Mysore/Mysuru: Following a sharp fall in business due to Coronavirus scare, travel operators have appealed Tourism Minister C.T. Ravi to waive off quarterly tax for tourist vehicles. In a letter addressed to the Tourism Minister, Mysuru Travels Association said that there has been a drastic downfall in travel business due to COVID-19. Pointing out that…
Casi-NO! Tourism Minister C.T. Ravi does a volte-face
February 23, 2020Bengaluru: Tourism Minister C.T. Ravi has said that he has not announced the opening of casinos in Karnataka. However, he said casinos are common in foreign countries. Yesterday morning he had stated that there was a proposal before the Tourism Department to open casino parlours in Karnataka to rake in revenues and also to retain…
15 Las Vegas model Casinos planned in Karnataka
February 22, 2020Bengaluru/Mysuru: To facilitate industrialists to explore newer business avenues and at the same time to enable the State to rake in more revenues, the Tourism Department is considering opening Casinos, following the model of Las Vegas. These Casino Centres (Gambling Centres) will help the State retain tourists who otherwise escape to Goa or Sri Lanka…
Dasara 2020 publicity blitzkrieg from April
February 22, 2020Tourism Minister C.T. Ravi hopes to attract more international tourists enabling them to plan their itinerary in advance Bengaluru/Mysuru: In order to provide a boost to sagging tourism in Mysuru, the State Tourism Department will launch Dasara publicity blitzkrieg in April this year, six months ahead of Dasara, to attract local, national and international tourists. …
Bahuroopi 2020 treads on Gandhi Patha
February 15, 2020Six-day Theatre Festival opens to a packed audience Mysore/Mysuru: O Lord Rama, descendant of Raghu, uplifter of the fallen… you and your beloved consort Sita are to be worshipped… all names of God refer to the same Supreme Being, including Eshwara and the Allah… O Lord, Please give peace and brotherhood to everyone, as we…
Minister C.T. Ravi inspects site of Classical Kannada Centre
February 15, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: With the full-fledged Centre of Excellence for Studies in Classical Kannada (CESCK) in limbo, Kannada and Culture Minister C.T. Ravi this morning visited the site for the Centre at the old Tahsildar Office premises opposite Premier Studio on Hunsur Road from where Adult Education Office and District Skill Development Centres are still functioning. Following…
‘Karnataka Darshana tours to be extended to High School students’
December 8, 2019Bengaluru: Tourism Minister C.T. Ravi has said that Government High School students too will be covered under ‘Karnataka Darshana’ tours from the next academic year. Announcing this at a press meet to mark 100 days of his taking charge as the Minister here yesterday, C.T. Ravi said that hitherto the scheme covered only Eighth standard…
C.T. Ravi calls on Union Tourism Minister
November 19, 2019State Tourism Minister C.T. Ravi called on Union Tourism Minister Prahlad Singh Patel at his home office in New Delhi this morning and extended invitation to take part in the ‘Hampi Utsav’ to be held later this year. Later, Ravi also met Minister of State for Railways Suresh Angadi and requested him to take up…
Sugarcane dues to be cleared in ten days: C.T. Ravi
October 18, 2019Bengaluru: Sugar and Tourism Minister C.T. Ravi has said that all sugarcane dues of farmers in sugar factories will be cleared in ten days. Speaking to presspersons after holding a meeting with farmer associations at a private guest house here on Thursday, C.T. Ravi said that farmers had to be paid Rs.11,948 crores in 2018-19…
Minister for protection of heritage buildings
September 29, 2019Mysuru: Speaking to reporters after inaugurating the expo at JSS Urban Haat, Tourism Minister C.T. Ravi disclosed that he had sought funds from the Union Government to protect over 180 heritage buildings in city, all of which have historical importance of decades. He added that he had appealed the Union Tourism Minister Prahlad Singh Patel…
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