Tag Archives: Arunachal Pradesh

Relaxed PAP norms for foreigners

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has relaxed the Protected Area Permit (PAP) for foreigners visiting Manipur, Mizoram and Nagaland, except for those from Pakistan, Afghanisthan and China. TT Bureau The Protected Area Permit (PAP) will be valid for five years. These areas constitute some of the most pristine locations …

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Navi Mumbai airport in 4-5 yrs

Indian aviation seems to be on an upswing bringing with it severe congestion and frustrating capacity crunch at key airports. Jayant Sinha, Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Government of India, enlists what the ministry is doing to combat this while planning for a billion trips. HAZEL JAIN Addressing a …

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Touring Arunachal to be simpler

Arunachal Pradesh government wants to merge multiple Inner Line Permits that domestic tourists need to apply for to access different regions into a single permit, while increasing air connectivity. P.D. Sona, Parliamentary Secretary, Tourism of Arunachal Pradesh, speaks to TRAVTALK about the same. HAZEL JAIN Aware of the hurdles that …

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Arunachal takes the adventure route

At the first Arunachal Pradesh Tourism Conclave 2017, Dr. Joram Beda, Tourism Secretary, informed that tourism in the state has doubled in the past five years and wants the momentum to pick up through adventure and ecotourism. AHANA GURUNG The largest North Eastern state, Arunachal Pradesh is leaving no stone …

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