Mysuru: 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…
Mysuru: 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…
Mysuru: 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…
Mysuru: 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…
Mysuru: 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…
Mysuru: 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…
Mysuru: 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…
One 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…
Mysuru: 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…
Mysuru: The Dakshina Kannada District Zilla Panchayat stall at Dasara Exhibition, set upon the theme ‘Stop running of water; make stagnant water soak’ has been attracting the visitors through its educative information on conservation of water. The stall unveils the ZP CEO Dr. M.R. Ravi’s plans for conserving water and protecting Bio-diversity. The stall features…
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