Mysuru: The training for the first batch of eight Dasara elephants on the Jumboo Savari route began yesterday with howdah elephant Arjuna leading the team. The first batch of Dasara elephants which arrived to Mysuru on Aug. 12, were housed at Aloka in Yelwal before they were welcomed into the Mysore Palace on Aug. 17….
Dasara jumbos on a weight-and-watch mission
August 18, 2017Mysuru: The first batch of eight Dasara elephants, which arrived in Mysuru on Aug. 12 and were welcomed into Mysore Palace yesterday, underwent weight checking this morning as they would undergo rigorous training for Jumboo Savari from tomorrow. The elephants were brought from the Mysore Palace to Sri Sairam and Co., Electronic Weighing Centre on…
Golden Chariot to touch Mysuru twice this Dasara
August 18, 2017Mysuru: The Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation (KSTDC) will run luxury train Golden Chariot on two short trips to Mysuru during Dasara celebrations. Popularly called Palace-on- Wheels, the Golden Chariot covers important tourist destinations in Karnataka in the southern circuit. The seven nights, six days tour reaches Mysuru from Bengaluru and the tourists are taken…
Dasara Food Mela 2017: Bamboo Biryani to be served at three locations in city
August 18, 2017Mysuru: This year, mouth-watering Bamboo Biryani will be served across three locations – Scouts and Guides Grounds, MUDA Grounds near Lalitha Mahal Helipad and near Sathagalli Bus Stand. While the Food Mela at Scouts and Guides Grounds will be held from Sept. 21 to 28, the same in the other two venues will be held…
“It is a rare honour to inaugurate Dasara”: Prof. K.S. Nissar Ahmed
August 18, 2017Noted Kannada poet of Navya Movement and Padmashree Awardee Kokkare Hosahalli Sheikh Haider Nissar Ahmed popular known as Prof. K.S. Nissar Ahmed will inaugurate this year’s Dasara celebrations. In a telephonic interview with Star of Mysore, Prof. Nissar Ahmed said that he felt highly honoured to inaugurate the Naada Habba. Here are the excerpts. By…
Dasara JUMBOS Reach Palace
August 17, 2017Mysuru: The first batch of eight Dasara elephants were accorded a warm welcome at the iconic Mysore Palace this noon. A shower of flower petals from the balconies of the Palace, traditional music, Police Band performance and a large number of tourists marked the occasion. The eight elephants that were stationed at Aloka Palace were…
Poet Prof. K.S. Nissar Ahmed to inaugurate Dasara on Sept. 21
August 17, 2017Mysuru: Noted Kannada poet of Navya Movement and Padmashree Awardee Kokkare Hosahalli Shekh Haider Nissar Ahmed, popular as Prof. K.S. Nissar Ahmed, will inaugurate this year’s Dasara celebrations atop the Chamundi Hill on Sept. 21. The announcement was made by Mysuru District In-charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa here this morning. Prof. Nissar Ahmed is loved…
City entrepreneur upgrades Mysore Palace Board website
August 16, 2017By S. Kenneth Shishir The upgraded version of the Mysore Palace Board website (www.mysorepalace.gov.in), which is fully responsive, user-friendly and content-protective with e-ticketing system and world class design, is all set to be launched tomorrow. The website has been upgraded by Naveen Kavirathna of Future Design Technologies, Mysuru, who has also developed the online ticketing…
Grand Gajapayana Signals Beginning Of Mysuru Dasara 2017
August 13, 2017There was festive atmosphere in the air as District in-charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa flagged off Gajapayana, the majestic march of Dasara elephants to participate in the Dasara festivities beginning September 21, this morning at Nagapura Hadi (near Hunsur) in the premises of Girijana Vasathi Shale (Girijina Residential School) by offering flowers to the six…
Grand Gajapayana
August 12, 2017Mysuru: There was festive atmosphere in the air as District in-charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa flagged off Gajapayana, the majestic march of Dasara elephants to participate in the Dasara festivities beginning September 21, this morning at Nagapura Hadi (near Hunsur) in the premises of Girijana Vasathi Shale (Girijina Residential School) by offering flowers to the…
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