Mysore/Mysuru: As part of Dasara, the traditional Vajra Mushti Kalaga, an extinct form of wrestling, came alive at Karikallu Thotti in front of the Palace Kalyana Mantapa on Wednesday, the last day of Vijayadashami celebrations, in front of a sizeable gathering. Jattis (wrestlers) from Mysuru, Chamarajanagar, Bengaluru and Channapatna participated in the Kalaga. At Wednesday’s…
Mysore/Mysuru: Even as huge crowds throng the roads all along the Dasara procession route, a flurry of ‘Helicopters’ flying over them dismayed and at the same time excited the crowd. These ‘Helicopters’ were in fact drones that resembled replicas of a variety of Helicopters that are going to be manufactured at HAL’s Helicopter Plant coming…
Mysore/Mysuru: Be it any big or small event, youngsters are everywhere busy clicking selfies and are eager to upload them on social media. As the Jumboo Savari procession passed through K.R. Circle and went further, many youths were seen clicking selfies in the middle of Raja Marga. However, crowds of youths were seen clicking selfies…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Mobile Command Centre vehicle, which has all the features of a Police Control Room, kept a hawk-eye vigil on the movement of vehicles and people inside Mysore Palace and its surroundings. This hi-tech Mobile Command Centre vehicle has 19 hi-tech cameras, four jacket cameras, 10 wireless cameras, 4 body worn cameras, four still…
Mysore/Mysuru: Marking its 30th anniversary, various of homas and other rituals were performed at Vasavi Shantidhama on Nadanahalli road in Alanahalli extension, praying for ‘Lokakalyana’ and the welfare of Shantidhama inmates here on Sunday. ‘Savinenapugale Jeevana Saara’, a Kannada book written by Sri Vasavi Shantidhama Charitable Trust Hon. Secretary B.V. Srinivas Gupta was jointly released…
Mysore/Mysuru: As a safety measure, City Police had deployed a snake rescuer in case of emergency during the procession at Mysore Palace premises. The Police had deployed Snake Prakash of Kumbarakoppal for snake rescuing duty. Prakash said that the City Police deploys him to rescue snakes every year during Jumboo Savari. “I rescued a snake…
Mysore/Mysuru: A fraudster has cheated a businessman of Rs. 1.98 lakh on the pretext of activating his credit card online. The businessman, who was cheated, is 32-year-old K.J. Shreyams of Hotel Sai Vihar Inn and Suites at Nazarbad. Shreyams’ father had received a credit card from Bank of Baroda via speed post. Shreyams received a…
Mysore/Mysuru: Saraswathipuram Police have arrested two persons on charges of lifting a bike during Yuva Dasara programme at Maharaja’s College Grounds and have recovered the stolen Hero Honda Splendor from them. On Oct. 3 morning, when Constables Raghavendra and Harish Kumar were on the regular beat, they saw Sharath alias Yogesh of Ramakrishnanagar and Ravi…
Mysore/Mysuru: Miscreants have stolen a bag of a Police Constable from Karwar, who had come to city for Dasara duty. The Constable who lost his bag is 26-year-old C.K. Mallikarjun, attached to Dandeli Rural Police Station in Karwar district. Mallikarjun, who had come for Dasara duty on Oct. 3 was waiting on Platform No. 3…
Mysore/Mysuru: Despite there being a ban on climbing dilapidated buildings on Jumboo Saravi route and also warnings from the Police, hundreds of people had climbed dilapidated building and had also perched atop trees to witness the grand finale. People were seen atop Lansdowne Building, a portion of which had collapsed about 10 years back and…
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