The good news after the Congress came to power in Karnataka is that N. Jayaram, a 2004-batch IAS Officer, has been appointed as the Secretary to Chief Minister Siddharamaiah. Jayaram has a very intimate connection with Mysuru for two reasons. One is, he was the Commissioner of Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) from Dec. 10,…
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC When ITDC handed over the property of Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel back to the State Government at the book value after running it successfully for a decade or more, there was a tacit understanding that the said property would be run temporarily for some time and thereafter it…
By H.K. Shivananda, I.A.S.(Retd)., Ex-Administrator, MCC and Ex-Director, ATI, Mysuru Amongst the several Palaces built by Wadiyars in Mysuru City, Lalitha Mahal is the second biggest Palace after Mysore Palace and has a grandeur and beauty of its own. Built in twenties of last century for the exclusive use of Viceroy for his stay at…
In 2012, the 130-year-old Lansdowne building collapsed. In 2016, a part of the 136-year-old Devaraja Market collapsed. In 2022, a portion of the 95-year-old Vani Vilas Market collapsed. Two weeks ago, a part of the 106-year-old Maharani’s College collapsed. Is Lalitha Mahal Palace next? I ask because, on a recent visit to Lalitha Mahal Palace,…
Jaipur Palace model to revive fortunes of loss-making Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel Royal tents to come up at 54-acre land without harming the heritage structure Bengaluru/Mysuru: The ambitious project to install luxury tents with star hotel facilities at the 54-acre open land available on Lalitha Mahal Hotel campus, which was floated by JD(S) MLA S.R….
Mysore/Mysuru: Reacting to the State Government’s proposal to revive the tent tourism project, former Tourism Minister and current K.R. Nagar MLA S.R. Mahesh told Star of Mysore that he fully endorsed the project. “I had been to Europe and London on personal visits and I saw the tent houses there and I discussed the same…
It has been reported that Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel will be taken over by the famed Taj Hotels, run by the TATA group. But will it? Lalitha Mahal Palace turning into Taj Hotel story has been played numerous times, for 22 years! It began in 2000 when late Union Minister Arun Jaitley, then the Disinvestment…
Police Control Room, Garuda teams of no help, allege residents Mysore/Mysuru: People of residential areas around the iconic Lalitha Mahal Palace in the city were in for a sleepless night from 10 pm on Saturday till 6 am on Sunday as the hotel premises was abuzz with sounds made by a film shooting crew that…
Single black schist from H.D. Kote used for carving The bust will be installed at Lalitha Mahal Palace to mark its Centenary Mysore/Mysuru: The iconic Lalitha Mahal Palace, one of the city’s most famous landmarks at the foothills of Chamundi, turned 100 last year. Commissioned by Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar to treat his guests, he laid…
Mysore/Mysuru: The public hearing to seek objections to felling of trees in front of Lalitha Mahal Palace for the Heli-Tourism project has been postponed. The hearing was slated to be held on Apr. 23 (tomorrow) at the Forest Department Office — Aranya Bhavan — in city at 11 am. A press release from Deputy Conservator…
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