From 6 pm on May 8 till midnight on May 10 (day of voting); from midnight on May 12 to midnight on May 13 (counting day) Mysore/Mysuru: The District Administration has released the schedule of dry days for the upcoming Assembly polls scheduled for May 10, with the counting of votes to take place on…
Polls: Postpone fairs, shandys
April 24, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: To conduct the May 10 polls in a peaceful manner without any law and order problem, the Mysuru District Administration has asked the people concerned to postpone temple fairs (jathras) and santhes (weekly shandys) in different parts of the district on the polling day, according to a press release from Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr….
Sudan helpline launched
April 22, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru District Administration has received information that around 108 nomadic Hakki-Pikki community people from Pakshirajapura, Shankarapura in Hunsur taluk, and Tiger Block hamlet in H.D. Kote are stranded in a strife-torn Sudan. In Sudan, there is an ongoing gunfight between the army and paramilitary groups and reports said that firing was going on…
Novel steps to woo voters
April 6, 202397 Model Polling Stations coming up; Govt. School in V.V. Mohalla painted like Jaganmohan Palace By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Mysore/Mysuru: It’s common during every general elections to hear a common refrain from a section of voters, who stay away from exercising their franchise only to avoid standing in the queue. To bring even those to…
Check posts, vigilance cells to curb election freebies
March 13, 2023Rowdy-sheeters who influence voters will be banished from Mysuru: DC Mysore/Mysuru: With reports pouring in of political functionaries across parties enticing voters with freebies and making donations to institutions and others, the Mysuru District Administration has already begun tracking the movement and distribution of goods and monetary transactions. The restrictions will come into effect when…
City celebrates Women’s Day
March 8, 2023Expos, bicycle jatha, cricket tournament mark celebrations Mysore/Mysuru: Every year, on Mar. 8, people commemorate International Women’s Day to observe cultural, political and socioeconomic women-made achievements in various fields. The day was celebrated in a special way in Mysuru this morning, with intention to send out a message of gender-equal world where differences are valued…
Mysuru Winter Festival to draw tourists back this year
December 10, 2022District Officers seek approval for Rs. 50 lakh; tentative date from Dec. 24 to Jan. 2, 2023 Flower Show, illumination, Police Band, sound-less firecrackers at Mysore Palace Mysore/Mysuru: With COVID-19 fear going away, the Mysuru Winter Festival will be back this year as the District Administration has been planning to host various events to attract…
Special voter enrolment campaign in Colleges on Nov. 22, 23
November 17, 2022Training programme for PU and Degree College Principals and Nodal Officers held Mysore/Mysuru: In a bid to make Democracy more successful, the District Administration will be conducting ‘An hour for Democracy’, a two-day unique campaign for registration of young eligible voters in all colleges across the District on Nov. 22 and 23. Addressing a training…
Kanakadasa was the real face of Secularism: Writer
November 12, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that Saint-Poet Kanakadasa strived for eradicating caste system, writer Chikkamagalur Ganesh said that Kanakadasa was the real face of secularism and harmony. He was speaking at Kanakadasa Jayanti celebrations organised by the District Administration and Kanakadasa Jayantotsava Samithi at Kalamandira on Hunsur Road here yesterday. Pointing out that saints, seers, poets and the…
Traditional celebrations mark grand Kannada Rajyotsava in city
November 2, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The 67th Kannada Rajyotsava was celebrated in city on Tuesday with traditional flag hoisting, cultural programmes and felicitation of achievers. The main event, organised by the district administration, which was held in front of Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple at the North Gate of Mysore Palace, began with the conduct of special pujas at Goddess Bhuvaneshwari…















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