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Maharashtra bags 9 honours in the National Tourism Award Ceremony 2022, wins runner-up for comprehensive tourism development

Maharashtra has received a total number of 9 awards during the event.

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The ministry of tourism held its annual National Tourism Award ceremony where the state of Maharashtra was Awarded with the runner-up award in the category of the best state for Comprehensive Tourism Development along with 9 more honours in various other categories on 27th September. The award marked a pivotal moment in history as it became Maharashtra’s first-ever award for the category of Comprehensive Tourism Development.

The award was collected by the Joint Director of Maharashtra Tourism, Dr. Dhananjay Sawalkar, and was given by Vice President of India, Jagdeep Dhankar, at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi. The Tourism Minister, G. Kishan Reddy, and Ministry of Tourism secretary, Arvind Singh, were also present during the ceremony.

The ministry of tourism organizes a National tourism Award annually where different states are honoured with awards for different categories. For various other categories, the State Tourism Dept. had encouraged and recommended our stakeholders to fill application in respective categories, based on their specialty. To filter the applications and file the final nominations, the department had formed a committee of Expert stakeholders. Due to their efforts and determination of the stakeholders, 8 stakeholders in different categories received the prestigious national awards. Maharashtra has received a total number of 9 awards during the event.

The categories include Hotels, Tours Operators, Tour Guides, Niche Tourism, Rural as well as responsible tourism, and more. The awards for best performing States as well as civic management bodies are also given. Aside from becoming the second best state for Comprehensive Tourism Development, Maharashtra was honoured with more awards.

The State of Maharashtra won Civic Management of tourism destination for Panchgani Municipal Council. The award was received by the collector of Satar, Ruchesh Jaywanshi.
The Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai received an honour in the 5 stars Delux category.

The Atmantan Wellness resort in Pune was awarded tourism under Niche Tourism which was received by Sharmilee Agrawal Kapur. The award for Rural Tourism was given to Saguna Baug Agri Tourism and was received by Chandan Bhadaswale.

Western Routes, Pune won Best Responsible Tourism Project Initiative which was received by Mr. Jayesh Paranjape. Geetee Travels won Tourist Transporters category which was collected by Mr. Manmohan Goyal. Orix India Auto Infrastructure Services Limited in category 1 won Transport which received by Ms. Sawati M. Prabhudesai.

Dala Rooster, Panchgani won Best B&B which was received by Captain Vikas Gokhale

On receiving the award J.D. Dhananjay Sawalkar expressed his pleasure, I’d like to thank India Tourism for presenting these awards to us. He added that Since several years Maharashtra is being recognized on the industrial front due to the industrial progress the state has been making. However, now a new sun has risen upon the state and a new era has begun where Maharashtra will also be known to lead in the Tourism sector. This award has encouraged the state to do better in future, considering the immense potential the State holds. He added the the state have unlimited attractions, superior connectivity, huge networks of stakeholders and what not and remarked that Maharashtra will soon receive the limelight it deserves.

This truly is a new beginning for Maharashtra and all the stakeholders.

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Mentally unwell man reunited with family in Maharashtra’s Yavatmal after 10 years

On August 16, the residents of his native village held a welcome ceremony for him as he had returned after a decade, Kakade said. 

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A mentally unwell man who was missing for over a decade was reunited with his family in Yavatmal in Maharashtra last week, an official said on Saturday.

According to an official, the 34-year-old man, a tribal, was working as a caterer in Bengaluru and lost his mental balance, after which he began roaming around aimlessly.

Speaking to the national news agency PTI, Ashok Kakade of Divya Seva Residential Rehabilitation Centre in Varvand said a missing person complaint was filed at Bengaluru police station at the time.

After one social worker, Sandeep Shinde spotted him in Latur, he was shifted to Divya Seva Residential Rehabilitation Centre in Varvand in Buldhana where he had been treated for the last 10 years, Kakade added.

