Bangalore - Finding the Past in the Present

murali772 - 9-NOV-2013

BANGALORE AS A CREATIVE CITY

murali772 - 27-SEP-2011

BANGALORE AS A CREATIVE CITY: An Open Consultation to discuss Policy Recommendations involving Urban Arts and Culture Spaces will be held on Thursday 29th September, 2011 (10.30AM to 7 PM), at The National Gallery of Modern Art, Manikyavelu Mansion, 49 Palace Road, Bengaluru - 52 (Ph: 2234 2338)

Preservation of heritage buildings

murali772 - 8-SEP-2011

The demolition of  the house of renowned novelist R K Narayan which began here on Monday to make way for an apartment  complex came to a halt with the Mysore City Corporation (MCC) proposing to conserve it as a heritage monument. The MCC will initiate further action; until then, it has ordered suspension of all work.

Some handy tourism stats - entry count at Hampi etc

silkboard - 8-AUG-2011

Its generally pretty hard to get stats on domestic tourism. The subject needs to be of high interest to us as many believe that domestic tourism is one of the things that can help close the urban rural, or big city-hinterland gap. And we are talking Karnataka, with solid tourism potential, and huge base of Bangalore to tap into.

Mysore fleecing tourists? What's the thought behind steep hikes?

silkboard - 22-FEB-2011

If the reports are to be believed, entry and usage fees at some popular tourist spots in and around Mysore have been increase. The hikes seem STEEP. Sample these (source: Business Standard, Feb 22):

Domestic Tourism - Bangalore and Karnataka

silkboard - 12-NOV-2010

Domestic tourism is a powerful economic activity. It holds the potential to bridge the urban-rural divide in our state. We live in a very beautiful state, with range of tourism options - leisure, pilgrimage, nature, history or health/medical. Karnataka has a tourism ministry, but its performance and focus on domestic tourism is largely unchecked and not monitored.

Tourism, Recreation and Karnataka

silkboard - 16-MAR-2010

Talking about 'quality of life', tourism and recreation is another area where we all expect certain standards of amenities and infrastructure. Further, tourism is known to be an excellent way of boosting internal economy. Across states of India, Karnataka today ranks 4th on domestic tourism, and 5th on international tourist arrivals.

Even though a lot of work has been done by sate government over last 5-6 years (roads to destinations, information, visit Karnataka campaign etc), things can always be better. A good ranking relative to other states of India should not mean much, the standards could be better when judged on absolute terms. Also, there does not seem to be much active citizen involvement, feedback and participation in development and planning of tourism infrastructure and campaigns.

Praja Member Reporting from Taj Mahal

shekhar_mittal - 4-OCT-2009

This incident happened yesterday.

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.

KSRTC out to kill even existing competition

murali772 - 8-OCT-2008

The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has informed the Karnataka High Court that it is in a position to replace private operators in case the High Court sets aside the modifications of nationalised schemes to regularise the grant of illegal permits.