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Mysuru's tourism sector feeling pinch of Cauvery crisis. Mandya Bandh caused 50-55% occupancy rate in hotels, compared to 100% usually. Tourists from Bengaluru played it safe due to fear of being stranded. Stakeholders concerned that Dasara will be scaled down, impacting livelihoods of 80-100K people. Pre-pandemic, 3.5-3.8M tourists visited Mysuru,…

There are more than a dozen Korean food options in Lidcombe, in Sydney’s west, but diners queue up for Yeodongsik’s specialty: lightly seasoned bone-based soups.

The Greater Chennai Corporation took up pruning of trees on Friday in Zone 9 as part of the monsoon preparedness. Trees along the storm-water drains and pavements in Zones 5, 6, and 11 have already been pruned. The work is being carried out at night or during low-traffic hours to…

Six months since work started, the tourism department is yet to receive clearances from the Hill Area Conservation Authority (HACA) for the construction of a zipline and a suspension bridge adjoining the Ooty Lake. Activists worry that such flagrant violations of the government’s own building rules will encourage illegal constructions…

NEW DELHI: It was 10 in the morning and the blue skyline of Hangzhou was covered with fluffy dark clouds on Thursday, with intermittent rains bringing down the temperature a bit.

S. Rajani, a homemaker, visits a tribal settlement to provide meals to less privileged children. Her daughter's death anniversary marks the day, reminding her of the painful end caused by rabies, a zoonotic disease. Kerala is increasingly susceptible to such diseases, with leptospirosis, scrub typhus, and Nipah claiming lives. Climate…

In a research conducted by MoneyTransfers.com, the Thai island of Phuket was given the title of the world’s most overcrowded tourist destination of 2023! Now that the travel world is back to its pre-pandemic time, famous places are once again struggling with overtourism. On the top of the list is…

APEPDCL accelerates completion of container sub-station in Rushikonda, Visakhapatnam for uninterrupted power supply. The sub-station is being built at a cost of ₹10 crore and is likely to become the CMO-cum-residence. Zone-3 has highest number of electricity consumers with 3.75 lakh users.

Residents of the island of Rempang have until Sep 28 to leave their homes and make way for a China-funded mega project.

Kerala's hospitality sector faces concern due to strained diplomatic ties between India and Canada. 25-30K Canadian tourists visit Kerala annually, but a new low has been hit with travel advisories issued. Tourism season in Kerala begins in Oct-Nov, and the dip in foreign tourists due to the e-visa issue last…

A day after the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) reported immersion of Ganesha idols made of Plaster of Paris (PoP), it has chosen to drop the same and plainly report immersion of idols without bifurcating data on earthen and PoP idols. The State government has banned PoP idols.