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
April 26, 2022Srirangapatna: 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
April 10, 2022Complaint, 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
March 29, 2022Srirangapatna: 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
March 27, 2022Srirangapatna: 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
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…
Ranganathittu boatman dies of heart attack
March 18, 2022Mysore/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
March 14, 2022Srirangapatna: 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…
Mysterious sound
March 9, 2022Srirangapatna: A mysterious sound followed by tremors has shocked people of the taluk yesterday. At about 3.20 pm, a loud sound was heard and tremors were felt at Mahadevapura, ISKCON, Srirangapatna, Palahalli, Mogarahalli & Manti. As soon as the loud sound was heard, people rushed out of their buildings in fear. Such sounds were heard…
Lone woman smothered to death at Belagola
March 5, 2022Many murders leave residents worried Srirangapatna: A 65-year-old woman was smothered to death in Belagola village near Srirangapatna yesterday. Mangalamma, the victim, was living alone. The Police said she was murdered between afternoon and 9.30 pm. It is suspected that someone known to her had committed the crime. The incident came to light when her…
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