Mysuru Dasara: DCM kick starts cultural procession
Mysuru, October 14: The cultural procession, started for the first time in the world famous Mysuru Dasara, attracted poor response on Sunday.
People across the globe would visit Mysuru to watch Jamboo Savari, to be held on the last day of Dasara celebrations. Deputy Chief Minister Dr. G. Parameshwar inaugurated the cultural procession today and Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy would offer flowers on October 19. Today, the DCM inaugurated the procession by offering puja to the Nandi Dhwaja in front of the Kote Anjaneya Swamy Temple. Though the programme was organized on the line of Dasara procession, there were no local people to witness the procession, except the tourists. People were not interested to watch the procession which passed from the Palace to the Banni Mantap.
Total 40 folk troupes with 400 artistes and 11,500 people in traditional attire participated in the procession. They marched along with 25 teams which participated in Yuva Sambhrama. Apart from them, 10 Dasara elephants, horse forces and police forces also participated in the procession.
Higher Education Minister G.T. Deve Gowda, Tourism Minister S.R. Mahesh, Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Shankar, MLAs L. Nagendra, Harshavardhan, ZP CEO K. Jyothi, Police Commissioner Dr. A. Subramanyeshwar Rao, SP Amith Singh, DCPs Vishnuvardhan and Vikram Amte, Kannada and Culture department assistant director Chennappa and others participated.
Since it was the Dasara festival of the land, everyone should join together and celebrate it, said DCM Dr. G. Parameshwar.
Speaking to reporters after flagging off the cultural procession, he said that he was happy for participating in the festival.
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1,600 Indians travel to India on 5 Qatar Airways flights amid airspace curbs
Doha (PTI): Around 1,600 Indian nationals travelled to India on five Qatar Airways flights on Tuesday, even as the airline continues to operate limited services due to restrictions on Qatar's airspace, the Indian Embassy here said.
The flights included two services to Delhi and one each to Mumbai, Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram, the embassy said in a social media post.
"In total, about 1600 Indian nationals travelled on Qatar Airways flights today," it said.
The mission noted that Qatar's airspace remains largely closed and Qatar Airways is currently operating only limited, non-scheduled flights.
The airline has announced services to nine Indian destinations starting Wednesday, and passengers can make bookings through the Qatar Airways website, mobile application or authorised travel agents.
The embassy said it continues to facilitate temporary Saudi transit visas for stranded Indian nationals wishing to travel to India via Saudi Arabia by crossing the Salwa land border.
The mission will remain open on all days in the coming week to provide consular services, including issuance of passports, while its control room and helplines through phone, email and WhatsApp will continue to function on a 24/7 basis.
It urged the Indian community to follow instructions issued by Qatari authorities and exercise responsibility in sharing information to help maintain public safety and community stability.
The embassy and Indian community organisations have also collaborated to support members of the Indian fishermen community in Qatar by providing dry rations to those in need.
Tensions in West Asia continue to escalate following the US-Israel strikes on Iran since February 28.
