Two cities' infrastructure along Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor approved
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) A cabinet panel has approved building trunk infrastructure for two investment regions along the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor for Gujarat's Dholera Special Investment Region...
View ArticleInclude Aurangabad in ‘smart city’ project: MP
AURANGABAD: Considering the importance of the city which is a popular tourist destination and also an industrial hub, MP Chandrakant Khaire urged chief minister Devendra Fadnavis to develop Aurangabad...
View ArticleWant monuments in film? Pay 1L/day
PUNE: Film makers wanting to capture the picturesque locales of world heritage monuments like Ajanta-Ellora caves and Bibi Ka Maqbara in Aurangabad or the historic Shaniwarwada in Pune will have to pay...
View ArticleDMIC infrastructure work takes off in Aurangabad
AURANGABAD: Infrastructure development work at Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) project, worth Rs 1,533 crore, will take off at Shendra-Bidkin on 845 hectares of land in the first phase of the...
View ArticleMission DMIC: Phase-I at Shendra to be ready for occupancy in 2016
AURANGABAD: Along with the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) infrastructure development in Phase-I at Shendra which will be ready for occupancy in 2016, the state government would also focus on...
View ArticleDelhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor to generate over 52 thousand jobs in 8 years
AURANGABAD: The Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) project is estimated to generate 52,700 direct jobs at Shendra-Bidkin, in the coming eight years' span. "MIDC has notified altogether 10,000...
View ArticleSmart City tag will transform Aurangabad, claim experts
AURANGABAD: Expressing delight over the city's inclusion in the smart city project, experts said on Thursday that the move will help provide a major boost to complete the pending infrastructure...
View ArticleCH2M and Cisco to deliver integrated smart city solutions starting with...
(Source: CH2M Hill Companies Ltd) CH2M and Cisco announced a new global strategic relationship to provide urban planning and design, smart-technology integration and program delivery services. Their...
View ArticleMaharashtra bets big on Make In India
he State will host the biggest pavilion among the 17 State pavilions at Mumbai’s Make in India Week with noted Bollywood art director Nitin Desai showcasing the State’s potential as an investment...
View ArticleIndustries battle water scarcity in Marathwada
A boy clicks a selfie with the Make in India mascot outside the BMC office. (Express Photo: Prashant Nadkar) While the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Maharashtra government prepares to woo potential...
View ArticleAurangabad, region again fail to find berth on railway budget bandwagon
Aurangabad: The annual Railway Budget presented on Thursday once again cold shouldered connectivity demands of Aurangabad and the region. However, it raised hopes in the form of infrastructure...
View ArticleMaharashtra among the top 5 preferred travel spots
With a good mix of scenic places, architectural monuments, wildlife sanctuaries and religious places, Maharashtra ranks among the top five States in domestic tourism. The State saw 94.1 million...
View ArticleAurangabad to host first SAARC Tourism Summit in October
Aurangabad, where the world famous Ajanta-Ellora caves are located, will host the India’s first SAARC Tourism Summit that will explore opportunities in tourism promotion. Central Maharashtra town of...
View ArticleAurangabad to host slew of festivals to promote tourism
Aurangabad: In a bid to promote tourism in the city, the district administration has decided to host a slew of festivals throughout the year. which include Patang Festival, Bird Festival and Adventure...
View ArticleExperts call for better basic facilities at tourist sites in city
Aurangabad: In order to attract more tourists to the city many experts, in a meeting organized by Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), on...
View ArticleAurangabad breweries face 50% water cut
Breweries in Aurangabad region, one of the main industrial clusters of Maharashtra, have to brace for a 50 per cent water cut from Wednesday, to be increased to 60 per cent post-May 10, as per...
View ArticleHeritage city's tourism squad may soon go 'Konnichiwa!'
True hospitality lies in knowing what your guest would be most comfortable with. And when it comes to debating on that comfort, nothing works better than the guest's mother tongue. After handpicking a...
