Mysuru: As part of Dasara Festival, Automotive Sports Club of Mysuru (ASCOM) in association with Department of Tourism had organised Gravel Fest Autocross Race at the Lalitha Mahal Helipad Grounds here this morning. Over 7,000 adventure enthusiasts gathered to see cars zooming on dirt-and-gravel tracks. Dirt roads provided a perfect sanctuary for a gravel rider….
Chamundeshwari Rathotsava held amidst a sea of devotees
October 13, 2019Mysuru: Chamundeshwari Rathotsava, the first event atop Chamundi Hill post Vijayadashami, was held this morning in the presence of thousands of devotees who had flocked the hill temple right from early morning to seek the blessings of the presiding deity. Titular head of the Mysore Royal family Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar launched the Ratha in…
Grand procession marks Valmiki Jayanti celebrations in city
October 13, 2019Mysuru: A grand and colourful procession marked Valmiki Jayanti celebrations organised by the District Administration in association with Valmiki Jayantotsava Samiti and a host of Nayaka Community Associations, in city this morning. Mayor Pushpalatha Jagannath flagged off the procession in front of Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple at the Palace North Gate. The procession in which hundreds…
Colours get wings at Kite Festival
October 13, 2019Event to conclude this evening Mysuru: Kites of over 250 shapes dotted the skies in city yesterday as the two-day Dasara Kite Festival, organised by the Department of Tourism in association with Dasara Tourism Sub-Committee, got off to a colourful start at Lalitha Mahal Helipad Grounds here. Mayor Pushpalatha Jagannath inaugurated the Festival even as…
Kolkata to host India Intl. Science Fest from Nov.5: Union Minister
October 13, 2019Mysuru: “The India International Science Festival (IISF-2019) will be held from Nov.5 to 8 this year at Kolkata,” informed Union Minister for Science and Technology, Earth Science, Health and Family Welfare Dr. Harsh Vardhan. Addressing a press conference at CFTRI auditorium here yesterday, Dr. Harsh Vardhan informed that the fifth edition of IISF is going…
Traffic Police Stall opens in Dasara Expo
October 13, 2019Mysuru: City Police Commissioner K.T. Balakrishna on Friday inaugurated the ‘Mysuru City Traffic Police’ stall in Dasara exhibition premises. Speaking on the occasion, Balakrishna said that the stall has been set up with an objective of educating the motorists on road safety and traffic rules & regulations. Stressing on the need for the members of…
Vishwanath seeks separate Hunsur district named after former CM D. Devaraj Urs
October 13, 2019Hunsur: “Being an administrative centre for six taluks, Hunsur Sub-division should be separated from Mysuru District, be given a district status and be named after former CM late D. Devaraj Urs,” asserted former Minister A.H. Vishwanath. Addressing a press meet at the Press Club here on Friday, Vishwanath observed that Mysuru District is facing problems…
Parameshwara’s PA’s death is a case of suicide: Police
October 13, 2019Bengaluru: Hours after M.G. Ramesh, the Personal Assistant (PA) to Congress leader and former Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Dr. G Parameshwara ended his life, the Bengaluru Police said that prima facie appears to be a case of suicide. Days after Parameshwara’s houses and educational institutions (Sri Siddhartha Institute of Technology Sri Siddhartha Medical College) and…
Operation to trap elusive tigress enters fifth day
October 13, 2019Feline gives the slip to search team; feasts on new-born elephant calf at Maguvinahalli Soliga tribals, who are adept at hunting on foot, will be roped in to track the big cat Gundlupet: Forest officials, who were hoping to tranquillise and capture the tigress that had reportedly killed two villagers on the fringes of Bandipur…
Activist alleges scam in water tankers contract of VVWW
October 13, 2019Mysuru: Even as the authorities are making all efforts to ensure uninterrupted water supplies to all parts of the city, a city resident who smelt a scam in the engagement of water tankers, has lodged a complaint with the MCC Commissioner seeking a probe into the issue. R. Raghu, a resident and activist of Yadavagiri,…















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