Tourist Leaflet and News writing : HSC

Tourist Leaflets

Q.6 B) 4 Marks

Types of leaflets: 1) Historical.

                                 2) Religious.

                                 3) Hill-station.

Format of leaflet:

TITLE

Introduction: Location of the place ,where it is located or situated.(state, district, country etc.)

   Mention what this place is famous for.

*1)How  to go there?

       i)By Road-  connected major cities of the states.

         Transport  facilities :  Buses,cars,private buses etc.

       ii) By Rai: Nearest railway station.

       iii) By Air : Nearest airport.

*2)Where to stay .(Accommodation facilities)

        Hotels, resorts, cottages, private bungalows etc.

*3) What to see there?

             The list of places where you can visit.

     Historical buildings, monuments, zoo, museums, waterfalls, garden, temples etc.

*4) Anything special about the place?

       Specialty of the place:  Language ,foods, garments, weather, articles.etc.

*5) Best time to visit.

                     Monsoon, winter, summer.

                Conclusion- Invite others to visit the place.

MAHABALESHWAR – THE PARADISE ON THE EARTH

           Mahabaleshwara is a famous hill station situated in the  Sahyadri ranges in western part of Maharashtra in Satara district.

*How to go there? 

i) By Road- It was well connected to other cities of Maharashtra . Regular ordinary and super express S.T. buses, private luxury buses from Pune,Satara,Nasik,Nagar,Kolhapur,and Mumbai are available. It is 120 km from Pune and 247km from Mumbai.

ii) By Rail – Nearest railway station is Pune.

iii) By Air- The nearest airport is Pune.

*Where to stay ? (Accommodation)

MTDC Holiday Resorts, Guest houses and hotels like Anarkali, Aaram, Dreamland and Motels with all facilities and suitable charges are available.

*What to see?

1)  Breathtaking views of valleys full of green foliage.

2)  Lingmala and Dhobi waterfalls.

3)Temple of God Mahabaleshwara.

4) Pratapgad fort.

5)Venna Lake.

6) Points- Sunrise point ,Lordwick point , Artur point, Wilson point, Eacho point,Monkey point ,Kate,Bombay point and Sunset point

7) Holy cross church.

*Anything special about the place?

It is famous for its fruit products, strawberries, honey, jams, chikki, Handcrafts,leather footwear,decorative articles are the specialities of the place.

COME AND VISIT ONCE!

YOU WILL VISIT AGAIN!!

KOLHAPUR – THE DAKSHIN KASHI (RELIGIOUS/HISTORICAL PLACE)

                        Kolhapur is a famous religious place of Mahalaxmi situated on bank of the Panchganga in western part of Maharashtra . It has the historic importance as it is known the capital state of Maratha rule.

*How to go there? 

i) By Road- It was well connected to other cities of Maharashtra . Regular ordinary and super express S.T. buses, private luxury buses from Pune,Satara,Nasik,Nagar,Nagpur,and Mumbai are available. It is 238 km from Pune and 376 km from Mumbai.

ii) By Rail – Nearest railway station is Kolhapur.

iii) By Air- The nearest airport is Belgum and Pune..

*Where to stay ? (Accommodation)

MTDC Holiday Resorts, Guest houses and hotels like Sayaji , Tararan i, Chaitali and Motels with all facilities and suitable charges are available.

*What to see?

1)  Maharaja Palace.

2)  Bhavani Mandap.

3)Temple of Mahalaxmi and Jyotiba.

4) Panhala  fort.

5)Rankala Lake.

6) Radhanagari wildlife Sanctuary.

7) Chandoly national park.

8) SidhagiriMuseum.

9)Chitranagari.

*Anything special about the place? 

 It is famous for its spicy non vegetarian meal (Tambada rassa and Pandhara rassa), sumptuous Missal. Kolhapuri articles like nacklesses : Saj and Thushi, handcrafted footwear . Kohlapur is also known for  its spices.

NEWS WRITING

      

  Headlines are given in the questions . Students have to develop news from that headline. Generally the news of accident, sports, strike , rain, celebrating, shooting, looting and  blast ask to write.                                           

Parts of the news

1.       The Headline - Write the given headline in capital letters. It should be in Present Tense. Avoid articles, prepositions, helping verbs and conjunctions.

2.      Dateline- Includes

I)Name of reporter or news agency: e.g. By our Reporter/By our local Reporter/By PTI

ii) Date: e.g. August, 2

iii)Name of city/town: e.g. Mumbai.

3.      The Lead    /Intro: The first paragraph of news is known as lead because it leads reader to the second paragraph of news. It should be of three /four lines or within 30 words.

This paragraph provides answers to the questions like who, how, where ,when, why and what. These questions are asked in respect of the event or incident happened.

4.       Continuing paragraph.; It gives  the detail description of the event.The sequence of description is most important, important ,less important ,least important.

Format of News

HEADLINE DATE LINE INTRO Continuing Paragraph.

12 KILLED IN BUS ACCIDENT

         Solapur: 15th December.

          Near about 12 persons killed and 13 injured in a strange accident when  a bus struck to huge tree at 4 a.m. on Pune-Solapur highway near Degaon due to break problem of the bus.

           The super –express bus coming from Chiplun and bound to Solapur came near Degaon at 4 a.m. .It suddenly struck to a huge tree . The accident was very horrible .The front part of the bus was completely damaged. Many people could not understand as they were in sleep. The driver of the bus who escaped unhurt told to have lost of control as the break failed. The bus was carrying 6 passengers .Out of 12 persons 9 were died on the spot and 3 died in the hospital. The injured were admitted in the civil hospital. The government declared Rs. 100000/- each for families of the dead. The police arrived with ambulance after an hour.

                                                                                                                                     

HEAVI RAINS DISTURBED THE LIFE IN WESTERN MAHARASHTRA

BY Our Reporter,

Mumbai, July ,15.

      Heavy torrential rains for 3 rd day with strong winds have caused havoc in Mumbai and Konkan area of western part of Maharashtra taking 5 lives and bringing all activity to stand still.

     In last 24 hours this area received a total rainfall of 10 mm. Roads and rail traffic were badly affected in entire area .A few districts like Alibag reported disruption of telephone lines. Most of the main roads were completely flooded. In many areas the electric poles have fallen down. Mumbai faced a blackout due to the power  cut. Several low laying areas were flooded rendering many hutments and pavements dwellers homeless. The municipal authorities promised to clear the drainage . the local M.L.A. visited the scen and promised financial help to affected people. The forecast for tomorrow indicates that  the rains would abate.

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