Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that people of the country are increasingly getting influenced by western culture and are turning away from our rich culture and heritage, District Minister S.T. Somashekar said that Prajapita Brahmakumaris Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya is striving for conserving our culture and ethos in these modern times. He was speaking after performing Bhoomi Puja for…
Mysore/Mysuru: Visitors to Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens (Mysuru Zoo) on Wednesday had the first glimpse of the orangutans that were brought from Malaysia and Singapore under the international animal exchange programme. Mysuru District Minister S.T. Somashekar asked the Zoo authorities to open the orangutan enclosures to the public as the primates have already undergone the…
Mandya: Srirangapatna Dasara is all set to commence from tomorrow (Oct. 9) with puja to Nandi Dhwaja at 2.15 pm, agra puja to Goddess Chamundeshwari in the auspicious Kumbha Lagna at 3 pm and Jumboo Savari at Bannimantap in Kirangur. Adichunchanagiri Seer Dr. Nirmalanandanatha Swamiji will inaugurate this year’s Dasara in the presence of Mandya…
President Ram Nath Kovind, who made a brief stopover at Mysore Airport in Mandakalli this morning, being greeted by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai as Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot looks on. District Minister S.T. Somashekar and Mayor Sunanda Palanetra were also present to receive the VVIP. The President left the airport in a chopper to B.R. Hills….
Mysore/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…
Mysore/Mysuru: Urban Development Minister launched the Facial Recognition-Based Attendance System for Pourakarmikas, the first in the State. The new system was launched with the Minister taking the attendance of a pourakarmika in a tab at an event held in Tagadur Ramachandra Park at Chamundipuram this noon. Speaking after launching the new attendance system, Minister Byrathi…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Cultural City of Mysuru is all set for a cultural extravaganza, with the week-long Dasara cultural programmes scheduled to take place in the Palace premises here from Oct. 7 to 13. Kannada and Culture Minister V. Sunil Kumar and Mysuru District Minister S.T. Somashekar, along with a host of officials, released the Dasara…
Mysore/Mysuru: With less than a week to go for Dasara-2021 inauguration, District Minister S.T. Somashekar yesterday visited Chamundi Hill, where the 10-day Naada Habba will be inaugurated by former Chief Minister S.M. Krishna on Oct. 7. The Minister reviewed the seating arrangements for dignitaries atop the Hill, public arena, Dasara inauguration telecast facilities and other…
Yelandur: With President of India Ram Nath Kovind scheduled to visit Chamarajanagar district on Oct. 7, Mysuru and Chamarajanagar Districts In-charge Minister S.T. Somashekar inspected the helipad works near B.R. Hills in Yelandur taluk on Thursday. During the inspection, the Minister received inputs from the officials on helipad construction and the quality of road leading…
On behalf of Mysuru District Administration, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai called on former Chief Minister S.M. Krishna at his residence in Sadashivanagar, Bengaluru, this afternoon and extended an official invitation to inaugurate Dasara-2021 festivities atop Chamundi Hill on Oct. 7. Others seen are (from left) Minister R. Ashok, Prema Krishna, MP Pratap Simha, Minister S.T….
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