Mysore/Mysuru: In a tribute to Karnataka’s elephant handlers, Forest Minister Eshwar B. Khandre lauded the State’s mahouts and kavadis for their unmatched role in mitigating human-wildlife conflict across India. Speaking at the Mysore Palace premises yesterday, after distributing welfare kits to Dasara elephant caretakers, the Minister highlighted that the skills of Karnataka’s mahouts are not…
Mysore/Mysuru: With just three days left for the Jumboo Savari on Oct. 2, the Mysuru City Police and Forest Department officials conducted the first rehearsal of the Dasara procession inside the Mysore Palace premises this morning. As part of the exercise, Howdah elephant Abhimanyu, accompanied by Kumki elephants Lakshmi and Hemavathi, was brought near the…
650 dogs, 150 cats and numerous birds take centre stage at Dasara Pet Show Mysore/Mysuru: Over 3,000 visitors thronged J.K. Grounds this morning for the Dasara Pet Show, organised by the Animal Husbandry Department as part of Raitha Dasara. A total of 650 dog owners had registered for the Dog Show, alongside owners of more…
Mysore/Mysuru: The skies above Mysuru lit up with breathtaking aerial artistry last evening as five Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopters from the elite Sarang Helicopter Display Team performed a dazzling air show at the Bannimantap Parade Grounds, enthralling thousands of spectators. The Sarang team — based in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu — executed a series of…
Mysore/Mysuru: From the graceful loop and thrilling barrel roll to gravity-defying inverted flying and the crowd-favourite DNA manoeuvre, the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) Surya Kiran Aerobatic Team (SKAT) is set to captivate Mysuru on Oct. 1 with a spectacular air display at Bannimantap Parade Grounds. Dubbed the ‘Ambassadors of IAF,’ SKAT will take to the…
Curtains fall on this year’s Yuva Dasara Mysore/Mysuru: This year’s Yuva Dasara came to a close with sizzling performance by Bollywood singer Sunidhi Chauhan at the 100-acre land located on the outskirts of the city yesterday. Yesterday being the last day of the concert, the venue was jampacked with youngsters and elders thronging the venue…
Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru’s grand Dasara festivities, which officially began on Sept. 22, saw modest tourist inflow during the first few days, with local business activity remaining relatively subdued. However, the launch of the Dasara Food Festival brought a dramatic shift in dining patterns, according to Mysuru Hotel Owners’ Association President C. Narayanagowda. Restaurants across the city…
Pattada Aane Srikanta panics on seeing bright lights, hearing loud sound Mysore/Mysuru: With Jumboo Savari to be held on Oct. 2, Vijayadashami Day, the final phase of weight carrying exercise ended yesterday with Dasara elephant Dhananjaya carrying the wooden howdah on Raja Marga from Mysore Palace till the Torchlight Parade Grounds in Bannimantap under the…
Anekal cow comes first producing highest 38.150 litres of milk in Dasara State-level Cow Milking Contest Mysore/Mysuru: Ajay from Anekal taluk of Bengaluru won the first prize for his cow yielding 38.150 litres of milk in the State-level Cow Milking Contest, organised as part of Dasara Festival, by Raitha Dasara Sub-Committee in association with the…
Mysore/Mysuru: G.P. Rajarathnam’s poems, popularly known as ‘Ratnan Padagalu’, that still remain a chart-buster for being laced with wit and humour, resonated at the premises of Mysore Palace yesterday evening. Dasara Cultural Sub-Committee had organised a music concert titled ‘Kannada Kavigala Geetha Gayana’ that saw popular songs of Kannada penned by reputed poets, fine tuned…
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