Mysuru: To give a safari-like feeling to Dasara tourists, the Tourism Department is planning to introduce open Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) to take tourists for sight-seeing of heritage sites. This facility will be an added attraction this Dasara (Sept. 21-30). The vehicles will be customised like the ones used in jungle safaris and over five…
This Dasara, tourists might have an opportunity to go on a city tour in open-top double-decker buses. The Tourism Department is in talks with Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) to either offer buses to the Department or operate such buses on their (KSRTC) own. Around four open-top double-decker buses were introduced in Bengaluru by…
DC chairs Tourism Committee meeting Mysuru: The District Tourism Development Committee held a meeting at Deputy Commissioner’s office here yesterday in the context of Dasara which was chaired by DC D. Randeep. Discussions were held on starting ‘Open Jeep Tourism’ and also to establish a Dasara Souvenir Shop at affordable prices to attract tourists during…
Bengaluru: The world famous Mysuru Dasara will be celebrated with much fanfare from Sept. 21 to 30 despite uncertainty of monsoon being normal in Karnataka this season, Chief Minister Siddharamaiah said yesterday. Speaking to reporters, he said though the early monsoon was tardy, it was expected to bring sufficient rain to farmers lead a normal…
Mysuru: To ease parking problem in the Central Business District (CBD), the Mysuru City Corporation had come up with an idea of constructing a parking lot in the Town Hall premises. Thus, the serene atmosphere of the place, which is now in an ugly mess, was destroyed. The work of constructing the multi-level basement parking…
Mysuru: With less than two months left for the commencement of Nada Habba, Chief Minister Siddharamaiah is scheduled to chair a High-Power Dasara Committee Meeting at the Conference Hall in the third floor of Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru today at 3.30 pm. The meeting will be attended by District In-charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa, who…
Mysuru: The Forest Department has finalised the list of 15 elephants which will be taking part in this year’s Dasara festivities. The officials had sent a list of 16 elephants to PCCF for final confirmation on July 13 among which 15 have been finalised. Arjuna of Balle Elephant Camp is all set to carry the…
Mysuru: Keeping in mind the tourist inflow to city during Dasara festivities and the traffic rush, Deputy Commissioner (DC) D. Randeep and Mayor M.J. Ravikumar, inspected the stalled multi-level parking lot and the amphitheatre works in Town Hall premises here yesterday. They were accompanied by MCC Commissioner G. Jagadeesha, ZP CEO P. Shivashankar and other…
Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep held a meeting with district level officials ahead of this year’s Dasara festival at his office, this morning. The officials discussed about Dasara works taken up by MCC, PWD and MUDA during 2016 and the works to be taken up this year. DC Randeep instructed the MCC to complete the…
Mysuru: All the sixteen elephants that have been finalised for Dasara- 2017 are getting royal treatment, thanks to early Dasara this year. They are pampered at their respective elephant camps to make them accustomed to the treatment that they will receive at the Mysore Palace. Usually, Dasara falls in October and this year, Navaratri is…
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