Mysuru: Not denying the way that he sought to end up the Chief Minister, HD Kumaraswamy said that he had anticipated that would come to power with the entire endowments of the people of Karnataka. He was addressing the media after reaching the Lalit Mahal helipad on Wednesday morning, to offer poojas to Goddess Chamundeswari […]

Mysuru : The 407th edition of Mysuru Dasara was inaugurated by K S Nissar Ahmed, poet of Nithotsava fame, atop the Chamundi Hills on Thursday. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, PWD and District In-Charge Minister Dr H C Mahadevappa, Minister for Women and Child Development Umashri, MLA G T Devegowda, Mayor M J Ravikumar, MPs R Dhruvanarayan […]

Bengaluru : The state government on Thursday suspended a Panchayat Development Officer (PDO) who reportedly forced two municipal workers to enter a manhole in Mysuru district. Quoting a preliminary enquiry, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister H K Patil admitted in the Assembly that the incident had occurred in Chamundi Hills panchayat limits in Mysuru district on Tuesday. […]

Mysuru: Poet Chennaveera Kanavi on Saturday inaugurated the Dasara festival at Chamundi Hills, being held under the cloud of Cauvery crisis. A tradition followed since the period of Vijayanagar rulers and continued by the Wadiyars of Mysuru since 1610 AD, the inauguration will set the ball rolling for a slew of cultural programmes and sports […]

Mysore : Upcoming Kannada actor Rajesh, 25, popularly known as ‘Jungle Jackie,’ died after accidentally falling from the terrace of the second floor of his house at Parasaiahanahundi, near Srirampura in the City on Sunday. Rajesh, who suffered injuries on the left side of his abdomen was rushed to Bhanavi Hospital in Kuvempunagar. Dr Vijay […]

Mysore : The Dasara festivities got off to a colourful start with Jnanpith awardee and writer Chandrashekar Kambar offering prayers to Godess Chamundeshwari placed on a silver chariot atop Chamundi Hills on Saturday. Kambar, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and District Minister V Srinivasa Prasad lit the traditional lamp and offered prayers to Chamundeshwari in Vrischikalagna. The […]

Mysore : Shaking off the long shadow cast by the Cauvery agitation, Mysore is decked out for the nine-day Dasara festivities starting on Tuesday. A melange of events will unfold in the next nine days, showcasing the city’s cultural heft of over 400 years. The event starts atop the Chamundi Hills on Tuesday morning. In […]

Mysore : The existing two-lane road from the Chamundi Hills Temple to Nandi Temple would be converted into a four-lane road at an estimated cost of Rs 19.5 crore, said District In-Charge Minister S A Ramdas.  Speaking to newspersons after a review meeting of the Muzrai Department, he said the project approval was already received […]

Mysore : The famed Mysore Dasara that showcases the region’s rich culture, tradition, pomp and pageantry began here Wednesday and will go on for the next nine days. Hundreds of people from this city of palaces, about 130 km from Bangalore, from different parts of the country and several foreigners gathered atop the Chamundi Hills […]

Mysore :Karnataka Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda today said the world famous Mysore Dasara festivities, beginning on September 28, would be celebrated in a grand manner without compromising on tradition and culture. The State Government had sanctioned Rs 10 crore for this year and Rs six crore had already been released. Speaking to reporters […]