Mysore/Mysuru: Garlanding of Mahatma Gandhi’s statue and busts and offering of floral tributes to the Mahatma’s portraits marked the 152nd Gandhi Jayanthi celebrations across the city this morning. Today is also the 116th birth anniversary of late Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri. District Minister S.T. Somashekar garlanded the statue of Mahatma Gandhi at Gandhi Square…
Primates settle into their new home at Mysuru Zoo
October 2, 2021New guests: Four orangutans from Singapore and two gorillas from Germany Mysore/Mysuru: Coinciding with 412th Dasara, the Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens (Mysuru Zoo) has achieved the rare distinction of being the only Zoo in India to possess gorillas and orangutans along with a white rhino and African cheetahs. While the white rhino and cheetahs were the…
Mysuru COVID-19 Update: October 2, 2021
October 2, 2021Mysuru reports 44 new COVID-19 positive cases, 128 discharges and 0 deaths today.
One more Ambaari to cater to rush: Total three
October 2, 2021KSTDC likely to reduce routes to avoid evening city traffic snarls Mysore/Mysuru: The Ambaari double-decker open-top hop-on and hop-off buses launched by the Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation (KSTDC) is getting good response from tourists and buoyed by this, KSTDC has decided to introduce one more bus to the existing fleet of two buses. Permission…
Cent percent vaccination achieved in K.R. Constituency, says Health Minister
October 2, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Declaring that K.R. Assembly Constituency in Mysuru city is the first in the State to achieve cent percent target in COVID vaccination, Health Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar said that Constituency MLA S.A. Ramdas must be credited for making relentless efforts to achieve the target. He was speaking to presspersons after taking part in ‘Modi…
440 GW of renewable energy by 2030: Khuba
October 2, 2021Union Minister launches initiative of installing 5,000 roof-top solar power units; promotes e-vehicles Mysore/Mysuru: Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers and New and Renewable Energy Bhagwanth Khuba on Friday said that the Narendra Modi Government had an intention of producing 440 giga watt (GW) power through renewable energy sources by 2030. He was…
Ready to mediate for ending Viveka Memorial row: MP Sreenivasa Prasad
October 2, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Even as some city-based organisations have continued to stage protests to save NTM School on N.S. Road, where a Viveka Memorial to be built by Sri Ramakrishna Ashram is proposed to come up, Chamarajanagar BJP MP V. Sreenivasa Prasad has offered to mediate in a bid to end the row once and for all….
Wildlife Photography Exhibition begins
October 2, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: On account of Wildlife Week celebrations, Mysuru Zoo has organised a Photography Exhibition at Zoo Library. The award winning and selected photos from the Photography competition are displayed in the exhibition from Oct.2 to Oct. 8. The Photography Exhibition, inaugurated by Mysuru SP R. Chethan this morning, will be kept open for visitors between…
‘Jumboo Savari’ on Oct. 15
October 2, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The annual grandeur Jumboo Savari will be held on Oct. 15 between 5 pm and 5.30 pm. This year too, the Vijayadashami procession is limited to Palace premises in view of COVID pandemic. Customary Nandi Dhwaja Puja will be held between 4.36 pm and 4.46 pm followed by offering flowers to the idol of…
Week-long Dasara cultural events at Palace premises from Oct. 7
October 2, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The Cultural City of Mysuru is all set for a cultural extravaganza, with the week-long Dasara cultural programmes scheduled to take place in the Palace premises here from Oct. 7 to 13. Kannada and Culture Minister V. Sunil Kumar and Mysuru District Minister S.T. Somashekar, along with a host of officials, released the Dasara…
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