Srirangapatna: A drinking water pipeline burst open on KRS Road this morning and Cauvery water jumped up like a spring on the main road, drenching commuters, especially two-wheeler riders. The incident occurred on the stretch between Pump House and Mysuru city and the leak, with great force, happened on the main water supply pipe to…
Srirangapatna: With the Mandya District Unit of Vishwa Hindu Parishat (VHP) planning to take out a ‘Srirangapatna Chalo’ march from Kuvempu Circle of the town to Jamia Masjid located close to Srirangapatna TMC on June 4, the Taluk Magistrate Shwetha S. Ravindra has imposed prohibitory orders in the town from 6 pm on June 3…
Mysore/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…
Srirangapatna: A Bolero vehicle, which was parked in front of the house has been stolen. The theft has taken place at Kirangur village in the taluk and the person who lost his vehicle is Sameer Ahmed, a sheep trader. Sameer, on May 13 night had parked his vehicle (KA-16-M-6347) in front of his house and…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya district has written a record of sorts by storing 100 ft water in May, the peak summer season. This is for the first time in 10 years that the water level has stood at 100 ft during May. Above normal rainfall in the…
Srirangapatna: Energy Minister V. Sunil Kumar and his family offered pujas to Sri Nimishamba Devi at Nimishamba Temple in Srirangapatna this morning. The Nimishamba Temple is one of the famous temples dedicated to Goddess Parvathi and was constructed by Raja Wadiyar 400 years ago. Located on a higher elevation on the banks of River Cauvery,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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