Mysore/Mysuru: Following back-to-back holidays from Friday to Sunday, there has been a heavy influx of tourists since this morning, with most of the tourist spots in and around the city overcrowded with tourist footfalls. The Government offices, banks and some of the private establishments had declared holiday for Basava Jayanti yesterday, while the banks are…
BJP leader R. Raghu writes to DC Dr. K.V. Rajendra seeking action Mysore/Mysuru: State BJP OBC Morcha President R. Raghu (Kautilya) has demanded for banning the practice of feeding pigeons outside the North Gate of Mysore Palace near Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple in city. In a letter to Mysuru Deputy Commissioner Dr. K.V. Rajendra, Raghu has…
Deputy Commissioner Dr. K.V. Rajendra lighting the lamp to inaugurate the 3-day Ugadi Sangeethotsava organised by Mysore Palace Board at the Palace premises last evening as (from left) Horticulture Officer Yogesh, AEE Sateesh, Palace Board Dy. Director T.S. Subramanya and Rajesh look on. Today, Bhava Geethotsava by Nagesh Kandegala and troupe at 5.30 pm; Karnatak…
Mysore/Mysuru: Following the heat condition, the weeds and shrubs that had grown outside the precincts of Mysore Palace caught fire on Friday. The patch of grass that had gone dry at the area abutting the Palace fort at the eastern side near Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Circle (Hardinge Circle) was gutted in the fire mishap, triggering anxious…
Mysore/Mysuru: The period between April and May in Mysuru typically witnesses a surge in leisure activities, including tours, coinciding with the school summer break. However, this year, the soaring summer heat, combined with the upcoming General Elections in April and May, has cast a shadow on the travel plans of holiday-makers. Consequently, there has been…
By R.G. Singh Mysore circa 1897, festivities connected with the wedding celebrations of Princess Jayalakshmammanni, the eldest daughter of the late Maharaja Chamarajendra Wadiyar X with Kantharaje Urs (later Dewan of Mysore State 1918-1922), brother of dowager Maharani H.H. Kempananjammanni Vani Vilasa Sannidhana, turned to a mishap when a part of the Palace got burnt…
Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s wife Sonal Shah, who visited Mysore Palace in city yesterday, being felicitated by Mysore Palace Board Dy. Director T.S. Subramanya with a portrait of the golden throne. Sonal Shah at Shuka Vana in Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Ashram premises on Nanjangud Road in Mysuru.
Mysore/Mysuru: ‘I Love Mysuru,’ a selfie board in English kept at the parking lot near the North Gate of Mysore Palace, that had turned the eyes of pro-Kannada activists red, was removed by Abhaya, emergency rescue team of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) recently. The selfie board had been kept only a few days ago and…
‘Artists who painstakingly undertook works not paid stipend’ Mysore/Mysuru: The ambitious plan of restoring paintings and murals at the temples inside the Mysore Palace premises to increase their aesthetic value has come to a grinding halt since the last two years. This concern was brought to light during a press conference held at Patrakarthara Bhavan…
Mysore/Mysuru: To celebrate the consecration of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya, the Mysore Palace Board, in collaboration with the Department of Religious Endowment, conducted special pujas at the Palace premises this morning. Before the commencement of the puja rituals, the utsava murthis (festival idols) from all the temples within the Palace premises, including Sri Shwethavarahaswamy Temple,…
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