Tourism Working Group Meeting and were endorsed by […]