Women should fight for equal rights as enshrined in the Constitution: Pramoda Devi Wadiyar Mysore/Mysuru: International Women’s Day was celebrated across the city this morning by the District Administration, Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), Inner Wheel Clubs and other organisations. Member of the erstwhile Mysore Royal family Pramoda Devi Wadiyar inaugurated the celebrations and also…
UP Governor Anandiben in Mysuru
March 2, 2022Uttar Pradesh (UP) Governor Anandiben Patel, along with her daughter Anar Patel and her relative, visited Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Ashram in city yesterday. While at the Ashram, she also visited the Bonsai Garden and Shuka Vana where she fed the birds and got herself photographed. Picture above shows Mysore Royal Family Member Pramoda Devi Wadiyar…
Royal family members witness Chamundeshwari Rathotsava
October 19, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Amidst clear morning skies and ban on devotees due to COVID pandemic, the famous Chamundeshwari Rathotsava was held atop Chamundi Hill this morning in a simple yet traditional manner. Due to COVID-19 crisis, the Deputy Commissioner had banned entry of devotees to the Hill Temple both by road and footsteps during the Rathotsava as…
Royal family invited for Dasara
October 6, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru District Administration officially extended a formal invite to Pramoda Devi Wadiyar of the erstwhile Mysore royal family to the Dasara festivities that begin from tomorrow (Oct. 7). District Minister S.T. Somashekar led a delegation to the Mysore Palace yesterday and felicitated her before seeking her support and cooperation in organising the festivities. Others…
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…
Helipad on Lalitha Mahal land: Pramoda Devi Wadiyar objects to public hearing about felling of trees
April 17, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Member of erstwhile Mysore royal family Pramoda Devi Wadiyar has objected to the public hearing called by the Forest Department on Apr. 23 to elicit public opinion on cutting of more than 100 trees for the proposed Heli-Tourism project in the surroundings of Lalitha Mahal Palace. In a letter to Divisional Conservator of Forests…
Heli Tourism: Minister seeks royal family nod for helipads
March 7, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Days after Minister for Tourism, Ecology and Environment C.P. Yogeeshwar said that Heli Tourism would be launched at four tourist destinations including Mysuru, the Minister held important discussions regarding setting up of two permanent helipads at Lalitha Mahal Palace Grounds in Mysuru and on the premises of Bangalore Palace (Palace Grounds). These helipads would…
Speaker responds positively to Wadiyars’ portraits in Vidhana Soudha: Dist. Minister
February 9, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Co-operation and District Minister S.T. Somashekar has said Speaker of the State Legislative Assembly, Vishveshwar Hegde Kageri has responded positively to putting the portrait of Chamaraja Wadiyar X and Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru. Talking to reporters here yesterday, he said the Speaker had been briefed about the contributions of Wadiyars…
Misattribution, says Pramoda Devi
January 27, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Member of erstwhile Mysore royal family Pramoda Devi Wadiyar has taken objection to what she has clarified as ‘misattribution’ of ‘Lot No. 32’ in the ‘Opulent Collectibles’ online auction put up by AstaGuru Auction House. AstaGuru is organising an online auction on Jan. 27 and 28 and the items up for auction includes an…
Tale of two Palaces
January 23, 2021Going by recent reports, Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel may very well become Taj Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel if it is leased to Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL), a group company of TATA’s under which the famed luxury hotel chain, Taj Hotels are managed. Our city’s second largest Royal Palace, Lalitha Mahal Palace, has been waiting…
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