Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysore Paints and Varnish Limited (also known as MyLAC) Chairman R. Raghu Kautilya has opined that the Expressway must be named ‘Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar Expressway’. On MP Pratap Simha’s proposal to name the Expressway after River Cauvery, Raghu said that since senior leaders like S.M. Krishna has suggested Nalwadi’s name, Nalwadi’s name must…
Body of Bengaluru youth drowned in Cauvery River fished out
July 20, 2022Srirangapatna: The body of a Bengaluru youth, who was swept away in River Cauvery and drowned after he slipped and fell into the River at the Sangam in Ganjam, Srirangapatna on July 12 has been fished out yesterday. The body was fished out near the retaining wall of a private power generating unit near Doddapalya…
CM to offer bagina at KRS, Kabini tomorrow
July 19, 2022Mysuru/Mandya: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai will offer bagina to River Cauvery at KRS Dam in Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya district and to River Kapila at Kabini Dam in H.D. Kote of Mysuru district tomorrow (July 20). The water level in KRS Dam stood at 124.50 ft today (July 19). The inflow was 65,633 cusecs and…
Flood alert sounded downstream KRS, Kabini
July 7, 202233,602 cusecs inflow recorded at KRS due to heavy rains in Kodagu 4,000 cusecs to be released from Kabini; inflow of 18,563 cusecs Boating at Ranganathittu Sanctuary might close if outflow is high Mysore/Mysuru: With just 7.86 ft for the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam to reach its maximum capacity, a flood alert has been…
Chain reaction…
June 5, 2022Four cars that were proceeding from Bengaluru to Mysuru collided with each other on the Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway on the bridge that is built across River Cauvery near Srirangapatna this morning. The accident occurred at Poorva Vahini, after Baburayanakoppal and traffic came to a grinding halt for some time. As it was a Sunday today, there…
Depressed youth drives BMW into River Cauvery
May 27, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: A depressed youth, who was hallucinating an attack, drove his BMW straight into River Cauvery at Ganjam in Srirangapatna on Wednesday evening. The car was retrieved yesterday and the youth has been admitted to NIMHANS. The youth hails from Bengaluru and was in a state of deep depression after his mother’s death a month…
‘Rampant land conversion in Kodagu will kill River Cauvery’
May 11, 2022Government must study uniqueness of each district and frame laws: Kodagu Samrakshana Vedike Mysore/Mysuru: Concerned over the recent announcement by Revenue Minister R. Ashoka stating that agricultural land conversions across Karnataka would be approved within three days and the required amendments would be brought to the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, the Kodagu Samrakshana Vedike has…
Part of Srirangapatna Fort near East Gate collapses
May 3, 2022By Vinay Karekura Srirangapatna: The archaeologically significant 15th Century Srirangapatna Fort on the banks of River Cauvery that had witnessed several battles during the British era is on the verge of decay, thanks to monumental neglect. Due to heavy rains since the last couple of days, a portion of the once impregnable Fort has collapsed…
Youth drowned in River Cauvery
March 27, 2022Srirangapatna: A 26-year-old youth was drowned after slipping and falling into River Cauvery near Cauvery Bore Temple in the taluk. The deceased is Ramesh, son of Siddappa and a resident of T.S. Chatra village in Pandavapura taluk. Ramesh, who had come to the temple along with his family members, ventured into Cauvery River though he…
Rs. 16 cr. tourism projects planned at Srirangapatna
March 21, 2022Minister promises moat tourism around Fort, 15-day tourist package around Mysuru, KRS, Bandipur Srirangapatna: Though an important tourist destination and a place of historical significance, Srirangapatna, the fort town on the banks of River Cauvery, which was also the capital of Mysore Wadiyars and the birth place of Mummadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar, has not seen any…
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