D.K. Shivakumar to take part as CM for first time Mysuru: With just 48 hours left for this year’s Jumboo Savari, preparations are in full swing at Mysore Palace, where workers are erecting podiums and pandals for VVIPs, Gold Card holders and other invitees to watch the procession from close quarters. This year’s Jumboo Savari…
Mysuru: After yesterday’s disappointment, the spectators at the Torchlight Parade Grounds in Bannimantap, who had gathered in large numbers to watch the Dasara Air Show, were a happy lot this morning as the Surya Kiran Aerobatic Team (SKAT) completed the full display that was cut short due to bad weather yesterday. The show began at…
Mysuru: Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar yesterday evening formally flagged off Mysuru’s first-ever Kambala buffalo race, bringing the coastal Karnataka tradition to the Dasara celebrations. The two-day event, organised by the Kambala Sub-Committee on the Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) land on the Outer Ring Road near VTU Regional Centre at Sathagalli, drew thousands of spectators. “Kambala…
Mysuru: Urdu Mushaira Sub-Commitee-2026, under the Nada Habba Mysuru Dasara Mahotsava, had organised Jashn-e-Dasara Urdu Mushaira-2026 yesterday evening at Dasara Exhibition Grounds in city. Prof S. Masood Siraj, retired Head, Department of Urdu, University of Mysore, presided. Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, District In-charge Minister Dr. Yathindra Siddaramaiah, Ministers Rizwan Arshad, U.T. Khader and Cheluvarayaswamy, MLAs…
Dasara tableau artists work without basic facilities; tableaux for rehearsal doubtful Mysuru: This year, around 1,000 artists are working day and night to create tableaux for the Jumboo Savari. At the APMC Yard in Bandipalya, they are working on 53 tableaux representing various Departments, Corporations, Boards, Zilla Panchayats, the Indian Army and the Navy. However,…
Mysuru: The 8-day Dasara cultural programmes (Oct. 11 to 18) at Mysore Palace premises drew to a close on Sunday with singers Tejas, Mithali and team presenting a melodious musical concert, followed by presentations by several other musical groups. Tejas, Mithali and team began their concert with the rendition of devotional number ‘Ekadantaya, Vakratundaya…’., followed…
Mysuru: Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje climbed the Chamundi Hill steps yesterday and paid her obeisance to Goddess Chamundeshwari atop Chamundi Hill. She was accompanied by her fans, local BJP party leaders and workers. The Union Minister did it this year too in keeping her practice of climbing the Chamundi Hill steps during Navaratri celebrations. Later…
Mysuru: “Beware of child kidnappers… Beware of pickpockets… Beware of two-wheeler thieves… Beware of mobile snatchers… Beware of pocket-pickers… You are under CCTV surveillance!” The Police Department installed these cautionary boards at various points, warning tourists and visitors who come in thousands for the Dasara festival. Every year, lakhs of visitors from across India and…
Need public support for battle against litter: MCC Commissioner M.K. Savitha Mysuru: Cleanliness has been a major challenge during Dasara, with thousands of visitors thronging the city for the festivities. The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has deployed over 2,000 sanitation workers and officials to keep the city clean, with cleaning drives carried out daily at…
Make art a year-round affair, says renowned sculptor Arun Yogiraj Mysuru: The second edition of Kala Jatre (Art Fair), organised by the Dasara Fine Arts and Handicrafts Sub-Committee in association with the CAVA Alumni Association at the Chamarajendra Government College of Visual Arts (CAVA) premises in Siddarthanagar, concluded yesterday. Artworks, paintings, sculptures, graphic art and…
Jumboo Savari on Oct. 21October 19, 2026
Surya Kiran Team enthrals spectatorsOctober 19, 2026
CM formally flags off KambalaOctober 19, 2026
CM attends Dasara Urdu MushairaOctober 19, 2026
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