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Heritage areas in Mysore to be spruced up

murali772 - 22-JUN-2009

If the tourism department has its way, the core heritage zone in the city - like the Palace, Town Hall and Chamundi Hills — would undergo a complete makeover by the time Mysore Palace celebrates its centenary in 2012.

Why stop at 250-storeys, Mr CM?

murali772 - 2-JUN-2009

A world-class 200-250 storey building and a garden around it. That is what may come up on the Bangalore Turf Club land. Yeddyurappa envisaged this structure during the Vikasa Sanaklp Utsav.

Bengaluru Heritage Commission

murali772 - 27-MAY-2009

A statutory nodal agency for identification, protection, and conservation of Heritage in the Bengaluru Metropolitan Region shall be established. The agency shall have appropriate funding from from the government for its function, as well as autonomy in developing policies and practices.

Kunigal Stud Farm

psaram42 - 18-MAR-2009

Mr. Vijay Mallya is again in news this time for the Kunigal Stud Farm. Kunigal Stud Farm has Tippus Heritage Status. A city needs to preserve the Heritage sites as one of the important anchors for preserving local culture.

'No' to more construction in Cubbon Park

murali772 - 5-SEP-2008

A group of 70 city advocates, opposing any construction inside Cubbon Park, submitted a memorandum to the chief justice of the high court on Saturday. In their representation addressed to Justice P D Dinakaran, the advocates said the court should not permit construction of a multi-storeyed car parking complex and a canteen within Cubbon Park, claiming it will be an environmental disaster.