Ranganathittu partially submerged; Historic Wellesley Bridge on the verge of getting submerged Srirangapatna: Following heavy rains in Kodagu and other Cauvery River basin catchment areas since over a week, there is an increased inflow of water to KRS Dam and for the safety of the Dam, 1,00,719 cusecs of water was let out from the…
National Junior Ranking Sailing event concludes
August 5, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The National Junior Ranking Sailing Championship held at the backwaters of Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Srirangapatna of Mandya district from July 29 concluded successfully yesterday and the prizes were distributed to the winners. The Royal Mysore Sailing Club (RMSC) organised the mega event in association with the National Federation – Yachting Association…
Ranganathittu, a Ramsar site now
August 4, 2022By 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…
Headless bodies of women: Serial killer, lover arrested
August 4, 2022Srirangapatna: Srirangapatna Sub-Division Police have cracked the case of headless bodies of two women which were found discarded at two different places. While one woman’s body was found near Arakere, the body of another woman was found between Bebi Betta and K. Bettahalli on June 7. The two incidents of the grisly crime where semi-decomposed…
2nd MEG sailing event at KRS Dam from Aug. 7
August 3, 2022YAI 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…
National Junior Ranking Sailing Championship: Lack of suitable wind at KRS Dam delays event
July 31, 2022Srirangapatna: After initial preparations, training sessions and registrations, the National Junior Ranking Sailing Championship began at the backwaters of Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Srirangapatna of Mandya district this morning. The Royal Mysore Sailing Club (RMSC) is organising the mega event in association with the National Federation – Yachting Association of India (YAI). It …
Youth hacked to death
July 29, 2022Srirangapatna: A 30-year-old man, accused of behaving indecently with a woman has been hacked to death by the woman’s relative at Belagola village in the taluk on Wednesday night. The deceased is Ravi (30), of Belagola village while the accused is 30-year-old Sharath, a tenant in Ravi’s house. Sharath is said to be a construction…
Bad roads deter tourists from visiting KRS reservoir
July 22, 2022CM releases Rs. 9.4 crore for road repair works Srirangapatna: Tourists are shying away from visiting the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam due to bad roads. Not one approach road to the Dam is in good shape. Officials from the Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Limited (CNNL) told Star of Mysore that the bad roads are a…
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…
Water inches towards Nimishamba
July 17, 2022Following release of over 85,000 cusecs of water from KRS Dam yesterday, the level of water in Cauvery River has increased and water has come to the edge of Nimishamba Temple in Srirangapatna. [Pic. by G.S. Ravishankar]
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