A scene from ‘Mahabharata’ where Sri Krishna and Arjuna are at the battlefield of Kurukshetra is brought alive through an insignia near Dr. Rajkumar Park (close to Palace North Gate) in city.
A jatha with elephants
October 6, 2021The 67th Wildlife Week was celebrated near Mysuru Palace’s Balarama Gate this morning where Dasara elephants and 67 NSS volunteers from Kuvempunagar Government PU College participated. A jatha was taken out from Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple till the elephant sheds at Kodi Someshwara Temple inside the Palace. Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (APCCF), Project Tiger…
S.M. Krishna arrives in Mysuru
October 6, 2021Former Chief Minister S.M. Krishna, who will be inaugurating Dasara-2021 atop Chamundi Hill tomorrow morning, arrived in Mysuru this afternoon. He was accorded a warm welcome by the District Administration near Columbia Asia Hospital junction.
State says NO to Dasara crowds
October 5, 2021100 for inauguration, 500 for cultural programmes, 500 for Jumboo Savari City Police enforce house-to-house beat system to identify outsiders Mysore/Mysuru: With just two days to go for the inauguration of 412th Nada Habba Dasara festivities, the State Government has released fresh guidelines for the opening ceremony, Navarathri and Vijayadashami celebrations, restricting the number of…
Chamundi Hill temple shut for devotees from today till Oct.7
October 5, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: In view of preparations for Dasara inauguration and as a security measure, the District Administration has banned entry of devotees and other members of the public to Chamundi Hill temple from 4 am today till the afternoon of Oct.7, the day on which the Nada Habba will be inaugurated. Deputy Commissioner Dr. Bagadi Gautham,…
Second round of Cannon Firing Drill held
October 5, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The second round of cannon firing drill was held successfully with Dasara elephants exhibiting normal behaviour at the parking lot area near Varaha Gate of Mysore Palace this morning. Apart from Vikrama, all seven Dasara elephants — Abhimanyu, Ashwathama, Dhananjaya, Kaveri, Chaitra, Lakshmi and Gopalaswamy — and also 24 horses from the Mounted Police…
Navarathri at Palace: No entry to visitors, media
October 5, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: In view of the Covid-19 cases still prevailing and under third wave threat in Mysuru, the private Navarathri celebrations at the Mysore Palace during the current year will be carried out only as a ritual in keeping with the tradition sans participation or presence of family members including visitors and media, said Pramoda Devi…
Mahouts and Kavadis undergo dental check-up at Palace premises
October 5, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Ahead of Dasara festivities, the Mahouts and Kavadis of Dasara elephants camping in Palace premises underwent a dental check-up at the camp organised by ANI Foundation in association with Style Architect, in the Palace premises here on Sunday. Speaking on the occasion, Dentists Dr. Nisarga Kansar and Dr. N. Anushri said that ANI Foundation…
City streets, minds illuminated
October 3, 2021LIGHT THERAPY: As if to brighten up the minds of people that have been turned dull and bland due to COVID pandemic, Dasara illumination this year has been increased to 100-km from the usual 50-km. In the trial run of illumination for this Dasara, here is a glimpse of (anticlockwise from top) JLB Road passing…
Are we inviting Covid again?
October 3, 2021By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Even as we were all still heaving a sigh of humungous relief that the terrible second wave of Covid-19 has finally been conquered, we seem to be heading for a third confrontation with the monster. Public and Government memory in particular, seems to be awfully short, going by all…
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