Mysuru: With Dasara Exhibition attracting more and more number of visitors with each passing year, three companies have submitted tenders, quoting a higher rate than the amount put to tender. After the Karnataka Exhibition Authority (KEA) invited tenders for Rs.7.34 crore, three companies have filed tenders. While Vinod Kumar of Fun World and Resort India…
Dasara exhibition ends
January 11, 2019Mysuru: The annual Dasara Exhibition saw an abrupt end on Wednesday as the tendered contractor refused to pay the additional amount as directed by Karnataka Exhibition Authority (KEA). The Dasara exhibition which was earlier extended to Jan.15 and the KEA asked the contractor to pay a total of Rs. 62.16 lakh for the additional eight…
Extension of Dasara Expo: KEA and contractor lock horns
January 10, 2019Mysuru: The extension of Dasara Exhibition till Jan.15 has resulted in the Karnataka Exhibition Authority (KEA) and the contracted firm Fun World and Resorts India Private Limited locking horns on payment terms. Based on the suggestion by Tourism Minister S.R. Mahesh, Dasara expo which was supposed to close on Jan.7 was extended till Jan.15. Accordingly,…
Dasara Expo extended till Jan. 15
January 7, 2019Mysuru: January 15 will be the last date for the annual Dasara Exhibition. Earlier, the exhibition was to end today (Jan.7) and following the direction by Tourism Minister S.R. Mahesh and District Minister G.T. Devegowda, the date has been extended. The exhibition at Doddakere Maidan, featuring stalls of merchants from different parts of the country,…
Visitors to Dasara Expo on the rise, but business down
December 28, 2018Mysuru: Is the Dasara Exhibition held every year at the Karnataka Exhibition Authority (KEA) Grounds, opposite the Mysore Palace, an exercise in futility for hundreds of shop-keepers who set up shop at the Grounds as part of annual Dasara celebrations? This question begs an answer, since the shop-owners are a wearied lot, as their business…
A repository of information on 19 State Universities
December 4, 2018Mysuru: Under one roof, visitors can seek any information on all Universities of Karnataka, their achievements and progress at the stall put up by the Higher Education Department at Dasara Exhibition Grounds in city. The stall, a virtual repository of information, is one of the special attractions for visitors at Dasara Exhibition. It has detailed…
Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Dept. sets up stall on ‘Model Village’
November 7, 2018Mysuru: With the focal theme of ‘Village on the path of development,’ the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (RDPR) Department has designed its stall at the Dasara Exhibition, modelled on a fully developed village. The stall with a 120’x80’ floor area, features replica of an ideal village visualised by Mahatma Gandhi. The model village has…
Tourism Department Pavilion at Dasara Exhibition pulling visitors in hordes
November 6, 2018Karnataka: One State Many Worlds Mysuru: Myriad tourist attractions like Jog Falls, Hampi, Yaana, Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary that Karnataka is so well-known for can now be seen all under one roof at the Dasara Exhibition Grounds in city. The Pavilion set up by the Tourism Department under the tag line “Karnataka: One State Many Worlds”…
13 ft. tall replica of Goddess Cauvery welcomes visitors to CNNL Stall
November 5, 2018Mysuru: Buoyed by its tableau winning the first place at the Jumboo Savari on Oct.19, the Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Ltd. (CNNL) has designed a stall at the Dasara Exhibition Grounds. It was inaugurated on Nov. 1 by CNNL Managing Director H.L. Prasanna. The CNNL stall contains information on irrigation projects and 18 big Dams in…
Lantern Park a big draw for visitors
October 29, 2018Mysuru: A first-of-its-kind ‘Lantern Park’ was inaugurated in city last evening by Tourism Minister S.R. Mahesh. The park has been set up at Dasara Exhibition Grounds near the Zilla Panchayat Block and has been implemented by the Department of Tourism at a cost of Rs.1.50 crore at an area of 15,000 square feet. Apart from…
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