Mysore/Mysuru: A truck load of black granite stone meant for a War Memorial in city was transported from a quarry in Chamarajanagar on Sunday. The stones have been cut and refined and were brought to Mysuru in a 14-wheeled truck. The Memorial will be constructed at the five-acre Public Park (previously a Parade Ground) adjacent…
Mysuru’s War Memorial taking shape in Chamarajanagar
January 17, 2021By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Mysore/Mysuru: After a long wait, the construction of a War Memorial in city is finally seeing the light of the day with high-quality black granite stones being cut and shaped in Chamarajanagar. The State Government has already released Rs.50 lakh for the project that is estimated to cost Rs.1.41 crore. The…
War Memorial in Mysuru should not be termed as Martyrs’ Memorial or National War Memorial: Ex-Servicemen caution
December 8, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The city-based Mysuru Ex-Servicemen Movement (MEM) held its bimonthly meeting on Dec. 3 at Chamundeshwari Convention Hall, Bannur Road, Mysuru. Air Veteran Mandetira N. Subramani, President of VeKare Ex-Servicemen Trust, Mysuru, was the chief guest. During the meeting, members unanimously elected Army veterans Prince Anthony, Shridhar and Maqsood Khan as President, General Secretary and…
Giving shape to proposed War Memorial near DC Office
February 27, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar has instructed the officials to gear up for the construction of the proposed War Memorial in city. Addressing a meeting at his office on Feb.25, the DC said that the War Memorial would come up in a Park next to the DC Office at a cost of Rs. 1.41…
Rs.50 lakh released for War Memorial in city
November 7, 2019Mysuru: After a long wait, the construction of a War Memorial in city is finally seeing the light of the day with the State Government releasing Rs.50 lakh for the project that is estimated to cost Rs.1.41 crore. Speaking to Star of Mysore this morning, Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar said that the War Memorial that…
War Memorial & Wall of Heroes inaugurated at Sainik School
April 7, 2019Madikeri: A War Memorial and Wall of Heroes was inaugurated at the Sainik School premises in Kudige village near Kushalnagar in Kodagu district last Thursday. The memorial was built to invoke patriotism among students and to show gratitude to the soldiers who had sacrificed their lives for the nation. The memorial comprises graphic panels, stone…
Vice Admiral A.R. Karve unveils War Memorial at ‘Sunny Side’
April 1, 2018Madikeri: The District Administration, Department of Kannada & Culture and Field Marshal Cariappa-General Thimayya Forum, together had organised a programme at ‘Sunny Side,’ the house of late Gen. K.S. Thimayya here yesterday to mark the 112th birth anniversary of the late General. The chief guest Vice Admiral of Indian Navy A.R. Karve offered floral tributes…
Special Heritage Panel nod for War Memorial
January 4, 2018Mysuru: A Special Heritage Committee has given its consent to erect a War Memorial in the five-acre park (City Survey No. 2048) that is to the right of the DC office. At a meeting held at the DC Office here yesterday chaired by Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep, after a detailed discussion, the members of the…
Armed Forces Memorial at Mysuru
July 10, 2017Sir, It is of interest to know that our PM Narendra Modi, during his recent historic visit to Israel, accompanied by his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu made it a point to visit the War Memorial at Haifa where 99 years ago during World War I, our Mysore Lancers had played a prominent part in its…
War Memorial to come up next to DC Office in city shortly
May 22, 2017Mysuru: The District Administration has taken a decision to erect a War Memorial at a cost of Rs. 2 crore to honour the soldiers who have laid down their lives for the country. This decision is also taken in a bid to instil patriotism among students and youth of the city. The Ex-Servicemen Association had…
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