By 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.
Pianist “Bill” Mohan to perform at Lalitha Mahal tomorrow
December 11, 2019Mysuru: Renowned pianist and singer Ashish ‘Bill’ Mohan will be performing on Dec. 12 from 7 pm at Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel in city. Mohan, who completed his B.S. Studies in Computer Science, Mathematics and English (creative writing) and MBA International and Cross-Cultural Business Emphasis at Missouri State University, USA, is at present a self-employed…
Lalitha Mahal Palace Arch Gate: History Neglected
July 11, 2019Mysuru: Most of the tourists coming to Mysuru visit the Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel and spend time in photographing its magnificent interiors, staircases, chandeliers and a host of other icons from the past. Some of them shell out thousands of dollars to stay in the hotel to experience royalty etched in every bit and every…
Privatise Lalitha Mahal Hotel
June 27, 2019…but ensure it is given to Taj Group or Welcome Group to save its Heritage character and fame By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel, the snob hotel of Mysuru, is in news again. This palatial hotel, consisting of 54 rooms, was handed over to ITDC in 1971. One of the…
Claiming Court stay, use of land near Lalitha Mahal Palace for Dasara events is objected
September 26, 2018Mysuru: Even as the countdown for Dasara festivities has begun, a woman claiming to be the owner of land adjacent to Lalitha Mahal in city, has opposed the move of the District Authorities to organise Dasara programmes on this vacant land and has even erected a notice board at the plot (see pic). One S….
Sound and Light Show at Lalitha Mahal Palace, Town Hall for Dasara
September 15, 2018Mysuru: Tourism Minister S.R. Mahesh announced that Sound and Light Show at the Lalitha Mahal Palace and Town Hall will be another attraction during Dasara from Oct.10 – 19. He was addressing a press conference here yesterday at the Deputy Commissioner’s Office and said that this year, the Sound and Light Show will also be…
Tent Tourism
June 30, 2018Hundreds of illuminated tents to be pitched in front of Lalitha Mahal Palace this Dasara, says Tourism Minister Mysuru: The Heritage City of Mysuru will soon be counted among the most sought-after places for ‘Tent Tourism’ in India as the State Government has plans to develop such tourism in Mysuru in front of the iconic…
Please do this first… then think of MRC
June 23, 2018The Mysore Race Course is not only the biggest piece of real estate in the heart of our city but also one of the largest green spaces. Now the new Tourism Minister wants to shift the Race Course and make it a Botanical Garden to boost tourism in Mysuru. A proactive move, but… What about…
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