Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru District Administration officially extended a formal invite to Pramoda Devi Wadiyar of the erstwhile Mysore royal family to the Dasara festivities that begin from tomorrow (Oct. 7). District Minister S.T. Somashekar led a delegation to the Mysore Palace yesterday and felicitated her before seeking her support and cooperation in organising the festivities. Others…
Night Cleaning Drive launched
October 6, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: With Nada Habba Dasara to be inaugurated tomorrow, Mayor Sunanda Palanetra launched night cleaning drive by flagging off garbage collection vehicles in front of Kote Anjaneyaswamy temple in city yesterday night. Speaking on the occasion, the Mayor said that lakhs of tourists from across the country will be arriving daily to city to look…
‘Dasara Rangotsava’ from October 7
October 6, 2021Renowned theatre personality Rameshwari Verma to inaugurate Mysore/Mysuru: Though cultural programmes and other Dasara events outside the Palace premises are not taking place this time on account of simple and symbolic Dasara due to COVID crisis, the city’s theatre repertory Rangayana will be organising an 8-day ‘Dasara Rangotsava’ (Dasara theatre fest) at Rangayana premises from…
City wears bridal look
October 6, 2021The illuminated main thoroughfares, Central Business District and a 100-km radius of major streets of Mysuru city are a sight to behold during Dasara festivities. Apart from the core heritage zone, commercial hubs, important roads and circles/ junctions have been brightly lit with colourful lights by the Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) that is spending…
Glowing Golden City
October 6, 2021A scene from ‘Mahabharata’ where Sri Krishna and Arjuna are at the battlefield of Kurukshetra is brought alive through an insignia near Dr. Rajkumar Park (close to Palace North Gate) in city.
A jatha with elephants
October 6, 2021The 67th Wildlife Week was celebrated near Mysuru Palace’s Balarama Gate this morning where Dasara elephants and 67 NSS volunteers from Kuvempunagar Government PU College participated. A jatha was taken out from Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple till the elephant sheds at Kodi Someshwara Temple inside the Palace. Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (APCCF), Project Tiger…
S.M. Krishna arrives in Mysuru
October 6, 2021Former Chief Minister S.M. Krishna, who will be inaugurating Dasara-2021 atop Chamundi Hill tomorrow morning, arrived in Mysuru this afternoon. He was accorded a warm welcome by the District Administration near Columbia Asia Hospital junction.
State says NO to Dasara crowds
October 5, 2021100 for inauguration, 500 for cultural programmes, 500 for Jumboo Savari City Police enforce house-to-house beat system to identify outsiders Mysore/Mysuru: With just two days to go for the inauguration of 412th Nada Habba Dasara festivities, the State Government has released fresh guidelines for the opening ceremony, Navarathri and Vijayadashami celebrations, restricting the number of…
Chamundi Hill temple shut for devotees from today till Oct.7
October 5, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: In view of preparations for Dasara inauguration and as a security measure, the District Administration has banned entry of devotees and other members of the public to Chamundi Hill temple from 4 am today till the afternoon of Oct.7, the day on which the Nada Habba will be inaugurated. Deputy Commissioner Dr. Bagadi Gautham,…
Second round of Cannon Firing Drill held
October 5, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The second round of cannon firing drill was held successfully with Dasara elephants exhibiting normal behaviour at the parking lot area near Varaha Gate of Mysore Palace this morning. Apart from Vikrama, all seven Dasara elephants — Abhimanyu, Ashwathama, Dhananjaya, Kaveri, Chaitra, Lakshmi and Gopalaswamy — and also 24 horses from the Mounted Police…
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