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Sir George Everest Cartography Museum Mussoorie , On World Tourism Day, Uttarakhand Tourism Minister Satpal Maharaj marked the occasion by inaugurating the first Cartographic Museum and unveiling a helipad at Sir George Everest in Mussoorie. The helipad has been dedicated to the renowned Indian mathematician mountaineer Radhanath Sikdar as a tribute to his incredible achievements. … Read more

Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, is getting ready with 4000 new heritage tourist guides in coming weeks. The Tourism Department of Uttarakhand is soon launching the Harshil Tour Package in collaboration with GMVN (Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam). This announcement was made today by Ms. Poonam Chand, the Additional Director of the Tourism Department of Uttarakhand, in Harshil during … Read more

On September 13, 2023, in Tehri Garhwal, as part of the ambitious “Deen Dayal Matru-Pitru Teerthatan Yojana” of the Uttarakhand government, a group of 34 pilgrims embarked on a journey to Shri Badrinath Dham. The group, comprising 13 women and 21 men, was flagged off by MLA Tehri, Kishor Upadhyay, from the Tourist Rest House … Read more

Rudraprayag: An eco-tourism zone is set to be developed in the Chopta Valley of Rudraprayag district, famously known as Switzerland. The Forest Department has initiated the process for this, and they have sent a proposal to the Eco-Tourism Board for a budget of over three crores. Once approved by the board, the department will begin … Read more

The ambitious mission to safeguard the breathtaking Bugyals, known as alpine meadows, as invaluable treasures of natural beauty and biodiversity, reached its triumphant conclusion this Tuesday in Save Bugyals Campaign Succesfuly Concluded in Chamoli. Launching in the lofty Himalayan realms within the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve on Saturday, the Bugyals Conservation Campaign wrapped up its … Read more

A heritage tour guide training event took place at Nakshatra Vedshala Devprayag, a cultural heritage site established by Acharya Chakradhar Joshi in Devprayag, Uttarakhand, in 1946 for researchers and astronomy enthusiasts. Under the guidance of Poonam Chand, Deputy Director, Tourism Department, local-level heritage tour guides are being trained to attract tourists to Devprayag through the … Read more

On September 3, 2023, in Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, the District Magistrate Mayur Dixit inaugurated a state level kayaking and canoeing sports training camp by hoisting a green flag. This special 10-day camp, which runs from September 3 to September 12, 2023, is being organized under the guidance of the district administration at the Koti Colony … Read more

Dehradun: Tourism, Religious and Cultural Minister Satpal Maharaj said that Dola palki Movement’s flag bearer, freedom fighter, and social reformer Swatantrata Sangram Senani Swami Jayanand Bharatiya always struggled for the establishment of a casteless society. Minister Satpal Maharaj was addressing a program organized by the Birokhal District Construction and People Development Committee, Sharda Sangam, and … Read more

The snow clad Himalayas as seen from Tilwadi near Gwaldam, Disrtict Chamoli Uttarakhand. Early March 2013