Kakade said: “We named him Pushkar and after a long time, he started writing in Kannada on a board. An elderly woman who came to the centre recognised him and identified him as Arjun. She gave us more details, due to which we could verify his Aadhaar card and realised his family was in Yavatmal.”

On August 16, the residents of his native village held a welcome ceremony for him as he had returned after a decade, Kakade said. 

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Railway reacts to viral video of ticket inspector being attacked in Mumbai local train

The ticket price of the AC local is more than the first-class tickets, he further said.

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Reacting to the viral video of a Mumbai local train where a travelling ticket inspector (TTE) was physically assaulted by passengers on August 15, the CPRO Wester Railway Vineet Abhishek said those three persons who tried to create a disturbance had no connection with the three passengers caught with the first class tickets.

Speaking to ANI, the CPRO Abhishek said that a video went viral on social media of the incident that happened on  August 15 in which three passengers travelling in the AC local were caught with three first-class tickets. The ticket price of the AC local is more than the first-class tickets, he further said.

He added, “These passengers were told to pay the penalty by the ticket checker. Three persons tried to create a disturbance and these persons had no connection with the three passengers caught with the first class tickets.”

The Railway official said that they also misbehaved with the staff. After calling GRP and RPF the three persons issued a written apology, he added. “We request the passenger to travel with a valid ticket and should not misbehave with the railway staff”, he said.

In a viral video, the passengers’ unruly behavior on the Churchgate-Virar fast air-conditioned (AC) local train caused chaos and the heated argument turned into a physical altercation with a Railway TTE. The incident, which was recorded on video that went viral, highlights the challenges faced by ticket checkers while doing their duties in the crowded suburban trains in Mumbai.

Ticket inspector Singh was conducting a ticket check when he discovered three passengers traveling with first-class tickets in an air-conditioned local train. Singh asked the passengers to pay the fine in accordance with railway regulations. During this process, Aniket Bhosale, another passenger on the same train, began arguing with Singh. The situation escalated into a violent confrontation.

When the train reached Borivali, Singh requested Bhosale to disembark, but Bhosale refused. He reportedly abused Singh and physically assaulted him, tearing Singh’s shirt, due to this problem Singh lost Rs 1,500 that had been collected as fines from other passengers. Singh claimed that the train was halted at Borivali due to the altercation, preventing him from performing his duties.

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Two Hindu outfit workers arrested for offering Gangajal at Taj Mahal; video goes viral

The police have identified the arrested individuals as Vinesh and Shyam from Mathura in Uttar Pradesh.

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Two members of the Hindu outfit, Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha, were arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Police on Saturday for allegedly offering Gangajal (Holy water) at the Taj Mahal in Agra on the occasion of Sawan month. The video of the incident has been shared widely on the internet.

A viral video of the incident shows one of the accused, who entered the monument’s premises after purchasing a ticket as a tourist, pouring water from a plastic bottle on a closed staircase.

At the Taj Mahal, the original grave of the Mumtaz Mahal is in the basement of the world’s seventh wonders. The accused argued that the Taj Mahal is not a monument but a Shiva temple, and the holy water was poured onto a sticker displaying Om.

The accused, who are in Tajganj Police custody, claimed that they offered holy water in plastic bottles, considering the Taj Mahal as ‘Tejo Mahalay’, a Shiv temple.

The police have identified the arrested individuals as Vinesh and Shyam from Mathura in Uttar Pradesh.

A case has been registered at the Tajganj police station against these two youths by the Agra city deputy commissioner of police Suraj Rai, following a written complaint by CISF. Necessary action is being taken.

The Deputy Commissioner said two youths have claimed to have offered Gangajal inside the Taj Mahal, referring to it as Tejo Mahalaya. They performed this act at the basement door of the main mausoleum and have shared a video of it online, he added. The CISF, responsible for Taj Mahal security, detained the youths and handed them over to the police, Rai further said.

The arrested individuals, Vinesh and Shyam from Mathura, are associated with the Hindu Mahasabha, adding that DCP Rai said police are currently investigating the matter.

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