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Meet Dr. Manjula Naik - The Dynamic Director - Tourism, Karnataka.

Increasingly, women are now making their presence felt in every field including hitherto male-dominated domains from space exploration to medicine to bureaucracy.

On Women’s Day, we meet one such woman achiever, Dr.Manjula Naik – Tourism Director of Karnataka, who is from the 2002 IAS batch. She has had an illustrious career and before taking over the reins as Director Tourism, she was Director- Municipal Administration, District Collector- Chikkaballapur, and CEO-Zilla Panchayath, Mysuru.

Apart from being an IAS Officer, Dr.Manjula is a qualified doctor. She talks about the shift “I was interested to pursue my dream of becoming an IAS officer and my parents encouraged me too. However, they wanted to ensure that I had a professional degree so as to secure a job, lest I not qualify the IAS exams! My parents have always instilled in us the importance of pursuing higher studies and being independent. From a very early age, my sister and I have been encouraged to set our goals and follow our dreams. Both my parents had an impact on my life decisions. My mother encouraged me to explore my strengths and reach my potential. My father was an officer in the State Government and I was inclined to become an IAS officer. He also motivated me and felt that as an IAS Officer, I could bring about an impactful change in the society and do a lot of good by serving people. I got into medicine and then cleared the IAS exam, much to the delight of everybody in the family”.

Dr. Manjula has brought about a lot of change in the Department of Tourism – Karnataka. She was instrumental in bringing the Karnataka Tourism brand to the forefront and through participation in various forums and other initiatives, there was increased visibility – both nationally and internationally. This resulted in close to 40% increase in tourists in 2017! Many new tourist destinations were identified and a major chunk of the tourism budget has been allocated for development of these areas. She had the Archaeology portfolio under her as well and was responsible for restoring several protected monuments of national importance including some lesser known ones.

On women IAS Officers

Dr. Manjula feels that bureaucracy has changed both for men and women. She says “In tune with the changing society and the world, the ways of administration have changed. Of late, we are seeing an increase in the number of women entering the Services, including some unconventional ones too. As is in most professions, the number of women is comparatively less than men. The Services are no different and it’s not unique to this service alone. But it’s heartening to see women who have worked in other fields and women who are already married and settled getting into the services”.

On some of her earlier work

Dr. Manjula has impacted the society in more ways than one. While she was the DC of Chikballapur, she helped create awareness of the importance of the girl child. She shares “There was this girl who must have been 13 or 14 years old who had a hole in the heart and her parents were not willing to treat her despite the fact that we were willing to bear the entire cost. It took a lot of cajoling to make the family get the girl treated as for them, the girl child was not important. Finally, the girl was treated and she recovered. It is things like these that we can do in our power as IAS officers, things which create an impact in the society – no feeling gives as much satisfaction as this does. Many years ago, in one of my postings, we wanted to build toilets but there was resistance there too. I went personally to many houses and explained to the men who were resisting it, that the women’s dignity was at stake when they defecate openly and that diseases spread as a result of the open defecation. It took us a lot of time to convince the villagers but finally, we managed to build 50,000 toilets”.

On her advice to women

She says women should follow their dreams and give their best at anything that they take up. Dr.Manjula says “Today’s world offers immense opportunities and it can get confusing to choose and decide what you want. But be clear about your dreams and aspirations and be determined to achieve the same. Strive hard and don’t rest until you reach where you want to be…”.

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Department of Tourism, Government of Karnataka (Department) established in 1974, is vested with the responsibility to develop and promote Karnataka Tourism. Department is continuously endeavoring to promote Karnataka Tourism by developing new tourism destinations, fostering new tourism projects and by participating in national and international tourism trade fairs, investors’ meet, road shows, theme campaigns, etc. Department is bestowed with the responsibility of drafting and implementing enabling tourism policies to ensure growth and sustainability of tourism in the State. Department promotes Karnataka Tourism both nationally as well as internationally through its sustained promotion campaigns.

There are 4 government undertakings functioning under the Department of Tourism, namely Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation Limited (KSTDC), Jungle Lodges and Resorts Limited (JLR), Karnataka Tourism Infrastructure Limited (KTIL) and Karnataka Exhibition Authority (KEA), Mysore.

