The pairing of pailwans for the Dasara Kusti (Wrestling) Competition-2019 was conducted at Sri B.V. Karanth Ranga Mandira, Dasara Exhibition Grounds, in city yesterday. The guests on the dais were Mysuru DC Abhiram G. Sankar, Karnataka Wrestling Association President Prof. Rangaiah, Superintendent of Police (SP) C.B. Ryshyanth, Addl. SP and Dasara Wrestling Sub-Committee Deputy Special…
Mysuru: Sheer carelessness on the part of elephant caretakers and people who left behind sharp nails, safety pins on the road led to an unfortunate incident this morning where the left foreleg of jumbo Cauvery was pierced by two nails. The incident occurred at a time when the Dasara — where caparisoned elephants are the…
Mysuru: You will not find political leaders inaugurating this Dasara and all its associated events as the Model Code of Conduct for Hunsur by-election (in Mysuru District) has come into force. The Election Commission announced the calendar of events for by-elections to 15 Assembly Constituencies in the State including Hunsur. The Poll Code has also…
Mysuru: With just seven days to go for Dasara, District Minister V. Somanna went on an inspection-spree of Dasara venues in and around the city yesterday. Somanna began the day by visiting Nandi Statue atop Chamundi Hill at about 6 am and switched on the newly-installed high-mast lamp. The Minister directed the authorities to improve…
A service that every Mysurean should extend By Ashvini Ranjan Brace yourself, Dasara is here! Probably two million visitors will visit the city and on a conservative estimate, a lakh of motor vehicles will enter the city. It is anybody’s guess that the city will choke and the Traffic Police will be at their wits…
Dasara Games 2019, which has been restored to its earlier format of conducting the sporting events at the taluk, district, divisional and State levels, following a Court order, has already seen the Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports (DYES) completing the formality of organising the Dasara games at taluk, district and divisional levels. This year,…
Tearful farewell to pregnant pachyderm at Mysore Palace Mysuru: Elephant ‘Varalakshmi’ which had joined the first batch of Dasara elephants to participate in the Jumboo Savari returned to the forest camp reluctantly yesterday. While it was moving around in the Mysore Palace premises where the elephants, mahouts and kavadis are camping, it was found that…
There is a tradition that 12 elephants should participate in the Dasara procession. Now, Gopalaswamy is replacing Varalakshmi. Gopalaswamy which has the capacity to carry the Golden Howdah was not brought this time. It had little health issues and hence it lost the opportunity to be a part of the first and second batch of…
Mysureans love Dasara, not just because it’s a celebration but also because it’s a time for rejuvenation. Come Dasara, our administration becomes ‘quick fix Murugan’ to spruce up our city. And they do this hurriedly and randomly. First, they start patching up roads, creating footpaths, clearing roadside vendors, etc. It seems every year our administration…
Dasara Chief Minister’s Cup that provides opportunities for rural athletes will be held from Oct. 1 to 4 said District Minister V. Somanna, here yesterday. He was speaking to media persons after releasing posters of Dasara Wrestling, Sports Meet, Publicity and Adventure Sports website at the ZP auditorium, here yesterday. The Dasara Sports Meet will…
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