Severe shortage of staff forces them not to accept full bookings Post-lockdown, workers find coffee picking, masonry more profitable Kushalnagar: Since the last five to six days there has been a tourist boom in the hilly district of Kodagu but the hotels, resorts and home stay industry is finding it extremely difficult to handle tourist…
Heavy rush at Dubare, Nisargadhama Hotels, resorts report full occupancy Kushalnagar: Craving for a break and a year-end trip, several tourists from Mysuru and Bengaluru are heading towards Kodagu to celebrate Christmas and New Year. Hotels and resorts have reported full occupancy while tourist destinations are seeing heavy footfalls — the first after the emergence…
Alert ex-GP President in Kodagu makes Mysuru youths return to Madikeri to pick up their trash Thanks the tourists for responding positively Madikeri: A vigilant Kodava has made the entire Kodagu District proud by making a group of tourists from Mysuru, who had thrown garbage on roadside, to come back and pick it up. His…
Mysore/Mysuru: While around 20,000 people visited Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens (Mysuru Zoo), hardly 9,516 tourists visited the Mysore Palace during this year’s scaled down Dasara festivities. The number of visitors to the Palace has been less due to its closure in connection with Sharannavarathri celebrations by royal family inside the Palace. According to statistics released…
By Shyam Sundar Vattam Mysore/Mysuru: COVID-19 pandemic has cast a shadow on Dasara festival which will begin in Mysuru on Oct. 17. With hardly three days left for the formal opening of Dasara-2020, the hustle-bustle of tourists is missing this time much to the disappointment of thousands of families which are directly or indirectly dependent…
Showroom accountant’s attention diverted to commit crime Mysuru/Mysore: Two persons, who had stolen Rs. 1.26 lakh from Mandovi Motors True Value showroom on Hunsur Road have been arrested in Bengaluru. The theft was committed after diverting the attention of the showroom accountant on Jan. 31. The accused are Syed Rostami and Saber Hussain. They are…
Single ticket to provide hassle-free access to different tourist destinations Mysore/Mysuru: One ticket, many tourist destinations — the concept of providing access to multiple tourist destinations in and around Mysuru using a single ticket or ‘City Pass’ — may become a reality soon and this common ticket is expected to end long queues outside ticket…
Temporary waterfall caused in Chamarajanagar as Government releases water to fill Lakes Chamarajanagar: A waterfall arising out of an overflowing tank in Chamarajanagar is drawing people in hordes. Searing heat in the region has made people rush into the waterfall and immerse themselves in cool cascading waters. And they love every moment of it. As…
Mysuru: The Sound and Light Show (Son et lumiere) in English organised by Mysore Palace Board for the first time at the Palace for the benefit of visitors and tourists received an overwhelming response on the first day (June 6). Speaking to Star of Mysore, Deputy Director of Mysore Palace Board T.S. Subramanya said as…
Mysuru: A group of four men in drunken stupor allegedly assaulted tourists near Shanthala Theatre traffic signal lights yesterday. The tourists, said to be from Bengaluru, had come in a Tempo Traveller (KA-51-A-1849) and after visiting Chamundi Hill, they were proceeding on Chamaraja Double Road to go to Balamuri. When they stopped at the traffic…
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