View ArticleMIDC to announce rates of Shendra plots on 24 Aug
AURANGABAD: Bidding gates of the ambitious Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) project in Shendra-Bidkin sites will soon open up a chink in two weeks' time. DMIC officials said that they will be...
View ArticleLong queues leave tourists high and dry
AURANGABAD: Long weekends translate to chaotic tourist spots. But the city, which boasts of world-famous Ajanta and Ellora caves, was marred by gross mismanagement by officials with foreign tourists...
View ArticleTourists complain about over-charging by hawkers
AURANGABAD: Home to world famous heritage sites like Ajanta and Ellora, Aurangabad attracts hundreds of foreign visitors every day. However, these tourists have expressed concerns over harassment in...
View ArticleState signs deals worth Rs 115 crore to develop DMIC
Aurangabad: The state government on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) worth Rs 115 crore with two industries, a five-star hotel Hyatt and Premium Transmission Ltd to be developed in...
View ArticleLet Aurangabad host global investors meet: CMIA to government
AURANGABAD: In an attempt to attract new investments for the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) at Shendra-Bidkin, the Chamber of Marathwada Industries Association (CMIA) along with MP Chandrakant...
View ArticleJapanese firms looking to invest in DMIC: Chinoy
AURANGABAD: The city that houses Ajanta caves has a huge potential to attract Japanese investors in the upcoming Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) in Shendra-Bidkin said Sujan R Chinoy, India's...
View ArticleBlaze destroys firecrackers market, 50 vehicles in Maharashtra, two missing
Aurangabad (Maharashtra), Oct 29 (IANS) A major fire broke out in a temporary firecrackers market in this Maharashtra city on Saturday morning, destroying over 200 big and small shops and over 50...
View ArticleTourists denied entry at heritage sites
Aurangabad: Visitors to tourist spots in and around the city were a hassled lot on Wednesday. Booking counters at heritage sites Ajanta and Ellora as well as the Bibi-Ka-Maqbara in the city refused to...
View ArticleState government to sanction 120cr for ICC, says Chavan
Aurangabad: The state government would release Rs 120 crore for the International Convention Centre (ICC) proposed at Shendra near Aurangabad. The centre is part of Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor...
View ArticleInvestors must begin production in 3 yrs
Aurangabad: In a significant development, the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) has made an amendment to the MIDC Act to facilitate better utilisation of industrial plots. As per...
View ArticleIndustry pins hopes on Samruddhi
Nashik: Industrial associations are banking much on the city's inclusion in the second phase of the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) project for the revival of the sector going through a lean...
View ArticleGovt okays Rs 6,880cr for Bidkin infra development
Aurangabad: The Union government on Tuesday sanctioned Rs 6,880 crore for infrastructure development work at Bidkin as part of the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) project, a global...
View ArticleWater scarcity takes sheen out of Mughal-era gardens
Aurangabad: With the drought situation worsening in the region, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) too is struggling to save the centuries old gardens at various historical sites in and around...
View ArticleMSRTC to start AC bus services to Ajanta, Ellora
AURANGABAD: The Aurangabad division of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) is all set to unveil special air-conditioned buses for tourists visiting...
View ArticleDeclare Bibi Ka Maqbara a no fly zone: Aurangabad Municipal Corporation
AURANGABAD: The Aurangabad Municipal Corporation's (AMC) heritage conservation committee on Tuesday observed that 300 metre circular radius of Bibi Ka Maqbara - a Mughal era tomb built in the 16th...
View ArticleChinese vice president visits Ajanta caves in Aurangabad
Aurangabad (Maharashtra), Nov 4 (IANS) Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao on Wednesday visited the Ajanta Caves here in Maharashtra, at the start of his five-day...
View ArticleNew bridges, better roads for local tourist destinations soon
AURANGABAD: The popular tourist destinations in the city such as Panchakki and Bibi-ka-Maqbara could soon have better connectivity-related infrastructure. Maharashtra revenue minister Eknath Khadse has...
