Mysuru: With just a month for the grand Dasara to begin, the first batch of six Dasara elephants were accorded a traditional welcome at the Mysore Palace this morning. Accompanied by the traditional ‘Mangala Vaadya’ and the cultural troupes, the elephants marched the two-kilometre distance from the Aranya Bhavan to the Mysore Palace. A festive…
District Minister asks officials to do away with monotonous events Mysuru: This year’s Dasara will include new events that will make the annual festivities even more exciting. “The Naada Habba will be celebrated in a traditional, meaningful and unique manner,” Mysuru District Minister V. Somanna announced after chairing a Dasara Executive Committee meeting at the…
Mysuru: The six Dasara elephants which are presently housed at Aranya Bhavan in Ashokapuram, will be brought to the Palace at 12 noon tomorrow (Aug.26). The six Dasara elephants – Arjuna, Abhimanyu, Dhananjaya, Eshwara, Varalakshmi and Vijaya, were brought in the first batch from Veeranahosahalli hamlet bordering Nagarahole National Park in Hunsur taluk through Gajapayana…
Mysuru: With the world famous Dasara festival just over a month away, ADGP (Law and Order) Amar Kumar Pandey will hold a meeting with top Police officers of the city at the City Police Commissioner’s office here on Aug. 27 to discuss security during the grand Dasara event. During the meeting, the ADGP will chalk…
Venue out of bounds for media where discussions were held to organise a State Festival Mysuru: Newly appointed Mysuru District Minister V. Somanna chaired the first local Dasara meeting at Deputy Commissioner’s Office in city this morning. The meeting was held days after the Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa chaired the Dasara High Power meeting in…
* Orders issued in the afternoon; revoked by evening after much lobbying * Pushparchane performed twice by MLA Ramdas and Minister Ashoka Mysuru: Just hours after Mysuru Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar was transferred, the State Government revoked the orders and retained the Officer in Mysuru. Even as the Dasara Gajapayana, heralding the 2019 Dasara,…
Mysuru: The first batch of six elephants that arrived in trucks at about 6 pm yesterday evening were housed in Aranya Bhavan premises at Ashokapuram here. Their health conditions were checked upon their arrival by Veterinarian Dr. D.N. Nagaraju and were found fit. The Dasara elephants, their Mahouts and Kavadis who arrived in city are:…
Mysuru: The State Government yesterday appointed Minister V. Somanna as the Mysuru District-in-charge Minister with immediate effect. V. Somanna is the BJP MLA from Govindrajnagar Assembly segment in Bengaluru City. Minister R. Ashoka, who was appointed to take care of flood relief works in Mysuru District only Tuesday, was speculated to be appointed as the…
Mysuru: Dasara is fast approaching and the iconic Mysore Palace is the focus where most of the action happens. One of the major attractions is the illumination of the Palace with one lakh bulbs glowing. However, during the year some 15,000 to 20,000 bulbs become defunct and they have to be replaced. Like every year…
The Gajapayana was flagged off at Veeranahosahalli on the outskirts of Nagarahole National Park. This signals the countdown for the Dasara festivities which will be held from Sept.29. The jumbos will take part in the Vijayadashami procession (Oct.8) to shore up the event.
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