Mysuru: City Police Commissioner K.T. Balakrishna on Friday inaugurated the ‘Mysuru City Traffic Police’ stall in Dasara exhibition premises. Speaking on the occasion, Balakrishna said that the stall has been set up with an objective of educating the motorists on road safety and traffic rules & regulations. Stressing on the need for the members of…
Despite many empty stalls, Exhibition draws crowds
October 10, 2019Aahara Mela remains Star Attraction with people enjoying every morsel Mysuru: Despite the common grouse of tourism stakeholders that apart from Dasara procession and a few tourist attractions in and around Mysuru there is no permanent place in city compelling tourists to stay back, year-on-year, Dasara Exhibition, another main attraction during Dasara fails to open…
Inauguration of RDPR and Legal Services stalls at Expo
October 4, 2019Mysuru: The stall set up by the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (RDPR) Department at the Dasara Exhibition will be inaugurated today at 4.30 pm by Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister K.S. Eshwarappa. The stall of Karnataka State Legal Services Authority, District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) and District Bar Association will be inaugurated tomorrow…
This year too, empty stalls to greet Dasara Expo visitors on Day-1
September 26, 2019Mysuru: This year too, empty stalls will greet VIPs and visitors at Dasara Exhibition when Dasara will be inaugurated on Sept. 29 as the stalls are not occupied either by private vendors or the Government Departments. The tradition of exhibition not opening on the day of Dasara probably started in 2016 when the then Mysuru…
Three companies submit tender for Dasara Exhibition
September 15, 2019Mysuru: 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…
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