One COVID-19 Warrior to open Dasara on Oct. 17, four to be felicitated Live-streaming of Palace programmes; Abhimanyu to carry Golden Howdah Mysore/Mysuru: With COVID-19 spread threat looming large, this year’s annual Dasara cultural programmes to be held against the backdrop of illuminated Mysore Palace will be streamed live through social media to avoid crowding…
Mysore/Mysuru: Selecting five Corona Warriors among hundreds of Doctors, Nurses, ASHA workers, Police and Pourakarmikas to inaugurate Dasara-2020 seems to have become a big headache for the District Administration, thanks to hectic lobbying. According to reports, pressure is mounting on elected representatives to issue letter of recommendation to consider his or her name for the…
Bengaluru: Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa yesterday directed Deputy Commissioners of all districts to step-up COVID-19 testing centres in their respective districts while assuring them all kinds of assistance, including strengthening the logistic supports in fighting the pandemic. Addressing Deputy Commissioners, Chief Executive Officers and Superintendents of Police of districts via video-conference, the CM assured them…
Mysore/Mysuru: With Dasara fast approaching, the Mysuru City Traffic Police have taken up installation of median reflectors, road reflector studs and road safety sign boards across the city. The installation works began yesterday at several places like Kalidasa Road where the medians are not clearly visible after dark. These reflectors will alert the motorists of…
Mysore/Mysuru: Following the decision taken by the State Government to celebrate Dasara in a simple manner without much fanfare this year and limiting the Jumboo Savari only to the Palace premises, the Forest Department has begun the process of selecting the elephants to participate in this year’s Dasara festivities. Usually, the process of selecting elephants…
Mysore/Mysuru: The first Executive Committee meeting of Dasara-2020 under the Chairmanship of District Minister S.T. Somashekar will be held at the Office of Mysore Palace Board on Sept. 12 (Saturday) at 4 pm to prepare the road-map for Dasara celebrations. The meeting will deliberate on the preparations for Nada Habba in the wake of the…
‘Jumboo Savari’ only in Mysore Palace premises Chief Minister chairs Dasara-2020 High Power Committee Meeting in Bengaluru Only 5 jumbos to take part in festivities Rs. 10 crore grants to be released No Torchlight Parade, Yuva Dasara, Food Mela, Dasara Sports, Dasara Expo & other events Corona Warriors to inaugurate festivities atop Chamundi Hill on…
Mysore/Mysuru: Members of Akhila Karnataka Arunthathiyar Mahasabha staged a protest in front of the MCC office yesterday, demanding that the State Government get the Dasara celebrations inaugurated by a Pourakarmika this time. Protestors also urged the administration to provide a separate 3 percent inner reservation for Pourakarmikas, as done in the neighbouring State Tamil Nadu….
Elephants, mahouts, kavadis and relatives to be housed inside Palace with maximum precautions Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru District Minister S.T. Somashekar held an emergency meeting at the new Deputy Commissioner’s Office at Siddarthanagar yesterday to discuss the preparation for Dasara 2020. This was the preliminary meeting ahead of the Dasara High Power Committee meeting that will be…
Mysore/Mysuru: Young and strong Abhimanyu will carry the Golden Howdah during the Vijayadashami procession this year as Arjuna, who carried the 750-kg Howdah till now, has turned 60. As per the Supreme Court directions and Union Government’s guidelines, no elephant aged above 60 years is supposed to be tasked with heavy and stressful duty. So…
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