Prays 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…
Srirangapatna: 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…
Srirangapatna Police launch awareness drive Srirangapatna: Following the recent gang rape of an MBA student at the foot of Chamundi Hill, the Srirangapatna Police have launched a drive to warn couples who sit in isolated areas. The Police have decided that ‘prevention is better than cure’ and patrolling teams are warning couples against venturing to…
Srirangapatna: Mandya MP Sumalatha Ambarish said that she will raise the issue of bringing Madiwala community in the list of Scheduled Castes (SC). She was speaking at the inauguration of Mandya District unit of Madiwala Okkoota and Machideva awards conferment programme organised at Ambedkar Bhavan in Srirangapatna yesterday. Observing that Madiwala community is economically, academically,…
Srirangapatna: A KSRTC bus driver, who suffered low Blood Pressure (BP) and was about to fall unconscious, averted a major mishap from happening and has saved the lives of passengers. The KSRTC bus attached to Nanjangud KSRTC Bus Depot left Mysuru with passengers to Bengaluru. When the bus neared Baburayanakoppal in Srirangapatna taluk, driver Manjunath…
Srirangapatna: A huge crocodile was spotted on the banks of Virija Canal at Palahalli near Srirangaptna on Thursday night, causing a sense of fear among the villagers. A tourist, who first spotted the huge croc, captured a video of it which is doing rounds on social media. As Palahalli is very close to Ranganathittu Bird…
Mysore/Mysuru: The State Government has sent a proposal to the Centre seeking Ramsar Site Tag for Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary near Srirangapatna in Mandya district. If wetlands or Ramsar Sites are declared, they require stringent conservation measures. The Government has written to the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC), seeking Ramsar recognition for Ranganathittu…
Police take six persons into custody Srirangapatna: A farmer sustained serious injuries when a bullet fired by a poacher pierced his stomach. The incident took place at Melapura village in the taluk yesterday. The injured farmer has been identified as 45-year-old Madesh, son of Mahadeva of Melapura and Srirangapatna Police, who have taken persons hailing…
Srirangapatna: A 6-month-old leopardess was trapped in Sabanna Kuppe village near Srirangapatna taluk on Saturday. Leopard was spotted in a field belonging to a farmer, Ninge Gowda, a resident of the same village, on Thursday. Also leopardess had killed two of goats which were tied in the field on Thursday morning. After villagers informed Forest…
Srirangapatna: Even as the debate over the safety and stability of KRS Dam in the taluk has continued in the backdrop of illegal stone quarrying and mining, a 6-member Central team of the Union Jal Shakti Ministry visited the Dam site on Friday and carried out an inspection. As per the directions of Jal Shakti…
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