Mysuru: From today, the city’s streets will be full of civic workers in olive green aprons, wearing rubber gloves and holding brooms and dustpans. Reason: A massive five-day cleaning campaign was launched this morning with Dasara just nine days away. The campaign was launched by Mysuru District Minister V. Somanna from Doddakere Maidan and the…
State hosts invite Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa, Pramoda Devi Wadiyar for Dasara
September 20, 2019Mysuru: Official Dasara invitations were extended to acclaimed novelist and Saraswathi Samman Awardee Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa who will inaugurate the festivities atop the Chamundi Hill on Sept. 29 and member of erstwhile royal family Pramoda Devi Wadiyar. The invitations were extended on behalf of the State Government, the official hosts of ‘Nada Habba’ last evening…
Golden Throne assembling on Sept.24
September 20, 2019Mysuru: The Khas (Private) Durbar during the Dasara celebrations is one of the major attractions, though public in general are not allowed to view it. In the light of this Durbar, the Golden Throne will be brought out from the strong room and assembled on Sept.24. The Throne will be placed in the Durbar Hall…
Dasara Air Show on Oct. 2
September 19, 2019Minister V. Somanna inspects Torchlight Parade Grounds and Mysore Palace Official invitation to Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa and Pramoda Devi Wadiyar at 6 pm today Golden Throne to be assembled at Durbar Hall of Palace on Sept. 24 Mysuru: Aviation enthusiasts are in for a visual treat this Dasara as a full-fledged Dasara Air Show will…
Howdah Test: Arjuna rehearses with wooden howdah
September 19, 2019Mysuru: Mighty Arjuna, the lead elephant for Dasara procession, rehearsed carrying the wooden howdah today. Arjuna began his test run from the Mysore Palace and walked all the way to the Torchlight Parade Grounds in Bannimantap with ease and elegance. Arjuna, along with Kumki elephants Kaveri and Vijaya, was brought near the residence of royal…
Parked trucks turn stumbling blocks for KRS Road works
September 19, 2019By Vinay Karekura Mysuru: Huge trucks parked on the busy KRS Road have become a stumbling block for the ongoing road development works. The pothole-ridden KRS Road and its adjoining roads are being repaired at a cost of Rs. 39 crore by the Public Works Department and the works have already begun from J.K. Tyre…
Separate enclosures for boys and girls at ‘Yuva Sambhrama’
September 19, 2019Mysuru: Cracking down on unruly mob behaviour and incidents of eve-teasing on the first day of Yuva Sambhrama at the Open Air Theatre inside Manasagangothri campus, the city Police and Yuva Sambhrama organisers have bifurcated the Open Air Theatre gallery where there are separate places for girls and boys. To bolster security further, a special…
Mysuru Dasara Website a big hit around the globe
September 19, 2019Traffic highest from Bengaluru, America; plans to attract Europe Mysuru: Mysuru Dasara-2019 website www.mysoredasara.gov.in has been re-launched and in its new avatar it is generating very high traffic, particularly from netizens in Bengaluru and the United States of America (USA). The total hits as on Sept.15 are 85,029 and the highest hit was on the…
Day-2 of Yuva Sambhrama: College students perform to various folk, patriotic songs
September 19, 2019Mysuru: After a glittery inaugural ceremony, the second day of Yuva Sambhrama witnessed students from Chamarajanagar, Mysuru, Mandya and Shivamogga performing dance ballet to various songs selected based on themes provided by the Yuva Dasara Sub-Committee. At first, students of Siddartha First Grade College, Chamarajanagar, performed to a song related to…
Finally KRS Road getting a Rs. 39 crore makeover
September 18, 2019Roadside box drainage, median and re-asphalting works begin Mysuru: An early morning visit to Chamundi Hill and an evening at the backwaters of Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam is on every tourist’s itinerary. But for the past couple of years, this 28-kms drive to KRS has turned nightmarish as it is full of potholes and…
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