Meeting held in Bengaluru discusses reopening of defunct factory in Mysuru through Employees’ Co-op. Union Bengaluru: Large and Medium Scale Industries Minister K.J. George had convened a meeting in Bengaluru yesterday to explore the revival of Mysuru-based defunct Falcon Tyres Limited. Mysuru District Minister G.T. Devegowda, Tourism Minister S.R. Mahesh, Departmental officials and Employees’ Union…
Minister S.R. Mahesh distributes Tourist Taxis to unemployed youths
February 5, 2019Mysuru: A distribution programme of Tourist Taxis to unemployed SC/ST youths (ST), other Backward Classes and Minorities was held near the Office of the Deputy Commissioner in city yesterday. Tourism Minister S.R. Mahesh handed over the keys of Tourist Taxis to 35 beneficiaries and music instruments to 42 beneficiaries. The taxis and music instruments…
‘Karnataka will not step back on Disneyland in KRS’
February 5, 2019Mysuru: There is no question of stepping back from the construction of Karnataka Government’s ambitious ‘Disneyland’ project at Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Reservoir, said Tourism Minister S.R. Mahesh here on Sunday. Answering to a reporter’s query, the Minister said that the project was included in the last year budget announcement. Pros and cons debates over…
VC must always be alert: Minister S.R. Mahesh
January 28, 2019Mysuru: Apprehending that certain groups may target the University of Mysore (UoM) Vice-Chancellor on administrative and academic fronts as part of a larger conspiracy, Tourism and Sericulture Minister S.R. Mahesh advised VC Prof. G. Hemantha Kumar to be wary of such groups. He was speaking after felicitating VC Prof. G. Hemantha Kumar at the felicitation…
Rs. 20 cr. released for development of tourism in Srirangapatna: Minister
December 28, 2018Srirangapatna: State Tourism Minister S.R. Mahesh informed that the State Government has sanctioned Rs. 20 crore for development of tourist spots in Srirangapatna. Speaking to reporters after chairing the progress review meeting with the taluk-level officials held at Hotel Mayura River View recently, he promised that the tourism promotion work will be implemented very soon….
Committed to shift Race Course: Minister Mahesh
December 10, 2018Mysuru: Minister for Tourism and Sericulture S.R. Mahesh has reiterated that he was committed to shift the Mysore Race Course (MRC) beyond 25 kilometres from the city limits and once shifted, the MRC land will be handed over to the Zoo Authority of Karnataka for the expansion of Mysuru Zoo. “I am committed to shift…
Lake Tourism
November 22, 2018Mysuru: Walkers at the picturesque Kukkarahalli Lake had a pleasant surprise this morning as Tourism Minister S.R. Mahesh visited the Lake along with a battery of officials and interacted with the walkers and environmentalists. The Minister inspected the development works of the Lake that had been carried out with a budgetary sanction of Rs. 2.9…
No question of rescinding on Disneyland plans
November 21, 2018Chamarajanagar: There is no question of taking back the State Government’s plans of developing Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam and Brindavan Gardens on the lines of Disneyland in the United States of America, said Tourism Minister S.R. Mahesh. The Minister’s statement comes at a time when farmers and structural engineers have opposed the plan. Farmers…
Mayor election tomorrow
November 16, 2018Mysuru: With just a day left for the Mayoral election, the contest to occupy the top post in the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Council has intensified with neither Congress nor the JD(S), which have forged a post-poll alliance to take control of the urban local body, willing to relinquish their claim to the Mayor’s post….
Conmen claiming to be Tourism Minister’s PA cheat citizens
November 15, 2018Madikeri: The Kodagu Police are on a hot chase of three fraudsters who cheated a land owner by claiming that they are the close associates of Tourism and Kodagu District Minister S.R. Mahesh. A special team has been formed and the team members are camping in Bengaluru trying to trace the culprits based on their…
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