By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Mysore/Mysuru: The over six-year wait is over and the Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary near Srirangapatna in Mandya District has been declared a Ramsar site, underlining its status as a wetland of international importance. Ranganathittu is Karnataka’s first Ramsar site that fulfils the criteria as defined by the Ramsar Convention. The announcement was…
Mandya: Traffic on the busy Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway has been closed following flooding of the Highway as Boodanur Lake near Mandya has breached following heavy rains on Monday night. The lake was full to the brim and the bund breached. A large quantity of water from the lake flooded the Highway, bringing vehicular movement to a…
YAI Youth Multi-Class National Ranking Sailing and Kiteboard Championships Srirangapatna: The Second Edition of the Yachting Association of India (YAI) Youth Multi-Class National Ranking Sailing and Kiteboard Championships, will be held at the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Mandya from Aug. 7 to 13. The event will be organised by the Trishna Yacht Club…
Mysore/Mandya: Forty sheep, which were left inside a shed at a house, died after the wall collapsed on them at Ummadahalli in Mandya taluk. The family members have escaped miraculously. The house belonged to Yashodhamma and the sheep died after getting stuck under the debris of the wall and the family members have urged the…
Nagamangala: A 25-year-old woman, alleging dowry harassment from her husband and his family members in her death note, killed her 10-month-old daughter and later committed suicide by hanging self at her parents’ house in Kenchegowdanakoppal village of Nagamangala taluk yesterday. The deceased have been identified as Bindu, daughter of former Mandya Zilla Panchayat (ZP) Member…
Mandya: After stiff opposition by members of Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) and other organisations, who staged demonstrations at the main gate of KRS Dam on Monday with ‘Go back’ slogan targeting the team of Scientists from Jharkhand’s Dhanbad-based Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research (CSIR- CIMFR), who had arrived at KRS to conduct…
Mandya Rural Police register case against five persons Mandya: The Food and Civil Supplies Department officials, who raided a rice mill on July 21, have seized 635 quintal of Public Distribution Scheme (PDS) rice worth Rs. 16.60 lakh and have also seized the rice mill. Based on the information provided by a news channel, a…
Mandya: The week-long trial blast scheduled to be conducted from today by a team of scientists from the Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research (CSIR-CIMFR), Jharkhand, to study the impact of stone quarrying in the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam area has met with stiff opposition by farmers who have launched a ‘Go Back’…
Five places identified for mining explosions by CSIR-CIMFR Jharkhand team Mysore/Mysuru: The stage is set for trial blasts to study the impact of blasting and deep-earth mining activities around the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Mandya district. With the conduct of the trial blast, the controversy over the illegal stone and granite mining activity…
Daily illumination from 6.55 pm to 8 pm; weekends and holidays till 9 pm Historic British-era Wellesley Bridge closed for traffic, pedestrians Mysore/Mysuru: Hundreds of tourists braving intermittent rains and chill are thronging the South Gate of the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Mandya District to view the spectacular release of water from the…
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