Husband had jumped into the river to rescue wife who slipped and fell into river while taking selfies Srirangapatna: Local fishermen have rescued a couple who was being swept away in the river near the bridge on KRS Road on Saturday evening. The husband had jumped to the river to rescue his wife who had…
Yuva Brigade collects loads of garbage from Paschimavahini
October 17, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: River Cauvery, the lifeline of several districts in Karnataka and neighbouring Tamil Nadu, has been losing its pristine glory at Srirangapatna owing to lack of a proper system to prevent pollution caused during sacred rituals. Paschimavahini, Gosai Ghat and Sangama on the banks of Cauvery River in Srirangapatna are among a few sacred places…
500-year-old Batheri in dark for Dasara
October 13, 2021Srirangapatna: While the entire Srirangapatna soaked in lights, cultural programmes, processions and decorations for Dasara, a celebration that is steeped in history, the Batheri remained in the dark as no one even cared to illuminate this structure that has deep roots in history. For the record, in the previous years, the Batheri was the centre…
Thousands witness Srirangapatna Dasara
October 10, 2021Scared by firecrackers elephant Gopalaswamy runs amok Srirangapatna: The three-day Srirangapatna Dasara got off to a spectacular start with thousands of people becoming witness to the annual event in the Fort town of Srirangapatna in Mandya district on Saturday. Adichunchanagiri Mutt seer Nirmalanandanatha Swamiji launched the Srirangapatna Dasara by offering floral tributes to the idol…
Ranganathittu boat rides attract tourists; not many prefer KRS Dam
October 10, 2021After watching a resplendent illumination of Mysuru city last night and staying over, hundreds of tourists headed towards Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary this morning with their cameras and binoculars. Till 11 am, more than 500 tourists went in boats and since the last three to four days, over 10,000 have visited. Compared to Ranganathittu, there are…
Adichunchanagiri Seer to inaugurate Srirangapatna Dasara tomorrow
October 8, 2021Mandya: Srirangapatna Dasara is all set to commence from tomorrow (Oct. 9) with puja to Nandi Dhwaja at 2.15 pm, agra puja to Goddess Chamundeshwari in the auspicious Kumbha Lagna at 3 pm and Jumboo Savari at Bannimantap in Kirangur. Adichunchanagiri Seer Dr. Nirmalanandanatha Swamiji will inaugurate this year’s Dasara in the presence of Mandya…
Srirangapatna draws huge crowd on Mahalaya Amavasya Day
October 8, 2021Srirangapatna: The Fort town of Srirangapatna in Mandya District, where Cauvery river, the lifeline of people of Southern parts of the State flows with full force, drew huge crowds from different parts of the State on Mahalaya Amavasya Day on Oct. 6. The town witnessed an unusual rush of people, who arrived for offering ‘Pinda’…
CM couple, 5 Ministers perform puja at KRS Dam
October 7, 2021‘Sankalpa’ made for good rains in catchment areas for the Reservoir to reach maximum level Srirangapatna: In the light of the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) asking Karnataka to make good in September the shortfall in the realisation of Cauvery water by Tamil Nadu and in the wake of falling water levels in Krishna Raja…
Revenue Minister Ashoka leads mass ‘Pinda Pradhana’ rituals
October 4, 2021Prays for salvation of departed souls who died of COVID Srirangapatna: It is a tradition in South India to immerse the ashes of those who have been cremated in River Cauvery. But one of the many sad fallouts of the COVID pandemic is that the ashes of many patients who died of the virus were…
Mystery shrouds death of 16 goats in Srirangapatna
September 25, 2021Srirangapatna: In a shocking incident, 16 goats were found dead under mysterious circumstances at Palahalli village near Srirangapatna taluk. The goats belonged to a farmer named Srinivas, a resident of the same village. Srinivas had a total of 50 goats. After grazing them, he had housed the goats in the shed last night. When he…
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