Mysuru: The warning issued by the MCC Commissioner asking people not to climb on top of heritage and dilapidated buildings, hoardings and trees seems to have gone unheeded as many people had openly ignored the warning during the Jumboo Savari last evening. A lot of people were seen precariously sitting on dilapidated buildings of Devaraja…
Mysuru: A pall of gloom descended on the members of the erstwhile royal family of Mysuru, the Wadiyars, on Vijayadashami, the tenth day of Dasara celebrations, as two from the family passed away yesterday (Oct.19). First it was Puttarathnammanni (98), mother of Pramoda Devi Wadiyar, wife of late Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar, who passed away early…
Mysuru: With the ten-day Dasara festival ending with the grand Vijayadashami procession yesterday, the KRS Dam and its Brindavan Gardens in Srirangapatna taluk is expected to see a huge jump in footfalls this weekend (today and tomorrow). While the KRS recorded 19,000 visitors on Ayudha Puja Day (Oct.18), 22,000 tourists visited the Dam on Vijayadashami…
Mysuru: Even as the discussion is on to build a new airport in Mysuru or to expand the existing Mysore Airport to international-standard one, the special flight service between Mysuru and Bengaluru will end today. There will be no flights to from Mysore Airport to Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) Bengaluru from tomorrow and the reason…
Mysuru: The titular head of Mysore royal family, Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, offered prayers to the royal armoury — swords, guns and daggers — of the Wadiyar dynasty at the Amba Vilas Palace, popularly known as Mysore Palace. The royal horses and elephants were also worshipped by the royal family as part of Ayudha Puja…
The Vijayadashami celebrations, which were to be held yesterday at the Mysore Palace by the royal family, were postponed following the death of two of their members on the same day. Now, the celebrations will be held on Oct.22 that will include all the rituals. Pramoda Devi Wadiyar, speaking to Star of Mysore here this…
Mysuru: Thousands of devotees, visitors and tourists thronged atop Chamundi Hill this morning a day after Jumboo Savari procession last evening. Union Minister of Civil Aviation Suresh Prabhu, the 29th Chief Justice of High Court of Karnataka Justice Dinesh Maheshwari, High Court Justice B.V. Nagarathna and other prominent personalities also visited the temple. Visitors from…
Bengaluru: In a bid to dismiss reports that all is not well between the ruling JD(S)-Congress coalition partners, top leaders of both the parties held a press meet at a private hotel here this morning. This was the first platform where former CM Siddharamaiah of the Congress and JD(S) Supremo H.D. Deve Gowda came together…
Vishalakshi Devi was very fond of wildlife. She and her husband Gajendra Singh had even setup ‘Tusker Trails,’ a wildlife resort on the borders of Bandipur, a few years ago. It may be recalled that the Forest Department had given them two leopard cubs, which Vishalakshi Devi and Gajendra Singh named Baby and Bully and…
Gadag: Gadag Tontadarya Mutt seer Sri Siddalinga Swami passed away in the wee hours of today. “The seer did not come out of his room till 9 am. It was later found that he had passed away,” said Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy while offering his condolence. Sri Siddalinga Swami was one of the most revered…
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