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1. ಈ ಜಾಲತಾಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಕಟವಾಗಿರುವ ಮಾಹಿತಿಯನ್ನು ಮರು ಪ್ರಕಟಿಸಲು ಇ-ಮೇಲ್ ಮೂಲಕ ನಮಗೆ ಅಥವಾ ಜಾಲತಾಣ ಒಡೆತನದ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಗೆ ತಿಳಿಸಿ ಮುಕ್ತವಾಗಿ ಬಳಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಬಹುದು.

2. ಮಾಹಿತಿಯನ್ನು ಯಥಾವತ್ತಾಗಿ ಮರುಪ್ರಕಟಿಸಬಹುದೇ ಹೊರತು ಅದನ್ನು ತಿರುಚುವುದಕ್ಕಾಗಲಿ ಅಥವಾ ದಾರಿ ತಪ್ಪಿಸುವ ವಿಧಾನದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಳಕೆ ಮಾಡುವಂತಿಲ್ಲ.

3. ಮರು ಪ್ರಕಟಿಸುವಾಗ ಮತ್ತು ಮರು ಪ್ರಕಟಣೆಗೆ ಶಿಫಾರಸ್ಸು ಮಾಡುವಾಗ ಮಾಹಿತಿಯ ಮೂಲವನ್ನು ನಮೂದಿಸಬೇಕು.

4. ಮೂರನೇ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ ಮರು ಪ್ರಕಟಿಸಲು ಅವಕಾಶವಿರುವುದಿಲ್ಲ. ಒಂದು ವೇಳೆ ಮೂರನೇ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ ಮರು ಪ್ರಕಟಿಸಲು ಬಯಸಿದರೆ ಹಕ್ಕುಸ್ವಾಮ್ಯ ಹೊಂದಿರುವವರ ಅನುಮತಿ ಪಡೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಬೇಕು.

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1. ಈ ಜಾಲತಾಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಕಟವಾಗಿರುವ ಮಾಹಿತಿಯು ಹಕ್ಕುಸ್ವಾಮ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಒಳಪಟ್ಟಿರುವುದರಿಂದ ಅವುಗಳ ಮರು ಪ್ರಕಟಣೆಗೆ ಇ – ಆಡಳಿತ ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಇಲಾಖೆಯ ಅನುಮತಿ ಕಡ್ಡಾಯವಾಗಿದೆ.

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(ಜಾಲತಾಣವು ಯಾವುದೇ ವೈಯಕ್ತಿಕ ಮಾಹಿತಿ ಸಂಗ್ರಹಿಸದೇ ಇದ್ದರೆ)

ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ನಿಯಮಾನುಸಾರ, ಸಂದರ್ಶಕರು ಈ ಜಾಲತಾಣಕ್ಕೆ ಭೇಟಿ ನೀಡಿದಾಗ ಅವರ ವೈಯಕ್ತಿಕ ಮಾಹಿತಿಯನ್ನು ಈ ಜಾಲತಾಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಗ್ರಹಿಸುವುದಿಲ್ಲ. ಸಂದರ್ಶಕರು ತಾವಾಗೇ ವೈಯಕ್ತಿಕ ಮಾಹಿತಿಯನ್ನು ನೀಡಿದರೆ ಮಾತ್ರ ಪಡೆಯಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ.

ಸಂದರ್ಶಕರ ಮಾಹಿತಿ

ಸಂದರ್ಶಕರು ಈ ಜಾಲತಾಣಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂದರ್ಶಿಸಿರುವುದನ್ನು ಸಾಂಖಿಕವಾಗಿ ದಾಖಲಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ ಮತ್ತು ಈ ಜಾಲತಾಣಕ್ಕೆ ನೀವು ಭೇಟಿ ನೀಡುವಾಗ ಉಪಯೋಗಿಸಿದ ಬ್ರೌಸರ್, ಸರ್ವರ್ ಮತ್ತು ಡೊಮೇನ್, ದಿನಾಂಕ ಮತ್ತು ಸಮಯ, ಡೌನ್ಲೋಡ್ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡ ದಾಖಲೆಗಳನ್ನು ದಾಖಲಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಆದರೆ, ಸಂದರ್ಶಕರ ಗುರುತು ಮತ್ತು ಅವರ ಬ್ರೌಸಿಂಗ್ ಚಟುವಟಿಕೆಗಳನ್ನು ನಾವು ಗುರುತಿಸುವುದಿಲ್ಲ (ನ್ಯಾಯಾಲಯಗಳು ವಾರೆಂಟ್ ಮೂಲಕ ಸಂದರ್ಶಕರ ವಿವರ ಪರೀಕ್ಷಿಸಲು ಬಯಸಿದ ಸಂದರ್ಭಹೊರತು ಪಡೆಸಿ.)

