Madikeri: Taking note of suggestions made by Star of Mysore Editor-in-Chief K.B. Ganapathy in his column ‘Choomantra,’ published in Mysooru Mithra, sister concern of Star of Mysore on Nov.1, Kodagu District Minister S.R. Mahesh, who is also the Tourism Minister held a meeting with officials to chalk out a plan to construct a tourist-friendly park…
Tourism Minister feted at Blu Fare Awards Night
November 10, 2018Tourism Minister S.R. Mahesh being felicitated during the Radisson Blu Hotel’s fourth annual day function in city recently. Themed as ‘Blu Fare Awards,’ the Minister gave away statuettes and cash awards to the hotel staff for their outstanding efforts in various categories. Radisson Blu GM B. Harikumar is also seen.
Minister launches competitive exam coaching camp
November 9, 2018Mysuru: “The society can be served for a longer period by being employed in government service” opined Minister for Tourism S.R. Mahesh. He was speaking after launching the coaching camp for competitive examinations being organised by Navo-Pramati School of Civil Services, a joint venture of Navodaya Foundation and Pramati Hill View Academy, at the latter’s…
Tourism Minister storms out of Gandhiji’s function
November 6, 2018Mysuru: Tourism Minister S.R. Mahesh reportedly stormed out of Gandhiji’s Cement Sculpture dedication function in Manasagangothri today. It is learnt, he was upset to see that none of the names or photographs of elected representatives were found in the special brochure titled ‘Gandhiji Kurithu Cement Shilpagala Lokarpane Samarambha.’ On the contrary, there were names and…
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…
Bags T.S. Satyan Photography Award
September 14, 2018District Minister G.T. Devegowda is seen presenting T.S. Satyan Photography Award to Senior Photographer Pragathi Gopalakrishna as part of World Photography Day celebrations at Suchitra Art Gallery in Kalamandira here on Sept. 11. Others seen are Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, Tourism Minister S.R. Mahesh, Hotelier P.V. Giri, Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar, Senior Journalist K….
KSIC employees oppose move to sell silk sarees at Rs. 4,500
August 25, 2018Mysuru: Strongly opposing the plans of Tourism and Sericulture Minister S.R. Mahesh’s plan to sell Mysuru Silk Sarees at discounted price of Rs.4,500, the KSIC (Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation) staff staged a protest in front of silk-weaving Factory here on Thursday. Claiming that the Silk Factory will face serene loss if silk sarees were sold…
Mysuru-Nanjangud Highway re-opens after 3 days
August 13, 2018Nanjangud: Three days after the ever-busy Mysuru-Nanjangud Highway (NH-766) was shut for vehicular traffic due to severe water-logging on a stretch of the road near Mallanamoole Mutt where Kapila river overflowed due to incessant rainfall in Kerala, the Highway was re-opened for traffic this morning, thus bringing relief to thousands of motorists. The Highway was…
JD(S)-Congress reach understanding on sharing ZP panels
August 8, 2018Mysuru: Amidst high drama at the Zilla Panchayat (ZP) meeting on Aug.6, the JD(S) and Congress, which are coalition partners in the State Government, reached an understanding in the ZP on sharing panels, with Tourism and Sericulture Minister S.R. Mahesh brokering a truce between warring Congress and JD(S) members. Even the BJP, which is the…
Minister holds Janaspandana programme at K.R. Nagar village
August 7, 2018Mysuru: As part of his Grama Vastavya initiative, Tourism and Sericulture Minister S.R. Mahesh stayed at the residence of one Puttashetty at Malanayakanahalli in K.R. Nagar Taluk on Friday night. On Saturday morning, the Minister held a Janaspandana programme, during which he received more than 500 petitions and representations from the villagers. After going through…
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