
Shimla funicular: Lakkar Bazaar-Ridge ride targeted to open November 30
Shimla's Rs 15.5 crore lift-and-funicular link from Lakkar Bazaar to the Ridge is targeted to open on 30 November 2026; safety trials are under way.
Bihar Tourism is running Chhath helicopter joyrides over Patna's Ganga ghats for Rs 2,100 a person from 10 to 16 November 2026, booked online.


Shimla's Rs 15.5 crore lift-and-funicular link from Lakkar Bazaar to the Ridge is targeted to open on 30 November 2026; safety trials are under way.

IRCTC has warned passengers against unauthorised train food apps, reported on 9 November 2026, urging use of its e-Catering site, Food on Track app or 1323.

Saudi airline flyadeal began nonstop Jeddah–Lucknow flights on 4 November 2026, three times a week on 186-seat A320neo jets; Lucknow is its third Indian city.

Meghalaya says the Rs 151 crore Shillong Peak ropeway will go ahead at its site under a 30-year lease; opponents held a sit-in on 6 November 2026.

An MHA order published on 5 November 2026 lets Indians travel to Nepal and Bhutan without a passport if they show an ID listed in the Visa Manual.

Foreign airlines have proposed moving some international flights from Mumbai's CSMIA to Navi Mumbai airport from late March 2027 while Terminal 1 is rebuilt.

West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari said on 6 November 2026 the state will spend Rs 1,000 crore in two years to restore temples and monasteries on a pilgrimage circuit.

India's pavilion at WTM London (3-5 November 2026) won the Best Stand Award for Doing Business, and the tourism ministry unveiled a fifth Netflix destination film, on the Himalayas.
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