Mysuru: It was a sight to behold when all the 15 Dasara elephants walked majestically on the Jumboo Savari route from Mysore Palace to Bannimantap for the first time this morning. Till now, only 8 elephants participated in the rehearsals and today’s rehearsal had 15 elephants as the second batch of 7 elephants arrived in…
Nanjangud: Nanjangud Sub-Division Police have arrested three persons including a woman for attempting to kidnap an Engineering student for ransom on Aug. 23. The arrested persons have been identified as Devaraju alias Deva of Koli Palya village in Chamarajanagar, his wife Nagalakshmi and Linganayaka alias Gundu. The accused were arrested based on mobile phone number…
Madikeri: Kodagu BJP District Committee General Secretary Ravi Kushalappa said that the BJP will stage a protest in front of the DC’s office in Madikeri if the miscreants who placed bovine hooves at the premises of Nettumadu Bhagavathi Temple in Kakkabe are not arrested before Sept. 3. Addressing reporters yesterday, he said illegal cow slaughter…
Mysuru: Dasara Special Officer and Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep held a meeting with prominent industrialists of the city at his office here yesterday regarding the sponsors for Dasara-2017. The Mysuru Dasara always is different and famous with its culture, tradition and known for the variety of programmes. He gave a call to the industrialists to…
Mysuru: The second batch of Dasara elephants, including debutants Bheema, Krishna and Drona, reached Mysore Palace yesterday to take part in the Jumboo Savari scheduled for Sept. 30. The elephants that arrived from the jungle camps were accorded a simple but traditional welcome by a team of officials led by Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep who…
Mysuru: The city hoteliers are cut up with the Police Department as the Department officials book the rooms during Dasara but fail to pay the rents. When this is the situation, how can we keep the rooms ready when the District Administration demands it? This was the grievance expressed by the hotel owners, organisation chiefs,…
Mysuru: The District Administration has come forward to set up a Tourist Helpline for visitors to Mysuru during Dasara regarding tourist places and programmes. The Tourism Department is making all arrangements to begin this facility by the second week of September. The Department is in talks with a few telephone companies for the Helpline numbers….
Mysuru: “If at all we need prohibition on liquor, it should be enforced throughout the country and not in a few States,” opined Chief Minister Siddharamaiah. He was speaking after inaugurating a programme organised jointly by Karnataka State Temperance Board (KSTB), District Administration, Zilla Panchayat, Department of Information and Public Relations and Department of Kannada…
Mysuru: Bollywood singers Armaan Malik, Ankit Tiwari, Javed Ali and music composer Sachin-Jigar are likely to enthral music-lovers to their foot-tapping songs at the Yuva Dasara. These names had come up at the meeting of the industrialists at the DC office, here yesterday, seeking their sponsors for these programmes. A tentative list has been prepared…
Srirangapatna: Owing to heavy rains and release of more than 11,000 cusecs of water from KRS to Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, the authorities have suspended boating services at Ranganathittu Birds Sanctuary as a precautionary measure. The Forest Department has decided to withdraw boating services anticipating that the outflow would increase any time resulting in tourists…
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