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Desperate for more investment in the hotel sector, the Government is finalising a proposal to offer key concessions to foreign investors... Building on a preliminary election manifesto that promised free colour televisions and rice at Rs 2 per kg for the poor... Two years back, a Rs 312 crore-package was announced for putting the growth of Mysore on a fast track. Then, when Karnataka Tourism started projecting Mysore as a destination town, the city started flourishing as a centre for medical tourism as well, explains Bindu Gopal Rao. Popular tourist destinations like Delhi and Agra and little known places such as Jagdalpur and Teerathgarh are among the 17 places identified by the Government to be developed as mega destinations or circuits and showcased as model tourist centres. Popular tourist destinations like Delhi and Agra and little known places such as Jagdalpur and Teerathgarh... Twenty destinations have been identified, which includes Ajmer, Bodh Gaya (Rs 19 crore sanctioned), Fatehpur Sikri, Agra, Hampi, Banaras, Dwarka, Ganga Heritage Cruise (circuit), Aurangabad and Mahabalipuram. Indian Institute of Marxist Studies: Inauguration of symposium on ‘Relevance of Kosambi writings in today’s context and his contribution to Marxist thinking,’ Hampi University prof B M Puttaiah participates, St Josephs College, near Richmond Circle flyover, north end of Double Road, 10.30 am. To give a much needed fillip to the domestic tourism business, the Centre is planning to spend about Rs 500 crore for developing infrastructure in 20 tourist spots in the country. Tunga Mahotsav-2008, celebrated on the banks of River Tunga in Teerthahalli from dawn to dusk, was a rare feast for the senses, writes Veerendra P M. Padmashri Dr Kadri Gopalanath gave a saxophone recital on the auspicious Ramanavami day, at the Sri Ramaseva Mandali, Chamarajpet, which was sponsored by Deccan Herald and Prajavani.
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