Bengaluru: Close to the recent increase in bus and metro train fares, the State Government in a double blow to the people, has hiked milk price and power tariff, ahead of Ugadi festival. The price rise comes as a festival shock to the people, who are already dealing with rising inflation and soaring prices of…
Ugadi Sangeethotsava at Mysore Palace from Mar. 30
March 28, 2025Mysuru: Mysore Palace Board will be ushering in this year’s Ugadi festival with a three-day Ugadi Sangeethotsava from Mar. 30 at Mysore Palace premises. Palace will be illuminated during the music fest between 7 pm and 9.30 pm on all three days. The event will be inaugurated by District Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa in the…
Bhima Jewels’ Ugadi offer
March 25, 2025Mysuru: Ugadi, the festival of new beginnings, prosperity and tradition, is here, and India’s leading retail jeweller, Bhima Jewels, is marking the occasion with exclusive festive offers to add sparkle to the celebration at its showroom in Mysuru. As Bhima Jewels celebrates 100 years of heritage and trust, the brand continues to uphold its legacy…
Ugadi and Ramzan Festival Rush: Special Express Train between Mysuru and Vijayapura
March 24, 2025Mysuru: To accommodate the extra rush of passengers during the upcoming Ugadi and Ramzan festivals, the Railway Board has approved the operation of a one-trip special express train between Mysuru and Vijayapura. The details of the special train service are as follows: Train No. 06567 Mysuru-Vijayapura Express Special will leave Mysuru at 7.10 pm on…
On Election Habba: Radio jingles, painting contest, video messages
April 8, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: As Karnataka gears up for Ugadi celebrations tomorrow, the Mysuru District Administration and District SVEEP Committee, in preparation for the upcoming Lok Sabha Polls scheduled on Apr. 26, organised an ‘Election Habba’ under the slogan ‘ChunavanaParva, DeshadaGarva’ (Elections: The Biggest Festival and Pride of the Nation) at Kalamandira this morning. The festival was inaugurated…
Ugadi festival shopping
April 8, 2024People purchasing bunches of mango and neem leaves near Dufferin Clock Tower this morning on the eve of Ugadi festival.
Ugadi festival eve brings people out to shop neem leaves
March 21, 2023People buy mango and neem leaves on the eve of Ugadi festival, outside Devaraja Market near Chikkagadiyara (Dufferin Clock Tower) in city this morning. The word ‘Ugadi’ derived from Sanskrit marks the beginning of New Year as per Hindu Lunar Calendar. Consuming the mixture of neem and jaggery (Bevu-Bella) is a tradition followed by those…
Thousands take holy dip at Triveni Sangama
April 5, 2022T. Narasipur: Thousands of devotees from Mysuru, Chamarajanagar, Mandya and other districts took a holy dip at Triveni Sangama (Confluence of three rivers — Cauvery, Kapila and Sphatika) in T. Narasipur taluk of Mysuru district as part of Ugadi Festival Jatra on Saturday, the first day of the new Hindu year. The Ugadi Jatra of…
Meat stalls witness rush for Hosthodku
April 3, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: A day after the Ugadi festival, mutton and chicken stalls across the city witnessed a huge rush of customers who thronged the shops to purchase meat for celebrating Hosthodku which is usually celebrated by non-vegetarian Hindus a day after Ugadi. While the first day of Ugadi begins with pujas, a grand feast of non-vegetarian…
Post-Ugadi meat sales take a hit due to shortage
April 15, 2021Shortage despite 20,000 kg of red meat and 50,000 kg chicken flying off the shelves Mysore/Mysuru: Long queues of people were witnessed in front of meat stalls across the city yesterday. Occasion: ‘Hosthodku’ celebrated a day after Ugadi where several buyers ignored safe practices for COVID and crowded to purchase meat. So huge was the…
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