If Sonia Gandhi can contest in Bellary, Indira Gandhi from Chikkamagalur, Rahul Gandhi from Wayanad, why not Somanna from Varuna: Pratap Simha Mysore/Mysuru: Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly, Siddharamaiah, who is the Congress candidate for Varuna, has alleged that V. Somanna, who is contesting as the Varuna BJP candidate at the behest of…
Amid tight and fool-proof security: PM lands in special flight at Mysuru Airport
April 9, 2023Mysuru, Apr. 9 (RK&BS)- Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at Mysuru Airport in Mandakalli last night. The special flight of the Prime Minister, which was scheduled to arrive at 8.40 pm, touched down at the airport, 20 minutes beyond the schedule at around 9 pm. PM Modi was greeted with a bouquet by Bhupender Yadav,…
Fate of Mysuru-Sindhudurg flight hinges on Feb. 5 ticket bookings
February 4, 2023Inaugural Feb. 1 flight cancelled as not a single ticket was booked Mysore/Mysuru: The fate of Alliance Air flight between Mysuru and Sindhudurg in Maharashtra hinges on the occupancy of Sunday (Feb. 5). Not a single ticket was booked for the inaugural flight from either of the directions on Wednesday (Feb.1) and as such, the…
Mysuru-Sindhudurg flight serves no purpose: Stakeholders
January 31, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru travel and tourism stakeholders have said that the flight to Sindhudurg from Mysuru from Feb. 1 (tomorrow) is a futile exercise and a non-essential operation. They have instead demanded a daily flight to Kochi (Cochin) and additional flights to Goa from Mysuru, taking into consideration the route potential. As an indication of…
No Mysuru-Cochin flight from Oct. 31
October 29, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: There will be no flight from Mysuru to Cochin International Airport from Oct. 31 as the airline has decided to drop the flight due to losses. All bookings will be cancelled after Oct. 31 and only existing bookings till that day will be valid. Mysore Airport Director R. Manjunath told Star of Mysore this…
Name Mysore Airport after Nalwadi
April 29, 2022Activists demand to rename all seven airports in Karnataka after eminent personalities of the region Mysore/Mysuru: Amidst talks about the extension of the runway at the Mysore Airport, a group of activists under the banner of Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Kendra Samithi, Bengaluru and Akhila Bharatha Vokkaliga Mahasabha, Mysuru have demanded the Airport be named after Nalwadi…
Budget bounty for Mysuru
March 4, 2022Chief Minister Bommai presents maiden budget Mysore Airport runway to be extended Chamundi Hill to get Ropeway High speed rail corridor between Mysuru-Chennai Mysuru – Srirangapatna – Hassan – Belur – Halebeedu tourism circuit Augmented Reality / Virtual Reality (AR/VR) materials for Mysore Palace Global Technology Centre plug and play facility at KSOU Financial assistance…
Air travel picks up
October 8, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Air travel bookings from Mysuru have gathered pace in the festive season offering hopes of a full revival for the sector battered by the COVID pandemic. Near-full occupancy trend started last month and now all the flights from Mysuru are taking off and landing with at least 60 to 65 passengers in a 72-seater…
City Railway Station, Mysore Airport to sport new names?
July 4, 2021MP wants Railway Station named after Krishnaraja Wadiyar and Airport after Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha has appealed to the Government to name the Mysuru City Railway Station after Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar. In a letter addressed to Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, Pratap Simha said that the reign of Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar (1902-1940) is…
Air passengers number sees drastic fall in Mysuru
May 7, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: With the enforcement of COVID curfew following the sudden surge in COVID-19 cases, the number of air passengers flying into and out of the city has witnessed a sharp dip over the past few days. Air Transport operators such as TruJet and Air Alliance used to record a good 70 percent occupancy regularly in…
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