Mysuru: Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens (Mysuru Zoo) recorded a dramatic surge in Vijayadashami visitation in 2025, despite a dip in overall Dasara footfall compared to the previous year. Over the 11-day festive period (Sept. 22 to Oct. 2) in 2025, the Zoo welcomed 1.56 lakh visitors and generated Rs. 1.91 crore (Rs. 191.37 lakh) in…
Mysuru: Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens (Mysuru Zoo) Executive Director P. Anusha shared how forest-related stories penned by the eminent writer and novelist late Poornachandra Tejaswi inspired her to pursue a career in Forest Services. She was interacting with students at Jnanabuthi Institute, coaching aspirants for IAS and KAS exams, in a programme organised at the…
Mysuru: The District Administration has announced prizes for the best art troupes that took in the Dasara procession (Jumboo Savari) in city on Oct.2. The list of prize winners, according to a release issued by Mysuru City Police Commissioner Seema Latkar, who is also the Dasara Deputy Special Officer, is as follows: Hulivesha – Ishta…
Last rites of doyen journalist-author in Bengaluru tomorrow with State Honours Bengaluru: Legendary journalist and author, Thayil Jacob Sunny George, popularly known as TJS George, passed away at a private hospital in Bengaluru yesterday. He was 97. The mortal remains of George has been kept at his Vasanthnagar Apartment for the family members, relatives and…
Mysuru: The installation of the new Bishop of Mysore, Most Rev. Dr. Francis Serrao, presently the Bishop of Shimoga Diocese, will take place on Oct. 7 at 4.30 pm at St. Joseph’s Cathedral (St. Philomena’s Shrine), Ashoka Road, Mysuru. Announcing this at a press meet at Bishop House on Nelson Mandela Road, Bannimantap in city…
Bengaluru: Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said that Cauvery Aarti will be performed thrice a week at KRS Dam on the lines of Ganga Aarti in Varanasi. He was speaking at the function organised for felicitating the team of 55 vedic scholars and priests who performed Cauvery Aarti in KRS Dam, at his official residence…
Chamarajanagar: Just months after a tigress and her four cubs were killed by poisoning, the forest staff, while on a regular beat at Hanur Range of Male Mahadeshwara (MM Hills) Wildlife Sanctuary, have found the carcass of the a tiger, brutally hunted, dismembered and buried under soil near Pachchedoddi village on Oct. 2. The tiger,…
Mysuru: A two-wheeler rider was killed on the spot, after his motorbike allegedly met with a head on collision with a car near Varuna Lake on Mysuru- T. Narasipur Road in the outskirts this morning. The deceased has been identified as Hemanth Kumar (28), son of Nataraj and Padmamma couple, and a native of Chikkabuhalli,…
Mysuru: The rathotsava of Goddess Chamundeshwari will be held atop Chamundi Hill on Oct. 6 followed by Theppotsava on Oct. 8. According to the tradition both rathotsava and theppotsava will be held post Jumboo Savari in a prescribed muhurtham. Preparations are underway atop Chamundi Hill with works on the main chariot nearing completion. The rathotsava…
Prathap Simha books 197 tickets for party workers Mysuru: Former Mysuru-Kodagu MP Prathap Simha has booked an entire screen at DRC Cinemas, a multiplex in Jayalakshmipuram, to watch the Kannada movie Kantara – Chapter 1 starring Rishabh Shetty and Rukmini Vasanth. Simha has purchased a total of 197 tickets of Screen-2 for the 4 pm…
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