Mysuru: With less than two months left for the commencement of Nada Habba, Chief Minister Siddharamaiah is scheduled to chair a High-Power Dasara Committee Meeting at the Conference Hall in the third floor of Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru today at 3.30 pm. The meeting will be attended by District In-charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa, who…
List of 15 elephants finalised
July 24, 2017Mysuru: The Forest Department has finalised the list of 15 elephants which will be taking part in this year’s Dasara festivities. The officials had sent a list of 16 elephants to PCCF for final confirmation on July 13 among which 15 have been finalised. Arjuna of Balle Elephant Camp is all set to carry the…
Dy. Commissioner, Mayor inspect Town Hall
July 21, 2017Mysuru: Keeping in mind the tourist inflow to city during Dasara festivities and the traffic rush, Deputy Commissioner (DC) D. Randeep and Mayor M.J. Ravikumar, inspected the stalled multi-level parking lot and the amphitheatre works in Town Hall premises here yesterday. They were accompanied by MCC Commissioner G. Jagadeesha, ZP CEO P. Shivashankar and other…
DC holds Dasara Officers’ meeting
July 21, 2017Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep held a meeting with district level officials ahead of this year’s Dasara festival at his office, this morning. The officials discussed about Dasara works taken up by MCC, PWD and MUDA during 2016 and the works to be taken up this year. DC Randeep instructed the MCC to complete the…
Early Dasara this year: Royal treatment for jumbos at elephant camps: DCF
July 18, 2017Mysuru: All the sixteen elephants that have been finalised for Dasara- 2017 are getting royal treatment, thanks to early Dasara this year. They are pampered at their respective elephant camps to make them accustomed to the treatment that they will receive at the Mysore Palace. Usually, Dasara falls in October and this year, Navaratri is…
Dasara high-power committee meeting on July 24
July 18, 2017Mysuru: The high-power Dasara Committee meeting will be held in Bengaluru on July 24 to discuss and plan this year’s Mysuru Dasara festivities. The meeting will be chaired by Chief Minister Siddharamaiah. This will be the first Dasara high-power committee meeting that will be attended by Mysuru District In-charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa, Primary and…
Telescope soon at Gaali Mantapa atop Ch. Hill
July 10, 2017Mysuru: The ancient Gopura or Watch Tower (Gaali Mantapa) atop Chamundi Hill is in for a major makeover with the installation of a telescope to view the panoramic scenes of Mysuru city; a beautiful park so that tourists can enjoy a windy time and strong fencing to prevent graffiti and ugly writings on the walls…
Four backup elephants for this year’s Dasara
July 9, 2017By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Mysuru: Following a preliminary meeting of the Dasara Committee held in the city on July 4, forest officials have started the process of identifying eligible elephants that will take part in the Jumboo Savari. This time, over 16 elephants will be identified and the final list of pachyderms will be prepared…
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