Mysuru: Danger seems to be lurking for pedestrians around the Core Heritage Zone in city, particularly around the Mysore Palace, K.R. Circle, Sayyaji Rao Road and the Jumboo Savari Route from Mysore Palace to Bannimantap as concrete slabs and footpath tiles that were used to cover the roadside drains have been found either broken or…
Sound and Light Show at Lalitha Mahal Palace, Town Hall for Dasara
September 15, 2018Mysuru: Tourism Minister S.R. Mahesh announced that Sound and Light Show at the Lalitha Mahal Palace and Town Hall will be another attraction during Dasara from Oct.10 – 19. He was addressing a press conference here yesterday at the Deputy Commissioner’s Office and said that this year, the Sound and Light Show will also be…
Second batch of six Dasara elephants arrive at Palace
September 15, 2018Mysuru: The second batch of six Dasara elephants, participating in the festivities arrived in the city last evening from various elephant camps. With their arrival, the strength of the elephants has gone up to 12. The first batch of elephants arrived in the city last week. The second batch included Balarama, Abhimanyu, Kaveri, Vijaya, Drona…
Sandbag practice for Arjuna begins
September 15, 2018Mysuru: The sandbag carrying practice for Arjuna, the Howdah Elephant, began yesterday as part of rehearsal for the Dasara procession scheduled to be held on Oct.19. As the Golden Howdah weighs 750 kg, the Forest Department mounted sand bags to help Arjuna bear the weight. On the first day, sand bags weighing 600 kgs…
Rs. 25 crore will be sought for Dasara 2018, says GTD
September 15, 2018Mysuru: The Dasara Executive Committee has decided to seek a grant of Rs. 25 crore for Dasara 2018, said Mysuru District Minister G.T. Devegowda (GTD) who is also the President of the Dasara Executive Committee. He was speaking to reporters after chairing the meeting at the Deputy Commissioner’s Office in city yesterday. The demand for…
Dhananjaya makes a debut with 500-kg sandbag
September 15, 2018Mysuru: The 37-year-old Dhananjaya, who is participating in the Dasara celebrations for the first time was given weight carrying practice for the first time, this morning. First a cushion (gaadhi) was placed on him and above that a cradle (thottilu) was placed and inside that, 500-kg sandbag was placed. Dhananjaya, who is touted to be…
Footpaths being repaired on war-footing, says DC
September 15, 2018Mysuru: Footpaths will not pose any danger to pedestrians and tourists as all the broken and damaged walkways will be repaired. Works are being carried out on a war-footing and the safety of pedestrians is paramount, said Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar, who is also the Dasara Special Officer. Speaking to SOM this morning from his…
Right time to attract tourists, say stakeholders
September 15, 2018Mysuru: Now is the time to attract maximum tourists to Dasara and the District Administration has to get on to aggressive marketing of Dasara attractions, said tourism stakeholders from city. According to them, the publicity campaigns for Dasara must start immediately and should not be restricted to Mysuru alone. Information dissemination must be far and…
Bad omen haunts Dasara Executive Meet
September 14, 2018Mysuru: Mysuru District Minister G.T. Devegowda (GTD) had to face some embarrassing moments at the Dasara Executive Committee meeting that was held at the Deputy Commissioner’s Office this morning when Chamarajanagar District Minister C. Puttaranga Shetty from Congress, who is also a member of the Committee, staged a walk out alleging that the JD(S) was…
Special pujas to Dasara elephants at Palace on Ganesha Chaturthi
September 14, 2018Mysuru: On the occasion of Vinayaka Chaturthi, pujas were performed to the first batch of six Dasara elephants at the Mysore Palace where they are being housed and trained for the grand finale. The event was jointly organised by the District Administration and the Forest Department. A large crowd was a witness to the ceremony….
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