Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu at valedictory of Wadiyar’s birth centenary celebrations Mysore/Mysuru: Describing Jayachamaraja Wadiyar, the last ruler of the erstwhile Mysore State, as ‘Dakshina Bhoja,’ Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu said that Wadiyar was a blend of ancient traditional values and modernity. He was speaking at the valedictory function of the birth centenary celebrations of…
Mysore Palace re-opens for visitors
July 14, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysore Palace, which was shut last week after a Camel Caretaker in the Palace premises tested positive for COVID-19, re-opened for tourists and visitors from yesterday. After the Palace was closed for tourists, the entire Palace premises was sanitised and disinfected for three days. Following sanitisation, the Palace re-opened for the public on…
No entry to Mysore Palace for three days from today
July 10, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysore Palace has been shut for three days for visitors from today (July 10) as a public health safety measure, after a Camel caretaker working in the Palace tested COVID-19 positive. The entire Palace premises is being sanitised and disinfected. Saturday and Sunday are usual holidays and today’s shutdown means, the Palace will…
International Yoga Day: Mysureans bend it inside their homes
June 21, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The sixth edition of the International Yoga Day 2020 kicked off this morning with people across the globe taking part in various yoga events to commemorate the day. International Yoga Day was Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s brainchild who proposed the idea in the year 2014, right after assuming charge as the Prime Minister during his first…
Zoo roaring to open on Monday
June 7, 2020Mysore Palace will also open with 5-day week, 10 am – 5 pm rule; No illumination, no Sound & Light Show Mysore/Mysuru: The Karnataka Government has allowed all State Zoos to open from June 8 (Monday) provided all precautions are taken. Like other public places, sanitisation and taking necessary precautions have been mandated. Sri Chamarajendra…
City celebrates Rajarshi Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar’s Jayanti
June 4, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The District Administration, in association with the Kannada and Culture Department, had organised Rajarshi Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar’s 136th Jayanti celebrations at K.R. Circle this morning. Co-operation and Mysuru District in-Charge Minister S.T. Somashekar offered floral tributes to the statue of Nalwadi at the Circle in the presence of MLAs S.A. Ramdas, L. Nagendra and…
‘Helping Hands’ feed hungry stray dogs, birds
April 23, 2020250 rotis, 35 pack biscuits, 300 kg food grains fed daily Mysore/Mysuru: Helping Hands, a Jain youth organisation in Mysuru, which has been feeding thousands of pigeons and crows in front of Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple at the North Gate of Mysore Palace, is now on a mission to feed stray dogs and birds around the…
District Minister calls on Pramoda Devi Wadiyar
April 15, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: After being appointed as the Mysuru District In-charge Minister a few days ago, Minister S.T. Somashekar called on Pramoda Devi Wadiyar, member of the erstwhile royal family at Mysore Palace this morning and held a brief interaction with her. Picture shows District Minister Somashekar in conversation with Pramoda Devi Wadiyar. City BJP President Srivatsa,…
Mysuru Zoo, Mysore Palace shut Karanji Lake too closed down
March 15, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: As a precautionary measure to contain the COVID-19 spread, the Zoo Authority of Karnataka (ZAK) has ordered shut down of Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens (Mysuru Zoo) and Karanji Lake Nature Park in city for nine days from today (Mar.15) till Mar.23. The ZAK Has also ordered closure of Bannerghatta National Park at Bengaluru and…
Corona scare: Mysore Palace sees decline in visitors
March 13, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The major outbreak of Coronavirus across the world is having its effect in the nation too. In the State, Mysuru, dubbed as the ‘Tourist City’, has not witnessed a large number of tourists this summer, thanks to the corona scare. The Mysore Palace, which in last year by this time (12 days in March),…
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