Tag: Srirangapatna

Woman gives supari to eliminate hubby
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Woman gives supari to eliminate hubby

May 6, 2022

Wife among eight persons arrested Srirangapatna: KRS Police have arrested eight persons including the wife of a person for giving supari to kill him. Those arrested are Jayanti Melvin, her friend Vinutha of Palahalli, Ajay, Keerthi, Naveen, Prajwal, Rajesh and Varun. Details: One Melvin Francis Sequeira, a manufacturer of concrete electric poles, was residing with…

Part of Srirangapatna Fort near East Gate collapses
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Part of Srirangapatna Fort near East Gate collapses

May 3, 2022

By 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…

Rain havoc: Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary closed for two days from today
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Rain havoc: Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary closed for two days from today

April 30, 2022

Srirangapatna: The rains accompanied by heavy winds and thunderstorms that lashed entire Srirangapatna last night has caused severe damages to properties and crops across the taluk. Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, which attracts lakhs of tourists every year near Palahalli in the taluk, was the worst hit as over 100 trees have got uprooted forcing the authorities…

Bengaluru man drowns at Balamuri
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Bengaluru man drowns at Balamuri

April 26, 2022

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…

Youth who leaked illegal mining info to MP assaulted
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Youth who leaked illegal mining info to MP assaulted

April 10, 2022

Complaint, counter complaints lodged at Arakere Police Station Srirangapatna: A youth, accusing the supervisor of a crusher unit and his children of assaulting him for informing Mandya MP Sumalatha Ambarish about rampant illegal mining has lodged a complaint at Arakere Police Station. Meanwhile, a woman, who had given her land for the crusher unit has…

Shepherd, 32 sheep run over by train
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Shepherd, 32 sheep run over by train

March 29, 2022

Srirangapatna: A shepherd and 32 sheep were killed after they came under a moving train between Paschimavahini and Palahalli near Srirangapatna last evening. The deceased shepherd is Ningegowda (47), son of late Channegowda and a resident of K. Bettahalli in Mandya.  Ningegowda, who was tending the flock near the railway track, saw Gol Gumbaz Express…

Man kills wife
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Man kills wife

March 27, 2022

Srirangapatna: A man allegedly killed his wife by assaulting her with a wooden stick at Gananguru village in the taluk. While the deceased is Prabhavathi (40), the accused husband is 46-year-old Chandrashekar. Police suspect that following wordy duel between them, Chandrashekar might have assaulted his wife Prabhavathi with a wooden stick and she might have…

Rs. 16 cr. tourism projects planned at Srirangapatna
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Rs. 16 cr. tourism projects planned at Srirangapatna

March 21, 2022

Minister 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…

Ranganathittu boatman dies of heart attack
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Ranganathittu boatman dies of heart attack

March 18, 2022

Mysore/Mysuru: P. Yogesh (42), a boatman at Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary in Srirangapatna, passed away following a massive heart attack on Mar. 9. He was serving as the boatman since 23 years. Yogesh, who had taken tourists on a boat ride, brought them back safely to the banks at about 9.45 am. After the tourists alighted…

Fire destroys forest vegetation at Karighatta
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Fire destroys forest vegetation at Karighatta

March 14, 2022

Srirangapatna: Hundreds of acres of forest vegetation was destroyed in fire allegedly lit by miscreants at Karighatta Hill in Srirangapatna taluk yesterday. Karighatta Hill, also known as Chikka Tirupati, houses Sri Venkataramana Swamy Temple atop it, which has a history of thousands of years and miscreants have been torching the hill and destroying nature since…

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