Mysuru: About 18,000 specially-ordered incandescent bulbs will be replacing the defunct bulbs at the Mysore Palace. The orders have been placed with manufacturers in Delhi and Hyderabad and these bulbs made especially for the illumination during this Dasara has threads in them. “Every year we order for 20,000 bulbs during Dasara so that we can…
Mysuru: The KSRTC Mysore Rural Division has made arrangements to provide 150 additional buses for the Dasara festival. Speaking to Star of Mysore in this regard KSRTC Divisional Controller (Rural) Ashok Kumar said that from Oct.4 to 15 additional buses will be provided. 75 buses from Mysuru Rural Division, 30 each from Mandya and Chamarajanagar…
Mysuru: In a bid to make Dasara more inclusive with the participation of Opposition leaders, District Minister V. Somanna held a meeting with Congress and JD(S) leaders at Jaladarshini Guest House here yesterday. Speaking at the meeting, Somanna said that he is heading Dasara preparations for the first time as District in-Charge Minister and appealed…
Mysuru: Horticulture Department and District Horticulture Association along with Curzon Park is jointly organising the Dasara Flower Show from Sept.29 to Oct.13 at Nishad Bagh (Kuppanna Park) premises. Those who have grown orchids, anthuriums, bonsai plants and other varieties can display them at the Flower Show. Interested organisations, public and nurseries may register their names…
The first batch of Dasara elephants led by Howdah Elephant Arjuna, Vijaya, Abhimanyu, Dhananjaya, Varalakshmi and Eshwar marched into the Mysore Palace along with their mahouts, kavadis and families this morning after a royal reception by the district administration.
Mysuru: With just a month for the grand Dasara to begin, the first batch of six Dasara elephants were accorded a traditional welcome at the Mysore Palace this morning. Accompanied by the traditional ‘Mangala Vaadya’ and the cultural troupes, the elephants marched the two-kilometre distance from the Aranya Bhavan to the Mysore Palace. A festive…
District Minister asks officials to do away with monotonous events Mysuru: This year’s Dasara will include new events that will make the annual festivities even more exciting. “The Naada Habba will be celebrated in a traditional, meaningful and unique manner,” Mysuru District Minister V. Somanna announced after chairing a Dasara Executive Committee meeting at the…
CM holds High Power Committee Meet in B’luru Bengaluru: The Dasara High Power Committee, which met at the Conference Hall in the Third Floor of Vidhana Soudha here this afternoon, decided to invite noted novelist and Saraswathi Samman awardee Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa of Mysuru to inaugurate this year’s festivities atop the Chamundi Hill on Sept.29….
Mysuru: The annual ritual of selecting Dasara elephants is on and the Forest Department officials are going to different elephant camps in Mysuru and Kodagu to prepare a preliminary list of elephants that are eligible to participate in the grand event. An initial list of 14 elephants has been prepared. The Forest officials and the…
Mysuru: With Dasara less than two months away, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa (BSY) will chair a meeting of Dasara High Power Committee at the auditorium on the third floor of Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru at 12 noon on Aug. 9. The meeting which would have been held much earlier under normal circumstances, has been delayed…
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