A key attraction of the festival, the Jumbo Savari will also be restricted this time, Tourism Minister C T Ravi informed. (Source: Prashanth Vishwanathan)
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Yediyuappa directed top government officials involved in conducting the celebrations not to allow the sale and marketing of Chinese products in the city. He explained that such a step is taken to ensure that the State rises up to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of being self-reliant and to support the Atmanirbhar programme of the central government.
READ | No sale, marketing of China-made products for Mysore Dasara: CM Yediyurappa
At the same time, as over-the-top (OTT) platforms attain more popularity with cinema theatres remaining shut due to Covid-19 pandemic, public health experts have raised an alarm over the absence of audio-visual disclaimers for tobacco imagery used in films, web series, and other content aired online.
READ | OTT platforms are in gross violation of tobacco disclaimer guidelines, say health experts
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