Madikeri: Kodagu District in-Charge Minister S.R. Mahesh inaugurated his office at the District Administration Block (First floor) here yesterday. After performing puja at the office, Mahesh, speaking to press persons, said that he would attend to the grievances of the public at the office on second Friday of every month exempting holidays. He further said…
Minister comforts injured deer
August 4, 2018Madikeri: Kodagu District in-Charge Minister S.R. Mahesh won the hearts of the people when he stopped his car on Madikeri-Kushalnagar Highway yesterday and nursed an injured deer lying by the roadside which could have been hit by a speeding vehicle. Mahesh was on his way to Madikeri to address a meeting of officers after assuming…
GTD is Mysuru District Minister C.S. Puttaraju-Mandya, S.R. Mahesh-Kodagu
August 1, 2018Bengaluru: The long wait for the appointment of District in-Charge Ministers ended with Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) releasing the list last evening. The appointments were completed well ahead of the Independence Day as the in-Charge Ministers have to hoist the National Flag in their respective districts on Aug.15. As Kumaraswamy’s Ministry has just 27…
Three Jalapathotsavas await August tourists
July 26, 2018Mysuru: Minister for Tourism and Sericulture S.R. Mahesh has announced that ‘Jalapathotsava’ would be organised at Chunchanakatte in K.R. Nagar on Aug. 11 and Aug. 12, Bharachukki Waterfall in Kollegal on Aug. 18 and 19 and Gaganachukki Waterfall in Mandya on Aug. 25 and 26. At Bharachukki, this will be the fourth Jalapathotsava. The first…
GTD asserts that he is capable of handling Higher Education
July 23, 2018Mysuru: Dispelling any doubts about his willingness to helm the Higher Education Department, Minister G.T. Devegowda on Saturday said that despite his low education, he was capable of doing justice to his portfolio. He was speaking after being felicitated by Sri Spatikapuri Mahasamsthana Mutt Seer Nanjavadootha Swamiji at the felicitation programme organised by G.T. Devegowda…
Round-the-year Exhibition, Tourist Plaza planned
July 20, 2018Mysuru: Tourism Minister S.R. Mahesh said that there was a proposal to hold 365-day exhibition at Dasara Exhibition Grounds in city. Attending a meeting of Karnataka Exhibition Authority (KEA) in his capacity as pro-tem Chairman of KEA, the Minister said that there was a proposal to hold exhibitions, events, conventions and amusement activities there on…
Minister S.R. Mahesh felicitated
July 16, 2018Mysuru: Minister for Tourism and Sericulture S.R. Mahesh was felicitated at a programme organised by Karnataka Rajya Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Adi Dravida (Pourkarmika) Yuvakara Abhivruddhi Maha Sangha at Town Hall in city on Saturday. The Minister was presented an ‘Ashoka Stambha’ and a Nandi idol on the occasion. Mayor Bhagyavathi, former Mayor M.J. Ravi Kumar,…
Minister S.R. Mahesh begins ‘Grama Vastavya’ at Haradanahalli
July 8, 2018Mysuru: Tourism and Sericulture Minister S.R. Mahesh stayed at Haradanahalli in K.R. Nagar taluk on Friday as part of his ‘Grama Vastavya’ programme. Hundreds of villagers from Haradanahalli, Lakkikuppe and Lakkikuppe Koppalu had come to see the Minister and air their grievances. Mentioning that the intention behind such ‘Grama Vastavya’ was to better understand the…
A Minister in a Hurry ?
July 5, 2018Our Minister wants to implement his vision both on Tourism and Sericulture but who is going to implement his vision? The same tired lot of government servants who do not have any new ideas or vision ! First and foremost, the Minister should form a Core Team of officials, starting from a dynamic Secretary (Tourism). The…
Silky treat: KSIC to sell Mysore Silk sarees at Rs. 4,500
June 29, 2018Mysuru: As a Varamahalakshmi festival gift to women, State-owned Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation Ltd. (KSIC) will sell Mysore Silk sarees worth Rs. 6,500 at a discount price of Rs. 4,500 per saree. This move is to make sarees affordable to the poor and middle class families, announced Tourism and Sericulture Minister S.R. Mahesh. He also…
Recent Comments