By Prathibha Nandakumar Celebrity author Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa has been chosen to inaugurate the Mysuru Dasara this time. Ever since the announcement, many memes and trolls are making the rounds on social media, attempting to ridicule the decision. Now, the question is why is it that each “group” decides that the “candidate” it thinks best…
Forest Department gives green signal to include two additional elephants in the list of 12 Mysuru: With just 36 days left for the commencement of Dasara festivities and 45 days left for Jumboo Savari, the grand finale of the 10-day festivities, Gajapayana, the march of Dasara elephants from Veeranahosahalli Gate in Hunsur taluk to Mysuru…
Mysuru: In the wake of Dasara High Power Committee meeting scheduled in Bengaluru on Aug.9, City Police Commissioner K.T. Balakrishna held a preliminary meeting to discuss on security arrangements with all Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs) and Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs) (ACPs) at his office in Nazarbad yesterday. Addressing the meeting, he said that…
Mysuru: Finally, the District Administration has started preparations for this year’s Dasara celebrations which will be held between Sept. 29 and Oct. 8 (Jumboo Savari). Earlier, the preparations for Dasara would commence at least four months in advance to finalise on the events, artistes, the chief guest to inaugurate the festival and also select an…
Mysuru: The annual ritual of selecting Dasara elephants is on and the Forest Department officials are going to different elephant camps in Mysuru and Kodagu to prepare a preliminary list of elephants that are eligible to participate in the grand event. An initial list of 14 elephants has been prepared. The Forest officials and the…
Mysuru: With Dasara less than two months away, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa (BSY) will chair a meeting of Dasara High Power Committee at the auditorium on the third floor of Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru at 12 noon on Aug. 9. The meeting which would have been held much earlier under normal circumstances, has been delayed…
Mysuru: With this year’s Dasara less than two months away, there are no signs of preparations for the world famous event. With the 10-day Dasara festival scheduled to begin from Sept. 29, the District authorities are yet to hold preparatory meetings. In the past, the Dasara High Power Committee meeting used to take place three…
Mysuru: With Dasara Festival fast approaching, a team of Forest officials, led by Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF) Alexander and Veterinarians Dr. D.N. Nagaraj and Dr. Mujeeb, visited various elephants camps where Dasara elephants are housed and conducted their health check-up yesterday. The team visited Balle Elephant Camp where Golden Howdah-carrying elephant Arjuna is housed,…
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC A recent news item says it all: “A sharp dip in the foreigners visiting Mysuru.” A drop of 50 percent ! Alarm bells should be ringing all over but no one is bothered. Our former Tourism Minister S.R. Mahesh was more busy visiting the Mysore Race Club (MRC)…
Forest Department team to visit elephant camps to select elephants in a couple of days Mysore: The annual ritual of selecting Dasara elephants is on and the Forest Department officials are all set to go to different elephant camps in Mysuru and Kodagu to prepare a preliminary list of elephants that are eligible to participate…
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