Month: August, 2026

Jumbos’ maiden march on Raja Marga
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Jumbos’ maiden march on Raja Marga

August 31, 2026

Dasara Jumboo Savari… Hundreds gather on procession route to see Dasara elephants and their majestic walk Mysuru: The first batch of Dasara elephants, which have been camping at the Mysore Palace, took part in the first Jumboo Savari route familiarisation march yesterday evening. Hundreds of visitors and Mysureans had gathered near the Palace North Gate…

Minister Balakrishna seeks Suttur Mutt Seer’s blessings
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Minister Balakrishna seeks Suttur Mutt Seer’s blessings

August 31, 2026

‘We are also excited about HDK’s bomb remark’ Mysuru: Even as Union Minister and senior JD(S) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) announced that he would drop a ‘bombshell’ in a few days that would rock the ruling dispensation in Karnataka, Minister for Municipal Administration H.C. Balakrishna sarcastically said that the ruling Congress Government  too is ‘excited’…

Noted Urdu Journalist from Delhi visits Tipu tomb in Srirangapatna
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Noted Urdu Journalist from Delhi visits Tipu tomb in Srirangapatna

August 31, 2026

Mysuru: Shahid Siddiqui, noted Urdu Journalist from New Delhi, Chief Editor of Urdu Weekly ‘Nai Duniya’ and former Chairman of All India Congress Committee, Minorities Department, along with former Home Minister R. Roshan Baig, visited the tomb of Hazrath Tipu Sultan Shaheed in Gumbad e Shahi at Srirangapatna yesterday. A former Rajya Sabha Member, Siddiqui…

Kail-Poldh get-together
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Kail-Poldh get-together

August 31, 2026

Mysuru: The Annual Kail-Poldh Festival-2026  get-together will be held on Sept. 6 (Sunday) at 9.30 am at Kodava Samaja premises in Vijayanagar 1st Stage here. Devanira Preeth Ganapathy, Additional Commissioner of Income Tax, Bengaluru, Chiriapanda S. Suresh Nanjappa, President of Kodava Samaja, Bengaluru and Ajjinikanda Mahesh Nachaiah, Chairman of Karnataka Kodava Sahitya Academy, will be…

Guv accepts B. Nagendra’s resignation
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Guv accepts B. Nagendra’s resignation

August 31, 2026

Bengaluru: Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot has accepted the resignation of Minister for Planning and Statistics B. Nagendra who quit on Friday after being named as a prime accused in Maharshi Valmiki  ST Development Corporation money laundering case. Nagendra had tendered his resignation on Friday after the Opposition BJP-JD(S) combine disrupted the Monsoon Session of the State…

Ninaada Griha Sangeeth held
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Ninaada Griha Sangeeth held

August 31, 2026

Pt. M.P. Hegde from Padigeri presenting a Hindustani classical vocal recital at ‘Ninaada’, Rishabh Siddhi Layout, Kergalli, recently as part of Ninaada Griha Sangeeth. It is the 18th musical event of the series. He was accompanied by Bhimashankar Bidanur on tabla and Bharat Hegde on harmonium.

An imaginative meeting of poetry, philosophy, music & classical dance
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An imaginative meeting of poetry, philosophy, music & classical dance

August 31, 2026

Adi Ashtakam… Adi Shankaracharya, revered as one of India’s greatest spiritual preceptors, was an extraordinary intellectual prodigy and a profound philosopher. Through his commentaries on the major Hindu scriptures, he articulated and propagated the philosophy of Advaita Vedanta across India in the 8th century. He is also traditionally credited with composing numerous Ashtakas — devotional…

Bollandanda Sachin Achaiah
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Bollandanda Sachin Achaiah

August 31, 2026

Mysuru: Bollandanda Sachin Achaiah (30), son of late Ravi Nanjappa  and a resident of #1804, 2nd Block, KHB Colony, Nisarga Badavane, Yelwal, passed away at a hospital in Mysuru at 5.30 am today. Sachin, who was employed at Bengaluru, sustained injuries when his two-wheeler skidded near Srirangapatna yesterday and was admitted to a hospital in…

Vintage Vignettes … from a Princely State
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Vintage Vignettes … from a Princely State

August 31, 2026

By R.G. Singh, Secretary, Ramsons Kala Pratishtana The first wedding of the then Prince Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar was celebrated in Mysore on May 15th, 1938 with Princess Sathyaprema Kumari, the third and youngest daughter of Bhanupratap Singh Judeo Bahadur, the Rao of Jigni. At that time the celebrations were conducted by the then Maharaja of Mysore…

Mysore Palace turns Pink!
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Mysore Palace turns Pink!

August 31, 2026

In the backdrop of ‘Gruha Lakshmi’ scheme, one of the five Guarantee Schemes of the State Congress Government, completing three years of implementation, the Mysore Palace was illuminated with pink lights last night. While regular weekend illumination was held from 7 pm to 8 pm, the special pink light illumination was from 8 pm to…

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