Mysore/Mysuru: While it was a rare feast as the magnificent cultural extravaganza that unfolded at the Mysore Palace yesterday signalling the culmination of the 10-day Dasara festivities, known for its grandeur and impressive Jumboo Savari, the Torchlight Parade was nothing short of a carnival where troops literally played with fire. Though there was no show…
Post grand finale: Pourakarmikas make ‘Jumboo Savari’ route clean and tidy
October 6, 2022Cleaning process, removal of shamiyanas and chairs begin at Mysore Palace Mysore/Mysuru: The cleaning process of the Jumboo Savari route where lakhs witnessed the grand finale yesterday was taken up after the conclusion of the Torchlight Parade at Bannimantap last night and by today morning, the entire Jumboo Savari route was clean and tidy. Thanks…
Vajra Mushti Kalaga comes alive
October 6, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: As part of Dasara, the traditional Vajra Mushti Kalaga, an extinct form of wrestling, came alive at Karikallu Thotti in front of the Palace Kalyana Mantapa on Wednesday, the last day of Vijayadashami celebrations, in front of a sizeable gathering. Jattis (wrestlers) from Mysuru, Chamarajanagar, Bengaluru and Channapatna participated in the Kalaga. At Wednesday’s…
Helicopter-like drone dismay crowd
October 6, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Even as huge crowds throng the roads all along the Dasara procession route, a flurry of ‘Helicopters’ flying over them dismayed and at the same time excited the crowd. These ‘Helicopters’ were in fact drones that resembled replicas of a variety of Helicopters that are going to be manufactured at HAL’s Helicopter Plant coming…
Youths say cheese…
October 6, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Be it any big or small event, youngsters are everywhere busy clicking selfies and are eager to upload them on social media. As the Jumboo Savari procession passed through K.R. Circle and went further, many youths were seen clicking selfies in the middle of Raja Marga. However, crowds of youths were seen clicking selfies…
Mobile Command Centre vehicle keeps vigil
October 6, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The Mobile Command Centre vehicle, which has all the features of a Police Control Room, kept a hawk-eye vigil on the movement of vehicles and people inside Mysore Palace and its surroundings. This hi-tech Mobile Command Centre vehicle has 19 hi-tech cameras, four jacket cameras, 10 wireless cameras, 4 body worn cameras, four still…
Book released at 30th anniversary of Vasavi Shantidhama
October 6, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Marking its 30th anniversary, various of homas and other rituals were performed at Vasavi Shantidhama on Nadanahalli road in Alanahalli extension, praying for ‘Lokakalyana’ and the welfare of Shantidhama inmates here on Sunday. ‘Savinenapugale Jeevana Saara’, a Kannada book written by Sri Vasavi Shantidhama Charitable Trust Hon. Secretary B.V. Srinivas Gupta was jointly released…
Snake rescuer deployed
October 6, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: As a safety measure, City Police had deployed a snake rescuer in case of emergency during the procession at Mysore Palace premises. The Police had deployed Snake Prakash of Kumbarakoppal for snake rescuing duty. Prakash said that the City Police deploys him to rescue snakes every year during Jumboo Savari. “I rescued a snake…
Fraudster cheats man of Rs. 1.98 lakh on the pretext of activating credit card
October 6, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: A fraudster has cheated a businessman of Rs. 1.98 lakh on the pretext of activating his credit card online. The businessman, who was cheated, is 32-year-old K.J. Shreyams of Hotel Sai Vihar Inn and Suites at Nazarbad. Shreyams’ father had received a credit card from Bank of Baroda via speed post. Shreyams received a…
Two held for lifting bike during Yuva Dasara
October 6, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Saraswathipuram Police have arrested two persons on charges of lifting a bike during Yuva Dasara programme at Maharaja’s College Grounds and have recovered the stolen Hero Honda Splendor from them. On Oct. 3 morning, when Constables Raghavendra and Harish Kumar were on the regular beat, they saw Sharath alias Yogesh of Ramakrishnanagar and Ravi…














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