Neglected elephant sculpture fountain gets last-minute Dasara makeover Mysore/Mysuru: Workers from the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) have begun cleaning the iconic elephant sculpture fountain at Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Circle, popularly known as Highway Circle, which had fallen into shocking neglect. Once a grand landmark, the fountain had become a makeshift notice board for flex…
Bengaluru: On the day that the Karnataka High Court junked pleas filed by three individuals, including former Mysuru-Kodagu MP Prathap Simha, seeking to restrain International Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq from inaugurating Dasara, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday lashed out at Prathap Simha, calling him a ‘fool’ for opposing Banu Mushtaq’s selection. Speaking after inaugurating…
Mysore/Mysuru: With tourists — both domestic and international — already arriving in large numbers for the forthcoming Dasara festival, the ‘Ambaari’ double-decker buses operated by the Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation (KSTDC) are witnessing an all-time high demand in Mysuru during this festive season. An ‘Ambaari’ bus is an open-top double-decker tourist bus specially designed…
Mysore/Mysuru: With Dasara festivities set to be inaugurated on Sept. 22 and Jumboo Savari, the grand finale of the 11-days festivities to be held on Oct. 2, Golden Howdah carrier Abhimanyu yesterday carried the wooden howdah on the Jumboo Savari route till the Torchlight Parade Grounds at Bannimantap with ease. Carrying the total weight of…
Bengaluru: Barely a couple of hours after Chief Minister Siddaramaiah lashed out at him following the High Court’s dismissal of his plea opposing Banu Mushtaq’s Dasara inauguration, former Mysuru-Kodagu MP Prathap Simha hit back, saying those who acquired 14 MUDA sites illegally need not advise him on communal matters. Speaking in Bengaluru yesterday, Simha said,…
Partial zero-traffic zone rule around Mysore Palace to encourage walking Mysore/Mysuru: The globally renowned Mysuru Dasara festival is set to enthral visitors with a spectacular drone show, one of its biggest highlights this year. The dazzling display will run for four days, adding a futuristic flair, beginning Sept. 28, and promises to be grander and…
• MCC Commissioner blamed for public notification in fresh row • BJP leaders visit disputed site at Gaadi Chowka in Agrahara Mysore/Mysuru: Krishnaraja MLA T.S. Srivatsa has accused Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner of hastily issuing a public notification inviting objections, if any, to facilitate the construction of a dargah at Gaadi Chowka on Madhwachar…
Mysore/Mysuru: As part of the world-renowned Mysuru Dasara Festival 2025, the promotional poster and teaser of the grand electric illumination and drone show was officially launched by District Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa at a special ceremony held at the Mysore Palace Board hall on Sunday. As in previous years, Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) will…
Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner Shaikh Tanveer Asif, inaugurated Pourakarmikas Day, organised at Kalamandira premises in city, this morning. Speaking after inaugurating the event, MCC Commissioner Asif commended the work of Pourakarmikas in keeping the city, State and the nation clean and tidy. Asif appealed Pourakarmikas to spend time with their family members and…
Mysore/Mysuru: The bang of music, mesmerising dance for the beats of music and songs, which not just unveiled the glory of the land and language, also kindled patriotic spirit, reflecting the contributions of various personalities to the nation. All these and many more, summed up the mood on the sixth day of Dasara Yuva Sambhrama…
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