IRCTC launches special five-day Dubai tour package priced at Rs 95k per person
Jaipur (PTI): The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation has launched a special Dubai tour package to coincide with Republic Day celebrations this month, officials said on Sunday.
The four-night, five-day package, priced at Rs 94,730 per person, will allow tourists from cities -- Jaipur, Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad and Kochi -- to travel to Dubai as part of a single Indian group,
showcasing national unity and cultural diversity abroad, IRCTC said in a statement.
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The package includes return airfare, accommodation in three-star hotels, visa charges, meals, sightseeing in air-conditioned buses, a desert safari and travel insurance, it said.
Major attractions such as Palm Jumeirah, Miracle Garden, Burj Al Arab, Gold and Spice Souks, and the Burj Khalifa light and sound show are part of the itinerary, the statement said.
IRCTC Jaipur Additional General Manager Yogendra Singh Gurjar said the tour also features shopping at Dubai's gold market and a day trip to Abu Dhabi, including visits to the Sheikh Zayed Mosque and temple, it said.
Bookings will remain open till January 6, it said.
IRCTC has also announced a 13-day Europe tour covering several countries, with departures from Jaipur scheduled between April and June, the statement said.
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Chair hurled at Union Minister of State V. Somanna during public event in Koppal
Koppal: Tension prevailed for a brief period at Hitnal village in Koppal taluk on Monday after a chair was allegedly hurled at Union Minister of State for Railways and Jal Shakti, V. Somanna, during a public function.
The incident occurred when Somanna was attending the foundation stone–laying ceremony for a railway flyover near Hitnal village.
According to reports, a group of Congress workers expressed anger over the alleged exclusion of Koppal MP K. Rajashekar Basavaraj Hitnal and District In-charge Minister Shivaraj Tangadagi from the invitation list for the program. During the incident, a chair was reportedly thrown, but the Minister was unharmed as his security personnel intervened in time.
Following the incident, chaos ensued at the venue for some time, with protesters allegedly throwing chairs and staging a demonstration in front of Somanna’s vehicle, accusing the organisers of violating protocol.
The railway flyover project, being taken up for Rs 27 crore, connects the Hitnal–Munirabad–Ginigera stretch.
Reacting to the incident, Somanna said the project was fully funded by the Central government and denied any breach of protocol. “There was no violation of etiquette related to the programme. The disturbance was created intentionally,” he said.
