”Udaipur” News

Saving the Lakes of Udaipur in the "Venice of the East"

At 63, Tej Razdan is old enough to remember what Lake Pichola used to look like. "With so many ghats (steps) and temples lining the lake, and buildings limited to single-story development, it was more beautiful even than along the Ganges in Benares," Razdan, a surgeon who lives in Udaipur,
10 1 2009 11:34AM (...more)

Indian tourism bosses worry after rape complaints

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian tourism officials are meeting this week to discuss the safety of tourists after at least seven foreign women and girls said they had been raped or molested over the past 20 days, a ministry spokesman said.
01 22 2008 5:42AM (...more)

Man gets life term for raping British tourist in Rajasthan

JAIPUR, India (Reuters) - A Rajasthan court sentenced a guesthouse owner to life in prison on Wednesday for raping a British tourist last December.
05 1 2008 2:34AM (...more)

Madonna visits Mumbai's religious sites on India visit

MUMBAI (AFP) - Madonna, dubbed the Queen of Pop, visited a synagogue, a church and a mosque on Wednesday in India 's financial capital as part of a holiday with her family.
01 10 2008 5:49AM (...more)

Truck crash kills 86 pilgrims in India

JODHPUR, India (AFP) - The toll in one of India 's worst road accidents mounted to 86 on Saturday as one of scores rescued from the mangled wreckage of a truck that fell into a ravine died in hospital, police said.
09 9 2007 5:50AM (...more)

Udaipur, India, voted world's best city in travel poll

SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) – The Indian city of Udaipur , known as the " Venice of the East," was voted the world's best city for travelers in 2009 in an online poll by Travel
07 15 2009 7:47AM (...more)

Udaipur voted world's best city in travel poll

SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) – Udaipur, known as the " Venice of the East", was voted the world's best city for travellers in 2009 in an online poll by Travel + Leisure magazine, trumping last year's winner 07 15 2009 6:34AM (...more)

Travel + Leisure readers name Udaipur best city

NEW YORK – The annual list of the "World's Best Cities" as chosen by readers of Travel + Leisure magazine was topped by a city that many Americans may not be familiar with: Udaipur, India . Last year the No. 1 city on
07 15 2009 1:17AM (...more)

Travel + Leisure World's Best List

NEW YORK - Midwest Airlines was named best domestic airline in Travel + Leisure magazine's annual readers' survey.
09 2 2007 9:02PM (...more)

Travel briefs

New airline offers flights just for pets DENVER (AP) — A new airline for pets is taking off with weekly flights to five airports across the country. Beginning July 14, Pet Airways is flying pets to and from Baltimore/Washington International; Midway in 07 15 2009 9:26PM (...more)