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Japan Agency Provides Helping Hand For Artisans in Ajanta, Ellora

The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), a development-lending agency of the Japanese government, will launch a pilot microcredit programme, targeting communities near the centuries-old…

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Jumeirah In Talks to Find Hotel Properties

The Jumeirah Group, the United Arab Emirates-based hotel company that runs the iconic, 321-metre tall, sail-shaped Burj Al Arab in Dubai, wants to operate and…

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Bidding Process Fails To Keep Pace with Railways Hotel Plan

The Indian Railways’ ambitious plan to lease about 100 sites to hoteliers for budget hotels is going slow with bid terms and conditions being reworked…

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Ashok Hotel Plans Rs100 Cr Renovation to Remain Emperor

Ashok Hotel in New Delhi, a classified five-star deluxe, plans to spend Rs100 crore on renovation in an effort to compete with private luxury hotels,…