ಸಂದರ್ಶಕರು ಜಾಲತಾಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾಹಿತಿಯನ್ನು ಪಡೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುವಾಗ ಜಾಲತಾಣಗಳು ತಂತ್ರಾಂಶದ ತುಣುಕನ್ನು ನೀಡುತ್ತವೆ. ಅದಕ್ಕೆ ಕುಕೀಸ್ ಎನ್ನಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಅಂತಹ ಯಾವುದೇ ಕುಕೀಸ್ ಗಳನ್ನು ಈ ಜಾಲತಾಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಳಸಲಾಗಿಲ್ಲ.

ಇ-ಮೇಲ್ ನಿರ್ವಹಣೆ

ಸಂದರ್ಶಕರು ಸಂದೇಶಗಳನ್ನು ಕಳುಹಿಸಿದಾಗ ಮಾತ್ರ ಆ ಕ್ಷಣಕ್ಕೆ ಅವರ ಇ-ಮೇಲ್ ಧಾಖಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ ಮತ್ತು ಅವರಿಗೆ ಮಾಹಿತಿಯನ್ನು ನೀಡುವುದಕ್ಕೆ ಮಾತ್ರ ಅದನ್ನು ಬಳಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಅದನ್ನು ಕಾಂಟ್ಯಾಕ್ಟ್ ಲಿಸ್ಟ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ಸೇರಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗುವುದಿಲ್ಲ ಮತ್ತು ಇನ್ಯಾವುದೇ ಚಟುವಟಿಕೆಗೆ ಅದನ್ನು ಬಳಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗುವುದಿಲ್ಲ. ಸಂದರ್ಶಕರ ಗಮನಕ್ಕೆ ತಾರದೆ ಅದನ್ನು ಬಹಿರಂಗಪಡಿಸುವುದಿಲ್ಲ.

ವೈಯಕ್ತಿಕ ಮಾಹಿತಿ ಸಂಗ್ರಹ

ಸಂದರ್ಶಕರು ಯಾವುದೇ ವೈಯಕ್ತಿಕ ಮಾಹಿತಿಯನ್ನು ಕೇಳಿದರೆ ಅಥವಾ ತಿಳಿಸಿದರೆ ಅದನ್ನು ಹೇಗೆ ಉಪಯೋಗಿಸಲಾಗುವುದು ಎನ್ನುವುದನ್ನು ತಿಳಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಇಲ್ಲಿ ತಿಳಿಸಲಾಗುವ ಮಾಹಿತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಮಗೆ ನಂಬಿಕೆ ಬಾರದೇ ಇದ್ದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಥವಾ ಆ ವಿಚಾರಗಳ ಕುರಿತು ಅಭಿಪ್ರಾಯಗಳನ್ನು ವ್ಯಕ್ತಪಡಿಸಬಯಸಿದರೆ “ನಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಸಂಪರ್ಕಿಸಿ” ವಿಭಾದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ವೆಬ್ ಮಾಸ್ಟರ್ ಗಳನ್ನು ಸಂಪರ್ಕಿಸುವುದು ಅವಶ್ಯವಾಗಿದೆ.

