One COVID-19 Warrior to open Dasara on Oct. 17, four to be felicitated Live-streaming of Palace programmes; Abhimanyu to carry Golden Howdah Mysore/Mysuru: With COVID-19 spread threat looming large, this year’s annual Dasara cultural programmes to be held against the backdrop of illuminated Mysore Palace will be streamed live through social media to avoid crowding…
Little Prince becomes Krishna
September 10, 2020Mannar Krishna Jayanti was celebrated at Mysore Palace this morning where little prince Aadyaveer Narasimharaja Wadiyar, the son of Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar and Trishikha Kumari Wadiyar, was dressed as Krishna. The little one, holding a flute, is seen posing for a photograph with his grandmother Pramoda Devi Wadiyar inside the Palace. Picture right shows…
Painting work begins in Mysore Palace for Dasara
August 30, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: With 45 days left for the beginning of ten-day Dasara festival in Mysuru, painting of the outside building of Amba Vilas Palace has commenced. The State Government has decided to hold the Nada Habba in a simple manner in view of Covid-19. However, the Palace Board has allowed the painting work near the West…
Mysuru is India’s Cleanest Medium City
August 20, 2020Indore retains Cleanest City tag for fourth year in a row; Surat bags second spot, Navi Mumbai ranked third Mysuru adjudged top city under population category of 3 to 10 lakh; Hunsur, K.R. Nagar, Periyapatna, H.D. Kote too bag awards Mysuru/New Delhi: The Union Government this noon announced the results of annual survey of cleanliness,…
Mysore Palace open for public on all days
August 11, 2020Sound & Light programme and Palace illumination suspended Mysore/Mysuru: Mysore Palace is open for public on all days including Saturdays, Sundays and other public holidays since Aug. 8, according to the Palace Board Deputy Director T.S. Subramanya. The Palace will be open from 10 am to 5.30 pm. However, the Sound and Light programme that…
Jayachamaraja Wadiyar will always remain etched in minds of people: VP
July 19, 2020Vice-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…















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