Mysuru: The Lantern Park, which is famous in China and Dubai, will brighten up the premises of Dasara Exhibition this year. The Department of Tourism is setting up this Park at a cost of Rs.1.50 crore at 15,000 square feet area in the Dasara Exhibition Grounds where the exhibition will be held for 90 days….
Finally, Dasara Exhibition tender goes to Fun World
October 6, 2018Mysuru: Bringing some relief to the beleaguered Karnataka Exhibition Authority (KEA) that was struggling to find takers for Dasara Exhibition tenders, the tender has finally been awarded to Bengaluru-based Fun World. The KEA was facing difficulties as no firm came forward to apply for exhibition tenders for various reasons including last year’s flooding where the…
KEA will organise Dasara Expo if tender process fails, assures Minister
September 23, 2018Mysuru: Minister for Tourism S.R. Mahesh has asserted that Karnataka Exhibition Authority (KEA) is ready to organise the Dasara Exhibition if none of the private players participate in the tender process. Speaking to press persons at K.R. Nagar yesterday Mahesh said that Sept. 28 was the last day for submitting applications for the tender for…
No takers for Dasara Exhibition tenders
September 21, 2018Mysuru: Third week of September 2017 saw unprecedented flooding of Srirampura and surrounding areas in city where roads were submerged, lakes breached and normal life was thrown out of gear. So much so that boats had to be used to vacate residents to safer areas. One of the flooded areas was the Dasara Exhibition Grounds…
Dasara Expo extended till Dec. 24
December 19, 2017Mysuru: The Dasara Exhibition, which was to conclude today, has been extended by five more days and will end on Dec. 24. Karnataka Exhibition Authority (KEA) has decided on the extension of the expo to compensate for the losses said to have been incurred by the stall owners owing to incessant rains in October and…
Mandya ZP Pavilion at Dasara Expo
October 25, 2017Mysuru: The newly-opened pavilion of Mandya Zilla Panchayat at Dasara Exhibition was inaugurated by Mandya District in-Charge Minister and Housing Minister H. Krishnappa on Monday. He went around the pavilion and appreciated the presentation. He was accompanied by KEA Chairman Siddaraju, CEO Shashikumar and Mandya ZP officials. The Mandya ZP pavilion showcases migratory birds of…
Sea of people at Dasara Exhibition Grounds
October 23, 2017Mysuru: The serial holidays and long weekends for the year has come to a close with the last of them ending yesterday. The extended Deepavali holidays like the Dasara holidays saw a huge rush at many of the tourist spots in the city for the last four to five days and the Dasara Exhibition was…
City crowded with tourists for Deepavali weekend
October 21, 2017Mysuru: Long weekends are always a reason to celebrate and for people smitten by the travel bug, it is the perfect time to plan a small trip. After the Dasara long weekend, it is always the Deepavali weekend one looks forward to. With holidays starting from Wednesday (Oct. 18), this Deepavali has put that cracker…
Exhibition Calling: Shop till you drop at Dasara Expo
October 21, 2017One of the most visited tourist attractions in Mysuru is the Dasara Exhibition at Doddakere Maidan. The annual expo begins on Day-1 of Dasara and goes on till three months. The place has been attracting people from different walks of life who come along with their friends and family to spend some quality time and…
Amusement Park resumes at Dasara Exhibition
October 16, 2017Mysuru: The Amusement Park of Dasara Exhibition, which had stopped functioning owing to flooding of rain water on Thursday, resumed operation from Saturday. Owing to inundation, the motors and other equipment of various rides in the Amusement Park were damaged. Venting their ire over poor infrastructure and callousness of officials concerned, the stall owners and…
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