Mysuru: With the Dasara festivities beginning on Oct. 11, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has taken up 17 civic works across the city, with MCC Commissioner M.K. Savitha directing officials to complete them by Sept. 30. The works focus on road safety, repairs to damaged roads and footpaths, drainage maintenance and beautification of key areas….
Gowri-Ganesha festival tomorrow: Shoppers throng city markets
September 13, 2026Mysuru: With Gowri-Ganesha festivals being celebrated tomorrow (Sept. 14), Devaraja, Mandi and Vani Vilas Markets, readymade garments and textiles showrooms witnessed heavy rush this morning as shoppers are making last-minute purchases for the festival. Prices of flowers, fruits and vegetables have increased with Chrysanthemum (Sevanthige) being sold between Rs. 100 and Rs. 120 per standard…
PoP Ganesha idols flood markets despite ban
September 13, 2026Mysuru: Sales of Plaster of Paris (PoP) Ganesha idols are booming across Mysuru city, with preparations for Ganesha Chaturthi installations underway in several localities. This is despite the Pollution Control Board’s directive to use only clay idols. The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board has largely limited itself to appealing to citizens to celebrate an ‘eco-friendly…
PoP Ganesha idols seized under MCC Zone-5 limits
September 13, 2026But openly sold at Basavanagudi Market Grounds in Hebbal Mysuru: Though there is a ban on manufacturing and selling Ganesha idols made of Plaster of Paris (PoP), such idols are being sold openly in many places including Basavanagudi Market Grounds at Hebbal. Public alleged that the vendors greased the palms of officials concerned who had…
Installation of Ganesha idols: CESC issues guidelines
September 13, 2026Mysuru: With Gowri-Ganesha festivals to be celebrated tomorrow (Sept. 14), Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) has issued guidelines to be followed while installing Ganesha idols in public places. The CESC Managing Director (MD) has appealed organisations, associations and individuals to ensure that pandals are not erected under EHT/HT/LT power lines and that they should get…
NDA and CDS exams held under tight security
September 13, 2026Mysuru: The National-level defence entrance tests — NDA & NA (II) and CDS (II) exams — conducted by the UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) to select candidates for admission to the three wings (Army, Navy and Air Force) in the Indian Armed forces and for selection of officers in the Indian Armed forces, was held…
Dasara 2025: Activists seek financial records
September 13, 2026‘DC’s Office transferred RTI application to 15 Dasara Sub-Committees; still no response’ Mysuru: The Mysuru Deputy Commissioner’s (DC) Office does not have the complete accounts, payment records or audit report of the 2025 Dasara festival, alleged activists. Addressing a press conference at the Pathrakarthara Bhavan yesterday, software engineer and social activist Vidwath said, even Gold…
Demand for Dasara Film Festival grows
September 13, 2026Mysuru: A meeting held to discuss the exclusion of the Dasara Film Festival from this year’s Dasara celebrations unanimously decided to submit a memorandum to Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar and District Minister Dr. Yathindra Siddaramaiah, seeking a re-look at the decision and speedy implementation of the Film City project in Mysuru. Noted film director S.V….
Panchakarma treatment for Mahouts and Kavadis
September 13, 2026Mysuru: With the AYUSH Department setting up a temporary medical check-up and treatment camp for Dasara elephant Mahouts and Kavadis near the Jayamarthanda Gate of the Mysore Palace, doctors at the camp are providing Panchakarma treatment to the elephant handlers and their family members. The Ayurveda treatment is being offered for stress, knee pain, back…
Former Rangayana Director Chidambara Rao Jambe no more
September 13, 2026Mysuru: Former Mysuru Rangayana Director and senior theatre personality Chidambara Rao Jambe (77), passed away at his residence in Heggodu village, Sagara taluk of Shivamogga district yesterday. He is survived by his wife, one son and a host of relatives and friends. Jambe received his theatre training at the National School of Drama (NSD) in Delhi…














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