Mysore/Mysuru: Strongly opposing the Tourism Department’s plans to fell trees for building Heli-Terminal near Lalitha Mahal Palace as part of Heli-Tourism project, over 50 activists under the banner of Parisara Balaga staged a demonstration in front of Lalitha Mahal grounds this morning in protest against the felling of trees. Holding placards that carried messages on…
Three companies evince keen interest in Heli Tourism Project
April 10, 2021Bengaluru: Growing opposition to Heliport and chopper docking station near Lalitha Mahal Palace that is a butterfly zone notwithstanding, three aviation companies have evinced keen interest in Karnataka’s Heli Tourism Project initiated by Minister for Tourism, Ecology and Environment C.P. Yogeeshwar. The companies that have expressed interest in Yogeeshwar’s pet project are BLADE India, a…
Chopping trees for Choppers
April 10, 2021Is Mysuru a tourist city? Yes. Is tourism crucial to our city’s economy? Absolutely. So do we need Heli-Tourism to enhance it? Why not? But… While tourist attractions are needed they cannot be and should not be developed at the cost of nature, especially when nature itself can be a tourist attraction. Our Tourism Minister,…
‘City needs Green Tourism, not a helipad at scenic Lalitha Mahal’
April 4, 2021Green activists write to Tourism Minister against Heliport facility from a butterfly-dominated area Mysore/Mysuru: Three prominent social activists in city have appealed to the State Government to shelve its proposed construction of a helipad next to Lalitha Mahal Palace or on its surroundings in a bid to promote ‘Heli Tourism’ in Mysuru. In a letter…
Heliport facility at Lalitha Mahal Helipad: Minister
March 14, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: It’s official. The State Government will launch its ambitious Heli Tourism in Mysuru and connect it with other tourist destinations from the Lalitha Mahal Helipad considering the close proximity to city, access to wider roads and other facilities. As part of the Heli Tourism Circuit, Mysuru will be linked with other destinations like Hampi,…
Tale of two Palaces
January 23, 2021Going by recent reports, Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel may very well become Taj Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel if it is leased to Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL), a group company of TATA’s under which the famed luxury hotel chain, Taj Hotels are managed. Our city’s second largest Royal Palace, Lalitha Mahal Palace, has been waiting…
Wah Taj ! Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel to become Taj Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel?
January 21, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Will Tata Group that runs the prestigious chain of Taj Hotels take over the iconic Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel in Mysuru? According to reliable sources from Bengaluru, the Tata Group has offered to run the luxury hotel at a virtual meeting that was chaired by Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa. The meeting was convened to discuss…
Another perspective of Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel
January 15, 2021By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel is in the news again. The Chairman of Jungle Lodges and Resorts (JLR), in his news briefing, wanted to have a Centenary celebration of the building which was commissioned in 1921 by our then Maharaja for the stay of Viceroy which never materialised. Excellent…
Centenary celebration of Lalitha Mahal Palace in Nov.
January 4, 2021Details to be finalised at Jan. 6 Board Meeting of Jungle Lodges and Resorts that runs the Heritage Hotel The Palace Hotel will be let on rent for film shoots, photo shoots and weddings Mysore/Mysuru: With the city’s iconic Lalitha Mahal Palace completing 100 years this year, the centenary celebrations of the Palace, which was…
CM attends grandnephew’s wedding in city
November 25, 2020Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa attended the dhara muhurtha (wedding ritual) of his grandnephew S.A. Ajay, son of MyMUL Director S.C. Ashok (CM’s nephew) and B.S. Sandhyarani, with R. Nisarga, daughter of Vani Ramesh and late P.S.N. Ramesh at Lalitha Mahal Palace in city this morning.
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