Tag: Mysuru Dasara

Preparations at Palace to house Dasara elephants
News

Preparations at Palace to house Dasara elephants

August 22, 2023

Works on elephant shelters, sheds for Mahouts and Kavadis, permanent toilets underway Mysore/Mysuru: Preparations are in full swing at the Mysore Palace premises ahead of the arrival of the Dasara elephants. The jumbos will camp here for approximately two months, undergoing training and consuming nutritious food, till the grand Jumboo Savari. Dasara festival will be…

60 pairs of wrestlers take part in pre-Dasara event
Sports

60 pairs of wrestlers take part in pre-Dasara event

August 14, 2023

In anticipation of the grand Mysuru Dasara, a wrestling event was organised by Sri Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Garadi Sangha in  city yesterday. A total of 50 pairs of male and 10 pairs of female wrestlers participated in the traditional wrestling matches held at the newly renovated Maharaja Sri Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Kusti Akhada (wrestling arena) in Sahukar…

Dasara-2023 will portray Wadiyars’ contributions: District Minister
News

Dasara-2023 will portray Wadiyars’ contributions: District Minister

July 20, 2023

Bengaluru: Social Welfare Minister and Mysuru District in-Charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa has said: “The State Government has decided to celebrate Mysuru Dasara on a grand scale this year, by introducing the pro-people works of erstwhile kings of princely Mysore State to the next generation.” Sharing the details to media persons yesterday, he said that…

Reminiscences of Mysore City and Dasara Celebrations – 2
Feature Articles, Top Stories

Reminiscences of Mysore City and Dasara Celebrations – 2

September 2, 2022

By H.K. Shivananda, IAS (Retd.) [Continued from yesterday] Student hostels   Apart from well-known college hostels like Maharaja’s, Maharani’s and Medical College Hostels, there were several community-based free or concessional-rated hostels like Muslim Hostel at Saraswathipuram, Madhwa Boys Hostel at Chamarajapuram, well-known Anathalaya started by Thathayya, Suttur Hostel on Vanivilas Road (open to all communities), Bettadapura…

Welcome to “Grand” Dasara
Abracadabra By K. B. Ganapathy, Columns

Welcome to “Grand” Dasara

August 28, 2022

Are we well braced for a “Grand” Dasara that our Government has declared, in great aplomb and confidence, to celebrate this year’s Dasara beginning from Sept. 26 to Oct. 5 in a “grand way”? Can we expect the vainglorious Dasara zing to be back after a gap of two years caused by COVID-19 pandemic? I…

Grand Dasara-2022 illumination: 110-km of visual treat
News

Grand Dasara-2022 illumination: 110-km of visual treat

August 19, 2022

Mysore/Mysuru: Get set for a grand Dasara 2022 illumination where brightly lit main thoroughfares of the Central Business District — that form the core heritage zone, commercial hubs, important roads,  circles and junctions — and a 110-km radius of major streets of Mysuru will behold tourists. The Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) is set to…

Make Dasara-2022 a big crowd-puller
News

Make Dasara-2022 a big crowd-puller

August 19, 2022

District Minister asks officials to come up with novel ideas Mysore/Mysuru: District Minister S.T. Somashekar instructed officials to strive for the total success of Dasara-2022 which is being celebrated in a grand manner after two years of low-key festivities due to COVID. He was presiding over the Dasara Sub-Committees preliminary meeting at the Deputy Commissioner’s…

Training for Dasara jumbos begins
News

Training for Dasara jumbos begins

August 14, 2022

Nine Dasara elephants led by Howdah Elephant Abhimanyu walk on Jumboo Savari route after two years Mysore/Mysuru: The training for the first batch of nine Dasara elephants on the Dasara procession route began this morning with Howdah Elephant Abhimanyu leading the team. The elephants walked majestically on the Jumboo Savari route after a gap of…

Grand Dasara – A Mirage
Columns

Grand Dasara – A Mirage

August 12, 2022

By N.K.A. Ballal,  Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC This year, the Government in its wisdom decided to celebrate Dasara in a “grand way.” Excellent news for the general public,  all the stakeholders of the tourism industry and the officials of course. Though I am a born  optimist, of late looking at the way the Department of…

1 2 3 9
ABOUT

Mysuru’s favorite and largest circulated English evening daily has kept the citizens of Mysuru informed and entertained since 1978. Over the past 45 years, Star of Mysore has been the newspaper that Mysureans reach for every evening to know about the happenings in Mysuru city. The newspaper has feature rich articles and dedicated pages targeted at readers across the demographic spectrum of Mysuru city. With a readership of over 2,50,000 Star of Mysore has been the best connection between it’s readers and their leaders; between advertisers and customers; between Mysuru and Mysureans.

CONTACT

Academy News Papers Private Limited, Publishers, Star of Mysore & Mysuru Mithra, 15-C, Industrial ‘A’ Layout, Bannimantap, Mysuru-570015. Phone no. – 0821 249 6520

To advertise on Star of Mysore, email us at

Online Edition: [email protected]
Print Editon: [email protected]
For News/Press Release: [email protected]