President Droupadi \u00a0Murmu\u00a0 inaugurated\u00a0 the Historic world famous Mysore Dussehra festival on Monday\u00a0 by offering a special pooja to Goddess Chamundeswari\u00a0 at Chamundi hill. \u00a0This is the first time that the President inaugurated\u00a0 the Dussehra festival and \u00a0\u00a0her first visit to the state as the president of India.\u00a0The festival begins on the first day of Navratri \u00a0with nightly pujas and ends with the Jambusawari \u00a0procession on the day of Vijayadashami .<\/p>\n
Earlier Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai\u00a0 along with Karnataka Govervor Thawar chand Gehlot welcomed president Murmu at the Mysuru airport and felicitated her. After \u00a0formal light lamping ceremony at Chamundi Hills, Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the 10-day Mysuru Dasara festival. Like every dusshera The streets of Mysuru were already lit up with colourful lights as the city is going to witness a grand festival celebration for the next few days. Starting from Monday, the celebrations will go on till October 5.\u00a0 Lakhs of\u00a0 tourists\u00a0 expected to visit Mysuru this year to experience the grand celebrations.<\/p>\n
According to the \u00a0statement issued by Rashtrapati Bhavan, the president will attend a felicitation function, ‘Poura Sanmana’, which will be organised by the Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation in Hubli. She will later inaugurate the new campus of the Indian Institute of Information Technology in Dharwad.<\/p>\n
According to HAL statement \u00a0President Droupadi Murmu will Inaugurate HAL\u2019s State-of \u2013art\u00a0 integrated Cryogenic Engine Manugacturing Facility (ICMF) on Tuesday. This facility will cater to the entire Rocket Engine Manufacturing under one roof \u00a0for ISRO and boost self-reliance in manufacturing of high-thurst rocket engines. The Facility is set up over and area of 4500 sq mts housing over 70 hi-tech equipmentand testing facilities for manufacturing Cryogenic (CE20) and Semi-cryogenic (SE2000) Engines of Indian Space Launch Vehicles.<\/p>\n
Dussehra festival will be held for\u00a0 starting from Monday\u00a0 till October 5 and\u00a0 For this Rs. 36 crores has been allocated by the Karnataka\u00a0 government according to sources.<\/p>\n
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