Mysuru: Mysuru city is getting a bridal makeover ahead of this year’s grand Dasara festivities, with the Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) and its electrical contractors taking up large-scale illumination and decoration works along key arterial roads. While the illumination is expected to add to the city’s festive appeal, with circles, junctions and landmark buildings…
Mysuru: Bowing to public sentiment, Forest Minister R. Ramalinga Reddy has directed the Forest Department to accord a befitting farewell to ‘Combing Star’ Abhimanyu, who has carried the Golden Howdah six times. The 2026 Dasara will be Abhimanyu’s final appearance and the celebrated elephant will serve as the Nishane Aane in the Vijayadashami procession (Jumboo…
Echo of tourist death at Dubare No more touching, feeding or selfies with jumbos; 10-metre safety buffer Mysuru: The Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) framed following the tragic death of a Chennai-based woman tourist at Dubare Elephant Camp have been implemented at all elephant camps in Kodagu. Following the implementation of the SOPs, the Harangi Tree…
Mysuru: Though Dasara elephant Bheema has been kept as a reserve elephant this festival season for specific reasons, crowds continue to flock Mathigodu Elephant Camp to catch a glimpse of the popular jumbo. Visitors are allowed to watch Bheema from the designated viewing zone in accordance with the rules. Known for his majestic presence and…
All South Indian Chief Ministers to be invited; short films on Mysuru’s attractions; static displays of Defence Forces Bengaluru: Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, who has already announced plans to give the Mysuru Dasara festival a fresh identity, offered several suggestions at a progress review meeting held at Shakti Bhavan on Race Course Road in Bengaluru…
Mysuru: As part of preparations for this year’s 11-day Dasara festivities at the Mysore Palace, the erstwhile Mysore Royal Family has finalised the ceremonial elephants that will take part in the Palace rituals. Last evening, Pramoda Devi Wadiyar personally inspected the nine elephants of the first batch housed at the Palace premises, seven males and…
Mysuru: As a prelude to Dasara celebrations, Yuva Sambhrama, a cultural programme by college students, will be held from Sept. 28 to Oct. 5 at the Open Air Theatre in Manasagangothri. This was disclosed during a preliminary meeting of Yuva Sambhrama Sub-Committee with the principals of various colleges at the Centenary Hall of Maharaja’s college…
Bengaluru: With Karnataka State reeling under drought, the State Cabinet on Thursday decided to convene a 3-day Special Session of the State Legislature from Sept. 21 to 23. During the Session, matters such as drought relief works, declaration of drought-affected taluks, the measures taken by the Government for tackling drought, the drought relief package sought…
Mysuru: Human trafficking is a serious assault on an individual’s dignity, physical well-being and personal liberty, said Principal District and Sessions Judge and Chairperson of the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) Usha Rani. “Rehabilitation of victims is an integral part of the constitutional right to live with dignity under Article 21 of the Indian Constitution,”…
Mysuru: Create awareness on the ill-effects of consuming drugs among the youths effectively, said Additional Superintendent of Police (SP) L. Nagesh. Chairing the National Narcotics Coordination Portal (NCORD) meeting at the DC Office in Siddarthanagar here yesterday, he asked the officials to co-ordinate with the Social Welfare Department and the Department of Pre-University and Collegiate…
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