Mysore/Mysuru: With the water level at KRS reservoir in Srirangapatna taluk crossing 120.20 ft. mark at 6 am today, the reservoir is left with 4.60 ft. to reach its maximum capacity of 124.80 ft. Today’s inflow to KRS dam is 8,736 cusecs, while the total outflow to river and canals is 6,721 cusecs. With Kodagu…
Yuva Brigade’s Cauvery Aarati attracts crowds
October 19, 2021Srirangapatna: A Cauvery Aarati was performed on Sunday evening at Snana Ghatta in Srirangapatna where the Goddess was propitiated on the day of auspicious Tula Sankramana. The holy Theerthodbhava occurred at Talacauvery, the birthplace of the river, on Oct. 17. The Yuva Brigade had organised the event where hundreds of residents too took part. A…
Couple being swept away in river rescued by fishermen
October 19, 2021Husband 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…
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