Concerned citizens clear heaps of garbage, liquor bottles Mysore/Mysuru: The stadium at Vijayanagar 1st stage, built by Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) by spending crores of public money has now become a haven for drunkards and drug addicts. The stadium is now crying for attention. The stadium built with a good intention to encourage sports,…
Mysuru COVID-19 Update: August 21, 2022
August 21, 2022Mysuru reports 43 new COVID-19 positive cases, 47 discharges and 0 deaths today.
Step by step guide to link Voter ID with Aadhaar card
August 21, 2022New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has launched a drive to link Voter Identity cards with Aadhaar cards. As per the ECI, the aim of the exercise is to establish the identity of electors and authenticate entries in the electoral roll as well as to identify if the same person is registered in…
Dasara jumbos inside Palace under CCTV vigil
August 21, 2022Surveillance to prevent mischief-mongers from Teasing and turning the elephants violent By M.T. Yogesh Kumar A grand Dasara means thousands of tourists trooping into the Mysore Palace and many among them would want to see the elephants, the mainstay of the festivities. To ensure that the nine elephants are safe at their designated place inside…
Mysuru COVID-19 Update: August 20, 2022
August 20, 2022Mysuru reports 97 new COVID-19 positive cases, 102 discharges and 1 death today
Cultural extravaganza for Jumboo Savari planned
August 20, 2022Applications invited from cultural troupes across Karnataka Mysore/Mysuru: While the last two Dasara celebrations and the Jumboo Savari were held within the Mysore Palace premises, this year, the celebrations will spill onto the roads like in the pre-pandemic years in a virus-free environment, thanks to widespread vaccination and the COVID-19 variants losing potency. Accompanied by…
Krishna Connections
August 20, 2022Yesterday was Krishna Janmashtami, Lord Krishna’s birthday. Among the Hindu Gods, Krishna, for me, is by far the most human, and that’s why I like him. He is a God of paradoxes, like us mortals. As mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik observed, Krishna challenges all conventional notions of divinity and appropriate social conduct. His name literally translates…
Mysuru COVID-19 Update: August 19, 2022
August 19, 2022Mysuru reports 86 new COVID-19 positive cases, 81 discharges and 0 deaths today.
Boating service resumes at Ranganathittu
August 19, 2022Srirangapatna: The boating service for tourists and visitors at Ranganathittu, which was temporarily stopped following heavy discharge of water from KRS Dam to Cauvery River, resumed yesterday. Following heavy rains in Kodagu and Cauvery River catchment areas last month, there was heavy inflow of water to KRS Dam and the dam had reached its maximum…
After two years, city set for Grand Ganesha Festival
August 19, 2022Restriction-free celebrations in the offing this time; stress on eco-friendly idols By Mohan Kayaka After two years of muted festivities in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mysuru is all set to celebrate the upcoming Ganeshotsava in a grand way, free of any restrictions. For the last two years, both celebrators and idol-makers have been…
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