ಸೂಚನೆ: ‘ವೈಯಕ್ತಿಕ ಮಾಹಿತಿ’ ಎನ್ನುವ ಗೌಪ್ಯ ಹೇಳಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಮ್ಮ ಗುರುತು ಅಥವಾ ಸುಲಭವಾಗಿ ಗುರುತಿಸಲು ಸಹಕರಿಸುವ ಅಂಶಗಳನ್ನು ನಮೂದಿಸಲಾಗಿರುತ್ತದೆ.​

ಸಂದರ್ಶಕರು ವೈಯಕ್ತಿಕ ಮಾಹಿತಿ ನೀಡಿದರೆ

1. ಇಲಾಖೆ ಸಂದರ್ಶಕರ ವೈಯಕ್ತಿಕ ಮಾಹಿತಿಯನ್ನು ಸಂಗ್ರಹಿಸುವುದಿಲ್ಲ. ಒಂದು ವೇಳೆ ಸಂದರ್ಶಕರು ತಮ್ಮ ಪ್ರತಿಕ್ರಿಯೆಗೆ ಮರು ಪ್ರತಿಕ್ರಿಯೆ, ಹಿಮ್ಮಾಹಿತಿ, ಕೇಳಿದ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಉತ್ತರ ಪಡೆಯಲು ಬಯಸಿ ವೈಯಕ್ತಿಕ ಮಾಹಿತಿಯಾದ ಇ-ಮೇಲ್, ಅಂಚೆ ವಿಳಾಸವನ್ನು “ಸಬ್ಮಿಟ್(submit)” ಮಾಡಿದರೆ ಮಾತ್ರ ಆ ಮಾಹಿತಿಯನ್ನು ಮರು ಪ್ರತಿಕ್ರಿಯೆ ಉದ್ದೇಶಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಪಡೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಸಂದರ್ಶಕರು ಕೇಳಿದ ಮಾಹಿತಿಯು ಬೇರೊಂದು ಇಲಾಖೆ ಅಥವಾ ಏಜೆನ್ಸಿಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ್ದರೆ ಅವರೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸಂದರ್ಶಕರ ಮಾಹಿತಿಯನ್ನು ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗುವುದು. ಕಾನೂನಿಗೆ ನಿಮ್ಮ ಮಾಹಿತಿ ಅವಶ್ಯವಾಗಿದ್ದರೆ ಆಗಲೂ ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳಬಹುದು.

2. ಖಾಸಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಲಾಭದಾಯಕ ವ್ಯವಹಾರದ ಉದ್ದೇಶಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂದರ್ಶಕರ ವಿವರವನ್ನು ಸಿದ್ಧಪಡಿಸುವುದಾಗಲಿ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಗ್ರಹಿಸುವುದಾಗಲಿ ಇಲಾಖೆ ಮಾಡುವುದಿಲ್ಲ. ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆಗಳನ್ನು ಕೇಳುವುದಕ್ಕೆ ಮತ್ತು ಕಮೆಂಟ್ ಮಾಡುವುದಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂದರ್ಶಕರ ಇ-ಮೇಲ್ ನೀಡುವುದು ಕಡ್ಡಾಯವಾಗಿರುತ್ತದೆ, ಅದರ ಹೊರತು ಯಾವುದೇ ವೈಯಕ್ತಿಕ ಮಾಹಿತಿಯನ್ನು ನೀಡುವುದಕ್ಕೆ ಇಲಾಖೆ ಪ್ರೋತ್ಸಾಹಿಸುವುದಿಲ್ಲ..

ಜಾಲತಾಣ ಸುರಕ್ಷತೆ

· ಈ ಸರ್ಕಾರಿ ಜಾಲತಾಣದ ಮಾಹಿತಿಯನ್ನು ಎಲ್ಲರಿಗೂ ನೀಡುವುದಕ್ಕೆ, ಅನಧಿಕೃತ ಬಳಕೆದಾರರು ಜಾಲತಾಣ ಪ್ರವೇಶಿಸುವುದು, ಜಾಲತಾಣದಲ್ಲಿನ ಮಾಹಿತಿಯನ್ನು ತಿರುಚುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ಹಾನಿಮಾಡುವುದನ್ನು ತಡೆಯುವುದಕ್ಕೆ ಮತ್ತು ಜಾಲತಾಣದ ಭದ್ರತೆ ದೃಷ್ಠಿಯಿಂದ ಹಾಗೂ ಸಂಪರ್ಕದಟ್ಟಣೆ ನಿವಾರಣೆಗಾಗಿ ಕಮರ್ಷಿಯಲ್ ಸಾಫ್ಟವೇರ್ ಪ್ರೋಗ್ರಾಮ್ ಗಳನ್ನು ಬಳಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ.

