Mysuru: One of the major attractions of the Dasara festivities, the 90-day Dasara Exhibition, was inaugurated on Sept. 22 by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who also unveiled a dedicated pavilion named after him. The CM’s pavilion, constructed at a cost of Rs. 10 crore, houses 153 commercial stalls and is uniquely designed in the architectural style…
Dasara expo: Roadside vendors prove a hurdle for visitors, shopkeepers
October 20, 2024Mysuru: The menace of roadside vendors in and outside Dasara Exhibition ground in the city, has resulted in a severe inconvenience to the visitors to the expo. Every Dasara, the exhibition organised as part of the annual festival, draws people in hordes daily. However, the roadside vendors have been occupying the spaces in a rather…
‘Dasara expo brims with tourists, courtesy Shakti scheme’
November 5, 2023Mysuru: Social Welfare and District In-charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa said “Following the launch of Shakti scheme (which provides free travel for women in KSRTC buses) more number of tourists are visiting Mysuru, largely benefitting tourism industry and local vendors, with even Dasara exhibition brimming with tourists.” Mahadevappa spoke after garlanding the bust of thespian…
50,000 visiting expo daily since Oct. 5
October 8, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: “After Oct. 5, more than 50,000 people are visiting Dasara Expo every day and the server is facing technical issues. Because of this, we are not able to exactly know the number of actual visitors,” Karnataka Exhibition Authority (KEA) Chairman Mirle Srinivas Gowda told Star of Mysore. Reacting to the network problem, he said…
Poshan Abhiyaan at Dasara Expo
November 6, 2019‘Protecting & Educating Female Child’ in a mission-mode Mysuru: ‘Poshan Abhiyaan,’ an exquisite stall set up by the Department of Women and Child Development, was inaugurated by Zilla Panchayat CEO K. Jyothi at Dasara Exhibition Grounds recently. The stall has a number of models and replicas with unique theme-based features including those of Baby Cradle,…
Real forest experience awaits visitors at Dasara Expo
October 27, 2019Mysuru: Visitors to the Dasara Expo can now have real forest experience, as the Forest Department has created a unique artificial forest, which was inaugurated by Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) Jagath Ram recently. The PCCF, who went around the forest, expressed happiness on seeing the models of wild animals placed in such a…
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…
Dasara Expo: Calling women entrepreneurs
September 24, 2019Mysuru: The Karnataka Exhibition Authority (KEA) has invited applications from women entrepreneurs for sale and display of products at the Dasara Exhibition. The interested women entrepreneurs must submit applications at the Department of Industries. For details, call Mob: 83102-50733.
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…
Legal Awareness and Counselling Centre opened at Dasara Expo
October 17, 2018Mysuru: The Karnataka State Legal Services Authority (KSLSA), Bengaluru, in association with Mysuru District Legal Services Authority (MDLSA), has set up a Legal Awareness and Counselling Centre in Dasara Exhibition premises. KSLSA Member-Secretary M.G. Uma inaugurated the Centre on Oct.13. Principal District and Sessions Judge and MDLSA Chairman S.K. Vantigodi, City Police Commissioner Dr. A….















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