Long weekend results in packed tourist spots
AURANGABAD: With Eid on Friday followed by a Saturday and Sunday, tourist places in and around Aurangabad are drawing huge crowds. Both historical places and pilgrimage places are showing good bookings...
View ArticleBodh Gaya blasts: Security beefed up at Ajanta-Ellora
AURANGABAD: The Aurangabad rural police have beefed up security around world heritage monuments at Ajanta and Ellora, following the serial blasts that rocked the Mahabodhi temple in BodhGaya on Sunday...
View ArticleAjanta-Ellora visitors’ centres a reality now
AURANGABAD: The Rs 100-crore visitors' centres of the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) - with replicas of four exquisitely painted caves at Ajanta and Ellora - are being finally...
View ArticleDiwali sees tourists flock to historic, religious sites
AURANGABAD: With the Diwali vacation easing into a long weekend, heritage sites in the district have been witness to increased footfall over the past week. Historical sites and even pilgrimage centres...
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 ArticleFarmers in Bidkin who gave land turn crorepatis
AURANGABAD: The five villages in the Bidkin area of Aurangabad are set to be transformed as farmers have started receiving money for the land they gave up for the ambitious Delhi-Mumbai Industrial...
View ArticleTourists throng city during Diwali
AURANGABAD: The extended Diwali vacation saw a record 20% jump in the number of tourists in the city as compared to other months of the year, according to the Maharashtra Tourism Development...
View Article248 farmers give consent for land acquisition for Delhi-Mumbai Industrial...
AURANGABAD: The Aurangabad district administration has received consent letters from 248 farmers in Bidkin to hand over around 370 hectares of land for the second phase of Delhi-Mumbai Industrial...
View ArticleASI conducts cleanliness drive at Bibi-ka-MaqbaraBibi-ka-Maqbara
AURANGABAD: As a part of the World Heritage Week, observed from November 19 to 25, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) Aurangabad circle and the Aurangabad Photography Lovers Club had jointly...
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 ArticleDistrict officials prepare to get PM's model village plan up and running
AURANGABAD: Preparations for implementing the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana launched by prime minister Narendra Modi on the birth anniversary of Jayaprakash Narayan have begun in the district. A video...
View ArticlePositive sentiments make property market bullish
AURANGABAD: The real estate market looks bullish with a slew of measures to spur the sector, including allocation of Rs 7,060 crore for development of 100 smart cities, reduction in the size of...
View ArticleShendra-Bidkin among first two smart cities
AURANGABAD: Shendra-Bidkin in Aurangabad finds a place among the first two 'smart cities' for which the Centre proposes to roll out the final plans by the end of the current financial year. According...
View ArticleASI, Google tie up to offer virtual tour of heritage sites
PUNE: At the click of a mouse, one can now take a virtual tour of Pune's historic Shaniwarwada and the Pataleshwar caves or the famed Ajanta and Ellora caves. The Archaeological...
View ArticleSmart cities: Gujarat’s Dholera zone sets pace for the flagship programme in...
NEW DELHI: The Narendra Modi government is kicking off its ambitious smart cities programme along the Delhi-Mumbai industrial corridor (DMIC) leg that is located in Gujarat. The tendering process for...
View ArticleJapanese govt to invest in DMIC project, says Chavan
AURANGABAD: Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Monday confirmed major investment by the Japanese government in Mumbai Metro and the proposed Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) in Aurangabad....
View ArticleUnauthorised guides at Aurangabad's historical tourist spots play spoilsport
AURANGABAD: Unauthorized guides and touts are often found at the monuments in Aurangabad, which has several world heritage sites. Recognized guides said that the tourists are at the risk of getting...
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 ArticleAurangabad tourism project gets Rs 23 crore
AURANGABAD: The wait for the ambitious Aurangabad mega tourist circuit just got a little longer with the Union ministry sanctioning only Rs 23.40 crore of the Rs 54 crore proposed by the Maharashtra...
View ArticleSet up IIM in Aurangabad, demands Chamber of Marathwada Industries and...
AURANGABAD: The Chamber of Marathwada Industries and Agriculture (CMIA) on Thursday urged state BJP president Devendra Fadnavis to seek appointment of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is scheduled to...
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