One bus strikes iron scaffolding supporting Dasara welcome board; metal structure comes crashing Mysore/Mysuru: In an early morning incident, over 15 passengers on both a private bus from Tamil Nadu and a KSRTC (Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation) bus suffered minor injuries when the two vehicles collided at the busy Manipal Hospital Junction at around…
Mysore/Mysuru: Mahisha Utsava and Dhamma Deeksha Day programme was conducted peacefully at Town Hall premises in the city this morning, amid heavy Police security, who had turned the place into a virtual fortress. Following the denial of permission by City Police Commissioner Ramesh Banoth to conduct Mahisha Dasara atop Chamundi Hill by offering floral tributes…
Mysore/Mysuru: Chamundi Hill, a prominent spot for religious tourism in the city, wore a deserted look this morning, following the prohibitory orders issued by the City Police under Section 144 CrPC effective from yesterday midnight till 6 am tomorrow (Oct. 14). Following the defiance of Mahisha Dasara Celebration Committee to celebrate Mahisha Dasara atop the…
Mysore/Mysuru: Mayor Shivakumar and Mysuru City Corporation Commissioner Ashaad-ur-Rahman Shariff conducted an inspection of the Kesare Solid Waste Treatment and Recycling Plant yesterday. This facility processes waste generated from various wards within Narasimharaja Constituency. The state-of-the-art plant has a total capacity to process 200 tonnes of waste after efficiently segregating dry and wet waste. During…
Sand sculptures of Five Guarantee Schemes and Chandrayaan-3 Mission ready Mysore/Mysuru: Preparations for Dasara Exhibition, one of the prominent attractions during Dasara every year are almost complete, with Karnataka Exhibition Authority (KEA) all set for the inauguration on Oct.15, which will be open for 90 days till Jan. 15, 2024. Rajesh G. Gowda, Chief Executive…
Bengaluru: In yet another setback to the Karnataka Government, the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) on Wednesday directed the State Government to release 3,000 cusecs of Cauvery water per day to Tamil Nadu from Oct. 16 to 31. The CWRC meeting, which took place in New Delhi, was attended by senior officials of the Water…
Mysore/Mysuru: In a momentous gesture, the alumni from the 1962 batch have initiated the installation of a statue of the visionary Maharaja Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar at Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMC&RI). This esteemed institution is set to celebrate its centenary in 2024. The ground-breaking ceremony for statue installation was conducted yesterday. Nalwadi Krishnaraja…
Mysore/Mysuru: Nari Shakti (Women’s Power) came out in full force, on the seventh day of Dasara Yuva Sambhrama, with the majority of cultural programmes centred on women, at Open Air Theatre in Manasagangothri here last evening. The programmes began with a dance-drama Hey Nari Ninagyare Saati Jagadalli, Apara Shaktiyu Ninadu Devateyu Neenu…’ and ‘Thayagi Satiyagi…
Mysore/Mysuru: Sri Mysore Vasudevacharya’s house in the city will be hosting two classical music concerts this weekend. Multi-talented artiste from Kolkata Pandit Sayan Ghosh will be presenting a Sitar concert on Saturday (Oct. 14). He is being accompanied by city’s Pandit Ramesh Dhannur on tabla. The concert on Sunday (Oct.15) will be a Karnatak vocal…
Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru District Journalists Association (MDJA) has selected Star of Mysore (SOM) Photographer M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav for ‘Senior Photojournalist late Netraraju Endowment Award’ and senior journalist Rajkumar Bhavasar for ‘Senior Journalist late Niranjan Nikam Endowment Award-2023.’ It may be mentioned here that S.T. Somashekar, the then District Minister, had presented Rs. 50,000 cheque each to…
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