Bengaluru: BJP candidate Gautham Kumar Jain was elected as the new Mayor of Bengaluru City during the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Mayoral elections held here this morning. Gautham defeated Congress candidate R.S. Satyanarayana. With this victory, BJP will be taking over the reins of BBMP after a gap of four years. Gautham Kumar Jain,…
Bullock carts add rural touch to ‘Raitha Dasara’ procession
October 1, 2019Mysuru: A grand procession, in which hundreds of farmers in all their hues took part, marked the inauguration of the three-day ‘Raitha Dasara’ event in city this morning. Minister for Fisheries, Muzrai and Ports Kota Srinivas Poojari flagged off the procession at Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple at the Palace North Gate. The procession, accompanied by various…
Imposing music and dance hogs limelight at Mysore Palace
October 1, 2019Mysuru: Imposing music and dance stole the show on the second day of the Dasara cultural programmes in city Palace premises yesterday. The cultural evening on Monday began with a classical music concert by Pt. Udaya Mallick of New Delhi, which kept the audience in their toes. Mallick with his fascinating voice earned rapt attention…
60-year-old woman gobbles down 6 idlis in a minute
October 1, 2019Mysuru: Think you’re the ultimate idli eater? Well think again, a 60-year-old woman has wolfed down six idlis in a mere minute, securing the first position in an idli eating competition here! The competition was organised for women by Dasara Food Mela Sub-Committee at Bharat Scouts & Guides Grounds here yesterday. The participants had to…
KFCC pitches for Film City in Mysuru
October 1, 2019Mysuru: Here is some good news for film buffs as the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce (KFCC) has aired its opinion that it was better if the proposed Film City comes up in Mysuru than in Ramanagara or in Bengaluru. The Film City was sanctioned to Himmavu in Varuna constituency when Siddharamaiah was the CM…
Wildlife Photography Exhibition at Zoo from tomorrow
October 1, 2019Mysuru: On account of Wildlife Week celebrations, Mysuru Zoo is organising Photography Exhibition at Zoo Library Hall. The award-winning and selected photos from the photography competition will be displayed in the exhibition from Oct.2 to 7. The exhibition is being kept open for visitors between 10 am and 5 pm. The selected photographs will give…
DASARA EVENTS TOMORROW (OCT.2)
October 1, 20197 am : ‘Cyclothon’ at Bannur Road Junction on Outer Ring Road – MLA G.T. Devegowda flags off. 9 am : Raitha Dasara Sports Meet at J.K. Grounds – Minister C.C. Patil inaugurates. 11 am : Fine Arts & Handicrafts Expo at Kalamandira – Excise Minister H. Nagesh inaugurates; Heritage Hairstyle Contest at Department of…
DASARA EVENTS TODAY (OCT.1)
October 1, 20194.30 pm : Dasara Sports Meet at Chamundi Vihar Stadium – Inauguration by World Women’s Badminton Champion P.V. Sindhu. ‘Makkala Dasara’ at Jaganmohan Palace 4 pm : Valedictory and Prize Distribution – Valedictory Address by District Minister V. Somanna. Prize Distribution by Primary and Higher Education Minister S. Suresh Kumar. MLA L. Nagendra presides. ‘Mahila…
City of Lights
September 30, 2019Tourists hail illumination as magical and spellbinding Weekend crowd cause traffic jams across city Mysuru: Dasara illumination and lightscape art installations across the city is taking tourists and city residents by storm and drawing thousands of visitors onto the streets after dark. People are raving about the lightings calling it “one of the most amazing…
Two more nail-picking instruments to ensure safety of Dasara jumbos
September 30, 2019Mysuru: Two sharp nails pierced into the left foreleg of Jumbo Cauvery on Sept. 22 during the elephant team’s routine five-kilometre rehearsal from Mysore Palace to Bannimantap. The incident happened right in front of Balarama Gate of the Mysore Palace and soon after the incident went viral, it sparked outrage from animal lovers and those…














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