500-metre extended seating arrangements can accommodate over 40,000 people Mysuru: The Mysuru District Administration and Mysuru City Police have devised a plan to increase seating capacity within the Mysore Palace premises for the Jumboo Savari procession during Vijayadashami celebrations this year. If successful, the plan could add 10,000 to 15,000 additional seats, bringing the total…
Walks majestically with 900 kg weight; reaches destination in one hour, 40 minutes Mysuru: The training for Dasara elephants to carry weight continued yesterday too with elephant Mahendra, who will be carrying the howdah at Srirangapatna Dasara, rehearsing with the Wooden Howdah and sand bags on the Jumboo Savari route in city yesterday. Mahendra, the…
Re-creation of the historic wooden Palace Mysuru: In a bid to promote Mysuru’s iconic products under the ‘Brand Mysuru’ concept, the Karnataka Exhibition Authority (KEA) is recreating the historic wooden Palace of the Mysore Wadiyars at the Dasara Exhibition Grounds. This Palace, which existed before the current one was built, will serve as a centrepiece…
Mysuru: With Dasara fast approaching, Garadis (wrestling schools) in city have become a bee-hive of activity again, with budding and experienced wrestlers frequenting them to hone and tone their skills ahead of the all important Dasara Wrestling bouts. Before the start of wrestling competitions, these Garadis are given a facelift with Arishina- Kumkuma decoration. Pailwans…
CM Siddaramaiah directs officers to hand over 110 acres of land at Immavu in Nanjangud to DIPR Bengaluru: The ambitious Film City project at Immavu in Nanjangud taluk of Mysuru district is back in news, with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah directing the Officers to issue an order to hand over 110 acres of land identified for…
Mysuru: Kundur Mutt Seer Dr. Sharath Chandra Swamiji released a documentary on Basavanna at a programme organised by Mysore Open Forum at Kalpa Kshetra Auditorium in Vijayanagar Fourth Stage here this morning. Speaking on the occasion, Documentary Director Dr. Anil Kumar said that the documentary features the life of the 12th century social reformer Basavanna…
Drinking water fountain plants being built at Dasara Exhibition Grounds; to create ‘Plastic-Free Zone’ Mysuru: In a first for the Dasara Exhibition Grounds, drinking water fountain plants — typically seen at airports and abroad — are set to provide visitors with a unique, eco-friendly way to access drinking water at the press of a button….
Mysuru: Renowned Kannada Film Director S.V. Rajendra Singh Babu said, the proposed Film City project at Immavu in Nanjangud taluk in the district, is a long pending dream that is set to become a reality. Priority will be given towards incorporating modern features suiting the demands of technology, to make the facility relevant. Addressing media…
Mysuru: The Mysuru Hotel Owners Association has appealed Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to extend business hours of Hotels and Restaurants to 1 am in the city as announced in the Budget. Association President C. Narayanagowda, who met Siddaramaiah at the Newspaper Day celebrations organised by the Mysuru District Journalists Association (MDJA) at Rani Bahadur auditorium on…
Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot seeks details of probe report submitted by Justice H.S. Kempanna Commission Bengaluru: The Arkavathy illegal denotification case is expected to return to haunt Chief Minister Siddaramaiah again. Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot has sought information from the State Government about the case of denotifiying 541 acres of land at Arkavathy Layout, marked for development…
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