Mysuru: Mysuru city witnessed heavy rush of tourists, especially those from Kerala. People with packed food had travelled in cars, buses and tempos to Mysuru and visited tourist spots such as Zoo, Mysore Palace, Chamundi Hill and KRS in Mandya. The Zoo authorities had also increased security by deploying additional personnel at various locations inside…
Mock drill for longest chain yoga in city
June 17, 2017Mysuru: There was palpable excitement in the air at the historic Mysuru Palace premises this morning, as thousands of students, freeing their arms and limbs, gathered for rehearsal to create the ‘Longest Chain Yoga’ record. The District Administration was pleasantly surprised to see the sea of young students right from sixth standard to PUC gathered….
The sorry state of footpaths near Mysore Palace
May 29, 2017Mysuru: With garbage being piled up, blocked drains, rain water getting stagnant on roads as most of the storm water drains are clogged, Mysuru city, which is known as the ‘Heritage City’ is slowly turning into a ‘Dirty City.’ If one takes the footpath from the Varaha Gate of Mysore Palace towards Dasara Exhibition Ground,…
More ticket counters to ease entry to Palace: Online tickets valid for three months
May 27, 2017Mysuru: The entry to the historic Mysore Palace, one of the most visited tourist destinations in the country, with lakhs of wonderstruck visitors queuing up to enter its precincts, is going to get easy. The Palace Board took a decision to increase the ticket counters from the current four to eight. This is the first…
Police thwart film crew from shooting with drone
May 16, 2017Mysuru: The city Police prevented a film crew from shooting near the Mysore Palace with the help of a drone yesterday evening. Using drones in public places have been restricted by the authorities due to security reasons. Some public complained to the Devaraja Police that a film crew was shooting near Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple near…
Mysore Palace to get facelift
May 13, 2017Mysuru: The entry to Statue of Liberty in New York costs $21, while the entry to the equally if not more famous, the Mysore Palace, used to cost Rs. 200 for foreigners and Rs. 40 for Indians. Since, there were lot of complaints from the foreigners about this discrimination, a uniform entry fee of Rs….
ATM Fire Mishap: Only 6 currency notes of Rs. 100 were burnt
May 13, 2017Mysuru: The State Bank of India lost only Rs. 600 in yesterday morning fire mishap. The earlier reports had said that Rs. 5 lakh cash loaded on Thursday evening, in the bank’s ATM Kiosk attached to the Mysore City Corporation branch, located at Varaha gate of the Palace, was gutted. But during the Mahazar conducted…
ATM destroyed at Varaha gate of Mysore Palace
May 13, 2017A State Bank of India (SBI) ATM kiosk attached to the Mysuru City Corporation branch, located at Varaha Gate of the Mysore Palace, was completely gutted in an accidental fire that broke out early this morning. Bank sources said that the ATM was loaded with Rs. 5 lakh cash yesterday by the agency which was…
ATM with cash gutted at Palace
May 12, 2017Mysuru: A State Bank of India (SBI) ATM kiosk attached to the Mysuru City Corporation branch, located at Varaha Gate of the Mysore Palace, was completely gutted in an accidental fire that broke out early this morning. Bank sources said that the ATM was loaded with Rs. 5 lakh cash yesterday by the agency which…
Long weekend rush: City records more than 2.5 lakh tourist footfalls
May 2, 2017Mysuru: While Mysuru city witnessed huge tourist inflow during the long weekend, most of the tourists struggled to find rooms with the lodges being fully booked from Apr. 29 to May 1. Apart from the hotel industry, which witnessed a good business during the long weekend holidays, tourist places in city especially the Mysuru Zoo,…
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