Mysuru: Dasara is here and it is that time of the year when the heritage city of Mysuru, with its majestic Mysore Palace, royal mansions, public buildings, gardens, water bodies and planned markets, comes alive. It will be 408th Dasara Navaratri that was started by erstwhile Mysore kingdom in 1610 AD — an unbroken tradition….
Mysuru: The District Administration that was mulling to impose a ban on private vehicles atop Chamundi Hill between Sept. 22 and 24 and between Sept. 28 and Oct. 2, seems to have decided not to pursue the matter as the decision has not yet been taken. The ban option was being contemplated to avoid parking…
Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep and Meritor Inc. CEO and President Jay Craig inaugurated the rejuvenated Thippayanakere Lake on the Nanjungud-Ooty Outer Ring Road by unveiling a plaque. Speaking on the occasion, Randeep said that the lake had completely dried up and it was due to the initiative of Automotive Axles that the Thippayanakere was…
Mysuru: It will be a fool-proof Dasara this time as the Police have decided to provide elaborate security measures to ensure that the festival passes off smoothly and is crime-free. Along with heightened security, the city Police have drawn up a strategy to be “people-friendly” where Officers and down-rung Constables have been asked to behave…
Mysuru: Nadoja Prof. K.S. Nissar Ahmed, who is scheduled to inaugurate Dasara-2017 atop Chamundi Hill at 8.45 am tomorrow, arrived in city this noon. He was welcomed at the Government Guest House by Mayor M.J. Ravikumar, MP Pratap Simha, DC D. Randeep, ADC T. Yogesh and others. He was accompanied by his wife Shenawaz Begum,…
Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah will be inaugurating the newly- constructed Mini Theatre in Kalamandira premises on Sept. 21 at 12 noon. District-in-Charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa, Kannada and Culture Minister Umashree, Primary and Secondary Education Minister Tanveer Sait, Mayor M.J. Ravikumar, Legislative Council Deputy Chairman Marithibbegowda, ZP President Nayeema Sulthana, MPs Pratap Simha, R….
Mysuru: At a time when almost every tourist attraction in Mysuru is being fully utilised to attract hordes of visitors for Dasara to project the city as a place with a host of tourist activities, the Tourism Department has washed its hands off the historic Tongas and Sarots, an integral part of Mysuru tourism industry….
Mysuru: Even as 15 Dasara elephants are being prepped up for the grand finale with sumptuous butter-and-fruit-laced food, body massages and rigorous training at the sprawling Mysore Palace and outside, a set of five female elephants, also inside the Palace, are not that fortunate to be the cynosure of all eyes. Reason: An administrative approval…
Mysuru: Reacting to the delay in the Forest Department replying to the letter she had sent, Pramoda Devi Wadiyar, speaking to Star of Mysore, said, “I definitely can take care of the elephants in my possession. However, due to administrative inconvenience, I wrote to the Forest Department to take back at least three elephants as…
DC shocked by official apathy Mysuru: Hardly 15 out of 40 stalls earmarked for Zilla Panchayat and Government Departments will be ready by tomorrow for the inauguration of the Dasara Exhibition in the evening. Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep inspected the Dasara Exhibition Ground here this morning to take stock of the readiness for the inaugural…
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