Tag: Deepavali

All crackers are green… light it without tension
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All crackers are green… light it without tension

November 12, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: Over 90 per cent of crackers manufactured at Sivakasi in Tamil Nadu (TN)  are green crackers and people can light firecrackers without worry of causing air pollution, said office-bearers of Hebbal Industrial Area Crackers Traders Association. Addressing a joint press conference here his morning, V. Ravi, Anand, Harish and Manikanth said that in 2018,…

Green Crackers? Officials in a quandary
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Green Crackers? Officials in a quandary

November 7, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: Hours after Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa issued a revised order asking people to burst green crackers, officials in district-level are googling the word ‘Green Crackers’ to know about its nature and ways to differentiate between conventional and green crackers. “Frankly, we don’t know how to distinguish among two varieties of crackers. We may have…

No sound & smoke this Deepavali ?
Coronavirus Update, COVID-19, News

No sound & smoke this Deepavali ?

November 3, 2020

Step to aid COVID management, patients MCC likely to ban bursting of crackers in residential areas People can celebrate festival in open spaces within time-limit By Shyam Sundar Vattam Mysore/Mysuru: Taking a strong note of prevailing COVID-19 pandemic situation, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), in its efforts to keep the air breathable, is planning to…

Thousands take part in Kumbarakoppal Jatra
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Thousands take part in Kumbarakoppal Jatra

October 30, 2019

Mysuru: The traditional  Mahadeshwara Jatra Mahotsava took place at Kumbarakoppal in city in the presence of thousands of devotees last evening. The idol of the presiding deity was taken in a grand procession from the temple premises in Kumbarakoppal to Devara Kola (Thippaji Kola) on KRS Road. The procession, which  was accompanied by cultural troupes,…

Cracker mishap: Three boys, woman injured
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Cracker mishap: Three boys, woman injured

October 30, 2019

Mysuru: In separate incidents, three boys and a woman were injured while bursting crackers in city and surrounding places. In the first incident, 15-year-old Manish of Vokkalageri suffered injuries on his hand when a cracker burst in his hands at J.K. Grounds here on Tuesday. Manish was reportedly told by the cracker shop owner that…

Deepavali holidays spur tourist flow to Mysuru
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Deepavali holidays spur tourist flow to Mysuru

October 27, 2019

Mysuru: Weekend, coupled with Deepavali holidays, contributed to heavy rush of tourists to city with most of the popular tourist spots buzzing with crowds. Zoo: Mysuru Zoo received 4,000 visitors between 8.30 am and 11.30 am today with a gate collection of Rs. 4.12 lakh, according to Zoo Executive Director Ajit M. Kulkarni. Chamundi Hill:…

Flower sales up, crackers down
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Flower sales up, crackers down

October 27, 2019

Mysuru: With the city witnessing rains almost everyday since the past ten days, Cracker sellers are having a hard time as the sales are not on their expected lines this Deepavali. The declining interest among the people has also contributed to the dip in cracker sales. This year, crackers are being sold at ten spots…

Deepavali rush in Markets, cracker sale dips
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Deepavali rush in Markets, cracker sale dips

October 26, 2019

Mysuru:  With Deepavali, the Festival of Lights, being celebrated from tomorrow, heavy rush was observed in city markets this morning with people buying puja articles. Rush was also seen in cloth shops and sweetmeat stalls. But not many were seen at cracker stalls in J.K. Grounds and other places as rains for the last couple…

Rain, green thoughts take fire out of crackers
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Rain, green thoughts take fire out of crackers

October 26, 2019

By S.T. Ravi Kumar [Pics. by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav] Lamps filled with oil and a cotton wick is lit. The wick burns itself with the help of oil to spread light to encounter darkness. A beautiful reddish yellow light stays stubborn in the battleship of air. It battles with the passing by winds, dancing, twisting,…

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