Mysuru: From today, the city’s streets will be full of civic workers in olive green aprons, wearing rubber gloves and holding brooms and dustpans. Reason: A massive five-day cleaning campaign was launched this morning with Dasara just nine days away. The campaign was launched by Mysuru District Minister V. Somanna from Doddakere Maidan and the…
Mysuru: In his second visit to Mysuru, Deputy Chief Minister Dr. C.N. Ashwath Narayan was given a rousing welcome by over a 1,000 BJP party workers at the Columbia Asia Junction. Party workers, fans and supporters, holding garlands and flower bouquets, literally mobbed Ashwath Narayan and everyone wanted to garland him. This, however, led to…
New Delhi: As a Deepavali gift, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman this morning slashed Corporate Tax rates for domestic firms from 30% to 22% and for new manufacturing companies from 25% to 15% to boost economic growth. The move brings India’s Corporate Tax rate on par with East Asian countries, the Minister said about the Government’s…
Congress MLA Laxmi Hebbalkar grilled by ED in Delhi New Delhi: Congress leader and former Minister D.K. Shivakumar has joined the Tihar jail as the neighbour of former Union Finance Minister and senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram. Shivakumar, who is the second Congress leader to be arrested by the probe agencies in recent days, was…
Mysuru: Official Dasara invitations were extended to acclaimed novelist and Saraswathi Samman Awardee Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa who will inaugurate the festivities atop the Chamundi Hill on Sept. 29 and member of erstwhile royal family Pramoda Devi Wadiyar. The invitations were extended on behalf of the State Government, the official hosts of ‘Nada Habba’ last evening…
Mysuru: District Minister V. Somanna hinted at a proposal to set up Clinical Units of All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH) at all Government Hospitals and Medical Colleges in the State. He was speaking at the two-day ‘Open Day’ celebrations organised by AIISH at the Knowledge Park here this morning and said that…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has announced special packages for Mysuru Dasara festival from Sept. 29 to Oct. 13. For advance booking tourists may log on to www.ksrtc.in or visit ticket counters at Sub-Urban Bus Stand, Mysuru. The packages are as follows: Giridarshini Bandipur, Gopalaswamy Hills, B.R. Hills, Nanjangud and Chamundi Hill….
Mysuru: The Day-3 of Yuva Sambhrama being held at the Open Air Theatre witnessed students shaking their legs to some of the most popular folk songs. Dressed in folk attire, the students belonging to various Colleges across the district and State performed pattada kunita, veeraghase, kolata and other folk dances apart from the regular dance…
Mysuru: The Khas (Private) Durbar during the Dasara celebrations is one of the major attractions, though public in general are not allowed to view it. In the light of this Durbar, the Golden Throne will be brought out from the strong room and assembled on Sept.24. The Throne will be placed in the Durbar Hall…
Separate stall for books written by Dr. Bhyrappa Mysuru: The Department of Kannada and Culture in association with Kannada Development Authority (KDA) will organise a mega Dasara Book Exhibition at CADA office premises from Sept. 29 to Oct. 7. The book exhibition will be inaugurated by Kannada and Culture Minister C.T. Ravi on Sept. 29…
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