“The Bangalore Palace covers a total area of 472 ... crore Transferable Development Rights to be given to the Mysore Maharaja’s family. However, the value of the land is not that much.

from the heirs of the Maharaja of Mysore. While the Bangalore Palace Acquisition and Transfer (BPAT) Act, 1996, was upheld by the Karnataka High Court in 1997, following an unsuccessful challenge ...

The maharaja was asked for his private properties and the Government ... Two years later, the government brought in a similar bill to take over the Mysore palace and properties. In both cases, the ...

The Bangalore Palace was built in 1887 by the Wadiyar dynasty of Mysore, inspired by England’s Windsor Castle ... The legal heirs of the last Maharaja challenged the acquisition all the way to the ...

In 1996, the Karnataka government had enacted a law to take over the entire property spread over 472 acres, dotted with trees and open vegetation, from the heirs of the Maharaja of Mysore. While the ...

The figures of the Maharaja and his outside the sanctum ... sent by a special messenger, for the Mysore palace shrine. Two another temples at the Hill are, One is dedicated to Narayana swami, and one, ...

India’s most expensive train: How far can you think and imagine luxury and opulence can go? Ultra, mega, or super and beyond. There are a few things that are more mechanical, controlled by ...

Heritage lovers should make a quick stop at Jaganmohan Palace, a three-storeyed building, which houses the Jayachamarajendra Art Gallery. Being a heritage city, Mysore is home to many museums.

When you are in Mysore you are so close to royalty that you feel like a king of lost land itself. The reason behind this is simple; almost all the major places to visit in Mysore ...

Replacing an Ordinance that was passed earlier, the Bill reserves the Karnataka government’s right to acquire or not acquire the Palace Grounds land for the widening of the traffic-choked Ballari Road ...

Sudan’s army has reclaimed the Presidential Palace in the capital, Khartoum, in a significant victory over a rampaging militia that controls swaths of the war-torn country. The Sudanese Armed ...