Following the release of 15,000 cusecs of water from KRS Dam into the Cauvery River — which may be increased to 30,000 cusecs — and a flood alert issued for downstream areas, Srirangapatna Taluk Executive Officer Venu, Revenue Inspector Prasannakumar and Village Accountant Raghu visited Balamuri, a popular tourist spot in the taluk today and…
Police rescue drowning tourists Srirangapatna: A youth, who was swimming in Cauvery River at Balamuri, has gone missing and two others, who had come with him and drowning in the River, were rescued by the alert KRS Police personnel yesterday evening. The deceased youth is Anjal (22), son of Abdul Hussain and a resident of…
Srirangapatna: An engineering student from Mysuru met his watery grave at River Cauvery in Balamuri, a popular picnic spot in Srirangapatna taluk in Mandya district on Wednesday. S. Sharath (19), son of Shivaraju, a resident of Naganahalli in Mysuru taluk, is the deceased youth. He was a first year Computer Science Engineering student at Maharaja…
Srirangapatna: To prevent loss of lives due to drowning in River Cauvery at Balamuri, Yedamuri and Bam Bam Ashram, Tahsildar Parashuram Sathigeri has issued ban orders (restriction on public entry) for 24 hours at these spots from 6 am today (Dec. 31) to 8 pm on Jan. 1, 2025. Balamuri and Yedamuri are popular picnic…
Srirangapatna: A 25-year-old youth, who had gone to Balamuri in Srirangapatna taluk along with his friends for a swim, has met his watery grave there on Sunday. The deceased youth is Nikhil, a Lab Technician at K.R. Hospital and a resident of Gokulam in Mysuru. On Sunday, Nikhil, along with eight of his friends, had…
Tourists, mainly student groups from Kerala, Tamil Nadu make merry with DJ party during post-dusk hours By Vinay Karekura As night falls, Balamuri, a renowned tourist spot with waterfalls in Srirangapatna taluk, transforms into an illegal hub for a lively evening filled with foot-tapping DJ music and parties. Despite being prohibited after 6 pm, the…
Mandya: A 27-year-old youth from KGF in Kolar district died after he reportedly drowned at Cauvery river in Balamuri, Srirangapatna taluk in the district this morning. The deceased is identified as Yashwanth, who had come to Balamuri, the famous picnic spot, along with three of his friends — Tarun, Umesh and Pavan. He was washed…
Srirangapatna: Two youths, who had gone for a swim in Cauvery River at Balamuri on Sunday have been drowned. The deceased have been identified as P. Darshan (19), son of Prasanna of Holenarasipur in Hassan district and his relative Dhananjay (19). Darshan and Dhanjay had come to attend the wedding of their relative at the…
Mysore/Mysuru: In separate cases, four persons including a girl student have died of drowning and suicide in and around the city. In the first case, a 24-year-old M.Com graduate was drowned at Balamuri near city yesterday. The deceased is M.S. Yogesh, son of Somashekar and a resident of Vidyaranyapuram in city. Yogesh along with three…
Srirangapatna: A 33-year-old man from Bengaluru, who had come on a picnic with his friends to Balamuri was drowned in the river on Sunday evening. The deceased is Puneeth Kumar, an auto driver by profession and a resident of Bannerghatta Road in Bengaluru. Puneeth, who had come to Balamuri along with his friends, ventured into…
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