Odisha Tourism Department

Odisha signs MoU with KSINC to strengthen water-based tourism

February 13, 2020February 14, 2020Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar: The State Tourism Department on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kerala Shipping and Inland Navigation Corporation (KSINC) to acquire technical support in planning and developing diverse water tourism and recreation products. Besides Asia’s largest brackish water lagoon Chilika lake, Odisha boasts a 482 km coastline and eight major reservoirs and several […]

CM flags off pilgrimage train with 1,000 elderly people on board

February 24, 2019Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday flagged off a special train from Bhubaneswar to Kolkata and Kamakhya with 1,000 elderly pilgrims onboard under the Baristha Nagarika Tirtha Yatra scheme. The elderly pilgrims belong to five districts. Initiated in 2016 by the Odisha Tourism Department, the programme has so far benefitted 11,000 senior citizens of […]