For people with a passion for travel but very little time, weekend getaways are ideal. Andhra Pradesh has several such little known destinations that are perfect for short trips.

With pink slips and paycuts causing havoc with the family budget, the city which loves to vacation abroad is choosing to cool off this summer in tourist spots near home. Thanks to the economic slowdown, domestic tourist operators are laughing all the way to their bank.

Hyderabad: In what is building up to become a Christmas gift for chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy and his native Kadapa district, the state is all set to unveil the Rajiv Eco-Park set up at a cost of Rs 8 crore at Idupulapaya in Vempella mandal during the Xmas celebrations this year.

EVER heard of a place where houses are designed without doors, cupboards have no locks, showcases no doors and residents are discouraged from buying locks? If anyone fails to follow this diktat, they are warned of grave consequences.

In a temple town in Maharashtra doors and locks are banned as a mark of respect to the deity

Hyderabad : Tourism and culture minister Anam Ramanarayana Reddy laid the foundation stone for heritage tourism development at Sri Talpagiri Ranganadha Swamy Temple in Nellore recently

The Naxal-affected dense forests of the Dalma hills near Jamshedpur, Jharkhand are not for the weak-hearted. The threats are serious but if you are careful enough and leave the rest to the powers-that-be, this is the place for adventure enthusiasts.

Shahjahanabad to come alive in Chandni Chowk

New Delhi: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi is planning to recreate Shahjahanabad in New Delhi as soon as its headquarters relocates from the Town Hall premises in Chandni Chowk to the newly constructed Civic Centre on Jawaharlal Nehru Marg.