Mysore/Mysuru: An 18-year-old girl has reportedly committed suicide by jumping into KRS backwaters yesterday afternoon. The deceased is Bhavana (18) of Gungral Chatra in the taluk. She is said to have committed suicide by jumping into KRS backwaters near Sagara Katte Bridge close to Yelwal. Police said that the reason for the girl to take…
Lockdown rules violation: 34 persons arrested for partying late night near KRS backwaters
June 12, 2020Offenders released on Station Bail Mysore/Mysuru: The KRS Police on Wednesday night arrested 34 persons for violating lockdown rules and partying late night when the ban order is in force from 9 pm to 6 am. However, they were released on Station Bail. On Wednesday night, the birthday of one Dasappa alias Dasa was being…
Rs. 65 crore project to fill 23 Lakes
February 29, 2020Water will be drawn from KRS Dam backwaters Mysore/Mysuru: Foundation stone for a major project worth Rs. 50 crore to fill 16 lakes and a project worth Rs. 15 crore to fill seven lakes through lift irrigation was laid last evening at College of Horticulture, Yelachenahalli in Yelwal. Inaugurating the event, Law Minister J.C. Madhuswamy…
Project to fill 13 Lakes with KRS backwaters
June 8, 2019Mysore: Lakes in and around Mysuru have neared historic lows and some have gone dry this summer as searing heat and parched ground have sucked up massive amounts of water. Considering the fast depletion of water in lakes, a life source for both humans and animals, the State Government has drawn up a massive pilot…
Youth drowned in KRS backwaters
April 9, 2019Mysuru: A 21-year-old youth has been drowned at KRS backwaters on Sunday. The deceased is Darshan, a resident of Sharadadevinagar in city. Darshan, along with his brother, had gone to KRS backwaters at Meenakshipura, to take a swim. Yelwal Police, have registered a case in this regard.
Video of youth driving SUV in KRS backwaters goes viral
December 31, 2018Police book case against the youth for an 8-year-old video ! Mysuru: If doctored images and videos, fake news and conspiracies are the virus, social media is the host. Widespread access to technology and a guaranteed boost to social media standings mean that fake image and viral videos can circulate around the internet so quickly…
Decomposed bodies of lovers found in KRS backwaters
August 5, 2018Mysuru: The bodies of lovers, who had committed suicide, was found near the new bridge at Sagarakatte in KRS backwaters on Saturday evening. The deceased have been identified as Ashoka (27), son of Rangaiah and an employee of a private factory and Kavyashree (22), daughter of Sannamogaiah and a B.Com student. Both were the residents…
Yuva Brigade cleans Kalyani at Hosa Kannambadi
August 5, 2018Over 80 volunteers from Yuva Brigade, Mysuru, cleaned the old Kalyani located near the backwaters of Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam this morning. The Kalyani is near the Venugopalaswamy Temple at Hosa Kannambadi village under Katteri Gram Panchayat limits. The Kalyani was covered with weeds and people use to dump garbage. S. Chandrashekhar, District Convenor…
Sri Venugopala Swamy Temple in KRS backwaters attracting visitors, devotees like magnet
July 24, 2018Pics by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav Mysuru: Even as monsoon continues unabated in the State filling dams and reservoirs, the visitors are flocking the tourist destinations to witness natue’s bounty and water spectacle. In the midst of all this, apart from Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) dam, which is drawing huge crowds, is the other major attraction…
Missing woman’s body found in KRS backwaters
July 21, 2018Mysuru: The body of a lady lecturer, who had gone missing since July 17, has been found in KRS backwaters on Thursday. The body has been identified as that of Deepika (29), a resident of Gayathripuram in city and a lecturer at Government Polytechnic in Bherya, K.R. Nagar. Deepika, daughter of Balaji Jetty of Agrahara,…
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