Mysuru, May 11 -- As civil defence drills gain urgency across the country amid the ongoing India-Pakistan conflict, Mysuru's Mock Drill was held at the Palace premises last evening.

Interestingly, this isn't the first time the city has tested its readiness under threat. Mysore had undertaken similar preparedness measures 82 years ago - a blast from the past.

In September 1943, at the height of World War II, the then ARP (Air Raid Precautions) Controller B.S. Raghavendra Rao issued a public notice announcing siren tests across the city.

The notice stated: "The public are hereby informed that siren tests will be conducted in Mysore City on every first and third Saturdays of the month, commencing from the 4th instant. The Test Warning Sig...