Not available both online and offline; public angry Authorities helpless due to pressure from VVIPs Mysuru: As Jumboo Savari and the Torchlight Parade are grand annual events with pomp and pageantry, the controversy over Dasara Gold Cards, passes and tickets is raging. While authorities express their helplessness every year in this regard saying they have…
Paintings, organic products dot K.R. Boulevard
October 5, 2019Mysuru: A ‘Santhe’ or farmer’s market is sparingly heard these days particularly for the millennial class and city dwellers. But not for those hailing from hinterlands. As part of the ongoing Dasara festival, Mysureans got a chance to experience such a market — Hasiru Santhe – this morning at Krishnaraja Boulevard. An added attraction was…
Two months after floods, Centre releases Rs.1,200 crore
October 5, 2019Bengaluru: It has been two months since the floods ravaged several districts of North Karnataka and the Centre has finally released funds for flood relief. The Union Government yesterday released Rs.1,200 crore as interim flood relief to the State. In late August, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa had submitted a memorandum to Union Home Minister Amit…
Dasara theme paintings adorn Government School Compound
October 5, 2019Mysuru: The Government Lower Primary School in Ittigegud here is drawing everyone’s attention, thanks to Dasara thematic paintings on the school’s compound where people are seen clicking selfies. On the walls of the school compound are drawn beautiful pictures of Mysore Palace, Elephant Arjuna carrying the Golden Howdah with idol of Goddess Chamundeshwari placed inside,…
Yuva Dasara: Crowds swing to Sanjith Hegde, swoon to Chandan Shetty’s tunes
October 5, 2019Mysuru: Kannada Rapper Chandan Shetty and latest Kannada music sensation Sanjith Hegde performed at the Maharaja’s College Grounds as a part of ‘Yuva Dasara’ yesterday. At first, Sanjith, who has made a remarkable name for himself in Kannada, Telugu and Tamil movie industries, kicked off his concert with a romantic song Hrudayake Hedarike from the…
Love on Stage: Chandan Shetty asks Niveditha “Will You Marry Me?”
October 5, 2019Audience cheered, but some cried foul. As Minister Somanna asks SP to take action, Chandan apologises Mysuru: The youth and audience at the Maharaja’s College Grounds were in for a surprise during the ‘Yuva Dasara’ last evening as two known celebrities, Chandan Shetty and Niveditha Gowda of Bigg Boss fame, announced their decision on stage…
Film City: Global consultancy firm favours Mysuru
October 5, 2019Bengaluru: The State Government is likely to finalise Mysuru as the location for the ambitious Film City project. Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa had plans to shift the Film City to Roerich and Devika Rani Estate at Tataguni in Bengaluru. But this proposal is facing a legal tangle. The Film City was sanctioned to Himmavu in…
We are not against any caste: Mahisha Dasara organisers
October 5, 2019Mysuru: Clarifying that they are not against any caste or culture, Mahisha Dasara organisers asserted that their opposition to MP Pratap Simha was only against his unilateral thinking and certainly not a personal one. Addressing a press meet at Pathrakarthara Bhavan here this morning, former Mayor Purushotham, who also headed Mahisha Dasara Acharana Samiti, said…
Supreme Court gives tax relief for food at incorporated clubs
October 5, 2019New Delhi: In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court has held that supply of food, drinks and beverages by an incorporated members’ club to its permanent members is not liable for sales or service tax. However, in the case of sales tax, both incorporated and un-incorporated members’ clubs are exempt from liability, the Apex Court…
Mysore Gazetteer describes Dasara as an echo from distant past
October 5, 2019Mysuru: A tradition whose origins are lost in time, the Mysuru Dasara has, over the centuries, followed the template conceived by the Vijayanagar emperors (14th century AD to 17th century AD). This is also among the better documented traditions as evident in the writings of the medieval travellers, who visited the courts of the Vijayanagar…















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