Nine-day cultural fest concludes ahead of Dasara 2025; Hundreds of college troupes entertain the audience with mesmerising performances Mysore/Mysuru: Curtains came down on Dasara Yuva Sambhrama, after spreading an ensemble of entertainment for nine days, as a prelude to Nada Habba Mysuru Dasara at Open Air Theatre in Manasagangothri here yesterday. A total of 50…
Mysore/Mysuru: Training for Dasara elephants for the Jumboo Savari to be held on Oct. 2 is going on in full swing with 42-year-old Mahendra successfully carrying 750 kgs weight including the wooden howdah and sand bags, till the Torchlight Parade Grounds in Bannimantap yesterday. On Monday, 59-year-old Abhimanyu, the Golden Howdah carrier, had rehearsed with…
Mysore/Mysuru: As one of the major attractions of this year’s Dasara festivities, the Dasara Flower Show will feature a stunning floral replica of the Gandhi Mandapam — also known as the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial — located in Kanyakumari. The grand installation, set up inside the Glass House at Kuppanna Park, will be crafted using over…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court this morning agreed to hear a petition challenging the Karnataka Government’s decision to invite International Booker Prize winner and Kannada writer Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate Mysuru Dasara festival atop Chamundi Temple on Sept. 22, which has triggered a political slugfest between the Congress Government and the State’s BJP leadership. Chief…
• CESC caught between sparkle and green concerns; cites lack of time to remove serial lights • Despite rules, Forest Department defends selective removal as a ‘balanced approach’ Mysore/Mysuru: Responding to mounting public pressure, the Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC), which is handling the illumination of Mysuru city for the upcoming Dasara festivities, has begun…
Mysore/Mysuru: The eighth day of Dasara Yuva Sambhrama underscored the popularity of five Guarantee Schemes of the State Government, at Open Air Theatre, Manasagangothri in the city yesterday. The student troupe of Sri Y.M. Manjunatha Swamy First Grade College, Yelandur in Chamarajanagar district, presented a special ballet on Guarantee Schemes. Students dressed as Chief Minister…
Mysore/Mysuru: With Nada Habba Dasara scheduled to be inaugurated on Sept. 22 atop Chamundi Hill, Krishnaraja (KR) Sub-Division Police conducted a route march atop the Hill this morning. Following the controversy surrounding the selection of International Booker Prize winning author Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate Dasara, the City Police have drawn elaborate security measure. About 75…
Mysore/Mysuru: In view of the anticipated heavy rush of passengers during the ensuing Dasara Festival in Mysuru, South Western Railway (SWR) has decided to run the following unreserved special trains: • Train No. 06283/06284 SMVT Bengaluru-Mysuru-KSR Bengaluru Unreserved MEMU Special (6 trips): Train No. 06283 will depart from SMVT Bengaluru at 4.30 am from 27.9.2025…
Mysore/Mysuru: With less than a week left for this year’s Dasara (Sept. 22 to Oct. 2), DG&IG Dr. M.A. Saleem conducted bandobast (security) arrangement meeting to review security arrangements for ensuing 11-day festivities at the City Police Commissioner’s Office Meeting Hall in Nazarbad here this morning. During the meeting, City Police Commissioner Seema Latkar gave…
Mysore/Mysuru: This year’s torchlight parade, scheduled to be held on Oct. 2 on the day of Jumboo Savari, will not feature ‘Shwet Ashwa’, team of 33 Corps of Military Police (Indian Army) personnel which had been entertaining the audience by performing breathtaking stunts mounted on Royal Enfield and Hero Xpulse Pro bikes at Torchlight Parade…
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