Sand sculpture of Sriranganathaswamy idol, vertical garden and Bonsai garden main attractions Mandya: Along with Mysuru Dasara, even the Srirangapatna Dasara is a crowd-puller and all those tourists who visit Mysuru and Srirangapatna make it a point to visit the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam. And this is the reason why Brindavan Gardens has been…
City’s Sangeetha Ravindranath sets the stage on fire Mysuru: The day-2 of the ongoing ‘Yuva Dasara’ witnessed Bollywood singer Mohit Chauhan rendering some of the famous songs much to the admiration of the audience. People were awestruck to see the singer performing at the Maharaja’s College Grounds for the first time. His rendition of songs…
Bring your own water bottles Mysuru: Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call asking people to shun single-use plastics in the form of bottles, bags, straws and cups, the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has put brakes on the supply of single-use plastic water bottles to passengers travelling in its premium services including Volvo, Sleeper…
Mysuru: District Minister V. Somanna launched the 3-day ‘Dasara Darshana’ in front of Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple at the Palace North Gate this morning. The KSRTC has provided 210 buses for the initiative, which is aimed at taking tribals and people from remote areas of five districts — Mysuru, Mandya, Chamarajanagar, Kodagu and Hassan — for…
Mysuru: With the entire city illuminated for nearly four hours (6.30 pm to 10 pm) everyday for Dasara, the authorities have asked the citizens not to touch the lights, take selfies with illuminated bulbs, not to come in contact with electric wires and such other unsafe activities, especially when lakhs of tourists throng the city….
CRPF soldier’s body to be brought to K.R. Nagar from Telangana today; Two Mysureans’ bodies handed over to family members Mysuru: In a tragic road accident, two persons from city, who were travelling to Bengaluru in an Innova car, were killed on the spot when the car jumped over the road divider and hit a…
By T.K. Chakraborty, Former President & Founder-Member of Bangiya Samithi, Mysore Bangiya Samithi (Bengali Association), Mysore, is celebrating Sri Durga Puja for the last 40 years. Durga Puja has a special significance in Mysore since Goddess Chamundeshwari, another form of Durga, is the presiding deity of Mysore. Durga Puja will be celebrated at Smt. Leela…
Mysuru: The ‘Raitha Dasara’ Sports Meet at the Oval Grounds provided a lot of entertainment for the crowds yesterday. The events at the Meet for women included running race carrying pots on head, running race holding a spoon with lemon, gunny bag race and one-legged race. Many participants tripped and fell, while some others reached…
Mysuru: Kalpavriksha Trust has made arrangements for foreign tourists to view Dasara procession in front of Government Ayurveda Hospital on Sayyaji Rao Road, on Oct.8. Free water and biscuits are distributed to foreign tourists. Dr. Mahadev, English professor, will give running commentary of the procession. Recently, Dr. Latha Rajashekar distributed free passes to more than…
Mysuru: Marking Gandhi Jayanti, Mahila and Makkala Dasara Sub-Committee had organised ‘Chinnara Dasara’ at JK Grounds here yesterday where children rendered songs and presented dances. Many children from Anganwadi Centres of various taluks had come dressed in colourful costumes. Sa Re Ga Ma Pa-fame kids Nayana Nagaraj, Rohan Gowda and A.S. Ruthwik sang Mahatma Gandhi’s…
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