· ಅಧಿಕೃತ ಕಾನೂನು ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊರತುಪಡೆಸಿ, ಸಂದರ್ಶಕರ ಅಥವಾ ಬಳಕೆದಾರನ್ನು ವೈಯಕ್ತಿಕವಾಗಿ ಗುರುತಿಸಲು ಯಾವುದೇ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಗಳನ್ನು ಮಾಡಲ್ಪಡುವುದಿಲ್ಲ. ಸಂದರ್ಶಕರ ಮಾಹಿತಿಯು ನಿಯಮಿತ ಅಳಿಸುವಿಕೆಗೆ ಒಳಪಟ್ಟಿರುತ್ತದೆ.

· ಅನಧಿಕೃತರು ಈ ಜಾಲತಾಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾಹಿತಿಯನ್ನು ಸೇರಿಸುವುದು, ಬದಲಾಯಿಸುವುದು ಕಾನೂನು ಬಾಹೀರವಾಗಿದ್ದು, ಮಾಹಿತಿ ತಂತ್ರಜ್ಞಾನ ಕಾಯಿದೆ(2000)ರ ಅಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ದಂಡನಾರ್ಹವಾಗಿದೆ.

ಈ ಸರ್ಕಾರಿ ಜಾಲತಾಣವು ಎಲ್ಲರ ಬಳಕೆಗೆ ನೀಡುವುದಕ್ಕೆ, ಅನಧಿಕೃತ ಬಳಕೆದಾರರು ಜಾಲತಾಣ ಪ್ರವೇಶಿಸುವುದು, ಜಾಲತಾಣದಲ್ಲಿನ ಮಾಹಿತಿಯನ್ನು ತಿರುಚುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ಹಾನಿ ಮಾಡುವುದನ್ನು ತಡೆಯುವುದಕ್ಕೆ ಮತ್ತು ಜಾಲತಾಣದ ಭದ್ರತೆ ದೃಷ್ಠಿಯಿಂದ ಹಾಗೂ ಸಂಪರ್ಕ ದಟ್ಟಣೆ ನಿವಾರಣೆಗಾಗಿ ಕಮರ್ಷಿಲ್ ಸಾಫ್ಟವೇರ್ ಪ್ರೋಗ್ರಾಮ್ ಗಳನ್ನು ಬಳಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಅಧಿಕೃತ ಕಾನೂನ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊರತು ಪಡೆಸಿ, ಸಂದರ್ಶಕರ ಅಥವಾ ಬಳಕೆದಾರನ್ನು ವೈಯಕ್ತಿಕವಾಗಿ ಗುರುತಿಸಲು ಯಾವುದೇ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಗಳು ಮಾಡಲ್ಪಡುವುದಿಲ್ಲ. ಮಾಹಿತಿಯು ನಿಯಮಿತ ಅಳಿಸುವಿಕೆಗೆ ಒಳಪಟ್ಟಿರುತ್ತದೆ.

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Karnataka hosts an exclusive “Karnataka Tourism Roadshow” at Chennai, Hyderabad & Visakhapatnam

"Karnataka is an around the year tourist destination; UNESCO Heritage Sites, virgin beaches and wildlife tourism make it unique.": T. Venkatesh, Director, Karnataka Tourism August 2022: With an aim to increase domestic footfalls from Tamil Nadu,

“Karnataka is an around the year tourist destination; UNESCO Heritage Sites, virgin beaches and wildlife tourism make it unique.”: T. Venkatesh, Director, Karnataka Tourism

August 2022: With an aim to increase domestic footfalls from Tamil Nadu, Telangana & Andhra Pradesh, the Department of Tourism, Government of Karnataka along with Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation Ltd. (KSTDC) organized Roadshows at The Westin Chennai Velachery (8th August), The GreenPark-Begumpet (10th August) & Novotel Varuna Beach (11th August) respectively to promote tourist places, hotels, resorts, homestays and service providers from Karnataka amongst the people of Chennai, Hyderabad & Visakhapatnam.

