Training for tent pegging by Mounted Police also underway at Horse Park Mysore/Mysuru: To lead the Jumboo Savari, the new Mayor of Mysuru Shivakumar is getting a crash course in horse riding and today was the first day of the training where the basics were explained to him. Dressed in a T-shirt and pants and…
Mysore/Mysuru: With Dasara fast approaching, Tongawallahs of the city are expecting that the Government will extend some benefits to them, which chiefly include distribution of special dress and payment of honorarium. Tongawallahs are unhappy that the District Administration has forgotten to give them a treat during Dasara, as was the practice until three years ago….
38 horses of Mounted Police too take part Mysore/Mysuru: With just a few days left for the commencement of Dasara festivities, the first round of cannon firing practice to familiarise the Dasara jumbos and horses to the booming sound cannons was held this noon at the parking lot near Varaha Gate of Mysore Palace. All…
15 days to go for Dasara, roads in bad shape; Govt. hard-pressed for time Bengaluru: President of India Droupadi Murmu will inaugurate Mysuru Dasara-2022 atop Chamundi Hill on the morning of Monday, Sept. 26. This was announced by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai in Bengaluru yesterday. The President will set off the Navarathri festival by offering…
Second tender process as there was only one bidder who quoted Rs. 10 lakh less By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Mysore/Mysuru: The Department of Horticulture has called for a re-tender of the Dasara Flower Show entry ticket contract as it has received Rs. 10 lakh less than the money that was quoted in the tender. This…
Instead of machines, MUDA could have used plant cutters, say environment activists Mysore/Mysuru: Residents of Bannimantap and environmentalists are up in arms against the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) for removing precious top soil from the Torchlight Parade Grounds in the name of making space for vehicle parking during Dasara. The MUDA has taken up…
Rehearsal for the Vijayadashami Day procession The Dasara elephants majestically walking around K.R. Circle during their morning rehearsal session on Jumboo Savari route from Mysore Palace to Bannimantap Torchlight Parade Grounds. [Pic. by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav]
Bengaluru: President Droupadi Murmu will inaugurate Mysuru Dasara-2022, atop Chamundi Hill on Monday, Sept. 26. This was announced by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai in Bengaluru today. The President will set off the 10-day Navaratri Festival by offering puja to Goddess Chamundeshwari in the presence of a host of dignitaries including the CM. “Recently, we held…
Mysore/Mysuru: Following a series of traffic jams and roads clogged with vehicles in the Central Business District (CBD) during Dasara illumination, the City Police are thinking of a plan to restrict the movement of vehicles in the city’s heart where illumination is bigger, brighter and splendid. “To move around the Palace during illumination, a vehicle…
Veteran Arjuna still mightiest at 5,950 kg Howdah elephant Abhimanyu needs 950 kgs more to match Arjuna Mysore/Mysuru: The weight checking for all 14 Dasara elephants was held at Sairam and Co., 40 tonnes Electronic Weighing Services on Dhanvantri Road here this morning. While it is the second weight check for the nine Dasara elephants,…
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