Collector stresses on sustainable tourism
AURANGABAD: The district collector on Tuesday called for sensitisation of students for tourism development in Aurangabad. Vikram Kumar said students should be taught significance of monuments and...
View Article900 crore disbursed to DMIC beneficiaries
AURANGABAD: The district administration has so far disbursed altogether Rs 900 crore of the Rs 1,314 crore as compensation to the beneficiaries under the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC)...
View ArticleASI to begin cleanliness drive at historical places
AURANGABAD: Under the nation-wide campaign - 'Mission Swachh Bharat', on October 2, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has decided to carry out cleanliness at historical monuments in the region...
View ArticleTwo 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 ArticleTourist facility centres opened at Ajanta, Ellora
AURANGABAD: Twin tourist facility centres at Aurangabad's Unesco World Heritage Sites, Ajanta and Ellora, were inaugurated by union tourism minister K Chiranjeevi, Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj...
View ArticleChristmas vacation sees tourists flock to Aurangabad
AURANGABAD: Christmas vacation has pushed up tourist footfall at historical and pilgrimage places in and around Aurangabad. The season has witnessed a surge in the number of people visiting the...
View ArticleDMIC: District all set for 3rd phase of land acquisition
AURANGABAD: The district administration is gearing up to acquire 897 hectares of land in Paithan taluka for the third phase of the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor project, having earlier acquired...
View ArticleWaste, bad roads may hit tourism in Aurangabad
AURANGABAD: Mounds of filth and careless littering on city streets have now become a real threat for the city's tourist magnets - Ajanta and Ellora - with several foreigners writing to the state...
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 ArticleThe fake mistake
Some years ago, the Maharashtra Tourism Department Corporation (MTDC) had a brainwave - build replicas of Ajanta and Ellora to reduce crowding at the real heritage structures. Now, Rs 125 crore and two...
View ArticleSecurity to be beefed up at tourist spots
AURANGABAD: Security guards and staff deployed by the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) will be trained by the police department to ensure safety and security of tourists visiting the monuments and...
View ArticleLack of emergency medical facility makes Ajanta caves a risky visit
AURANGABAD: The death of Ajanta caves attendant Usman Shah Tana Shah from a heart-attack on June 1 put the total number of health-related deaths here at four since 2011. Shah, 50, an employee of the...
View ArticleWorld Heritage Week celebrations begin
AURANGABAD: The World Heritage Week (November 19-25) celebrations were inaugurated at Rangmahal in Daulatabad fort on Tuesday by the Aurangabad circle of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). As a...
View ArticleFive new smart cities to be developed under DMIC project
Saturday, 27 September 2014 - 6:55am IST | Place: New Delhi | Agency: DNA Ashutosh Kumar Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Reddit As a part of the plan to develop 100 smart...
View ArticleGovernment approves $3.24 billion for DMIC project
New Delhi, May 8: The government has approved Rs.17,500 crore ($3.24 billion) for the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) project, which is estimated to cost around $100 billion overall, Minister...
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