The event at Chennai was inaugurated by Mr. PK Gupta, Vice President, South India MICE Association, Mr. Venkat Reddy, Vice President, SKAL, Mr. VKL Balan, President, TTTHA, Mr. Chandrashekaraih HG, Joint Commissioner, Department of Tourism, Govt. Of Karnataka, Mr. Saravanan, SKAL & Mr. Krishnan, SKAL & Mr. Shivakumar, General Manager (Admin), Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation and Mr. Rohit Hangal, Director, Sphere Travelmedia & Exhibitions Pvt Ltd.

The event at Hyderabad was inaugurated by Ms. C Sujatha Cecelia, Secretary, TAAI – AP and Telangana, Mrs. Indiramma BG, General Manager (Finance), Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation, Mr. Manoj Kumar, IFS, MD, Jungle Lodges and Resorts, Mr. NSN Mohan, President, SKAL Hyderabad, Mr. Valmiki Kishan, Chairman, Tourism Committee, Telangana Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Ranga Reddy, Chairman, IATO, AP and Telangana Chapter, Mr. Liaqat Ali, President, TOAT and Mr. Rohit Hangal, Director, Sphere Travelmedia & Exhibitions Pvt Ltd.

The event at Visaakhapatnam was inaugurated by Mr. K. Vijay Mohan, President, Tours & Travels Association of Andhra along with Mr. Ravi Rai, General Manager, Novotel Varuna Beach, Mr. Shivakumar, General Manager (Admin), Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation, Mrs. Indiramma BG, General Manager (Finance), Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation & Mr. Kumar, Secretary, Tours & Travels Association of Andhra and Mr. Rohit Hangal, Director, Sphere Travelmedia & Exhibitions Pvt Ltd.

A performance of ‘Puja Kunita’, an ancient art form of Karnataka was organised at all the locations to showcase the vibrant cultural heritage that Karnataka is known for. The roadshow brought together different aspects of Karnataka tourism such as nature, wildlife, adventure, pilgrimage, heritage, and many more.

“Karnataka is home to a large and exciting portfolio of globally acclaimed tourist attractions like UNESCO World Heritage sites, splendid wildlife and resplendent nature, virgin beaches etc. It is an around the year tourist destination. The roadshow series will provide impetus to domestic inbound travel and would enhance the marketing efforts of Karnataka Tourism to promote the state’s destinations to prospective tourists and the travel trade of Chennai, Hyderabad & Visakhapatnam.” Mr. T. Venkatesh, IAS, Director, Department of Tourism

Karnataka Tourism’s main objective behind the event was to promote the state as a tourist attraction for leisure tourism, MICE – meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions, adventure and wildlife tourism and as a wedding destination. KSTDC is the nodal agency to conduct the roadshows in various cities of India. The state also offers an avid traveler a vast range of tourism landscapes such as archaeology, religion, ecotourism and handicrafts.

“Karnataka with its diverse range of tourism products is fast emerging as one of the most interesting and productive states for both leisure and business travel. Domestic tourism being the backbone of the tourism economy has a lot of potential which needs to be tapped. Post-pandemic, these roadshow activities will be an excellent occasion for our stakeholders to renew contacts with the travel-trade as well as tourists’.” Mr. G. Jagadeesha, IAS, Managing Director, Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation

The roadshow had B2B interactions and presentations that showcased the destination and also opened up new avenues to showcase Karnataka in a new light to the travel and trade community. Some of the stakeholders, who exhibited at the roadshow included Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation, Jungle Lodges & Resorts, Intersight Tours & Travels Pvt Ltd, Travelpro Holiday, TGI Hotels & Resorts, The Quorum Hotel, Royal Rich County, Skyway International Travels, Hilton And Hilton Garden Inn, Embassy Manyata Business Park, Welcomheritage Shivavilas Palace – Hampi, Trivik Hotels And Resorts Pvt. Ltd., Gamyam Align Yourself Classical Ayurveda & Yoga Retreat, Mookanana Resort, Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Ltd, Swastya Ayurveda, Birchwood Retreat, Tamara Leisure Experiences Pvt Ltd & many more. This exclusive B2B Roadshow had over 20 stakeholders from Karnataka and many discerning trade partners at each city.

