The illuminated main thoroughfares, Central Business District and a 100-km radius of major streets of Mysuru city are a sight to behold during Dasara festivities. Apart from the core heritage zone, commercial hubs, important roads and circles/ junctions have been brightly lit with colourful lights by the Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) that is spending…
Months have passed after protruding tree branches were pruned by Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Company and the Mysuru City Corporation to facilitate the smooth movement of Ambaari double decker open rooftop bus service. The bus service that began after many delays and postponements is picking up pace now with many takers during Dasara season. As such,…
LIGHT THERAPY: As if to brighten up the minds of people that have been turned dull and bland due to COVID pandemic, Dasara illumination this year has been increased to 100-km from the usual 50-km. In the trial run of illumination for this Dasara, here is a glimpse of (anticlockwise from top) JLB Road passing…
City braces for muted festival while idol-makers just pray By G. Amit Kumar [Pics by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav] Every year, thousands of people visit various nooks and corners of the city around this time of the year. Several colourful Ganesha idols of different shapes, sizes and makes — for pandals, offices and homes — are…
By G. Amit Kumar [Pics by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav] Pandemic has affected every business in the last two years and heavily impacted small businesses leading to financial fragility and even closures. One of the most affected sectors is the stationery business that was booming earlier. COVID is not the only thing affecting their businesses. Online…
Martyrs and families easily forgotten after paying 21-round gun salute By G. Amit Kumar (Pics by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav) Once a soldier always a soldier, goes a famous proverb. And for a soldier, the nation always comes first, followed by family and then friends, even when he is on leave. One man who exemplifies this…
We all love a mesmerising sunset, when the sky is draped in orange signalling the end of a day and hope of a beautiful tomorrow. Last evening, SOM photographer M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav captured one such glorious sunset at Chamaraja Wadiyar Statue Circle in Mysuru.
This picture is indeed worth a thousand words…: Inspired by the old saying, ‘A picture is worth a thousand words’ — meaning multiple ideas can be conveyed more effectively by a single still image than a mere verbal description — the South Western Railway (SWR) is sensitising rail-users about the importance of wearing face masks…
Has time stopped in the city? Suddenly the bumper-to-bumper, surging and at times disorderly traffic on the busy Hunsur Road seems to have evaporated, thanks to the two-week COVID Curfew. Without traffic, this particular flyover that is choked by unending streams of vehicles from early morning till late night is somewhat unimaginable. This is how…
Duo prepares 30 varieties of lip-smacking dishes By M.T. Yogesh Kumar [Pics. by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav] Egg has transformed lives of two youths. Their hard work, perseverance and love for experiments have made people to come and taste over 30 varieties of snacks made from eggs. Girish and Manish, sons of late Appanna and residents…
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