Mysuru: The entry fee collection to the Krishna Raja Sagar Dam in the month of June and July has touched Rs.1 crore. This follows hundreds of tourists who visit the Dam that has been filled to the brim, thanks to copious rain in the Cauvery catchment areas. Water is regularly being released from the dam…
Creator of Brindavan Gardens, a German Horticulturist G.H. Krumbiegel’s great granddaughter opposes Disneyland plan
July 29, 2018Mysuru: Alyia Phelps Gardiner Krumbiegel, great granddaughter of German Horticultural legend Gustav Hermann Krumbiegel who had designed the iconic Brindavan Gardens at the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam, has taken serious exception to the State Government’s plan to develop the Brindavan Gardens on the lines of Disneyland in the US. Gustav Hermann Krumbiegel is credited…
An open letter to Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy
July 29, 2018Dear Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, I read today with dismay that the iconic Brindavan Gardens is to be redeveloped on the lines of Disneyland USA. The dream project of the Mysore’s teenaged King, Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar was to construct a dam across the Cauvery for human benefit and he appointed Sir M. Visvesvaraya as the…
Disneyland at KRS: Minister asks officials to prepare blueprint
July 26, 2018Mandya: Following the announcement by Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy in his Budget speech that the iconic Brindavan Gardens at Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam will be developed on the lines of Disneyland in the US, Tourism and Sericulture Minister S.R. Mahesh visited the Dam site on Tuesday and held preliminary discussion with officials. The CM…
Sri Venugopala Swamy Temple in KRS backwaters attracting visitors, devotees like magnet
July 24, 2018Pics by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav Mysuru: Even as monsoon continues unabated in the State filling dams and reservoirs, the visitors are flocking the tourist destinations to witness natue’s bounty and water spectacle. In the midst of all this, apart from Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) dam, which is drawing huge crowds, is the other major attraction…
Thousands of tourists throng KRS to watch the water spectacle
July 23, 2018Mysuru: It is the monsoon season and after a long time the dams in the State are full. Krishnaraja Sagar Dam (KRS) near Mysuru and the Brindavan Gardens inside it, one of the most famous tourist attractions in the country, is filled with people from morning till evening throughout the week and on weekends, the…
Vatal Nagaraj visits KRS
July 23, 2018Mandy: Kannada Chaluvali Vatal Paksha leader Vatal Nagaraj has urged Karnataka MPs to oppose the setting up of Cauvery Monitoring Board, claiming that it is against the interests of farming community. Speaking to press persons yesterday after offering special puja to River Cauvery at KRS by breaking 101 coconuts to celebrate the filling up of…
CM offers ‘bagina’ to Cauvery at KRS
July 21, 2018Mysuru: Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, accompanied by his wife Anitha Kumaraswamy, Water Resources Minister D.K. Shivakumar, Tourism Minister S.R. Mahesh, Higher Education Minister G.T. Devegowda, Minor Irrigation Minister C.S. Puttaraju and Transport Minister D.C. Thammanna, offered ‘bagina’ at the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam last evening. It was his third ‘bagina’ at KRS after he…
CM H.D. Kumaraswamy, wife offer baagina at Harangi Dam, perform puja at Talacauvery in Kodagu
July 20, 2018Madikeri: Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy offered prayers to Goddess Cauvery at her birthplace in Talacauvery, Kodagu district this morning. It was his first visit to the holy place after becoming the CM. The last he performed puja at this place was 19 years ago in 1999. Accompanied by his wife Anitha Kumaraswamy, who wore a…
Day ‘n’ Night views of KRS Dam from downstream canal
July 19, 2018Tourists can now watch the colourfully illuminated water being released from the crest gates between 6.30 pm and 10 pm. The show was launched last evening following the trial run on Wednesday. Pics by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav
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