Mysuru: In a move to make this year’s Dasara more spectacular, the Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) has decided to extend the city’s festive illumination by an additional 15 days beyond the main festivities. The 2025 Dasara will kick off on Sept. 22, culminating with Jumboo Savari on Oct. 2. To heighten Mysuru’s festive atmosphere,…
Mysuru: Stargazers were treated to a breathtaking celestial spectacle on Sunday night as the Moon transformed into a rare ‘Blood Moon’ during a total lunar eclipse — the longest since 2022. To mark the occasion, Chamarajanagar’s Gravity Science Foundation, in collaboration with JSS Institutions, Sri Suttur Srikshetra, had organised a special Total Lunar Eclipse Watching…
Crowd safety measure after Bengaluru Chinnaswamy Stadium stampede incident Mysuru, Sept. 7 (RK&BCT)- There will be no free entry for the Dasara Air Show at the Bannimantap Torchlight Parade Grounds this year. The Air Show, conducted by the Indian Air Force (IAF), is most likely to be held at the Torchlight Parade Grounds on Vijayadashami…
Mysuru, Sept. 7 (RK&BCT)- Despite criticism from the public and the real estate sector over the high base price of sites in upscale localities — which they claim has directly impacted overall property prices — the Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) has managed to rake in a whopping Rs. 120 crore by successfully auctioning 110 sites…
Mysuru, Sept. 7 (SBD&DM)- Ahead of the 15-day caste census to be conducted by the Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes from Sept. 22 to Oct. 7, house listing work has begun across the State to ensure that no household is left out of the survey. The house listing is being carried out with the…
Mysuru, Sept. 7 (MTY&BS)- To acclimatise the Dasara elephants with weight training ahead of the Jumboo Savari procession, Dasara elephant Mahendra successfully carried the Gaadi-Namda and a cradle loaded with sandbags, completing the exercise with ease. The Dasara festivities will begin on Sept. 22 and conclude with the grand Jumboo Savari on Oct. 2. Along…
Mysore/Mysuru: Amid the raging controversy over the selection of International Booker Prize winner, Kannada writer Banu Mushtaq, to inaugurate Nada Habba Mysuru Dasara 2025, former Mysuru-Kodagu MP Prathap Simha has moved High Court (HC) against the State Government’s decision to select Banu Mushtaq. In a writ petition filed today, Simha has made Karnataka Government, Department…
Mysore/Mysuru: The City Police have deployed Zero Traffic (Green Corridor) to facilitate the smooth exercise of Dasara elephants, taken on a routine walk from Mysore Palace to Bannimantap in the morning and evening hours. The new norm has been enforced, in view of the safety of pachyderms, following a report published on Aug. 30 in…
Dasara is here and the administration says it is ready to welcome Dasara tourists. But the truth is, our so-called ‘Royal City’ is in a ‘Royal Mess.’ Our footpaths have turned into ‘food-paths’ while our circles and medians have turned into ‘flex parks.’ The city administration has clearly lost control of its streets. Vendors occupy…
Mysuru, Sept. 5 (MTY, DM & BCT)- The more than 50 fast food joints recently cleared by the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) along the roads near Lalitha Mahal Grounds are back in business, much to the frustration of residents, walkers and the skating community. The eateries had been removed ahead of President Droupadi Murmu’s visit,…
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