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and activities in the 'Classifieds' section of this site. Contact maju30@rediffmail Contact no.094256 00494 and 094250 13232 The Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (HPTDC) Managing Director Tarun Shridhar is leaving no stone unturned to ensure that Himachal Pradesh becomes the hot & much sought after tourist destination all through the year. While talking to <whispersinthecorridors.com> he disclosed "we propose to promote eco-tourism in a big way. In fact the heritage properties managed by HPTDC have been completely restored and can compete with the best in business". Tarun Shridhar is totally dedicated for the cause of Tourism in Himachal Pradesh. "The expansion efforts are focused on hitherto unexplored areas. We are very aggressively promoting rural / farm / orchard tourism," said Shridhar adding that all steps were being taken to protect Ecological balance & biodiversity in the state. Several rural home stays have been attached with the HPTDC as its franchisees .In his following interview Tarun Shridhar also said "Our USP is budget tourism and it would not be an exaggeration to claim that HPTDC is the best in this business." 1/ What added attractions are there to woo tourists in Himachal Pradesh? Himachal has emerged as a preferred destination for adventure and leisure tourism. We are continuously striving to give value added services and experience to the tourists. Cultural pageants, food festivals etc. have become a regular feature during the peak tourist seasons. Unique events such as mountain biking, adventure races, Para-gliding, Himalayan run, apple festival etc. are the recently added attractions. With the annual growth above 15%, these multiple strategies seem to be working well. We propose to promote eco-tourism in a big way. 2/ How are you able to sustain inflow of tourists, particularly during summers? Summer is the peak tourist season for us, and we are fortunate that our state is such a well established tourist destination that we have to make little efforts to sustain inflow of tourist arrivals during summer. Our focus during this period is to provide a pleasant and hassle free stay to the tourists. Our promotion and marketing strategy concentrates on reinforcing the unparalleled scenic beauty of the state coupled with its social stability and the reputation of Himachal as a safe and peaceful state. 3/ Will you please tell us regarding expansion plans of HP Tourism Development Corporation Ltd.? HP Tourism Development Corporation (HPTDC) has a network of 60 hotels and resorts and 11 stand alone restaurants and cafes, all located in the most scenic locations of the state. While we are gradual in expanding the number of properties, the emphasis is on proper maintenance and upkeep. We have made substantial investment in repair, renovation and restoration of all our properties. In fact the heritage properties managed by HPTDC have been completely restored and can compete with the best in business. The expansion efforts are focused on hitherto unexplored areas. 4/ Nowadays stress is on village tourism & setting up of budget hotels. What is your esteemed corporation doing in that direction? We are very aggressively promoting rural / farm / orchard tourism. Several rural home stays have been attached with the HPTDC as its franchisees. We do their entire marketing. The home owners are also given basic training in tourism and hospitality management. The scheme is slowly gaining popularity and besides tourism promotion, it would give tremendous boost to rural economy. We have also attached several private budget hotels with us for increasing our room capacity. Our USP is budget tourism and it would not be an exaggeration to claim that HPTDC is the best in this business. 5/ What type of innovative approach are you adopting to ensure regular flow of inbound tourists to Himachal Pradesh through out the year? We have been positioning Himachal as a destination for all seasons and for all reasons. Our unique strength is the five distinct seasons, each offering its own experience. We have been offering attractive packages to senior citizens' students, corporates, besides honeymoon couples, herbal trail, devi darshan, adventure packages etc. We have been reasonably successful in breaking the seasonality factor which is a strong influence on tourism industry. 6/ What steps have been taken by your corporation to safeguard Ecology of your state? We are extremely conscious that ecology and the rich bio-diversity is our core strength. We must guard it zealously to promote sustainable tourism. All our tourism promotion and development strategies underline this belief. Our Tourism Policy advocates development of responsible tourism i.e. tourism that protects and nurtures the rich environment of the state. Eco-tourism is going to be a major thrust area in future. Deepak Kapoor to be next Army Chief ! In all probability Deepak Kapoor will succeed Gen J J Singh as Army Chief on September 4. Bhatia to be ADG CISF ? Files go missing UP Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Miss Mayawati & Cabinet Secretary Shashank Shekhar Singh are grappling with a completely new kind of problem. All files relating to mega star Amitabh Bachchan & UP Development Council (UPDC) of which Chief was Amar Singh, have been missing. As the grapevine has it there are no records of what were payments made to Bachchan for those high profile advertisements. Even there are no records of spending by UPDC.All members of erstwhile UPDC including ICICI Chairman K.V.Kamath, Kumar Mangalam Birla Chairman of the Birla group, Anil Ambani chief of the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani (ADA) group etc. may find