Bhopal, April 4 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government’s ‘homestay’ concept, which provides tourists with an experience of the “Heart of India” through local customs, lifestyle, and home-cooked food, has witnessed significant success over the past two years. A senior official in the Madhya Pradesh Tourism Department on Saturday told IANS that the number of tourists visiting the rapidly growing network of homestays is steadily increasing. He said that a significant number of homestays …
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Gandhinagar, Feb 19 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA, Hemant Khava, on Thursday drove a tractor to the Gujarat Legislative Assembly to protest against the state government’s Budget for 2026–27, alleging that it discriminates against villages and farmers.Khava, who represents Jamjodhpur, reached the Assembly premises on a tractor but was stopped at the gate by police and security personnel and was not allowed to enter with the vehicle.He subsequently walked to the Assembly to attend the proce…
Panchkula, Feb 11 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Wednesday said that the state government, following Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya’s Antyodaya philosophy, has been extending benefits of development to the poorest of the poor.“The government is ensuring that the light of development reaches the last mile and that no citizen is left behind,” he said in his address at the Samarpan Diwas programme organised here to mark the death anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya.CM Sa…
Chandigarh, Jan 2 (IANS) The Haryana government has formally initiated comprehensive preparations for the digital Census 2027, which will be the first fully digital census to be conducted in the state, officials said on Friday. The first meeting of the state-level census coordination committee was chaired by Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi during which detailed administrative, logistical and operational arrangements were reviewed to ensure the smooth and timely conduct of the national exercise. T…
Doda, Dec 27 (IANS) Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing a major push in rural connectivity under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) Phase-IV, First Batch. The central government has sanctioned around 31 new road sections for the district, bringing much-needed infrastructure development to this largely hilly region.Speaking to IANS, Executive Engineer PMGSY Doda, Zakir Hussain Zargar, said that after the completion of the tendering process, 26 road projects have been allott…