Will carry a total weight of over 750 kg Mysore/Mysuru: After undergoing training on Jumboo Savari route along with other Dasara elephants, Golden Howdah carrying elephant Abhimanyu will begin his training of carrying the 280 kgs Wooden Howdah, the exact replica of the Golden Howdah from today evening. He will carry a total weight of…
DG&IGP holds meeting in city
October 9, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Director General and Inspector General of Police (DG&IGP) Alok Mohan arrived in city this noon for a series of meeting with senior Police officers of the Southern Range and the Mysuru City Police Commissionerate. The State Top Cop arrived from Bengaluru by road and reached Mysuru this noon. He was provided a ceremonial guard…
Folk and cultural themes take centre stage at Yuva Sambhrama
October 9, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Folk and cultural themes, dance-dramas on patriotism and environmental awareness by college students were the highlights amidst glittering lights on the third evening of the Dasara Yuva Sambhrama held at Open Air Theatre in Manasagangothri yesterday. Students of Kyatanahalli Government PU College in Pandavapura taluk presented a scintillating dance-drama with a Military theme, that…
Star Of Mysore exclusive Dasara interview with City Top Cop: Ready to handle stress of ensuring law and order
October 9, 2023Dasara, the eagerly awaited State festival is set to begin in a week. Given the scale of the festivities and the attention they garner, every aspect of planning, scheduling and management is elaborate and poses a significant challenge for the administration. Among the primary tasks, the maintenance of law and order is crucial and the…
Goddess Chamundeshwari idol handed over to Hill Temple EO
October 9, 2023As part of the Mysuru Dasara celebration, the idol (Utsava Murthi) of Goddess Chamundeshwari, also known as Mahishasura Mardhini (in the possession of Mysore Palace), was handed over by Mysore Palace Board to the Chamundi Hill Temple authorities this morning. The idol was received by Chamundi Temple Executive Officer (EO) Krishna from Palace Board Deputy…
DGP to review Dasara security in city tomorrow
October 8, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: This year, probably for the first time, the Director General and Inspector General of Police (DG&IGP) will assess Dasara security measures. DG&IGP Alok Mohan, along with ADGPs and other senior Officers, will conduct a review meeting in the city tomorrow (Oct. 9) to evaluate security measures. Alok Mohan’s visit to Mysuru is significant as…
Mysuru-by-night will be this Dasara highlight
October 8, 2023148.21 kilometres; 129 circles to be lit up; budget Rs. 6.64 crore; 1,43,961 units of electricity; from Oct. 15 to Nov. 4 By S.T. Ravikumar Mysore/Mysuru: Despite the modest celebration of the Dasara festival this year — titled traditional Dasara — due to the ongoing drought-like conditions across the State, Mysuru city will still be…
Day-2 of Yuva Sambhrama leaves audience spellbound
October 8, 2023A recreation of climax scene of ‘Kantara’ movie by specially-abled students of Karunamayi Foundation turns out to be the show-stopper Mysore/Mysuru: The second-day of Dasara Yuva Sambhrama at Open Air Theatre, Manasagangothri, in the city last evening offered myriad themes highlighting the richness of Kannada land and language, folk tradition, art, literature and national integrity…
Drunk driving checks to be intensified twice a week
October 8, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: With Dasara round the corner, Traffic Police, who are conducting checking for various traffic violations will be conducting drunk driving checking twice a week across the city. Drunk driving checking is being conducted on every Wednesdays and Saturdays and in case there is bandobust duty on Wednesday, checking for drunk driving is being conducted…
Star Of Mysore exclusive Dasara interview with MCC Commissioner
October 8, 2023By Shadan Muneer Ashaad-ur-Rahman Shariff, a native of Mysuru, has been leading the charge as Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner to make Mysuru Dasara-ready. He is cut out for the job considering that he is specialised in managing Municipal Administrations. After passing his competitive exams in 2004, he was selected for the Karnataka Municipal Administrative…
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