Mysuru: The dazzling Dasara illumination that bathed Mysuru in festive brilliance and drew lakhs of visitors is now being scaled back, with lighting along the city’s outer roads and circles switched off. The move has left residents and business owners disappointed, saying the city’s glow has faded too soon. Many hope the full radiance will…
‘Swachh Dasara’ fades as garbage piles up across city Mysuru: The grandeur of Dasara may have faded, but the aftermath it has left behind continues to stink — literally. Streets across Mysuru city remain littered with waste, exposing the city’s recurring struggle to stay clean once the festivities end. From flower garlands and banana stems…
Mysuru: Nada Habba Mysuru Dasara shone bright with 58 tableaux enhancing the glint of Jumboo Savari that signifies Vijayadashami, following the victory of good over evil, reliving the bygone era of Wadiyars, the former rulers of princely State of Mysore. From the recent Five Guarantee Schemes of the Government, that have attained popularity to the…
Mysore/Mysuru: As part of Dasara festival, the city’s Janachaitanya Foundation has organised a live musical nite of old Kannada film hits with the theme ‘Mysuru Dasara Yeshtondu Sundara’ at Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha on JLB Road at 4.30 pm on Oct.3. Announcing this at a press meet here yesterday, Foundation President R. Lakshman said that social…
Mysuru: International Booker Prize-2025 winner Banu Mushtaq inaugurated the 415th Nada Habba Mysuru Dasara this morning by paying obeisance to Goddess Chamundeshwari and offering floral tributes to the deity atop Chamundi Hill, marking the start of the 11-day festival that will conclude with the Jumboo Savari on Oct. 2 (Vijayadashami day). The idol of Goddess…
Echo of RCB stampede, Maddur violence, Dasara guest row… 10,000 Policemen, hundreds of senior officers, CCTV surveillance to ensure unprecedented safety measures Mysuru: Expect a record deployment of over 10,000 Policemen during this year’s Dasara festivities, as the Mysuru City Police has drawn up an elaborate security plan to maintain law and order. The heightened…
Dasara inauguration controversy Mysuru: Former Mysuru-Kodagu MP Prathap Simha has defended his decision to file a High Court petition challenging the inauguration of this year’s Dasara atop Chamundi Hill on Sept. 22 by International Booker Prize-winning author Banu Mushtaq. Speaking to the media in Mysuru this morning, Simha emphasised that the Naada Habba Dasara is…
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,…
Authorities take up cleaning, painting & illumination works Mysuru, Sept. 7 (MTY&VNS)- With this year’s Dasara festivities just around the corner (Sept. 22 to Oct. 2), the District Administration has intensified preparations to ensure grand celebrations. Cleaning and painting works of prominent circles and statues are underway, including K.R. Circle, Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Circle and Chamaraja…
City Police Commissioner Seema Latkar and DCP (Law and Order) R.N. Bindu Mani pulling a Palace cannon to run over the lemons placed at the base of the wheels as part of the traditional Dasara ritual after Palace priest Pralhad Rao performed puja to the seven cannons at Mysore Palace premises this afternoon.
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