Mysuru: For most tourists visiting Mysuru, the Mysore Palace, Krishnaraja Sagar Dam, Chamundi Hill, Dasara Exhibition, the Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens popular as Mysuru Zoo and Brindavan Gardens are the top attractions. Adding to this list now is the new connecting path or a pedestrian walkway that links the Zoo to the picturesque Karanji Lake Nature…
Global tenders soon to develop City Zoo Aquarium
October 25, 2018Mysuru: The Zoo Authority of Karnataka has completed the work of cleaning the desolate aquarium half built by the MCC and now is in the process of scouting for designers who can build a world-class aquarium that will attract lakhs of tourists. The aquarium is near Mysuru Zoo and the MCC had built its basic…
World-class Cricket Stadium at Hanchya-Sathagalli
October 25, 2018Mysuru: The Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) is all set to hand over 20-acre land to Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) to construct a world-class Cricket Stadium with a spectator gallery and a seating capacity of 30,000 to 40,000. Speaking to Star of Mysore this morning, MUDA Commissioner P.S. Kantharaju said that one-and-a-half years back,…
Madikeri’s Tourist Express stops chugging since three months
October 25, 2018Madikeri: Mysuru has a sizable population of people from Kodagu and for Mysureans too, Kodagu is a favourite nearby hill station to enjoy their holidays in cool environs. Apart from this, Mysuru and Madikeri (capital of Kodagu) has one thing in common – defunct toy train. While Mysuru’s famed toy train is located in Bannimantap…
Minister assures Valmiki Study Centres at UoM, KSOU
October 25, 2018Mysuru: State Higher Education and District Minister G.T. Devegowda (GTD) assured that he would make all efforts to get Valmiki Study Centres at both University of Mysore (UoM) and Karnataka State Open University (KSOU). He was speaking after inaugurating Valmiki Jayanti celebrations organised by District Administration and other Departments at Kalamandira in city yesterday. The…
MUDA to take action against CA site norms violators
October 25, 2018Issue to be discussed at MUDA Board meeting to be held after Nov. 6 Mysuru: The Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) will take back Civic Amenities (CA) sites that have been handed over to individuals, trusts, residents’ associations and other entities for violating the stipulated rules. In all, 638 CA sites have been handed over…
Saree offerings to Goddess by devotees: Earns Rs.1 crore revenue to Chamundi Hill Temple
October 25, 2018Mysuru: The Chamundeshwari Temple atop Chamundi Hill is earning an annual revenue of Rs.80 lakh to Rs.1 crore by selling sarees offered by the devotees as fulfilment of their vow. The devotees, after offering sarees ranging from Rs.300 to Rs.10,000, will obtain a receipt in return from the Temple authorities. The sarees received will be…
Pejawar Swamiji visits flood-hit areas in Kodagu
October 25, 2018Hunsur: Pejawar Seer Sri Vishwesha Theertha Swamiji on his way to Kodagu to inspect the flood hit areas made a brief stopover in Hunsur this morning and inspected the development works being taken up by Pejawar Mutt in town. Speaking to press persons, the Swamiji said that yesterday he visited the flood-ravaged areas in Kerala…
DC chairs Regional Transport Authority meeting on private bus permits
October 25, 2018Mysuru: A meeting of Regional Transport Authority (RTA) chaired by Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar, who is also chairman of RTA, was held at his office this morning. The meeting discussed renewal of permits to private bus operators for a period of five years. Regional Transport Officers (RTOs) Prabhuswamy (Mysuru West) and Soundarya (Mysuru East),…
Hundreds of contract health staff take out protest rally
October 25, 2018Mysuru: Demanding equal pay for equal work and job security, Contract Health Department Employees under the banner of Karnataka Rajya Arogya Ilakhe Guttige Noukarara Vedike (affiliated to All India National Health Mission Karmachari Sangha) took out a rally today in the city as part of a Nationwide stir. More than 1,300 contract health employees, including…
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