1,000 cards fly off the shelf; second batch of cards to be issued today Tickets to be made available for Jumboo Savari, Torchlight Parade Jumboo Savari: 1,000 tickets of Rs. 1,500 each Torchlight Parade: 1,000 tickets of Rs. 1,000 each; 2,000 tickets of Rs. 500 each Mysore/Mysuru: Under pressure from the travel and tourism stakeholders…
Leopard sightings scare Gokulam residents
September 29, 2022Security guard spots leopard early this morning; woman saw it three days back at the same location Mysore/Mysuru: Gokulam is abuzz with just one news of late. About a leopard that is roaming around after dark. The residents are a scared lot and even if dogs bark continuously, they feel that the leopard has entered…
Climbing old buildings for Jumboo Savari banned
September 29, 2022But do people really care for such a ban? Mysore/Mysuru: As every year, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has issued a directive now to people not to climb the heritage structures on Sayyaji Rao Road on Oct.5, the day of the Dasara procession. As some buildings have turned weak and cannot hold the weight of…
Suttur Seer inaugurates Srirangapatna Dasara
September 29, 2022Srirangapatna: The five-day Srirangapatna Dasara began on a grand yet traditional note in the historic town of Mandya district yesterday afternoon. Suttur Mutt Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji inaugurated the festivities in the auspicious time of 4 pm at Bannimantap near Kirangur Circle by showering flower petals on the idol of Goddess Chamundeshwari placed inside…
Pandit Dr. S. Ballesh Bhajantri to perform amidst cacophony
September 29, 2022Stage near Chikka Gadiyara for his live performance riles music lovers ‘Shehnai Chakravarthy’ to perform today from 8 pm to 9.30 pm Mysore/Mysuru: Thanks to last-minute preparations, hurried arrangements and eleventh-hour scouting of performers of cultural programmes, this Dasara has come under intense public criticism. On many occasions, the organisers have not applied their mind…
Makkala Dasara: TV Star Baby Vanshika entertains children at Jaganmohan Palace
September 29, 2022Third standard student Dhavani stuns audience by telling names of all 224 Assembly Constituencies at a stretch Mysore/Mysuru: Jaganmohan Palace in the heart of the city was filled with enthusiastic children from across the District and the State to take part in the two-day ‘Makkala Dasara’ which took off this morning. Minister for Primary and…
Poignant moments for family as Puneeth comes on screen
September 29, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: At the Yuva Dasara venue, Kannada flags and portraits of Dr. Puneeth Rajkumar dominated the scenes. As renowned singers performed on stage, the late actor’s fans waved Kannada flags and held Appu’s portraits high in the air as if the actor himself was witnessing the programmes. Seeing the love showered on her late husband,…
Yuva Dasara begins on a colourful note
September 29, 2022Appu songs reverberate around Maharaja’s Grounds Young crowds cheer and dance at jam-packed venue Mysore/Mysuru: Delayed by two days, Yuva Dasara got off to a colourful start at the sprawling Maharaja’s College Grounds last evening. True to its name, the event attracted thousands of youths. As the performance began, there was little place for movement…
All women have right to safe, legal abortion: SC
September 29, 2022Marital status cannot be a ground to deprive her of the right of abortion New Delhi: All women are entitled to a safe and legal abortion process and making any distinction between a married and an unmarried woman in this regard is unconstitutional, the Supreme Court ruled today. The ground-breaking judgment by the Bench of…
Govt. mulling interest-free loans for women self-help groups: Minister
September 29, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Co-operation and Mysuru District In-charge Minister S.T. Somashekar said that the State Government is mulling on lending interest-free loans to women self-help groups. He was speaking after inaugurating the 5-day ‘Mahila Mattu Makkala’ Dasara (Women and Children Dasara) organised by Women and Child Development Department at J.K. Grounds near the city Railway Station here…















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