About Karnataka:

Karnataka – One State, Many Worlds, is well known for silk, milk, coffee, honey and more is home to several forts, architectural marvels and is blessed with a rich cultural heritage. Other diverse visitor attractions include pilgrim sites, coastal landscapes and wildlife/national parks. The state offers a variety of tourism attractions that cater to the demand from different visitor segments, such as eco-tourism, wellness tourism and adventure tourism. Over the years Karnataka has emerged as one of the most sought after tourism destinations in the country, and also created a space for itself, in the international tourism circuit. As of 2019, the State was ranked as the third preferred destination among domestic tourists for 3 consecutive years.

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Sheltered by the soaring Western Ghats on the east and bordered by the blue waters of the Arabian Sea on the west, Dakshina Kannada is blessed with abundant rainfall, fertile soil and lush vegetation. Pristine beaches, picturesque mountain ranges, temples and a rich culture make it a sought after tourist destination. Dakshina Kannada is well known for Yakshagana- a fabulous costumed dance drama form, Kambala- the sport of buffalo racing by farmers, Kori-katta(Cock Fight) and Bootha Kola (Spirit worship).

Located 347 Kms. from Bengaluru on the coast, Mangaluru, the district head quarters of Dakshina Kannada, has been a trading centre for several centuries. It was, since the early period of the Christian era till the end of the 14th century, the capital of the Alup Rulers. From the 14th to the 16th centuries the area came under the governance of the Vijayanagar dynasty. But the strongest influence was that of the Portuguese, who arrived on the coast in the 15th century. They opened a factory for trade and brought with them the Roman Catholic religion too. Conquered by Haider Ali in 1763, Mangaluru became the chief port of Mysore. When Tipu Sultan’s Fort fell in 1799 to the British, they made it the district headquarters of Kanara. With an important port, this coastal town, has become a bustling commercial centre. Yet it preserves its old world charm, with its narrow winding streets, fringed with coconut palms, quaint houses with terracotta tiled roofs, temples and churches.

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The nomination of Shelley Zumwalt, the embattled director of the state's tourism department, to be Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt's Cabinet Secretary for Tourism, Wildlife and Heritage, has been withdrawn from consideration, The Oklahoman has learned.

The withdrawal of the nomination was made by Stitt in a letter to Senate Pro Tempore Greg Treat, R-OKC, on Friday.

"I would like to respectfully withdraw the nomination and appointment order filed January 16 for Shelley Zumwalt as a member nominated to the Governor's Cabinet, serving as Secretary of Tourism, Wildlife and Heritage," Stitt wrote. "Your assistance with this matter is greatly appreciated."

The letter follows a statement by Treat that he wasn't sure the Senate would advise and consent to Zumwalt's nomination. Zumwalt was harshly criticized in an audit released by State Auditor and Inspector Cindy Byrd. "That comes into question," Treat said. "I can't make any firm commitments either way."

Treat said the Senate wanted to make sure that Zumwalt was treated fairly during the confirmation process, but added that "we want to make sure we take the executive nomination process very serious."

On Friday, Stitt hinted to Capitol reporters that Zumwalt might step down from the cabinet after release of the Byrd audit. “She said, ‘Hey governor, you know until this is all sorted out, I will step down from the cabinet and focus on tourism. And so we may do that,” Stitt said.

At present, Zumwalt remains the head of the Department of Tourism. During an hastily-called press conference last week she said she would not resign that post.

The withdrawl of Zumwalt's nomination was praised by Attorney General Gentner Drummond.

"I commend Gov. Stitt for withdrawing the nomination of Ms. Zumwalt, who should not be allowed to serve in any leadership position that oversees the expenditure of our tax dollars," Drummond said in a text statement to The Oklahoman. “I called on Ms. Zumwalt to resign last week after audit findings revealed she directed millions of dollars to her husband’s company, but she has refused. Gov. Stitt should immediately terminate her employment in order to protect further abuse of public funds.”

The controversy began last week after state Auditor and Inspector Cindy Byrd released an audit of federal pandemic funds from 2022 which was harshly critical of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission and Zumwalt. At that time, Zumwalt was the executive director of OESC.

After Byrd's audit was released Drummond to call for Zumwalt's resignation.