View ArticleSoon travel from Aurangabad to Mumbai in four hours
AURANGABAD: With major plans to give a boost to the industrial sectors in Marathwada and Vidarbha, the state government is focusing initially on two fronts - infrastructure development and water. The...
View ArticleRural police send proposal to set up five new police station
AURANGABAD: With an eye on the rising population, the Aurangabad rural police have sent a proposal to set up five new police stations within its jurisdiction to the state government. The state...
View ArticleNeed to extend hospitality to tourists, says principal secy
Aurangabad: Principal secretary Valsa Nair Singh has appealed to local officials to pull up their socks and aggressively promote the city's tourism sector. The principal secretary (tourism &...
View ArticleChief Minister opens Ellora-Ajanta festival, declares tourism directorate in...
AURANGABAD : Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday evening inaugurated the much-awaited Ellora-Ajanta International Festival at Ellora and declared that the state government has decided to start a...
View ArticleMarathwada – A pawn in statehood game
Have votaries of Marathwada as a state underestimated the feeling ordinary people have for Maharashtra? Nobody wants Marathwada to break away from Maharashtra except a clutch of intellectuals,...
View ArticleGood response to heritage walk at Soneri Mahal
Aurangabad: The Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation's (MTDC) heritage walk that was organised at Soneri Mahal evoked reasonable response with close to 90 amateurs as well as experts taking part...
View ArticleStir for revival of cash-strapped MJP
AURANGABAD: Five water supply schemes in the region, including one that provides water to the world heritage sites of Ajanta and Ellora caves, are likely to get disrupted due to the protest of the...
View ArticleLand acquisition in Bidkin nears finish
Aurangabad: The district administration is in the process of completing phase II of land acquisition in Bidkin as part of the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC). About 897 hectares of land will be...
View ArticleMumbai-Nagpur highway: Maharashtra to pay farmers in Shahapur ₹2.43cr per acre
In a move to stem farmers’ protests against land acquisition for the ambitious Mumbai-Nagpur super communication highway, the state government seems to have opened its purse strings. This week, the...
View ArticleMurals of monuments to greet tourists on arrival
Aurangabad: Intricate murals of the famous monuments and heritage sites around Aurangabad will soon greet tourists as they leave the airport. Aurangabad, hailed as tourist capital of the state,...
View ArticlePetroleum dealers demand oil depot
Aurangabad: Aurangabad MP Chandrakant Khaire on Thursday stressed on co-ordination among senior officers of all the three state-owned oil marketing companies for setting up an oil depot here at the...
View ArticleRevenue Earned from Monuments under Archaeological Survey of India (Ministry...
(Source: Ministry of Culture of the Republic of India) LIST OF MONUMENTS/SITES IDENTIFIED/PROPOSED BY STATE GOVERNMENTS FOR CENTRAL PROTECTION Sl. No. Name of Monument/Site State Action Taken 1....
View ArticleDespite Make in Maharashtra push, modest Rs 2,650-cr outlay for industry
Despite its zealous thrust on industrialising the state under its ambitious ‘Make in Maharashtra’ mission, the government’s allocation for the industries sector in its 2016-17 budget was comparatively...
View ArticleConversion of Heritage Sites into Tourist Spots in Maharashtra (Ministry of...
(Source: Ministry of Culture of the Republic of India) The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is responsible for protection, conservation and maintenance of monuments/sites in the country which have...
View ArticleCH2M and Cisco Strategic Relationship in India (Cisco Systems Inc)
(Source: Cisco Systems Inc) SAN JOSE, Calif. - November 17, 2015 - CH2M and Cisco announced a new global strategic relationship to provide urban planning and design, smart-technology integration and...
View ArticleSecurity audit finds CCTVs at tourist spots defunct
Aurangabad: A recent security audit of key installations has left the rural police stunned as a large number of CCTV cameras installed at tourist spots were found defunct. Key installations are places...
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