themselves in a very uncomfortable situation. Meanwhile Kushinagar District Magistrate R S Sahu, during whose tenure in Barabanki, land records were allegedly fudged to allot over two bighas of land to Bachchan at Daulatpur village has been transferred. Mandatory permission necessary for ex-cadre posts Kumar is Joint Secretary Agriculture Justice Bagga to be Member of CAT Two Chatterjees to get posting this month month President's House official to move to Paris? Will Brijeshwar Singh get another extension ? Extended deputation tenure of Akashwani DG, Brijeshwar Singh, is coming to an end on June 12. Will 1975 batch Tamil Nadu cadre IAS officer Singh get another extension ?. Yadav to be Acting Chairman of AICTE Jugal Kishore is Dy Secretary DGFT Sanjay Abhigyan joins Hindustan Deepak Das joins Ministry of Commerce Mehta to move to London Kapila to go to London Tug of war over Mumbai IT postings Tug of war over some Mumbai postings has delayed the transfer list of the Commissioners of Income-Tax. Presidential poll notification on June 11 Notification pertaining to the Presidential poll is expected to be issued on June 11; 2007.This is very likely that the Congress will announce its nominee on June 10-the day party chief Mrs. Sonia Gandhi leaves for her foreign tour. Ideal candidates may be Indian Home Minister Shivraj Patil or AICC treasurer Motilal Vora. In the present scenario it seems that Vice President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat will go it alone with the backing of National Democratic Alliance (NDA). Vivek Behl joins Star India Vivek Behl has joined the Star India as its creative head. Earlier he was with the Zee TV.Behl will basically look after the job that was being taken care of by Shailja Kejriwal former Senior Creative Director with Star India. Nachiket Pantvaidya set to join BCC Nachiket Pantvaidya is set to join BCC.He quit from the post of Executive Director Walt Disney Television International (India) where he looked after production and programming .It may be stated that recently BBC had launched its kid's and English general entertainment channels, CBeebies and BBC Entertainment. Anuj Kapoor to join SAB TV Anuj Kapoor will be replacing Vikas Bahl as business head for the youth centric general entertainment channel. F.K.Wadia is CEO in E 18 The "TV 18" of which is MD Raghav Bahl has roped in Farhad K Wadia as CEO for their new operation E18, Network 18's entertainment and news/information events division. RSS chief's gesture In an unprecedented gesture & a move which will create ripples
across political spectrum & social circles , RSS chief K.Sudarshan
today morning visited Maulana Abdul Karim Parikh at his Nagpur residence.The
latter is head of the World Quran committee. FORUM Why this exodus of IAS officers ? There is an exodus of IAS officers to MNCs in recent times. This indicates the pay they are getting for the hardest labour they put in their service in the present political scenario and the pressure they face. At least the pay commission should make a recommendation to delink the DA for calculation of Income Tax for the salaried persons. This will reduce 50% of the corruption. The pay should be at par with the MNCs to stop further exodus. M Jayanth One should learn from Dhiru Bhai ! Prime Minister has rightly taken up the matter of excessive salaries and perks of the CEOs of private sector organisations. Looking at the waste ful expenditure Mukesh Ambani is incurring on his SUPER PALACE ,in a country like India ,shows how sensitive these people are to the condition prevailing in the country. Even in the western countries Super Rich take out a large portion of their earnings for charity - either willingly or forced by the intense public opinion (as in the case of Bill Gates).The position in India is however opposite where these people are only interested in amassing and carrying out avoidable splurging. These people should know that public opinion may build up slowly but it hits hard. So leading an austere life style will not only form a charity, it will also improve their Brand equity ,on which basis Late. Dhirubhai built up his empire Sameer CGHS should be abolished CGHS should be abolished all together and a new health insurance policy (with choices) should be keep in place. CGHS makes people suffer because of inefficiency and negligence in the part of Government Doctors and Health Workers Vikram Bollywood people are like other ordinary persons ! By withdrawing from the movie of Vidho0 Vinod Chopra, Saif Ali Khan has shown that Bollywood people are just like any other ordinary person. Moving in the high society does not change their mean mentality. Achla TAIL-PIECE Amitabh, Anil, Amar, Akhilesh, Ajitabh, Aishwarya, Abhisek....SAAT HINDUSTANI Ravi Pipal Aaj Ki Aawaz What does Sonia see in Shivraj that she's plugging for him to be next
President??? Bharat Kumar ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R S Sharma selected for ONGC CMD's post Acting chairman of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) R. S. Sharma has been selected for the post of CMD ONGC. The Search Committee has recommended the name of Najeeb Jung as second choice. Garg is ED of Punjab National Bank Dhingra is ED of UCO Bank Rawal promoted as ED of Canara Bank Parulkar appointed ED of BoI Gupta is ED of Bank of Baroda Prabhu is ED of Bank of India Albert Tauro is new ED of Central Bank of India Subramnian is ED of Indian Bank Maran appointed Chairman MGM. Maran has been appointed Chairman of Tamilnad Mercantile Bank. Two new Directors of Delhi Metro The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has appointed two full-time directors , Mangu Singh and Harjit Singh Anand. |
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