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Youth stabbed in city
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Youth stabbed in city

April 29, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru: A youth was allegedly stabbed by a group of three miscreants over old rivalry near 101 Ganapathi Temple at Agrahara in city yesterday. The victim has been identified as 24-year-old Kumar, a resident of Medarakeri. Kumar, who had come near the Temple on some work, was being followed by three persons on a scooter,…

KR MLA Srivatsa takes out padayatra at Agrahara
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KR MLA Srivatsa takes out padayatra at Agrahara

March 6, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru: Krishnaraja (KR) MLA T.S. Srivatsa took out a padayatra at Ward No. 51 (Agrahara) in city yesterday and received grievances from the residents of the ward. Srivatsa took stock of basic infrastructural facilities on the main road and streets and gave a patient hearing to the grievances. He also directed the Officials to take…

A Dewan too built an Agrahara
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A Dewan too built an Agrahara

January 9, 2023

Mysuru: A Look at its Past… By Gouri Satya, Sr. Journalist Not only the Maharajas and the benevolent ones, but even a Dewan also built an Agrahara in Mysore during the days of the Wadiyars. We have streets and roads built by the Dewans or named after them. But no Dewan has built an Agrahara…

An Agrahara by a Palace Astrologer
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An Agrahara by a Palace Astrologer

July 13, 2022

By Gouri Satya, Sr. Journalist Kashipathy Agrahara in K.R. Mohalla is the largest Agrahara built in Mysuru. While the Agraharas were built by the Maharajas, their queens and others were one stretch of road with about 21 houses, Kashipathy Agrahara is spread out into a block of a few streets covering an extensive area from…

Mobile phone store gutted
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Mobile phone store gutted

June 8, 2022

Rs. 30 lakh worth gadgets, accessories destroyed Mysore/Mysuru: A mobile phone shop has been gutted in a fire caused by short circuit at Agrahara in city on Monday night. At about 10.30 pm on Monday, public saw thick smoke emanating from A.M. Cell Zone, owned by one Syed Taukir on Madhavachar Road in Agrahara and…

Can you imagine building a house for just Rs. 5,000?
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Can you imagine building a house for just Rs. 5,000?

November 21, 2021

By Gouri Satya, Sr. Journalist [Pics. by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav] Can a decent living house be built by spending just Rs. 5,000? One may deride such a proposal or may mock such a project. But this was proved possible in Mysuru during the reign of Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar. What’s more, these model houses are continuing…

He builds an Agrahara, makes his house a temple
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He builds an Agrahara, makes his house a temple

August 8, 2021

By Gouri Satya, Sr. Journalist A look at the growth of Mysuru reveals an interesting feature of how the city expanded from Agraharas and Keris to Mohallas, Purams and Extensions. Initially, it was the construction of just one road with a few houses and as the population began to rise, construction of Mohallas, Purams and…

Chain snatched in city
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Chain snatched in city

July 14, 2021

Mysore/Mysuru: Bike-borne miscreants have snatched a gold chain from a 47-year-old woman near Agrahara in city yesterday night. The woman, who lost her gold chain, is Manjula, a resident of Paduvarahalli in city. Manjula, who had come to Agrahara on some work, was walking near Uttaradi Mutt, when two persons on a bike from behind,…

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