Grand Master M.S. Thejkumar from Mysuru, taking part in the 31st BRDCA Open Rapid Chess Tournament-2018 in Bengaluru, won the title with 6.5 points from seven rounds recently. Thejkumar had wins over T. Jayaseelan, Advai Ratnakar Vibhute, K.V. Subhas, AGM K. Karthikeyan, B.N.B. Pavan and K. Arjun. He had a draw with J.K. Raju in…
Rtn. M. Mallaraje Urs (65), former President of Sabarimala Sree Ayyappa Pooja Samithi, foot of Chamundi Hill and a resident of Kuvempunagar in city, passed away yesterday. He leaves behind his wife Leela Urs, daughter Sowmya, son Sanjay Urs and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites will be held in city tomorrow.
Mysuru: This is the first time in over 400- year history of Wadiyar dynasty that Vijayadashami was celebrated three days after the ten-day Dasara celebrations ended. The unexpected circumstances arose following the death of two royal family members on Vijayadashami Day (Oct.19). Even as the news of the passing away of Puttarathnammanni (98), mother of…
Mysuru: Heart-touching scenes were witnessed at Mysore Palace premises yesterday when nine Dasara elephants of the 12 jumbos that had been camped in the Palace premises nearly a month, returned to their respective forest camps after the end of the ten-day Dasara festivities. Dozens of onlookers became emotional when these elephants were loaded to trucks….
Mysuru: The introduction of Air India’s Alliance Air flight ‘Akasha Ambari’ between Bengaluru and Mysuru as part of Dasara celebrations has drawn a good response and if the demand continues the service will be continued, said Tourism Minister S.R. Mahesh. He was addressing the media after giving send-off to the Dasara elephants by offering them…
Mysuru: Even as the city was flooded by scores of tourists from across the country and the globe during the 10-day Dasara celebrations from Oct. 10 to 19, the Brindavan Gardens at Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) dam in Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya district, a very popular destination among tourists, witnessed a footfall of over two…
Works of 20 stalls are complete and 19 stalls are under progress KEA CEO writes to Tourism Department Principal Secretary seeking stern action Mysuru: On Oct.16, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Karnataka Exhibition Authority (KEA), Shashikumar wrote a letter to the Principal Secretary to the State Tourism Department, asking him to take serious action…
Mysuru: The subway at City Railway Station underwent a transformation during Dasara festival with theme-based wall paintings glorifying the arts and monuments of Karnataka to entice the tourists. The side walls of the subway at Mysuru Station, which connects Platform No.1 to Platform No.6, will leave one spell-bound. Vibrant art work depicting monumental works of…
Periyapatna: Villagers of the Thathanahalli taluk have urged the government authorities concerned to plug the water leakages and clear encroachments from their village Lake, which spreads across 62 acres and 23 guntas of land. The villagers are worried about water leakages from damaged pipes, aqueducts and other outlets of the Lake, leading to a huge…
Madikeri: A suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant, who was named as a conspirator in the Bengaluru serial bomb blast case, was taken to Kannur in Kerala via Virajpet for investigation by the CCB Police yesterday. The suspect, 43-year-old Salim, was brought to Virajpet from Bengaluru amid tight Police security on Saturday night. He was confined in…
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