By Girija Madhavan The Past is over, you cannot get back to it. Live each day anew,” was written in the Autograph Books of our school days. In these days of uncertainty and menace, it is a comfort to reach back in memory to the lovely old Mysore of my childhood and briefly revisit the…
By Vinay Karekura Srirangapatna: It is nesting season for thousands of winged beauties at Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary now and bird sounds rent the air. The increase in the presence of birds, both resident and migratory at the Sanctuary has brought cheer to both bird watchers and Forest Department officials. Migration and nesting is a part…
Woman arrested for killing paramour’s family of five Srirangapatna: Hearing a case last year, the Delhi High Court observed, “illicit relationship is a perfect mix for disaster. Most times, it turns the family system into hell.” A perfect example to illustrate this observation is the case where five members of a family were murdered at…
Srirangapatna: The Police, who have arrested Lakshmi for the alleged murder of five members of a family, took her for spot mahazar after 11 pm yesterday to avoid people from gathering. It was done in a secretive manner as the local residents and relatives were demanding the Police to hand over the accused to them…
Police teams formed to nab killers Srirangapatna: The mass cremation of a woman and four children, who were found murdered in their house on Bazaar Lane in Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) village on Saturday night or during the wee hours of Sunday, was held at the village yesterday. The deceased are 32-year-old Lakshmi, her children…
Killing occurs when family was fast asleep; Neighbours, relatives shell-shocked Srirangapatna: The quiet neighbourhood of Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) village, a few kilometres from Mysuru, woke up this morning to the gruesome murder of five of a family. A woman and four children were hacked to death inside their house on Bazaar Lane and preliminary…
Srirangapatna: A seven-year-old Hallikar breed ox belonging to Vinod, son of farmer Suresh of Palahalli village, has been sold for a record Rs. 7.75 lakh to one Manju of Tegur village in Chikkamagalur. The ox, named King Gagan, has taken part in more than 80 cart races and had won many prizes. Vinod used to…
Mysuru/Srirangapatna: Gallons of precious drinking water went down the drain in Lakshmipuram here yesterday, while a large quantity of drinking water is still going down the drain at Srirangapatna. Yesterday, a staff, maintaining the park at Lakshmipuram had switched on the water pump to fill the overhead water tank but forgot to switch off the…
Srirangapatna: A farmer, who had been to the mini canal of CDS Canal to water his crops, was drowned after he slipped and fell into the canal at K. Shettahalli on Sunday afternoon. The deceased is Shivanna (55) of K. Shettahalli. As Shivanna did not return home even in the evening, his family members and…
Srirangapatna: As the grand annual ‘Laksha Deepotsava‘ celebration of Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple here was cancelled this year in view of COVID pandemic, the celebration was held in a simple manner by lighting 1,000 earthen lamps in front of the Temple yesterday. Pandavapura Assistant Commissioner B.C. Shivanandamurthy launched the ‘Deepotsava’ while Vedic Scholar Dr. Bhanuprakash Sharma…
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